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Table 5 Distribution (percentage) kraal owner–herdsman contract by labour type

From: The nature and drivers of contracts in cattle herding and management: The case of Ghana

Contract type

Type of labour used for herding

Family labour

Hired labour

Total

Milk output with or without fixed payments

33.8

86.2

75.7

Fixed payment in kind and cash

55.9

13.0

21.7

Implicit

10.3

0.7

2.7

Total percentage

100

100

100

Number of kraals

68

269

338

  1. Source: field data