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Table 5 RPL estimates for choice of groundnut traits by supply chain actors

From: Exploring gender differences in trait preferences among groundnut value chain actors in northern Ghana

Variables

Producers

Traders

Processors

Consumers

Coefficient

Coefficient

Coefficient

Coefficient

(Std. error)

(Std. error)

(Std. error)

(Std. error)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

ASC

− 2.475***

− 1.979***

− 1.655***

− 1.084

 

(0.577)

(0.588)

(0.391)

(1.186)

Price

− 3.496***

− 3.736***

− 4.148***

− 4.267***

 

(0.080)

(0.269)

(0.247)

(0.296)

Yield (1 = low)

− 1.096***

   
 

(0.167)

   

Maturity2 (1 = medium)

− 0.143

   
 

(0.207)

   

Very low oil content

 

− 0.030

− 1.811**

 
  

(0.687)

(0.490)

 

Maturity3 (1 = late)

− 1.147***

   
 

(0.207)

   

Disease resistance 2 (1 = tolerance)

− 0.280

   
 

(0.186)

   

Low oil content

 

− 0.109

− 0.061

 
  

(0.665)

(0.402)

 

Disease resistance 3 (1 = susceptible)

− 0.567**

   
 

(0.274)

   

Small grain size

 

– 1.566*

0.588

 
  

(0.899)

(0.394)

 

Easily harvest 2 (1 = difficult)

− 0.772***

   
 

(0.266)

   

Short grain storability

 

− 1.186*

0.002

 
  

(0.607)

(0.434)

 

Medium grain storability

 

− 0.206

− 0.015

 
  

(0.718)

(0.430)

 

Easily harvest 3 (1 = very difficult)

0.066

   
 

(0.219)

   

Red grain

  

0.549

− 0.230

   

(0.434)

(0.609)

Brown grain

  

0.346

0.525

   

(0.458)

(0.548)

Low nutritional value

   

− 1.586***

    

(0.547)

Crunchy texture

   

0.812

    

(0.560)

Salty flavor groundnut paste

   

0.557

    

(0.581)

Non-random parameters

    

Age

0.023* (0.013)

  

0.005 (0.025)

Gender (1 = male)

− 0.131 (0.247)

  

0.616 (0.702)

Household size

0.030 (0.227)

   

Farming experience

− 0.020 (0.173)

   

AEA

− 0.674** (0.286)

   

Training

0.026 (0.284)

   

Education

0.001 (0.030)

  

− 0.021 (0.057)

Household size

   

− 0.097* (0.056)

Standard deviations

    

ASC

0.117

0.109

1.217

0.216

 

(0.169)

(0.217)

(1.580)

(0.448)

Price

0.036

1.191***

1.644

0.060

 

(0.117)

(0.269)

(3.566)

(0.462)

Yield (1 = low)

0.447

   
 

(0.499)

   

Maturity2 (1 = medium)

1.173***

   
 

(0.452)

   

Very low oil content

 

2.724***

0.865

 
  

(0.953)

(0.578)

 

Maturity3 (1 = late)

1.624***

   
 

(0.380)

   

Disease resistance 2 (1 = tolerance)

0.705

   
 

(0.566)

   

Low oil content

 

0.235

0.636

 
  

(0.763)

(0.473)

 

Disease resistance 3 (1 = susceptible)

3.372***

   
 

(0.444)

   

Small grain size

 

2.683**

  
  

(1.161)

  

Easily harvest 2 (1 = difficult)

1.833***

   
 

(0.370)

   

Short grain storability

 

1.618

0.210

 
  

(1.138)

(0.841)

 

Medium grain storability

 

3.371**

0.170

 
  

(1.577)

(0.610)

 

Easily harvest 3 (1 = very difficult)

0.748

   
 

(0.618)

   

Red grain

  

0.169

1.329*

   

(0.546)

(0.807)

Brown grain

  

1.014

1.288

   

(0.750)

(0.793)

Low nutritional value

   

0.713

    

(1.906)

Crunchy texture

   

0.433

    

(1.246)

Salty flavor groundnut paste

   

2.071**

    

(1.033)

Observations

1620

900

1080

900

AIC

2768.0

324

334

309

Log likelihood

− 1358.99

− 148

− 149

− 136

  1. ASC indicates alternative specific constant; ***, ** and * indicates significance at 1%, 5%, and 10%, respectively