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Appendix 1. On·Farm Trial Maize Yields (kg/ha) after mucuna <strong>in</strong><br />
Zimbabwe <strong>and</strong> Malawi<br />
Year 0 Year 1 Year 2<br />
Zimbabwe: (1996/7) (1997/8) (1998/9)<br />
Maize after maize 225 454.7 260<br />
Maize after mucuna 0 1400.3 2456<br />
Malawi:<br />
Maize after maize 951.5 828 1075<br />
Maize after mucuna 0 2178 1381<br />
Appendix 2. Rates, Prices <strong>and</strong> Costs used <strong>in</strong> the cost benefit<br />
analysis (US$)<br />
Zimbabwe:<br />
Maize <strong>Gra<strong>in</strong></strong> price ($/kg) 4.5, 0.12<br />
Mucuna labour (hrs) 107.2<br />
L<strong>and</strong> prep cost ($) 900 23.7<br />
Wage raie ($/hr) 6.75 0.18<br />
Seed rate (Kg/ha) 80<br />
Mucuna seed cos.ts ($/kg) 7 0.18<br />
Malawi:<br />
Maize gra<strong>in</strong> price (K/kg) 5 0.06<br />
Mucuna seed cost (K/kg) 26 0.31<br />
Wage rate (K/day) 26 0.31<br />
Mucuna labour (labour days) 84<br />
Mucuna seed rate (kg/ha) 80<br />
Note <strong>in</strong> 1999 lUS$ -ZM$38 <strong>and</strong> lUS$ -MK84<br />
220<br />
<strong>Gra<strong>in</strong></strong> legumes <strong>and</strong> <strong>Green</strong> <strong>Manures</strong> <strong>for</strong>'<strong>Soil</strong> <strong>Fertility</strong> <strong>in</strong> Southern Africa