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Table 2 Characteristics of the bean plots

From: Is bean really a women’s crop? Men and women’s participation in bean production in Uganda

Variables

Male headed (N = 542)

Female headed (N = 117)

Chi-square/t test

Intercropping (%)

73.12

76.55

0.86

Who owns the bean crop (%)

 Men

32.27

4.59

97.66***

 Women

35.11

86.24

 

 Both men and women

32.62

9.17

 

Who owns the bean plots (%)

 Men

84.01

16.26

 

 Women

4.04

68.29

354.09***

 Both men and women

11.95

15.45

 

Mode of land acquisition for bean plots (%)

 Purchased

51.71

29.66

 

 Borrowed/rented in

20.60

19.31

37.51***

 Inherited

26.60

51.03

 

 Government

1.09

  

Rating of the soil fertility (%)

 Good

30.97

29.66

 

 Medium

59.62

55.17

4.35

 Poor

9.41

15.17

 

Average number of bean plots

1.22 (0.59)

0.84 (0.46)

2.85***

Size of bean plot (acres)

1.04 (0.90)

0.78 (0.55)

3.19***

Average distance to bean plot (km)

0.99 (0.95)

0.92 (0.86)

1.16

  1. ***, **, * Significant at 1, 5 and 10%, respectively