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Table 1 Independent variables by perceived post-harvest losses of crops status

From: Post-harvest losses of crops and its determinants in Ethiopia: tobit model analysis

Variables

Total

(n = 3830)

Post-harvest loss

(n = 2483)

No loss

(n = 1347)

\(\chi^{2}\) or t-test

% (frequency) or mean (St. dev.)

% (frequency) or mean (St. dev.)

% (frequency) or mean (St. dev.)

Demographic characteristics

Sex of the household head

(% male of total)

50.52 (1,935)

51.62 (999)

48.37 (936)

7.55

Household size—adult equivalent scale

3.84 (1.94)

3.73 (1.920)

4.04 (1.993)

− 4.716***

Socio-economic characteristics

Education level—years

4.70 (2.35)

4.56 (2.33)

4.97 (2.37)

− 5.226***

Total wealth index

0.29 (0.39)

1.37 (1.67)

0.57 (5.09)

− 1.297***

Farm-specific attributes

Total landholding size in hectare

1.54 (0.64)

1.39 (1.92)

1.82 (5.34)

− 2.191***

Insect pests infestation and/or rodent—dummy

87.78 (3,362)

7.17 (241)

92.83 (3,121)

− 3.14***

Availability of storage—dummy

34 (1,302)

51.07 (665)

48.92 (637)

5.85

Institutional and marketing characteristics

Extension support services—dummy

55.69 (2,133)

34.89 (744)

65.11 (1,389)

− 3.11 ***

Cooperative membership—dummy

39.11 (1,498)

40.65 (609)

59.34 (889)

− 3.03***

Use of credit—dummy

14 (535)

49.53 (265)

39.53 (262)

6.32

Distance to all weathered road, km

14.34 (21.55)

15.85 (27.96)

13.52 (17.04)

3.201***

Distance to nearest main market, km

59.74 (47.30)

66.20 (52.48)

56.24 (43.85)

6.253***

  1. Source: Own computation based on CSA 2020 survey data