Research Article
Utilization of Organic Fertilizer in Ghana: Implications for Crop Performance and Commercialization
Table 9
Estimated current demand of organic fertilizers.
| | Region | Farmer pop. | Active farmer pop. | OF adoption rate 39 (%) | No. of farmers | Mean ha using | Mean OF quantity/ha (kg) | Estimated demand (t) |
| | NR | 2450000 | 1715000 | 39 | 668850 | 1 | 625 | 418,031 | | UER | 910000 | 728000 | 45 | 327600 | 0.9 | 750 | 216,216 | | UWR | 630000 | 504000 | 42 | 211680 | 0.8 | 500 | 84,672 | | Total demand | | | | | | | 718,919 |
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Source: author computation.
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