Table 5 Farm type and usage of date palm fruit and by-products of small scale (SS), medium scale (MS) and large scale (LS) palm growers in four provinces (Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh, and Baluchistan) of Pakistan, interviewed during 2012–2013
Variable | SS grower (n = 121) | MS grower (n = 30) | LS grower (n = 19) |
|---|---|---|---|
Farming type | |||
Groves | 57 | 83 | 47 |
Scattered trees | 34 | 3 | 0 |
Intercropped | 5 | 7 | 32 |
Home garden | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Household usage | |||
Fruit as food | 100 | 97 | 100 |
Fruit as animal feed | 50 | 43 | 42 |
Fuel from frond | 39 | 27 | 26 |
Mats from frond | 32 | 43 | 58 |
Huts from stem and frond | 13 | 27 | 37 |
Hand fans from frond | 9 | 13 | 5 |
Staple dishes from frond | 11 | 7 | 16 |
Suckers | 100 | 97 | 100 |
Commercial usage | |||
Fruit as food | 61 | 100 | 100 |
Fruit as animal feed | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Mats from frond | 25 | 30 | 21 |
Huts from stem and frond | 1 | 13 | 0 |
Hand fans from frond | 3 | 7 | 0 |
Staple dishes from frond | 14 | 3 | 5 |
Suckers | 29 | 50 | 37 |