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Table App. 10.1. Distribution of Farming Households According to Categories and Use of

Municipal Solid Waste on their Agricultural Lands at Mansanpally Village

Description of the

categories

Number of farmers who

have used municipal

solid waste in the past

Number of farmers who

have not-used municipal

solid waste

Total number of

farmers

Marginal farmers

Small farmers

Medium farmers

Large farmers

3 (20.0)

11 36.6)

20 (40.0)

14 (70.0)

12 (80.0)

19 (63.4)

30 (60.0)

6 (30.0)

15 (100.0)

30 (100.0)

50 (100.0)

20 (100.0)

All farmers 48 (41.73) 67 (58.27) 115 (100.0)

Note:
i) Marginal farmers – Below 2.50
ii) Small farmers – 2.50- 5.00
iii) Medium farmers – 5.00- 10.00
iv) Large farmers – Above 10.00
Figures in brackets are percentages

Source: Field Survey