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Table 3 Comparative assessment of rice yield for improved and traditional varieties

From: Agricultural technology adoption, commercialization and smallholder rice farmers’ welfare in rural Nigeria

Ecology/State

Average yield (kg/ha)

Standard error

Average Yield of Improved Rice Varieties by Production System and State

Rice production system

  

Lowland

2988.34

1721.54

Upland

3844.88

1625.56

Irrigated

4016.46

1698.92

State

Niger

2792.90

1488.11

Osun

2569.20

1719.94

Kano

4840.53

1712.12

Average Yield of Local/Traditional Rice Varieties by Production System and State

Rice production system

  

Lowland

1223.30

992.02

Upland

1608.13

736.40

State

Niger

1229.69

1009.37

Osun

950.17

144.68

  1. Source: Field Survey, 2010