Outgrowers and Livelihoods: The Case of Magobbo Smallholder Block Farming in Mazabuka District in Zambia

Figures & data

Table 1. Zambia Sugar’s market segmentation, 2012–13 and 2014–15 seasons

Market	2012/13 season		2014/15 season
	Tonnes	Percentage	Tonnes	Percentage
Local (domestic and industrial market)	159,000	41.5	174,018	41
EU market	121,000	31.5	91,404	22
Regional market	104,000	27	158,602	37
Total	384,000	100	424,024	100

Source: Compiled by author from Zambia Sugar data sets.

Figure 1. Satellite image of Magobbo Block. Source: Google Maps/DigitalGlobe, 2016.

Table 2. Number and size of sugar cane plots at Magobbo Scheme

	Plot size (ha)	No. of beneficiaries	Distribution of plot size (%)
	< 1	1	1
	1	7	7
	2	13	13
	3	7	7
	4	37	36
	5	2	2
	6	32	32
	8	1	1
	20.7	1	1
Total	433.7	101	100

Source: Compiled by author from scheme documents.

Table 3. Type of asset owned and involvement with sugar cane outgrowing

Type of asset owned	Involved in sugar scheme (%)	Not involved in sugar scheme (%)
Cattle	40.0	37.3
Truck/car	20.0	1.7
Television	73.3	50.8

Source: Compiled by author from survey data.