Featuring quantitative data from a study assessing the khat and vegetable trade in northern Madagascar. It includes daily income diaries from sellers in Diego-Suarez across dry and rainy seasons, and aggregated municipal financial data from Joffre-ville and Antsalaka for 2019–2023.
Use Cases
- Analyze daily income and wholesale price dynamics from seller diaries to model seasonal variations in the khat and vegetable trade.
- Compare annual khat-related tax revenues from municipal financial data to assess contributions to local economic development.
- Examine income levels and price data from the diaries to evaluate the economic performance of khat versus vegetable trading activities.
Strengths
- Data covers two distinct agricultural seasons (dry and rainy), enabling seasonal analysis.
- Municipal financial data spans a 5-year period from 2019 to 2023.
- Focuses on a specific local economic ecosystem in northern Madagascar, including the city of Diego-Suarez and municipalities Joffre-ville and Antsalaka.
Limitations
- The specific number of rows, columns, and sample size is unknown, limiting assessment of statistical power.
- Data is geographically limited to northern Madagascar, reducing generalizability to other regions.
- Relies on self-reported daily income diaries, which may be subject to recall or reporting bias.
Provenance
- Source
- Harvard Dataverse, authored by KOTRA, Mahandrisoa Candicia.
- Collection Method
- Daily income diaries collected from khat and vegetable sellers; aggregated municipal financial data.
- Time Range
- Municipal data covers 2019–2023; seller diaries cover unspecified dates within dry and rainy seasons.
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Northern Madagascar, specifically the city of Diego-Suarez and municipalities Joffre-ville and Antsalaka.