Table 5 Predictors of willingness to grow yellow-root cassava production (N = 81)
From: Men and women’s perception of yellow-root cassava among rural farmers in eastern Uganda
Variable | Willingness to grow yellow-root cassava (ORb) (CIc) |
|---|---|
Age | 1.06 (0.95–1.19) |
Gender | |
Male youth (refa) | 1.00 |
Male youth versus female youth | 6.40 (0.85–48.41)* |
Male youth versus men | 0.36 (0.02–7.81) |
Male youth versus women | 8.28 (0.12–58. 16) |
Marital status | |
Single (ref) | 1.00 |
Single versus married | 0.56 (0.12–2.65)* |
Educational status | |
Primary | 1.00 |
Primary versus secondary | 5.45 (1.02–29.04)* |
Primary versus no formal education | 0.07 (0.01–1.20) |
Main occupation | |
Other activities | 1.00 |
Other activities versus crop farming | 0.30 (0.30–2.97) |
Years of growing cassava | 0.99 (0.75–1.32) |
Access to extension service | 0.28 (0.03–1.97) |