Table 4 Summary of all results obtained from secondary data sources

Price of local labor at peak agricultural activity (in USD)

1.6 (1.2–2.0)

Mean rural income per person per month in Tororo district (in USD)

38.8 (30.4–47.3)

Period taken by 2 people to plow 1 acre of land (in days)

12 (10–13.9)

Period worked by 2 people per day to plow 1 acre of land using hand held hoe (in hours)

3 (2–3.9)

Duration of time taken to train young male cattle for work (in months)

18 (12.2–23.7)

Size of land plowed by a tractor per day (in acres)

5.4 (3.1–7.8)

Hiring rate of tractor per acre (in USD)

36.3 (26.5–46.8)