Table 5 Multivariate probit estimations for determinants of producers’ outlet choice
Variables | Market outlets | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Retailers | Cooperatives | Collectors | Consumers | |
Coeff(Se) | Coeff(Se) | Coeff(Se) | Coeff(Se) | |
Education level | 0.0008(0.063) | 0.054 (0.082) | − 0.039(0.072) | 0.073(0.035) |
Household size | 0.021(0.057) | 0.053(0.079) | 0.038(0.066) | 0.064(0.057) |
Total income | − 0.002(0.003) | 0.0014(0.0036) | 0.003(0.004) | − 0.002(0.003) |
Experience | − 0.028(0.048) | 0.125**(0.062) | 0.0356(0.054) | − 0.067(0.052) |
Volume supplied | − 0.002(0.0017) | 0.007**(0.003) | 0.0057(0.0038) | − 0.005*** (0.002) |
Extension contact | 0.320**(0.156) | 0.516**(0.203) | − 0.06(0.142) | 0.25(0.163) |
Distance to market | − 0.216*(0.120) | 0.352*(0.181) | 0.13***(0.041) | 0.05(0.121) |
Trust of buyer | − 0.194(0.250) | 0.387(0.318) | 0.94***(0.290) | 0.19(0.232) |
Market information | 0.04***(0.014) | 0.015(0.013) | − 0.049*(0.024) | 0.039*(0.020) |
Coop. membership | − 0.019(0.340) | 1.17***(0.420) | − 0.95**(0.470) | − 0.456 (0.38) |
Constant | 1.980 (1.482) | − 1.55**(0.720) | 1.368*(0.804) | 1.81(1.331) |