Constraints | Agro-ecological zone | Overall | Mann–Whitney U | Asymp. Sig. (two-tailed) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
North-Sudan | South-Sudan | ||||
Liquidity problems | 2.47 | 2.95 | 2.71 | 623.0 | 0.08 |
Lack of farm tools | 2.73 | 2.60 | 2.66 | 769.0 | 0.76 |
Poor extension services | 2.43 | 1.92 | 2.18 | 663.0 | 0.17 |
Unreliable rainfall | 1.65 | 2.18 | 1.91 | 670.5 | 0.20 |
High price of seed | 0.55 | 2.80 | 1.67 | 475.5 | 0.00 |
Striga weed | 1.32 | 2.02 | 1.67 | 670.5 | 0.20 |
Termites | 1.32 | 1.98 | 1.65 | 650.5 | 0.13 |
Low soil fertility | 0.25 | 1.65 | 0.95 | 343.5 | 0.00 |
Stem borer | 0.58 | 1.30 | 0.94 | 635.0 | 0.07 |
Labor shortage | 0.77 | 0.78 | 0.78 | 704.5 | 0.25 |
Theft | 0.58 | 0.92 | 0.75 | 660.0 | 0.09 |
Maize streak | 0.22 | 1.05 | 0.64 | 595.5 | 0.02 |
Field insect pests | 0.03 | 0.72 | 0.37 | 635.5 | 0.01 |
Poor quality of seed | 0.28 | 0.32 | 0.30 | 787.5 | 0.84 |