Table 4. Distribution of different types of direct and indirect land use changes occurring due to jatropha expansion in Chinsali and Mungwi Districts (n = 60).
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| |
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Land use category |
% Respondents producing direct
LUC† |
Avg. area,
direct
LUC
(ha) |
% Respondents producing indirect
LUC |
Avg. area, indirect
LUC
(ha) |
| |
|
Cropland |
58 |
0.73 |
− |
− |
|
Fallow |
17 |
0.62 |
15 |
0.54 |
|
Mature forest |
22 |
0.76 |
20 |
0.72 |
|
Other‡ |
5 |
− |
− |
− |
|
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†Numbers do
not add up to 100 because some respondents reported multiple types of land use
change.
‡ Includes hedgerows or fences and around
homesteads.