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Table 6 Determinants of adoption of improved cassava varieties

From: Welfare impact of adoption of improved cassava varieties by rural households in South Western Nigeria

Variable

Coefficient.

Standard error

P > |z|

Marginal effect

Gender

0.1056

0.4003

0.7920

0.0123

Marital status

0.0302**

0.0137

0.0280

0.0035

Main occupation

−1.6883***

0.5188

0.001

−.01964

Farming experience

0.0244*

0.0142

0.0850

0.0028

Contact with Extension Agent

0.5212

0.3945

0.1860

−0.0052

Access to credit

−0.0443

0.3831

0.9080

0.0606

Price of improved cassava cutting

−0.0001

0.0005

0.8170

−0.000014

Farm size

0.0017

0.0154

0.9120

0.0002

Years of education

−0.0053

0.0408

0.8970

−0.0006

Ownership of land

0.1909

0.0408

0.2870

0.0222

Membership of association

0.2631

0.3753

0.483

0.0306

Access to improved cassava cutting within village

2.4053***

0.3636

0.0000

0.2798

High level of knowledge of traditional cassava varieties

−0.3917

0.4238

0.3550

−0.0456

Use of radio

1.3916**

0.6589

0.0350

0.1619

Annual total income

0.0000125

0.0000208

0.5480

1.45e-06

Constant

−2.9688**

1.1938

0.0130

 

Number

312

   

LR Chi2(18)

91.3900

   

Prob > Chi2

0.0000

   

Log-Likelihood

−117.8852

   

Pseudo R-Square

0.2793

   
  1. Note: *** = (P < 0.01) Significant at 1 %, ** = (p < 0.05) Significant at 5 %, * = (p < 0.1) Significant at 10 %
  2. Source: Field survey data, 2013