Table 2 Summary statistics of maize farm households in sample study

Dependent variables

 DTMVs

 Inorganic fertiliser

 Intercropping

 Row planting

 Incorporate crop residues on plot

 Manure

 Categories of number of CSAPs in ordered probit model

Explanatory variables

 Gender (1 = male; 0 = female)

 Age (years)

47.45

13.97

 Education (years)

7.62

6.63

 Number of years resident in the village

40.74

17.6

 Own land (yes = 1; no = 0)

0.37

 Land rent yes = 1; no = 0)

0.28

 Farm Size (ha)

11.01

173.26

 Farming experience (years)

27.88

14.93

 Household size

6.93

2.99

 Received loan (yes = 1; no = 0)

 Member of input supply and farm cooperatives (yes = 1; no = 0)

 Received advice on improved varieties

 Total cost of household asset (‘000 NGN)

1052

3944

 Total livestock unit (TLU)

2.33

15.51

Cost of hired labour (000 NGN)

62.51

95.75

 Awareness and access to improved maize varieties (yes = 1; no = 0)

 Training in Improved production practices (yes = 1; no = 0)

 Willingness to take risk (yes = 1; no = 0)

 North-West (yes = 1; no = 0)

 North-Central (yes = 1; no = 0)

 North-East (yes = 1; no = 0)

 South-South (yes = 1; no = 0)

South-East (yes = 1; no = 0)

 South-West (yes = 1; no = 0)