Table 7 Determinants of organic cotton adoption: results of the probit model for women and men
From: Socioeconomic determinants of organic cotton adoption in Benin, West Africa
Variables | Label | Women | Men |
|---|---|---|---|
Coefficient (a) | Coefficient (a) | ||
AGE | Age of the producer (year) | 0.044 (0.034) | 0.025 (0.017) |
EDUC | Formal education of the producer (year) | −0.144 (0.401) | −0.118** (0.057) |
EXPCOT | Experience in cotton production in general (year) | −0.010 (0.055) | −0.043* (0.026) |
CLASSP | Class of poverty as perceived by producers (1 = very poor, 2 = poor, 3 = medium, 4 = rich) | −0.343 (0.554) | −0.059 (0.233) |
CENTRE | Regional dummy (1 = Farmers located in the Centre of Benin, 0 = otherwise) | 1.327* (0.741) | |
NORTHW | Regional dummy (1 = Farmers located in the northwest-Benin, 0 = otherwise) | −0.693 (0.852) | −0.895 (0.901) |
LNDISTEX | Logarithm of the distance between the producer’s house and his farm (km) | −1.487 (1.208) | −1.077*** (0.355) |
HHSIZE | Household size (number of members) | 0.162 (0.138) | 0.044 (0.035) |
LNSUPTOT | Logarithm of the amount of land available (ha) | 0.158 (0.463) | −0.257 (0.290) |
OXEN | Ownership of oxen (1 = yes) | 0.930 (0.899) | |
LNDISTM | Logarithm of the distance between the village and the nearest market place where producers sell their products (km) | −0.087 (0.248) | 0.137 (0.141) |
ACRED | Obtained credit (1 = yes, 0 = no) | −0.407 (0.965) | −0.369 (0.399) |
COOP | Membership of producers’ organization (1 = yes) | 0.998 (0.661) | 0.440 (0.528) |
NVISIT | Contact with extension agents (number of visits between January and October 2012) | 0.447* (0.236) | 0.370*** (0.083) |
CONS | Constant | −0.805 (1.730) | −1.232 (0.880) |