Adoption and Impact of the Maize Hybrid on the Livelihood of the Maize Growers: Some Policy Insights from Pakistan

Table 2

Comparison of the cost of production (hybrid vs OPV).

Operation	OPV	Hybrid	Difference	t-values
Cost of production (PKR)	25,890	34,981	–9091	2.34
Average yield (ton)	5.7	7.6	–1.9	1.72
Revenue per acre	54,452	87,500	–33,048	2.55
Net profit	28,562	52,519	–23,957	2.86
Cost-benefit ratio	2.10	2.51	–0.41	1.23

Note. Results are significant at , , 1, 5 and 10 percent levels respectively. OPV stands for the open-pollinated varieties.