Variable | Description | Users of improved technologies (n = 516) | Non-improved users (n = 401) | Mean difference (t-value) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | 1 if the farmer is women, 0 otherwise | 0.22 (0.41) | 0.81 (0.39) | −0.59 (−22.24)*** |
Age | Age of respondent (years) | 43.87 (12.24) | 50.95 (13.20) | −7.08 (−8.31)*** |
Adult size | Number of adults in the household | 8.35 (2.74) | 7.62 (2.51) | 0.74 (4.25)** |
FSize | Total rice area (acres) | 3.86 (2.72) | 3.10 (3.62) | 0.77 (3.54)*** |
Lowner | 1 if farmer own land, 0 otherwise | 0.66 (0.47) | 0.36 (0.48) | 0.30 (9.65)*** |
Extension | 1 if a farmer attended relevant extension training programme, 0 otherwise | 0.39 (0.49) | 0.18 (0.39) | 0.21 (7.12)*** |
Seed | Average cost of seed (gh¢) | 142.33 (192.38) | 0.00 (0.00) | 142.33 (16.81)*** |
Total Livestock Unit (TLU)a | TLU (Total Livestock Unit) | 1.89 (4.90) | 0.99 (3.16) | 0.90 (3.32)*** |
Baby | Number of children below 5 years | 2.26 (1.49) | 3.57 (1.52) | −1.31 (−13.12)*** |
Othercrops | Average income from other crops (gh¢) | 298.32 (572.85) | 224.57 (478.35) | 73.75 (2.12)** |
TFlabourb | Average total family labour hours employed by the farmer in the rice production | 539.11 (194.33) | 524.53 (169.26) | 4.58 (1.21) |