Table 2 Summary of the descriptive statistics for the sampled banana farmers
Explanatory variables | Overall (n = 242) | HBVs adopters (n = 87) | HBVs non-adopters (n = 155) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age of farmer (years) | 47.9 | 47.9 | 47.9 | 0.006 |
Formal education of farmer (years) | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 0.040 |
Age of household head (years) | 49.8 | 51.0 | 49.2 | 0.967 |
Formal education of household head (years) | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 0.025 |
Household size (number of persons) | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1.711* |
Total farm size (ha) | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 2.962*** |
Total crop area (ha) | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.593 |
Land allocated to banana (ha) | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 3.064*** |
Annual household income (UGX’000) | 2504 | 2643 | 2427 | 1.189 |
Number of years known hybrids | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 1.103 |
Number of actors interact with | 0.8 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 10.167*** |
Number of times interact with actors | 4.8 | 10.9 | 1.3 | 8.513*** |
Number of years of membership to groups | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 0.511 |
Experience in banana research activities (years) | 1.5 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 4.575*** |
Membership to groups (%) | 67.4 | 75.9 | 62.6 | 0.034* |
Receipt of information on HBVs in last 5Â years (%) | 40.9 | 81.6 | 18.1 | 0.000*** |
HHs involvement in banana research activities (%) | 26.9 | 47.1 | 15.5 | 0.000*** |