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Table 6 Distribution (percentage) of the duration of kraal owner–herdsman contracts by agro-ecological zone
From: The nature and drivers of contracts in cattle herding and management: The case of Ghana
Agro-ecological zone | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Coastal | Guinea | Sudan | Transitional | ||
Duration of agreement (years) | |||||
1–2 | 3.0 | 0 | 7.7 | 42.4 | 9.0 |
3–4 | 56.7 | 1.4 | 15.4 | 12.1 | 23.2 |
5–7 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 |
Indefinite | 37.5 | 95.8 | 79.5 | 45.5 | 65.9 |
Total percentage | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Number of kraals | 67 | 72 | 39 | 33 | 211 |