Table 4 Probit results on household-level determinants of SLM practices (2004–2016)
Variable | dy/dx | SD |
|---|---|---|
HH head age (years) | 0.035 | (0.021) |
HH head sex (male = 1) | 0.003 | (0.021) |
Land size in hectares | 0.024** | (0.011) |
Household experienced erosion (yes = 1) | 0.023* | (0.041) |
Household experienced drought (yes = 1) | 0.011 ** | (0.025) |
Household size (number) | 0.021 | (0.003) |
Adult equivalent ratio | 0.013 | (0.011) |
Non-farm employment (months) | 0.001 | (0.011) |
Steep slope plots (proportion) | 0.211*** | (0.032) |
Mixed slope plots (proportion) | 0.018 | (0.028) |
Manure/fertilizer use (yes = 1) | 0.053*** | (0.061) |
Education of HH head (literate = 1) | 0.031 | (0.017) |
Semi-fertile plots (proportion) | 0.071** | (0.037) |
Non-fertile plots (proportion) | 0.039** | (0.062) |
Extension advice on SLM (yes = 1) | 0.053 | (0.024) |
Distance from market (km) | − 0.031** | (0.011) |
Wet Kola agro-ecology (1 = yes) | 0.241*** | (0.028) |
Dry Kola agro-ecology (1 = yes) | 0.067** | (0.046) |
Assosa Woreda | 0.261*** | (0.053) |
Bambasi Woreda | 0.217*** | (0.101) |
Sherkole Woreda | 0.042* | (0.006) |
Mengie Woreda | 0.135* | (0.015) |
Number of observations = 506 | ||
Wald χ 2(20) = 218.21 | ||
Prob > χ 2 = 0 | ||
Pseudo R 2 = 0.3232 |