Table 3 Comparison of users and non-users of SLM practices
Variable | Non-users | Users | Mean difference (P value) |
|---|---|---|---|
HH head age (years) | 46.4 | 43.7 | 0.00 |
HH head sex (male = 1) | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.87 |
Education (literate = 1) | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.03 |
Household size (number) | 0.59 | 0.58 | 0.61 |
Time spent on non-farm activity (months) | 3.5 | 4.3 | 0.00 |
Land size in hectares | 2.3 | 2.4 | 0.45 |
Household experienced erosion (yes = 1) | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.05 |
Household experienced drought (yes = 1) | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.03 |
Adult equivalent ratio | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.72 |
Steep slope (proportion) | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.00 |
Mixed slope (proportion) | 0.05 | 0.1 | 0.21 |
Manure use (proportion of farmers) | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.04 |
Fertilizer use (proportion of farmers) | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.05 |
Received credit (yes = 1) | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.24 |
Semi-fertile plots (proportion) | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.13 |
Non-fertile plots (proportion) | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.00 |
Extension advice on SLM (yes = 1) | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.00 |
Distance from market (km) | 5 | 4.6 | 0.22 |
Wet Kola agro-ecology (1 = yes) | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.00 |
Dry Kola agro-ecology (1 = yes) | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.00 |