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100.0
80.0
60.0
40.0
20.0
0.0
Bunds
Pre-‐LRDP
Level
During
LRDP
Dibble
Post-‐LRDP
MVs
Disadopters
Fer9lizer
Non-‐adopters
Figure 3. Adoption of new technologies before, during, and after the Lowland
Rice Development Project (LRDP) in Northern Ghana
Table 4. Technology adoption, paddy yields, labor inputs, and factor share of
labor in Northern Ghana
Partial adoption
Modern
No
inputs
adoption onlya
Some
modern
inputs
Modern
inputs,
bunding,
and
leveling
Some
modern
inputs,
bunding,
and
leveling
No. of
households
(%)
63
(11.6)
78
(14.3)
349
(64.0)
37
(6.8)
84
(15.4)
47
(8.6)
Yield (ton/ha)
1.46
1.70
1.95
1.98
2.33
2.59
Labor
(days/ha)
102
152
187
204
238
264
Factor share of 61.5
labor (%)
62.6
54.6
52.8
49.5
47.6
Full
adoption
Modern
inputsrefer
referto
tothe
the adoption
adoption of
fertilizer
application.
a. a.
Modern
inputs
ofMVs
MVsand
andchemical
chemical
fertilizer
application.
b. Factor share of labor is the total cost of labor divided by the total value of production.
b. Factor share of labor is the total cost of labor divided by the total value of production.
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