Table 3 Socio-economic characteristics of the households in the study areas
Descriptions | Districts | Degrees of freedom | X2-value | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sire | Dodota | Hetosa | ||||
Farm size owned | ||||||
< 1 ha | 27 (50.0) | 13 (22.4) | 18 (31.0) | 4 | 18.905 | 0.001 |
1–3 ha | 24 (44.4) | 33 (56.9) | 38 (65.5) | |||
> 3 ha | 3 (5.6) | 12 (20.7) | 2 (3.4) | |||
Improved seed source | ||||||
Farmers’ cooperative | 10 (18.5) | 7 (12.1) | 20 (34.5) | 12 | 34.51 | 0.001 |
Research centre | 3 (5.6) | 3 (5.2) | 3 (5.2) | |||
Seed enterprise | 3 (5.6) | 2 (3.4) | 3 (5.2) | |||
Farm saved | 1 (1.9) | 1 (1.7) | 9 (15.5) | |||
Neighbouring farmers | 9 (16.7) | 18 (31.0) | 14 (24.1) | |||
NGO | 3 (5.6) | 1 (1.7) | – | |||
BOANR | 25 (46.3) | 26 (44.8) | 9 (15.5) | |||
Source of extension information | ||||||
Agricultural Extension Staff (DAs) | 29 (53.7) | 42 (72.4) | 39 (67.2) | 6 | 13.784 | 0.032 |
Radio | 22 (40.7) | 13 (22.4) | 13 (22.4) | |||
Television | 2 (3.7) | – | – | |||
Other | 1 (1.9) | 3 (5.2) | 6 (10.3) | |||
Membership to farmers’ organization | ||||||
Yes | 32 (59.3) | 30 (51.7) | 33 (56.9) | 2 | 0.681 | 0.712 |
No | 22 (40.7) | 28 (48.3) | 25 (43.1) | |||
Years of membership to farmers’ organization | ||||||
< 5 | 31 (57.4) | 33 (56.9) | 40 (69.0) | 4 | 2.556 | 0.635 |
5–10 | 11 (20.4) | 11 (19.0) | 7 (12.1) | |||
> 10 | 12 (22.2) | 14 (24.1) | 11 (19.0) | |||