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Table 5 OLS regression of the effects of crop diversification on household food security

From: Analyzing the contribution of crop diversification in improving household food security among wheat dominated rural households in Sinana District, Bale Zone, Ethiopia

Variables

DDS

HFIAS

Coef

P > t

Coef

P > t

Crop Diversification Index (number)

1.01

0.00*

− 1.48

0.00*

Sex of household head (male/female)

− 0.27

0.36

0.02

0.98

Age of household head (year)

0.01

0.32

− 0.05

0.07***

Edu of household head (year of schooling)

0.14

0.25

− 0.79

0.02**

Household size (number)

− 0.05

0.32

0.18

0.16

Farm land size (in hectares)

0.14

0.05**

− 0.29

0.13

Irrigation farming (yes/no)

0.63

0.10

− 0.35

0.74

Access to credit (yes/no)

0.00

0.99

− 0.10

0.90

Membership to famers cooperatives (yes/no)

0.10

0.60

− 0.25

0.67

Distance to the nearest market (walking min/h)

− 0.03

0.00*

0.06

0.02**

Total annual net income (birr)

0.18

0.18

0.83

0.12

Livestock ownership in TLU

0.06

0.01**

0.03

0.64

Access to remittance (birr)

− 0.68

0.01**

2.82

0.00*

Participation on off/non-farm activities (yes/no)

0.14

0.56

− 0.21

0.74

_cons

4.99

0.00

7.11

0.00

R2

22.0

 

15.0

 

Adjusted R2

19.01

 

11.7

 

F

1.8

 

4.9

 

N

383

 

383

 
  1. *, **, and *** indicate statistical significance at 1, 5, and 10% probability levels, respectively