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Table 5 Contribution of factors on agricultural landholders for avoiding farming as profession (n = 100)

From: Predictive factors to avoid farming as a livelihood

Sl. no.

 

Components

1

2

3

4

Eigen root

2.909

2.181

1.470

1.253

% Variation expressed

24.239

18.173

12.249

10.445

Cumulative variation expressed

24.239

42.412

54.661

65.106

1.

Age

0.168

0.846

− 0.115

0.022

2.

Education

− 0.425

0.593

− 0.198

0.234

3.

Farming experience

0.320

0.646

0.143

− 0.057

4.

years left the farming

− 0.113

0.361

− 0.507

− 0.261

5.

Family size

0.847

− 0.037

− 0.258

0.237

6.

Family type

0.770

0.123

− 0.070

0.062

7.

Family dependence ratio

0.858

− 0.031

− 0.217

0.246

8.

Occupation

− 0.307

0.572

0.094

0.476

9.

Land holding

− 0.222

0.328

− 0.082

− 0.609

10.

Livestock possession

0.158

0.282

0.706

0.069

11.

Annual income

− 0.525

− 0.146

0.052

0.609

12.

Social participation

0.307

0.112

0.710

− 0.185