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Table 5 Coefficient estimates for factors that influence EBMFPs adoption

From: Promoting sustainable agriculture in Africa through ecosystem-based farm management practices: evidence from Ghana

Variables

Estimates of negative binomial model (NBM)

CIS

GIS

Pooled

Coeff.

SE

Coeff.

SE

Coeff.

SE

Constant

1.016

0.296

0.044

0.318

0.498

0.213

Age

0.002

0.004

0.011

0.005**

0.006

0.003**

Sex

0.016

0.085

− 0.022

0.132

− 0.000

0.070

Educ_d

0.040

0.091

− 0.025

0.105

0.025

0.067

Ext_visits_d

0.160

0.094*

0.048

0.102

0.095

0.067

Fm_dist. (km)

− 0.234

0.083***

− 0.103

0.055*

− 0.146

0.046***

Fm_size (Acres)

0.040

0.106

0.005

0.046

0.005

0.042

Soil_perception

0.159

0.089*

0.239

0.123*

0.186

0.070***

Knw_EBFMPs

0.016

0.011

0.040

0.015***

0.026

0.009***

Irrig_type

    

0.161

0.081**

Number of observations

150

 

150

 

300

 

LR chi2(9)

42.230***

 

27.160***

 

106.860***

 

Prob > chi2

0.000

 

0.000

 

0.000

 

Pseudo R2

0.076

 

0.053

 

0.096

 

Dispersion = mean

      

Log likelihood

− 255.107

 

− 242.655

 

− 501.122

 

Alpha

0.000

 

0.000

 

0.000

 

Chibar2(01)

0.000

 

0.000

 

0.000

 

Prob ≥ chibar2

1.000

 

1.000

 

1.000

 
  1. Source: Field survey, 2016
  2. *, **, ***Represent 10, 5 and 1% levels of significance respectively