4.3.3The meal taken by
farmers before and after becoming coffee farmers
The third question had a target offinding out how much time
the farmers took meals before and after becoming the coffee farmers.
Table 9:Comparisons of
times that farmers take meals per day
|
The time that farmers take
meals
|
Effective of farmers before they become coffee
farmers
|
Effective of farmers after they become coffee
farmers
|
|
Effective
|
Percentage
|
Effective
|
Percentage
|
|
Once
|
9
|
9%
|
0
|
0%
|
|
Twice
|
85
|
83%
|
9
|
9%
|
|
Three time
|
8
|
8%
|
93
|
91%
|
|
Total
|
102
|
100%
|
102
|
100%
|
Source:primary data.
According to ASIIMWE, H.M. (2006:138), «consumption
depends on income» no one can consume without capacity to pay consumption,
more capacity of payment increase more consumption capacity increase. According
to thetable above, related to the number that farmers take meals per day, the
members of thecooperative increased. The number of taking meals per dayafter
becoming coffee farmers in comparison with the number of times they took meals
before. 93 farmers or 91% take meals three times per day after becoming coffee
farmers whereas 8 farmers or 8% took meals per day before becoming coffee
farmers 9 farmers or 9% take meals two times per day after becoming coffee
farmers whereas 85 farmers or 83% took meals per day before becoming coffee
farmers. Zero farmers or zero percent take meals one time per day after
becoming coffee farmers whereas 9 farmers or 9% took meals per day before
becoming coffee farmers. Thereforecoffee contributes more in taking meals per
day of coffee farmers of the KOPAKAKA cooperative.
4.3.4The health insurance
that have farmers before and after becoming coffee farmers.
The fourth question had a target of getting out the health
insurance of farmers before and after becoming coffee farmers.
Table 10: Comparison of
health insurance of farmers before and after becoming coffee farmers.
|
Kind of health insurance
|
Effective of farmers before becoming coffee
farmers
|
Effective of farmers after becoming coffee
farmers
|
|
Effective
|
Percentage
|
Effective
|
Percentage
|
|
No health insurance
|
17
|
17%
|
0
|
0%
|
|
Obtain drugs hardly
|
42
|
41%
|
0
|
0%
|
|
Mutual health
|
26
|
25%
|
85
|
83%
|
|
Others (RAMA,MMI)
|
17
|
17%
|
17
|
17%
|
|
Total
|
102
|
100%
|
102
|
100%
|
Source: primary data.
According to the table above, coffee contributes to payment of
health insurance of coffee farmers.85 farmers or 83% pay health insurance after
becoming coffee farmers (mutual health) whereas 26 farmers or 25% only paid
such insurance. Zero or zero percent of farmers hardlypay drugs after becoming
coffee farmers whereas 42 farmers or 41% hardly paid drugs before becoming
coffee farmers. Zero farmers or zero percent of farmers do not have capacity to
pay health insurance after becoming coffee farmers whereas 17 farmers or 17% of
members did not have capacity to pay health insurance.
By observation, in health, there is improvement by comparison
of the situation before 2005 and the actual situation where before they were
disease related to malnutrition whereas nowadays there is no disease related to
malnutrition. Therefore Coffee crops have a great contribution to payment of
health insurance.
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