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Table 4. Size of landholding (in hectares) Total

1834

100.0

Less than 1 ha 1 to less than 2 has 2 to less than 3 has 3 to less than 5 has 5 to less than 7 has 7 to 10 has More than 10 has

836 374 238 231 77 34 44

45.6 20.4 13.0 12.6 4.2 1.9 2.4

NARB Less than 1 ha 1 to less than 2 has 2 to less than 3 has 3 to less than 5 has 5 to less than 7 has 7 to 10 has More than 10 has

981 617 146 77 73 30 22 16

100.0 62.9 14.9 7.8 7.4 3.1 2.2 1.6

ARB Less than 1 ha 1 to less than 2 has 2 to less than 3 has 3 to less than 5 has 5 to less than 7 has 7 to 10 has More than 10 has

853 219 228 161 158 47 12 28

100.0 25.7 26.7 18.9 18.5 5.5 1.4 3.3

for six to 10 years. About 23 percent have been ARBs for 11-15 years while 46.5 percent had benefited from earlier land reforms and had been ARBs for more than 15 years. Average income by source. The average income of ARBs was 23 percent higher than the average income of non-ARBs. The average household income for the year 1990 were P49,594 for ARBs and P39,142 for non-ARBs. Average household incomes for the year 2000 were P98,653 for ARBs and P76,156 for non-ARBs (Table 6a). A large part of total income was sourced from farming. However, the share of farm income declined from 1990 to 2000. Still, more


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