Cropping systems diversification, improved seed, manure and inorganic fertilizer adoption by maize producers of eastern Ethiopia

Ahmed, Musa Hasen; Geleta, Kassahun Mamo; Tazeze, Aemro; Mesfin, Hiwot Mekonnen; Tilahun, Eden Andualem

doi:10.1186/s40008-017-0093-8

Journal of Economic Structures

The Official Journal of the Pan-Pacific Association of Input-Output Studies (PAPAIOS)

Table 6 Multivariate probit simulation results for households’ technology adoption decisions without Mundlak’s approach

From: Cropping systems diversification, improved seed, manure and inorganic fertilizer adoption by maize producers of eastern Ethiopia

	Manure		Improved seed		Inorganic fertilizer		Crop diversification
	Coef	se	Coef	se	Coef	se	Coef	se
Age of house hold head	0.123*	0.073	0.042	0.042	0.095**	0.041	− 0.038	0.040
Square of age of the household head	− 0.002*	0.001	− 0.001	0.000	− 0.001**	0.000	0.000	0.000
Sex of house hold head	− 0.275	0.266	0.352	0.228	0.413*	0.212	− 0.490**	0.221
Education (HH)	0.415**	0.185	0.120	0.156	0.259*	0.150	0.344**	0.152
Education of spouse	0.029	0.169	0.182	0.167	− 0.144	0.157	0.298*	0.156
Maize cultivation experience	0.018	0.011	0.002	0.009	− 0.011	0.009	0.033***	0.009
Size of land owned in qoxi	− 0.045	0.038	0.029	0.034	0.179**	0.072	− 0.017	0.033
Livestock in TLU	0.353***	0.052	− 0.119***	0.045	− 0.107**	0.042	0.065	0.040
Cooperative membership	0.132	0.169	0.407**	0.164	0.304*	0.156	− 0.159	0.158
Number of extension contact	− 0.003	0.002	0.004**	0.002	0.008***	0.002	0.001	0.002
Training regarding maize	− 0.175	0.156	0.228	0.152	− 0.011	0.143	0.417***	0.142
Access to market information	− 0.139	0.157	0.852***	0.145	0.399***	0.136	0.370***	0.135
Credit constraint	0.207	0.163	− 0.599***	0.158	− 0.398***	0.152	− 0.355**	0.156
Distance to FTc	0.007	0.006	− 0.029***	0.006	− 0.015**	0.006	0.001	0.006
Distance b/n plot and home	− 0.090***	0.013	− 0.002	0.005	0.003	0.005	0.007	0.005
The plot tenure	0.925**	0.415	− 0.031	0.256	− 0.094	0.261	0.179	0.278
The plot is good in fertility	− 0.114	0.245	− 0.106	0.212	− 0.088	0.204	0.481**	0.199
The plot is in kola ecology	− 0.886	0.654	1.096***	0.314	− 0.019	0.385	− 0.344	0.371
The plot is in dega ecology	− 0.358	0.223	0.567***	0.193	− 0.370**	0.188	0.205	0.183
_cons	− 3.668**	1.573	− 1.098	0.951	− 1.904**	0.966	− 1.040	0.922

*, ** and *** indicate statistical difference at 10, 5 and 1%, respectively. Non-significant control variables include: distance to the nearest market, participation in off/nonfarm activity, family size, steeper slope and medium slope

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