145
Labor Market Demand
Table B3.2 Constraints to Daily Business Operation and Growth, as Reported by Farm Owners Among top three constraints for daily operation/among top three constraints for growth/ percent of employers evaluating as a major problem Constraint Pests Access to financing Cost of food for workers Cost of labor Access to basic tools and equipment Access to advanced technology Access to seeds Access to fertilizers Family pressure Domestic competition Availability of unskilled labor Availability of skilled labor Access to storage facilities Quality of roads Cost of financing Macroeconomic instability Access to support services Access to other domestic market Crime, theft, and disorder Access to feeder roads Access to roads Access to local market Quality of water Access to communication Access to electricity Corruption Access to water Land ownership
Total
Large
Medium
Small
1—4 74 2—1 85 3 69 4—5 60 5—2 73
1—4 85 2—1 90 3 76 4—2 63 5—3 66
1—5 77 3—1 85 2 66 5 56 4—2 69
1—6 69 2—1 84 3—4 70 4—3 64 6 78
6—6 55
6 42
6—4 62
5 53
—3 64 68 24 8 17 19 50 41 41 39 37 32
78 73 —5 20 —5 5 17 20 54 49 63 49 51 22
—3 59 —6 61 21 6 11 18 46 41 37 36 37 33
—2 65 —5 72 28 11 21 20 52 40 40 40 31 34
30 21 22 15 20 11 11 15 11 3
37 36 31 25 19 25 23 10 10 9
32 29 27 22 21 19 16 14 12 6
22 27 29 34 34 24 7 27 20 2
Source: Authors’ calculation based on the 2006 Sierra Leone Employers Survey. Note: Farm owners were asked: “What are the three main problems that you have for the daily operation of your business? What are the three main problems that you have for growth and expansion of your business? Please tell us if any of the following issues are a problem for the operation of your business. If an issue poses a problem, please tell us whether it is a minor, moderate or major problem.”