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Table 7. Returns to capital and labor for adopters and nonadopters. Rice Potato Returns to capital Returns to labor Adopter Nonadopter Adopter Nonadopter Vegetable 2.3 1.5 168 108 Annual three-crop cycle 1.8 1.5 168 161 Table 8. Estimated production functions for rice of adopters and nonadopters. Independent variable - - Constant 6.029**+* (5.52) LAREA LLB LFRT Adopt er Nonadopter Notes: l. Dependent variable is the production (kg) of rice per farm. 2. Figures in parentheses are t-values of the estimated coefficients. 3, "*** significant at l % level; *** significant at 5% level; ** significant at 10% level; and * significant at 15 % level. 4. Definition of independent variables: LAREA = log value of land area in hectares; LLB = log value of days of prel~arvest labor per hectare; and LFRT = log value of total fertilizer cost in SLR. 5. F-value of the chow test is 5.9****.

Table 9. Estimated production functions for potato of adopters and nonadopters. Independent variable Constant LAREA LFR Dummy 1 Dummy 4 -0.514" (-1.633) = 0.62 Adopter Nonadopter Notes: 1. The dependent variable is the potato production (kg) per farm. 2. Figures in Parenthesis are t-values of the estimated coefficients. 3. ****Significant at 1 % level; *** significant at 5% level; "* significant at 10% level; and * significant at l5 % level. 4. Definitions of independent variables: LAREA = log value of land area in hectares; LFR = log value of total fertilizer cost per hectal-e in SLR; Dunlmy 1 = with site = 1; without site = 0: Dunlmy 3 = irrigation once in 2 years = 0; continuous irrigation = 1; and Dummy 4 = owner operator = 1; tenant = 0. 5. F-value of the chow test is 3.41***. m,

Table 7. Returns to capital and labor for adopters and nonadopters.<br />

Rice<br />

Potato<br />

Returns to capital Returns to labor<br />

Adopter Nonadopter Adopter Nonadopter<br />

Vegetable 2.3 1.5 168 108<br />

Annual three-crop<br />

cycle 1.8 1.5 168 161<br />

Table 8. Estimated production functions for rice of adopters and<br />

nonadopters.<br />

Independent<br />

variable<br />

- -<br />

Constant 6.029**+*<br />

(5.52)<br />

LAREA<br />

LLB<br />

LFRT<br />

Adopt er Nonadopter<br />

Notes: l. Dependent variable is <strong>the</strong> production (kg) of rice per farm.<br />

2. Figures in paren<strong>the</strong>ses are t-values of <strong>the</strong> estimated<br />

coefficients.<br />

3, "*** significant at l % level; *** significant at 5% level; **<br />

significant at 10% level; and * significant at 15 % level.<br />

4. Definition of independent variables: LAREA = log value of<br />

land area in hectares; LLB = log value of days of prel~arvest<br />

labor per hectare; and LFRT = log value of total fertilizer<br />

cost in SLR.<br />

5. F-value of <strong>the</strong> chow test is 5.9****.

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