TABLE 2

Descriptive Statistics at Plot Level

TotalSmallMediumLarge
Area Cultivated and Output
Yield per hectare ($)757.7471,295.723584.358***316.295***
Gross profit ($/ha)647.8981,113.093498.044***266.083***
Net shadow profit ($/ha)469.367773.625385.509***221.732***
Net profit ($/ha)132.757107.632175.483*115.207***
Plot size0.1520.0160.061***0.410***
Land value ($/ha)13,36119,07011,784***8,387***
Input Use
Labor (days/ha)678.1711,301.356433.852***214.708***
Used chemical fertilizer (dummy)0.0960.0860.0890.116***
    If yes, amount (kg/ha)121.60956.176217.85192.470
Used pesticides (dummy)0.0500.0450.0460.060**
    If yes, amount ($/ha)3.2395.5922.696***1.070***
Used manure (dummy)0.5930.5370.603***0.650***
Area Shares
Share with grains0.4860.4780.502*0.478**
Share with tubers0.2850.3280.267***0.255
Share with trees0.2170.1790.220***0.260***
Share with vegetables0.0120.0160.0120.007**
Plot Characteristics
Number of years possessed18.27715.99618.439***20.780***
Affected by crop shock0.2980.2290.3090.367
Wetland0.1170.1570.112***0.076***
Irrigated land0.0580.0690.056*0.046
Flat land0.2790.3070.271***0.253
Gently slopped land0.2480.2300.256**0.261
Plot located in a valley0.0530.0790.052***0.025***
Sand soil0.1590.1710.146**0.160
Loam soil0.3670.3590.382*0.359
Light clay soil0.1400.1450.1370.137
Heavy clay soil0.0320.0380.0300.026
Gravelly soil0.1330.1220.1290.150**
Number of observations7,4772,6822,5142,281
  • Source: Own computation from 2010/2011 land tenure regularization baseline survey.

  • Note: Input use is reported only for those who applied positive amounts. Asterisks indicate significance levels for t-tests of the equality of means for each of the variables between terciles (* significant at 10%; ** significant at 5%; *** significant at 1%).