Research Article

Determinants of Off-Farm Income among Smallholder Rice Farmers in Northern Ghana: Application of a Double-Hurdle Model

Table 2

Distribution of amount of income earned from off-farm work by respondents.

Off-farm income (GH¢)Number of farmersPercentage

0 (Nonparticipants)17257.3
1 – 1,0008327.7
1,001 – 2,0003110.3
2,001 – 3,00041.3
3,001 – 4,00010.3
4,001 – 5,00031.0
5,001 – 6,00051.7
More than 6,00010.3
Total300100

1 US dollar equals 4.8 Ghana Cedis.