Table 4 Results of F/t-tests of differences in mean income across investment and labour use patterns

Farm income by farm enterprise mix

Arable crops only

82

16.8

142,215.80^a,b

17,590.50

Arable & tree crops

122

25.0

230,586.35^c

15,658.46

Arable crops & livestock

75

15.4

138,596.11^a,b

15,680.56

Arable crops, tree crops & livestock

200

40.9

175,099.07^b,c

11,727.26

Tree crops and/or livestock

9

1.9

61,556.07^a

22,466.14

F-value = 6.587; p < 0.01

Off-farm labour Income by activity mix

Artisanship

61

26.5

153,977.53^a,b

15,767.33

Trading

70

30.6

121,573.38^a,b

13,528.98

Paid Job

26

11.3

196,092.74^b

52,361.29

Other services

28

12.2

91,293.44^a

16,134.62

Artisanship, trading and/or other service

21

9.2

193,644.16^b

30,030.38

Paid job + trading/artisanship

23

10.2

357,269.22^c

57,770.53

F-value = 9.228; p < 0.01

Total labour income by labour use mix

Farming only

259

52.9

192,371.76^a

12,097.18

Farm and off-farm activities

230

47.1

383,162.75^b

16,937.51

t-value = 9.166; p < 0.01

Gross income by income source mix

Labour only

52

10.6

266,766.86^a

30,367.86

Labour & remittances

104

21.2

339,215.71^a,b

26,224.03

Labour & asset

120

24.5

356,064.14^b

27,998.20

Labour, asset & remittances

214

43.7

387,364.01^b

21,238.92

F-value = 2.538; p < 0.10