Household- and plot-level impacts of sustainable land management practices in the face of climate variability and change: empirical evidence from Dabus Sub-basin, Blue Nile River, Ethiopia

Table 5 Probit results on plot-level determinants of SLM practices (2004–2016)

Variable	dy/dx	SD
HH head age (years)	0.021	(0.018)
HH head sex (male = 1)	0.023	(0.001)
Household experienced erosion (yes = 1)	0.034*	(0.032)
Household experienced drought (yes = 1)	0.141**	(0.025)
Plots with steep slope (proportion)	0.301***	(0.022)
Plots with mixed slope (proportion)	0.015	(0.006)
Percentage of plots received manure/fertilizer	0.143***	(0.001)
Education of HH head (literate = 1)	0.044	(0.008)
Semi-fertile plots (proportion)	0.043**	(0.011)
Non-fertile plots (proportion)	0.421**	(0.004)
Extension advice on SLM (yes = 1)	0.048*	(0.001)
Plot size (hectare)	0.014*	(0.021)
Number of observations = 506
Wald chi2(12) = 241.31
Prob > chi2 = 0
Pseudo R ² = 0.2412

*, ** and *** are significance level at 10, 5 and 1%
Dependent variable: plots that received SLM practices (soil/stone bund, grass strips) (Yes = 1)

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