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Table 12 Multivariate GLM regression results of factors influencing bean grain moisture content

From: The cost of inadequate postharvest management of pulse grain: Farmer losses due to handling and storage practices in Uganda

Explanatory variable

Marginal effects (SE)

Farming experience (Years-log)

− 0.0011 (0.0011)

Sex of produce owner (1 = woman, 0 otherwise)

− 0.0066** (0.0024)

Access to production information (1 = Yes; 0 = No)

0.0072** (0.0022)

Grain size (1 = medium to large, 0 = small)

− 0.0035 (0.0028)

Delayed harvest (1 = one week; 0 =  > 1 week)

− 0.0036 (0.0025)

Storage duration (days—log)

− 0.0026** (0.0011)

Store in bags placed on cemented floor (sp1)

− 0.0098*** (0.0026)

Store in bags placed above ground (sp2)

− 0.0152*** (0.0033)

Store in bags placed on smeared earth floor (sp3)

− 0.0100*** (0.0047)

Unobserved factors

0.2535 (0.3572)

Constant

–

Ln phi = 4.9187*** (0.073)

Number of observations (N) = 371

 
  1. Note: Values in parenthesis are standard errors (SE); ***Significance at 1% (p < 0.01) and **Significance at 5% (p < 0.05)
  2. Source: Field study, 2019