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Table 6 Structural path analysis from agricultural commodities to north rural households income.

From: The role of the agricultural sector in Ghanaian development: a multiregional SAM-based analysis

Origin: path 1 → path 2 → path 3 → destination: path 4

Influence in the multiplier (%)

Cumulative share (%)

Sorghum and millet → households as activities → labour-rural-unskilled → rural HH income (north)

40.7

40.7

Sorghum and millet → households as activities → labour-rural-semiskilled → rural HH income (north)

12.8

53.5

Sorghum and millet → households as activities → land → rural HH income (north)

27.6

81.1

Sorghum and millet → households as activities → capital-crops → rural HH income (north)

1.0

82.1

Sorghum and millet → households as activities → capital-livestock → rural HH income (north)

1.8

83.9

Pulses →  households as activities → labour-rural-unskilled → rural HH income (north)

40.5

40.5

Pulses → households as activities → labour-rural-semiskilled → rural HH income (north)

12.8

53.3

Pulses → households as activities → land → rural HH income (north)

27.3

80.6

Pulses → households as activities → capital-crops → rural HH income (north)

1.1

81.7

Pulses → households as activities → capital-livestock → rural HH income (north)

1.9

83.6

Other roots → Households as activities → labour-rural-unskilled → rural HH Income (North)

34.7

34.7

Other roots → households as activities → labour-rural-semiskilled → rural HH income (north)

10.3

45.0

Other roots → households as activities → land → rural HH income (north)

22.8

67.8

Other roots → households as activities → capital-crops → rural HH income (north)

2.2

70.0

Other roots → households as activities → capital-livestock → rural HH income (north)

2.0

72.0

Tobacco → households as activities → labour-rural-unskilled → rural HH income (north)

43.1

43.1

Tobacco → households as activities → labour-rural-semiskilled → rural HH income (north)

12.8

55.8

Tobacco → households as activities → land → rural HH income (north)

12.8

83.9

Tobacco → households as activities → capital-crops → rural HH income (north)

0.8

84.7

Tobacco → households as activities → capital-livestock → rural HH income (north)

1.5

86.2

Cotton and fibres → households as activities → labour-rural-unskilled → rural HH income (north)

34

34.0

Cotton and fibres → households as activities → labour-rural-semiskilled → rural HH income (north)

14.9

48.9

Cotton and fibres → households as activities → land → rural HH income (north)

29.8

78.7

Cotton and fibres → households as activities → capital-crops → rural HH income (north)

0.9

79.6

Cotton and fibres → households as activities → capital-livestock → rural HH income (north)

3.3

82.9

Cattle → households as activities → labour-rural-unskilled → rural HH income (north)

36.6

36.6

Cattle → households as activities → labour-rural-semiskilled → rural HH income (north)

13

49.6

Cattle → households as activities → land → rural HH income (north)

23.8

73.4

Cattle → households as activities → capital-crops → rural HH income (north)

1.4

74.7

Cattle → households as activities → capital-livestock → rural HH income (north)

3.1

77.9

Poultry → households as activities → labour-rural-unskilled → rural HH income (north)

33.8

33.8

Poultry → households as activities → labour-rural-semiskilled → rural HH income (north)

12.3

46.0

Poultry → households as activities → land → rural HH income (north)

22.1

68.2

Poultry → households as activities → capital-crops → rural HH income (north)

1.6

69.8

Poultry → households as activities → capital-livestock → rural HH income (north)

3.1

72.9

Other livestock → households as activities → labour-rural-unskilled → rural HH income (north)

32.9

32.9

Other livestock → households as activities → labour-rural-semiskilled → rural HH income (north)

11.8

44.8

Other livestock → households as activities → land → rural HH income (north)

21.5

66.2

Other livestock → households as activities → capital-crops → rural HH income (north)

2.2

68.4

Other livestock → households as activities → capital-livestock → rural HH income (north)

3.2

71.6

  1. Starting with exogenous changes in the commodities (Pole 1), represents the pathways of the structural relationships (Pole 2 and Pole 3) with the greatest influence on the income of rural household in the north (Pole 4). Bold values indicate the total cumulative share (%) for each group