Table 5 Marginal effects of the explanatory variables on beekeeping adoption decision
From: The drivers and intensity of adoption of beekeeping in northwest Ethiopia
Explanatory variables | Dy/dx | p value |
|---|---|---|
Gender of the household head (male dummy) | − 0.111 | 0.499 |
Age of the household head in years | 0.086 | < 0.001*** |
Marital status of the household head | − 0.078 | 0.819 |
Household size measured in number of persons in the family | − 0.319 | < 0.001*** |
Livestock holding in tropical livestock unit | − 0.009 | 0.731 |
Educational status of the household head (Illiterate dummy) | 0.448 | 0.001*** |
Number of extension visits in a year | 0.103 | 0.072* |
Availability of accessories (Yes dummy) | 0.191 | 0.287 |
Access to credit in the production season (Yes dummy) | 0.204 | 0.312 |
Whether the household has taken beekeeping training (Yes dummy) | 0.507 | 0.003*** |
Presence of honey bee pests (Yes dummy) | 0.142 | 0.600 |
Availability of bee feeds around the residence (Yes dummy) | − 0.298 | 0.183 |
Engagement in swarm catching practices (Yes dummy) | 0.066 | 0.667 |
Incentive to adopt beekeeping practices (Yes dummy) | 0.805 | < 0.001*** |
Do you use honey produce for home consumption? (Yes dummy) | 0.888 | < 0.001*** |
Major economic activities (Beekeeping dummy) | 0.579 | 0.002*** |
Household’s perception of better hives (Traditional hive dummy) | − 0.620 | < 0.001*** |
Distance to the nearest marketplace in km | − 0.033 | 0.026** |
Number of years the household stayed in the village/district | 0.030 | < 0.001*** |
Location (Dangila dummy) | 0.476 | 0.006*** |