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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 />

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<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

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