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Table 5 Gini decomposition of rice income by income source and the population sub-groups

From: The impact of uptake of selected agricultural technologies on rice farmers’ income distribution in Ghana

Source

Net revenue per acre

Income share (Sk)

Gini coefficient (Gk)

Correlation with total income distribution (Rk)

Percentage contribution to total income Inequality (SkGkRk/G)

Source elasticity of total inequality (SkGkRk/G)-Sk

Men improved rice variety users income

1213.60

0.127

0.325

0.596

7.8

−0.050

Women improved rice variety users income

1140.20

0.119

0.401

0.852

12.8

0.009

Men fertilizer users income

1424.33

0.149

0.544

0.679

17.4

0.025

Women fertilizer users income

1200.50

0.125

0.329

0.832

10.8

−0.017

Men rice variety plus fertilizer users income

1682.08

0.187

0.395

0.403

9.4

−0.090

Women rice variety plus fertilizer users income

1469.78

0.153

0.515

0.859

21.4

0.061

Men non-users

773.00

0.081

0.582

0.865

12.9

0.047

Women non-users

561.30

0.059

0.466

0.859

7.5

0.016

Total

9591.05

1

0.317

 

100

 
  1. Source: Survey data, 2016