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Table 2 Parameter estimates of the multinomial logit model

From: Understanding the process of adaptation to climate change by small-holder farmers: the case of east Hararghe Zone, Ethiopia

Explanatory variables

Only tree planting

Tree planting and other(s)

Coefficient

P > |z|

Coefficient

P > |z|

Local agro-ecology (Mid-land)

−1.636667

0.281

-.3587958

.807

Non-farm income

−2.708249

0.145

−3.288332

0.072*

Educational level of the household head-able to read and write

.0207302

0.989

-.5278419

0.723

Education level of the household head-primary school or higher

1.285579

0.479

1.445039

0.374

Gender of the household head

−1.903161

0.305

-.2514557

0.884

Access to irrigation water

2.221507

0.674

2.151656

0.683

Farming experience of the household head

-.0242545

0.539

-.0402274

0.287

Farm size in hectares

.9027755

0.410

.3203822

0.766

Access to food aid

1.694316

0.289

1.665551

0.288

Land ownership

−1.185355

0.806

−1.316571

0.783

Farmer to farmer extension

4.930387

0.013**

4.291278

0.027**

Access to credit services

−3.473911

0.070*

−2.471363

0.186

Access to extension services

.9831508

0.526

-.9210263

0.498

Distance from selling market

-.375467

0.135

-.9231534

0.003***

Distance from purchasing market

2.185086

0.058*

3.196014

0.007***

Family size

-.1358245

0.587

-.2319416

0.344

Annual income

.0002782

0.066*

.0002397

0.109

Livestock ownership (TLU)

-.2087889

0.549

-.2593202

0.444

constant

1.568256

0.811

4.27316

0.508

Number of observations = 109

LR chi2(36) = 79.39

Prob > chi2 = 0.0000***

Log likelihood = −65.931038

Pseudo R2 = 0.3758

No adaptation is the base outcome

  1. ***, **, * Significant at 1%, 5% and 10% significance level respectively.