The Official Journal of the Pan-Pacific Association of Input-Output Studies (PAPAIOS)
Variables | Manure | Improved seed | Inorganic fertilizer | Crop diversification | ||||
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Coef. | Mfx | Coef. | Mfx | Coef. | Mfx | Coef. | Mfx | |
Age of HH | 0.127 (0.072)* | 0.0285 | 0.043 (0.043) | 0.0070 | 0.099 (0.041)** | 0.0397 | − 0.036 (0.039) | 0.0108 |
age2 | − 0.002 (0.001)** | − 0.0005 | − 0.001 (0.000) | − 0.0002 | − 0.001 (0.000)** | − 0.0006 | 0.000 (0.000) | − 0.0002 |
Sex of HH | − 0.161 (0.235) | − 0.1338 | 0.318 (0.226) | − 0.1273 | 0.403 (0.212)* | − 0.0397 | − 0.481 (0.223)** | − 0.0717 |
Literacy of HH | 0.280 (0.173) | 0.1422 | 0.119 (0.158) | 0.1550 | 0.252 (0.150)* | 0.2483 | 0.350 (0.152)** | 0.1078 |
Literacy of the spouse | − 0.079 (0.162) | 0.0596 | 0.219 (0.167) | 0.1608 | − 0.134 (0.155) | 0.0979 | 0.287 (0.157)* | 0.0693 |
Maize production experience | 0.020 (0.011)* | 0.0131 | 0.002 (0.009) | 0.0157 | − 0.013 (0.009) | 0.0122 | 0.034 (0.009)*** | 0.0085 |
Size land owned | − 0.017 (0.039) | − 0.0196 | 0.027 (0.034) | − 0.0254 | 0.181 (0.073)** | 0.0389 | − 0.020 (0.033) | − 0.0023 |
Size of livestock (TLU) | 0.305 (0.046)*** | 0.0971 | − 0.115 (0.045)** | 0.0429 | − 0.111 (0.042)*** | 0.0271 | 0.069 (0.040)* | 0.0302 |
Cooperative membership | 0.204 (0.159) | 0.0514 | 0.413 (0.164)** | 0.0658 | 0.290 (0.156)* | 0.1306 | − 0.147 (0.156) | 0.0361 |
Frequency of extension contact | − 0.003 (0.002)* | − 0.0009 | 0.004 (0.002)** | − 0.0001 | 0.008 (0.002)*** | 0.0023 | 0.001 (0.002) | 0.0003 |
Training | − 0.078 (0.151) | 0.0712 | 0.229 (0.153) | 0.1876 | − 0.020 (0.142) | 0.1746 | 0.423 (0.143)*** | 0.0940 |
Access to market information | − 0.121 (0.143) | 0.0815 | 0.857 (0.147)*** | 0.2905 | 0.386 (0.137)*** | 0.3602 | 0.364 (0.136)*** | 0.1439 |
Credit constraint | 0.212 (0.154) | − 0.0190 | − 0.605 (0.159)*** | − 0.1851 | − 0.418 (0.152)*** | − 0.2914 | − 0.323 (0.157)** | − 0.1009 |
Distance from FTC | 0.003 (0.006) | − 0.0004 | − 0.029 (0.006)*** | − 0.0056 | − 0.015 (0.006)** | − 0.0078 | 0.001 (0.006) | − 0.0024 |
Plot to home distance | − 0.018 (0.016) | − 0.0039 | − 0.007 (0.006) | − 0.0004 | − 0.003 (0.006) | − 0.0009 | 0.013 (0.005)** | − 0.0003 |
Plot ownership | 1.207 (0.483)** | 0.3944 | 0.053 (0.328) | 0.2188 | − 0.061 (0.320) | 0.2285 | 0.076 (0.341) | 0.1422 |
Medium fertile | − 0.335 (0.184)* | − 0.1786 | 0.031 (0.178) | − 0.1808 | 0.293 (0.177)* | − 0.1007 | − 0.363 (0.170)** | − 0.0944 |
Poorly fertile | − 0.126 (0.243) | − 0.1299 | 0.260 (0.258) | − 0.1326 | 0.103 (0.234) | − 0.1361 | − 0.604 (0.242)** | − 0.0939 |
The plot is in weynadega | 1.013 (0.522) | 0.1824 | − 1.281 (0.361)*** | − 0.2230 | 0.042 (0.377) | − 0.0439 | 0.079 (0.363) | − 0.0204 |
The plot is in dega | 0.866 (0.519) | 0.2664 | − 0.742 (0.360)** | 0.0513 | − 0.336 (0.365) | 0.0215 | 0.328 (0.357) | 0.0675 |
Joint significance of plot variables: | 23.09 | Â | 20.06 | Â | 12.01 | Â | 14.9 | Â |
Prob. > χ 2 (7) | 0.003 |  | 0.010 |  | 0.151 |  | 0.061 |  |