§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what proportion of(a) employment, (b) exports and (c) gross national income in (a) Nigeria, (b) Ghana, (c) Tanzania and (d) Kenya is accounted for by agriculture. [155405]
§ Hilary BennAccurate data on agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa are not always available. For example, some smallholder farmers may not be taken into account in those agricultural censuses and surveys that focus on 'formal' agriculture. DFID does not produce its own data—the following have been collated from other sources which we believe to be among the best available:
2001 labour force employed in agriculture1 (percentage) 2001 agricultural exports as percentage of total2 2001 agricultural production as percentage GDP3 Nigeria 32 3 35 Ghana 57 22 36 Tanzania 80 28 45 Kenya 75 39 19 1World Resources Institute (2001) sourced from FAOstat. 2World Bank (2003) African Development Indicators 2003. 3World Bank (2003) World Development Indicators 2003.
§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what proportion of(a) employment, (b) exports and (c) gross national income in (i) Mozambique, (ii) Malawi and (iii) Lesotho is accounted for by agriculture. [155407]
§ Hilary BennThe SADC 2000 Human Development Report suggests that in 1990 the percentage of the labour force deriving its primary source of income from agriculture was 87 per cent. in Malawi, 83 per cent. in Mozambique and 40 per cent. in Lesotho (where only 97W 10 per cent. of the land area is suitable for cultivation). These figures are broadly in line with more recent assessments in the three countries In all three countries, a higher percentage of households derive at least some of their livelihood from farming.
Agriculture contributes 93 per cent of export earnings in Malawi,6 percent in Mozambique and 1 percent in Lesotho.
Agriculture represents 33 per cent. of GDP in both Malawi and Mozambique, and 18 per cent. in Lesotho.