Research, Policy and Practice
Table 1 Distribution (percentage) of cattle owner–kraal owner contract types by agro-ecological zone
From: The nature and drivers of contracts in cattle herding and management: The case of Ghana
Contract type | Agro-ecological zone | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Coastal | Guinea | Sudan | Transitional | Total | |
Fixed payment in cash | 0 | 8.1 | 5.4 | 11.9 | 6.2 |
Fixed payment in cash plus input subsidy | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 18.6 | 3.7 |
Share contract | 65.4 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 11.9 | 18.6 |
Share contract plus input subsidy | 28.2 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 6.8 | 5.2 |
Input subsidy | 0 | 30.6 | 13.5 | 25.4 | 18.3 |
Implicit contracts | 6.4 | 58.6 | 78.4 | 25.4 | 44.4 |
Total percentage | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Total number of kraals | 78 | 111 | 74 | 59 | 322 |