Table 2 Profile of socioeconomic characteristics of maize farmers by participation in social capital networks.
Variable | Members of social capital networks (67) | Non-members of social capital networks (33) | T-test |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | 50.22 (10.80) | 52.54 (18.26) | 2.12** |
Age2 | 2631.06 (181.36) | 2826 (173.27) | 2.76*** |
Household size | 7.23 (1.806) | 6.85 (1.62) | 2.52** |
Years of education | 9.25 (3.76) | 8.56 (3.43) | 2.35** |
Years of experience | 24.06 (17.89) | 23.89 (17.09) | 1.72 |
Male (%) | 91.25 | 87.14 | Â |
Extension (%) | 87.51 | 81.43 | Â |
Access to credit (%) | 90 | 72 | Â |
Maize yield | 165.13 (74.07) | 146.58 (66.96) | 5.13*** |
Farm size | 2.55 (1.99) | 2.36 (1.72) | 3.52*** |
Maize seed | 78.20 (34.22) | 74.74 (32.27) | 2.84*** |
labour | 55.93 (24.37) | 36.14 (17.73) | 1.13 |
pesticides | 17.08 (9.46) | 15.22 (8.57) | 1.19 |
Fertilizer | 18.73 (7.31) | 12.95 (5.91) | 4.40*** |
Asset | 94,277.47 (14,284.30) | 53,188.20 (17,728.97) | 2.66*** |