Table 2 Characteristics of the sample according to adoption status
Variable | Adopters n = 86 | Non-adopters n = 114 | Mean difference/chi-square | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | S. D | Freq | % | Mean | S. D | Freq | % | ||
Farmer/household factors | |||||||||
Sex | – | – | 57 | 66.28 | – | – | 67 | 58.77 | 1.17a |
Age | 38.81 | 11.14 | – | – | 37.61 | 10.24 | – | – | 1.209 |
Educational status | – | – | 12 | 13.95 | – | – | 17 | 14.91 | 0.04a |
Household size | 13.22 | 6.338 | – | – | 12.27 | 5.941 | – | – | 0.949 |
Herd ownership | 44 | 51.16 | 59 | 51.75 | 0.007 | ||||
Farm-level factors | |||||||||
Degree of specialization | 0.356 | 0.228 | – | – | 0.403 | 0.249 | – | – | −0.047 |
Soil fertility status | – | – | 27 | 31.40 | – | – | 31 | 27.19 | 0.42a |
Input variables | |||||||||
Cost of ploughing | 103.8 | 56.76 | – | – | 110.5 | 54.79 | – | – | 6.747 |
Fertilizer dummy | – | – | 38 | 44.19 | – | – | 71 | 62.28 | 6.47a** |
Pesticides & herbicides | 2.012 | 0.804 | 1.421 | 0.677 | 0.590 | ||||
Institutional factors | |||||||||
Off-farm employment | – | – | 25 | 29.07 | – | – | 35 | 30.70 | 0.06a |
Extension visits | – | – | 60 | 69.77 | – | – | 41 | 35.96 | 22.41a*** |
Member of farmer group | – | – | 45 | 52.33 | – | – | 24 | 21.05 | 21.22a*** |
Access to credit | 22 | 25.58 | 18 | 15.79 | 2.938* | ||||
Distance to market | 2.575 | 1.246 | – | – | 3.174 | 1.435 | – | – | 0.598*** |