Table 4 First step Heckman probit model results
From: The drivers and intensity of adoption of beekeeping in northwest Ethiopia
Explanatory variables | Coefficients | p value |
|---|---|---|
Gender of the household head (male dummy) | 0.280 | 0.502 |
Age of the household head in years | 0.216 | < 0.001*** |
Marital status of the household head | 0.194 | 0.822 |
Household size measured in number of persons in the family | − 0.801 | < 0.001*** |
Livestock holding of the household in tropical livestock unit | 0.022 | 0.731 |
Educational status of the household head (Illiterate dummy) | − 1.192 | 0.005*** |
Number of extension visits in a year | 0.259 | 0.072* |
Availability of accessories (Yes dummy) | − 0.483 | 0.296 |
Use of credit in the production season (Yes dummy) | − 0.518 | 0.324 |
Whether the household has taken beekeeping training (Yes dummy) | 1.420 | 0.018** |
Presence of honey bee pests (Yes dummy) | − 0.359 | 0.608 |
Availability of bee feeds around the residence (Yes dummy) | 0.802 | 0.246 |
Engagement in swarm catching practices (Yes dummy) | − 0.167 | 0.668 |
Incentive to adopt beekeeping practices (Yes dummy) | 2.594 | < 0.001*** |
Do you use honey produce for home consumption? (Yes dummy) | 3.200 | < 0.001*** |
Major economic activities (Beekeeping dummy) | 1.906 | 0.069* |
Household’s perception of better hives (Traditional hive dummy) | − 1.821 | 0.002*** |
Distance to the nearest marketplace in km | − 0.082 | 0.027** |
Number of years the household stayed in the village/district | 0.076 | < 0.001*** |
Location (Dangila dummy) | 1.275 | 0.016** |
Constant | − 5.369 | 0.006*** |