Table 4 Exploratory factor analysis result
Knowledge | Envi benefit | Financial benefit | Instrumental value | Land consev value | Market issue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Knowledge in optimal timing of harvest | 0.915 | |||||
Knowledge in crop variety performance | 0.898 | |||||
Knowledge in crop management | 0.871 | |||||
Knowledge of characteristics of crop varieties | 0.867 | |||||
Intercropping farmers can adapt to climate change better | 0.912 | |||||
Intercropping is environmentally friendly | 0.831 | |||||
Intercropping buffers for crop failure during climate irregularities | 0.719 | |||||
Intercropping increase biodiversity | 0.689 | |||||
Intercropping reduces fertilizer and pesticide cost | 0.838 | |||||
Intercropping creates higher profit | 0.795 | |||||
Intercropping makes the land fully used in a growing season | 0.765 | |||||
Intercropping leads to the increased crop yield | 0.585 | |||||
Supporting the family from farm income | 0.812 | |||||
Expanding the farm business | 0.766 | |||||
Maximizing profits from farming | 0.709 | |||||
Meeting challenges from farming | 0.608 | |||||
Keep farming land for future generations | 0.756 | |||||
Improving soil condition | 0.708 | |||||
Work and live in nice surroundings | 0.582 | |||||
Farming in a pro-environmental way | 0.567 | |||||
Demand for mixed seed yield | 0.871 | |||||
Price for mixed seed yield | 0.798 | |||||
The availability of seed separation technology | 0.549 | |||||
Cronbach's alpha | 0.920 | 0.869 | 0.814 | 0.741 | 0.741 | 0.735 |
Guttmann lambda 2 | 0.935 | 0.888 | 0.865 | 0.817 | 0.746 | 0.695 |
% of variance explained | 28.489 | 13.674 | 11.309 | 7.220 | 6.421 | 4.470 |
Eigenvalue | 6.553 | 3.145 | 2.601 | 1.661 | 1.477 | 1.028 |