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Table 1 Outputs of the initial regression model based on all the 13 independent variables

From: The determinants of crop yields in Uganda: what is the role of climatic and non-climatic factors?

Independent variable

Unstandardized coefficient

Standard error

Standardized coefficient

t value

p value

Cattle stock

− 3.49

3.26

− 0.28

− 1.04

0.304

Wood fuel/logging concessions

− 1

2.91

− 2.59

− 3.44

0.001

CO2 emissions from forest clearance

0.002

0.002

0.19

0.75

0.452

Arable and permanent crop land

− 0.01

0.01

− 0.43

− 0.64

0.522

Total area equipped for irrigation

2.209

4.37

0.2

0.50

0.616

Forest

− 0.22

0.062

− 5.68

−  3.56

0.0009

Population

− 0.013

0.008

− 3.55

− 1.55

0.127

GDP per capita

− 0.14

0.049

− 0.72

2.82

0.007

Burned area

0.00011

0.00014

0.55

0.77

0.441

Total fertilizers used

− 0.00028

0.0013

− 0.03

− 0.21

0.831

Number of agricultural tractors

0.051

0.018

2.48

2.92

0.005

Mean growing season precipitation

− 0.203

0.191

− 0.08

− 1.06

0.292

Mean growing season temperature

− 9.22

7.92

− 0.16

− 1.16

0.251

  1. R = 0.92; adjusted R2 = 0.86; ƒ-statistics = 19.3