Improving efficiency of knowledge and technology diffusion using community seed banks and farmer-to-farmer extension: experiences from Malawi

Table 9 Key factors influencing adoption of productivity-enhancing agri-innovations in Malawi during the scaling-out phase

Variable	Coefficient	Z value	P >\|Z\|
Age	56.42	0.49	0.688
Education	91.73	0.86	0.496
Districts (agroecology)^a
Dedza	−220.82	−1.96	0.050*
Lilongwe	632.11	2.79	0.005**
Mchinji	72.56	−0.70	−0.487
Sex of farmer	11.60	0.36	0.716
Training sessions received
Two	89.12	0.80	0.425
Three	306.21	2.79	0.005**
Four	780.00	7.57	0.000**
Five	1120.51	11.06	0.000**
Variety grown^b
Kakoma	502.00	6.23	0.000**
Chitala	504.05	6.27	0.000**
Nsinjiro	414.34	5.14	0.000**
CG 7	366.54	4.56	0.000**

n = 917 for the beneficiary population and n = 653 for non-beneficiary population
^*Significant at p ≤ 0.05
**Significant at p ≤ 0.001
^aDistricts represent three agroecologies of Malawi where studies were conducted. Crop productivity among non-beneficiary farmers in Balaka was 646.03 kg/ha, n = 91
^bThe local check Chalimbana against which improved groundnut varieties were compared produced 697.2 kg/ha

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