From: Household adoption of soil-improving practices and food insecurity in Ghana
Independent variable | Coefficient | Standard error | z | p> | z| | 95% confidence interval | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adoption of soil imp. | 0.187 | 0.493 | 0.380 | 0.704 | -0.778 | 1.152 |
Chemical fertilizer | 0.979 | 0.489 | 2.000 | 0.045 | 0.021 | 1.937 |
Commercial seed | 0.766 | 0.536 | 1.430 | 0.153 | -0.285 | 1.817 |
Herbicides | 0.596 | 0.560 | 1.060 | 0.287 | -0.502 | 1.694 |
Insecticide | -0.983 | 0.468 | -2.100 | 0.036 | -1.900 | -0.066 |
Medium-quality soil | 2.439 | 0.541 | 4.510 | 0.000 | 1.379 | 3.498 |
Off-farm activity | 0.396 | 0.481 | 0.820 | 0.410 | -0.546 | 1.338 |
Seasonal lease | -0.113 | 0.553 | -0.200 | 0.838 | -1.198 | 0.972 |
Share cropping | -0.497 | 0.713 | -0.700 | 0.486 | -1.896 | 0.901 |
Income | 0.017 | 0.010 | 1.750 | 0.080 | -0.002 | 0.036 |
Education level | 0.468 | 0.414 | 1.130 | 0.259 | -0.344 | 1.280 |
Household size | 0.009 | 0.101 | 0.090 | 0.929 | -0.189 | 0.207 |
Age of house head | 0.013 | 0.016 | 0.780 | 0.435 | -0.019 | 0.044 |
Extension service | -0.632 | 0.513 | -1.230 | 0.218 | -1.637 | 0.373 |
μ a | 1.281 | 1.448 |  |  | -1.557 | 4.119 |
μ b | 4.946 | 1.525 |  |  | 1.957 | 7.934 |
μ c | 5.976 | 1.554 |  |  | 2.930 | 9.021 |