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Table 4 Mean difference in some welfare indicators between adopters and non-adopters of improved rice varieties
| Variable | All | Adopters (N = 348) | Non-adopters (N = 215) | Difference | t-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consumption expend. per capita | 21897.78 (954.84) | 23201.19 (1117.76) | 19788.07 (1719.63) | 3413.12 (1961.78) | 1.74* |
| Rice income per hectare | 223555.90 (6109.67) | 231268.30 (8063.61) | 211072.70 (9212.44) | 20195.59 (12557.55) | 1.61 |
| Rice income per capita | 28503.33 (1054.86) | 32500.24 (1860.09) | 26033.81 (1245.49) | 6466.44 (2155.88) | 2.99*** |
| Total farm income per capita | 43188.73 (1607.10) | 42775.88 (1796.17) | 43856.98 (3048.06) | 1081.11 (3310.46) | 0.33 |
| Average yield (kg/ha) | 3271.07 (94.35) | 3408.13 (122.6) | 3049.22 (146.57) | 358.90 (193.78) | 1.85* |
| Total farm size (ha) | 2.59 (0.09) | 2.63 (0.12) | 2.55 (0.16) | 0.08 (0.19) | 0.39 |
| Access to credit (%) | 23.45 (0.02) | 12.07 (0.02) | 41.86 (0.03) | 29.79 (0.03) | 8.61*** |
| Market participation (%) | 70.69 (0.02) | 60.63 (0.03) | 86.97 (0.02) | 26.34 (0.04) | 6.94*** |
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Cost of seed ( | 124.97 (1.56) | 124.71 (1.49) | 125.39 (1.82) | 0.684 (2.38) | 0.287 |
| Distance to source of seed (KM) | 4.39 (0.27) | 5.36 (0.39) | 2.80 (0.29) | 2.56 (0.55) | 4.61 |
