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Table 1 Comparison of farming systems with diversity indices

From: Cocoa farming households in Ghana consider organic practices as climate smart and livelihoods enhancer

Community

Measure

Organic index

Conventional index

U

Gyereso

Shannon index

0.914

0.818

21

Simpson index

0.048

0.101

14*

Pasoro

Shannon index

0.805

0.795

19

Simpson index

0.062

0.078

11**

Atwima Mponua district

Shannon index

0.808

0.762

124.5

Simpson index

0.051

0.084

56.5***

  1. *, ** and *** denote 10, 5 and 1% significance, respectively