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Agricultural and Food Economics

Table 5 Analysis of the impact of adoption of improved cassava varieties

From: Welfare impact of adoption of improved cassava varieties by rural households in South Western Nigeria

Variable

Pooled data (n = 312)

Adopters (n = 68)

Non-adopters (n = 244)

Mean difference

Mean annual income from cassava production

196,780.50

210,967.20

155,571.40

55,395.78***

Mean annual income from other crops

226,217.90

241400.00

150,307.70

91,092.31***

Mean annual total agricultural expenditure

112,599.00

119,120.60

107,790.60

11,330.00***

Per capita annual consumption expenditure

33,719.10

36,407.80

32,969.80

3,438.00***

Average farm size (ha)

3.05

2.90

3.20

0.29***

Percentage of Poor producing households (P0)

59.90

55.90

61.10

0.05

  1. NB: T-test was used to test for difference in socio-economic/demographic characteristics between adopters and non-adopters. Legend: ***Significant at P < 0.01
  2. Source: Field survey data, 2013
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