Cultivating Diversity: Field Scattering as Agricultural Risk Management in Cuyo Cuyo, Department of Puno, Peru

Table 9.5
Disaster Levels (yield per hectare potatoes) Calculated for Study Families

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Family Kcal
(Adj.)
Kcal Other Crops Kcal Remaining Potato Land
(sq m)
Disaster Level
(kg/ha)
A 1,638,047 551,371 1,086,676 1864 5829
B 1,112,929 178,708 934,221 1046 8931
C 3,150,030 505,977 2,644,053 1344 19,673
D 1,035,155 668,156 366,999 1500 2368
E 766,332 451,982 314,349 910 3454
F 1,793,391 218,847 1,574,544 3006 5238
G 3,140,280 1,600,100 1,540,180 3153 4885
H 1,586,583 461,852 1,124,731 3768 2985
I 2,007,449 236,832 1,770,618 2764 6406
J 2,189,456 435,708 1,753,748 1123 15,617
L 1,987,571 308,207 1,679,364 1466 11,455
M 1,239,423 587,156 652,267 1208 5400
N 1,302,116 351,834 950,282 1556 6107
O 2,021,969 1,705,134 316,834 3710 854
P 1,000,582 511,384 489,198 1778 2751
Q 1,429,442 749,586 679,856 2192 3102
R 1,859,135 590,035 1,269,100 1863 6812
S 2,193,124 366,494 1,826,630 877 20,828
T 2,370,383 728,686 1,641,697 3608 4550

Average = 7223

std dev = 5566

max = 20828

min = 854

 

Notes

Kcal (Adj.) is total annual needs of family based on age-sex structure, minus caloric requirements of any temporary migrants, adjusted to 76% of total (due to contribution of purchased foods).

Kcal Other Crops is caloric contribution of non-potato fields.

Kcal remaining is Column 1 - Column 2

Potato Land is the square meter area of all potato fields of family.

Disaster Level is yield per hectare required of potato field production to satisfy kcal remaining (Column 3) needs of family.