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Table 1 Determinants of adoption decision from PSM (probit model result)

From: Impact of improved beehives technology adoption on honey production efficiency: empirical evidence from Southern Ethiopia

Independent variables

Coefficient

Standard error

Sex of household head

0.0492

0.0308

Education level household head

0.0348

0.0481

Household size

− 0.0290

0.0301

Total annual income (1000)

0.120**

0.0539

Beekeeping experience

− 0.0919

0.0590

Distance from FTC

− 0.1870*

0.1079

Extension contact

0.1891*

0.1121

Credit utilization

0.1035

0.1025

Perception of high price (high)

− 0.8891***

0.3630

Perception of high price (medium)

− 0.3155**

0.1430

Cooperative membership

0.1373

0.1286

Number of local beehives owned

0.0145

0.0117

Constant

0.2460

0.2050

  1. ***, ** and * denote significance at the 1, 5 and 10%, respectively
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