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Table 3 Crop species production indicators at the household level (N = 165)

From: The challenge of achieving basal energy, iron and zinc provision for home consumption through family farming in the Andes: a comparison of coverage through contemporary production systems and selected agricultural interventions

Crops

Households planting (%)

No. of fields

Field size (m2)

Yielda (ton/ha)

No. of cultivars

Ave.

SD ±

Ave.

SD ±

Ave.

SD ±

Ave.

SD ±

Landrace potato

96.4

1.8

1.0

1323.1

983.8

14.7

5.3

5.7

4.0

Bred potato

85.5

1.2

0.4

885.6

614.4

23.1

11.3

1.1

0.8

Olluco

79.4

1.0

0.2

260.6

229.8

6.3

5.7

1.6

0.9

Mashua

71.5

1.0

0.1

241.5

240.7

9.1

8.5

1.2

0.6

Oca

23.6

1.0

0.2

220.1

197.7

7.6

7.0

1.8

1.2

Faba

90.3

1.4

1.1

571.1

469.2

1.7

1.3

2.5

1.5

Lupine

73.9

1.3

0.6

918.8

641.7

0.8

1.9

1.0

0.2

Barley

95.2

1.6

0.7

1066.7

667.3

2.3

1.9

1.0

0.2

Oats

68.5

1.2

1.1

724.7

579.7

1.7

1.9

1.0

0.0

  1. aYields for faba, lupine, barley and oats were calculated in their dry state