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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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