Agricultural Land Areas and Income for 326 Households in the Senegal River Delta

The Senegal river delta survey provides data on land area, irrigation investment, and agricultural income for 326 households. The dataset, created by El Hadji Malick Sylla and last updated in April 2026, was used to analyze inequality via Lorenz curves and Gini indices. Results indicate large disparities, with a minority cultivating over 100 hectares and most cultivating less than 2 hectares.

Use Cases

• Calculate inequality metrics like the Gini index based on reported land area and income data.
• Model the relationship between irrigation investment and agricultural profit based on survey variables.
• Analyze the distribution of cultivated land area among households to identify disparities.
• Study the challenges of double-cropping adoption among small farmers as described in the research.

Strengths

• Includes data from 326 households, providing a specific sample size.
• Focuses on a defined geographic region, the Senegal river delta, one of the largest irrigated rice areas in Senegal.
• Explicitly measures key variables: total land area cultivated, investment in irrigation, and agricultural income.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset is very small at 5.5 KB, indicating limited scope or detail.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Based on a survey conducted among households.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-21 17:32:48; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Senegal river delta, Senegal