Table 7

Yield of labor and costs per hectare observed. Performance of work is expressed as tons per man-day under different crop yields for a single harvesting day.

Crop yield Number of bunches per hectare in a day t FFB/ha in a day Covered area (hectares/work group) in a day Yield (t FFB/man-day) Yield (t FFB/work group) in a day Labor cost (USD /hectare per day)
Low 25 0.380 7.81 1.48 2.96 $3.8
Medium 45 0.684 6.20 2.12 4.24 $6.9
High 75 1.140 4.04 2.30 4.6 $11.5

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