# **-** **<u>Appendix table A4: Comparing PSG and non PSG participants based on farm survey data</u>**

||<br> <br>|<br>**Beneficiaries o**<br>|<br>**f PSG progra**<br>|<br>**m**<br>|**Non-be**<br>|**neficiaries**<br>|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Total**|**<20 ha**|**20-50 ha**|**50-120 ha**|**< 120 ha**|**> 120 ha**|
|**Panel A: Farm characteristics**|||||||
|Total area cultivated (ha)|82.0|14.0|74.5|107.0|94.4|596.4|
|<br>Members working full time on farm|1.76|1.86|1.68|1.74|2.01|2.33|
|Members working part-time on farm|1.04|1.19|1.10|0.98|1.07|0.47|
|Permanent employees|1.08|0.17|1.81|1.20|2.45|13.88|
|<br>Have tractor < 40 hp|0.22|0.28|0.20|0.20|0.25|0.29|
|Have tractor 40-120 hp|0.71|0.38|0.72|0.82|0.66|0.82|
|<br>Have tractor < 120 hp|0.24|0.04|0.14|0.33|0.25|0.61|
|Have combine harvester|0.36|0.20|0.38|0.41|0.33|0.62|
|Rating of personal situation (1-10)|4.43|4.24|4.18|4.55|4.24|4.59|
|Received public support (%)|0.37|0.43|0.35|0.35|0.39|0.32|
|if yes, amount received|1,000.1|885.7|1,114.8|1,021.0|859.4|969.3|
|<br>Lease price paid for land (US$/ha)|142.7|110.3|101.3|154.2|104.4|118.8|
|Interested in buying land|0.75|0.55|0.71|0.83|0.65|0.81|
|Max. price to be paid (US$/ha)|1,551.7|1,600.0|1,594.4|1,534.1|1,448.5|1,449.7|
|<br>Ever considered applying for credit|0.67|0.41|0.63|0.76|0.59|0.88|
|Received credit last 12 months (|0.15|0.01|0.09|0.21|0.11|0.42|
|if yes, amount received (US$)|25,952.9|546.9|56,740.5|23,975.5|21,902.0|76,401.6|
|<br>if yes, interest paid|10.41|3.00|12.20|10.39|9.22|7.94|
|<br>Interest in working capital loan|0.40|0.68|0.43|0.30|0.42|0.22|
|<br>If yes, amount desired (US$)|38,078.4|10,202.4|30,289.6|43,723.9|26,503.2|89,187.3|
|<br>Interest in investment loan (%)|0.40|0.67|0.48|0.30|0.44|0.24|
|<br>If yes, amount desired (US$)|90,906.9|31,631.6|76,122.1|103,145.4|75,135.4|193,357.4|
|<br>Interest in 25% match grant (MG)|0.63|0.41|0.64|0.70|0.53|0.69|
|<br>If yes, target amount (US$)|44,952.7|16,555.0|41,909.7|51,928.5|38,584.0|92,795.6|
|<br>**Panel B: Use of SAR & support**|||||||
|Did not use SAR in 2023|0.11|0.26|0.11|0.05|0.14|0.06|
|Used SAR to apply for support|0.73|0.51|0.76|0.80|0.67|0.62|
|<br>Used SAR to check on support|0.28|0.28|0.22|0.30|0.28|0.37|
|Used SAR for other purposes|0.38|0.25|0.34|0.44|0.40|0.48|
|Obtained support other than PSG|0.62|0.19|0.63|0.76|0.49|0.59|
|If yes, value of support obtained|1,982.9|665.3|1,717.1|2,137.5|1,904.9|2,051.4|
|<br>If yes, storage|0.02|0.00|0.00|0.02|0.05|0.16|
|If yes, credit 5-7-9|0.03|0.00|0.00|0.04|0.01|0.11|
|If yes, fertilizer|0.87|0.57|0.78|0.91|0.89|0.85|
|If yes, seed|0.33|0.29|0.34|0.34|0.46|0.49|
|If yes, other|0.11|0.24|0.08|0.11|0.03|0.04|
|<br>**Panel C: PSG benefits & its use**|||||||
|Received PSG benefit|1.00|1.00|1.00|1.00|0.00|0.00|
|if yes, amount received (US$)|4,718.2|737.2|3,235.5|6,426.0|||
|<br>crop prod. input incl harvest|<br>0.87|0.85|<br>0.93|<br>0.86|||
|<br>crop prod. investment|0.01|0.04|0.02|0.00|||
|<br>livestock|0.11|0.10|0.04|0.14|||
|consumption/other|0.01|0.00|0.01|0.00|||
|Area (ha) supported by PSG|55.66|8.70|38.17|75.81|||
|No. of obs.|514|110|79|325|345|347|

_Source:_ Own computation based on PSG records. _Note:_ The types of support other than PSG was a multi response question and hence they do not add up to one, and the other category includes cash grant. Other purposes for which SAR was used include checking information on land parcels or prices.

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