Achieving sustainable development goals on no poverty and zero hunger: Does technical efficiency of Ghana’s maize farmers matter?

Table 7 Sources of technical efficiency among maize farmers.

Variable	Coefficient	SE
Constant	− 0.289	0.477
Access to good roads	0.478	0.209
Living in Northern Savannah zone	− 0.642***	0.275
Living in Transitional zone	− 0.234	0.318
Living in Forest zone	− 0.881**	0.399
Gender of maize farmer	− 0.222**	0.164
Age of maize farmer	0.007	0.007
Educational level of maize farmer	− 0.044***	0.016
Household size of maize farmer	− 0.012	0.016
Experience of maize farmer	− 0.003**	0.009
Farm size	0.014*	0.007
Land fragmentation	0.007*	0.033
Income	− 0.0001	0.00002
Extension contact	− 0.302*	0.177
Membership of farmer association	− 0.202**	0.200
Access to credit	− 0.058	0.197
Access to ready market	− 0.294	0.203
Fertilizer use	− 0.193*	0.180
Pesticide use	− 0.431	0.402
Improved seed use	− 0.529***	0.143

The asterisks indicate levels of significance. *** is significant at 1%, ** is significant at 5%, and * is significant at 10%

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