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Table 2 Descriptive statistics of output, inputs, and socioeconomic characteristics

From: Effects of climate adaptation on technical efficiency of maize production in Northern Ghana

Variable

Mean

Std. Dev.

Min

Max

Output

425.93

731.52

25

7500

Farm size

3.44

5.39

0.5

90

Hired labor

5.39

6.72

0

50

Family labor

3.01

2.67

0

35

Fertilizer

179.44

479.04

0

6100

Chemicals

3.66

4.05

0

40

Seed

7.18

6.53

0.76

60

Age

47.15

13.13

20

100

Education

3.97

5.19

0

18

Home-farm

1.57

1.37

0.001

10

Extension

0.42

0.49

0

1

FBO

0.47

0.50

0

1

Credit access

0.27

0.45

0

1