Table 3
Changes in food cultivation systems from 1975 to 2010 (Hoskins LSS)
Changements dans les systèmes de cultures vivrières de 1975 à 2010 (LSS de Hoskins).
| Gardens | 19751 | 20102 |
| Size of leasehold block | 6.07 ha | 6.07 ha |
| Persons per block | 7.24 | 14.72 |
| Area of leasehold block planted to oil palm | 3.24 ha | 6.00 ha |
| Garden land available on block per year (i.e. land not planted to oil palm) | 2.83 ha | 0.61 ha |
| Mean garden area cropped per head | 0.058 ha | 0.041 ha |
| Required cultivated garden area per block to meet needs of resident population | 0.402 ha | 0.6 ha |
| Fallow period | 6-9 years | Assumes permanent cultivation |
| Intercropping of immature oil palm with food crops | Non-existent | 35% of the total area of food gardens |
1 Data for 1975 are drawn from Benjamin (1977). Her study surveyed 140 gardens at Kapore, Tamba, Sarakolok, Buvussi, Galai, Kavui and Kavugara subdivisions.
2 Data for 2010 are drawn from Bue (2013). Her study surveyed 118 gardens at Kapore subdivision.
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