Table 2 Descriptive statistics and mean differences of continuous variables
Variable | Mean values | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Adopters | Non-adopters | Total sample | t statistic | |
Paddy yield (YIELD) | 2896.74 (818) | 2000.80 (637) | 0.640 (0.674) | 2.471*** |
Area under paddy (ARPD) | 1.033 (0.684) | 0.378 (0.397) | 0.629 (0.538) | 14.865*** |
Farming experience (EXP) | 21.63 (8.487) | 23.57 (8.232) | 22.02 (8.317) | − 0.841 |
Farmer education (EDNH) | 5.421 (2.711) | 2.882 (2.990) | 3.014 (2.348) | 14.824*** |
Average education (AVGEDN) | 7.868 (2.393) | 6.091 (2.019) | 7.00 (2.227) | 6.862*** |
Household size (HS) | 6.527 (1.921) | 6.601 (1.682) | 6.561 (1.804) | − 0.361 |
Total labor cost (TLC) | 20,666 (21279) | 10,043 (7410) | 15,744 (16387) | 5.598*** |
Fertilizer used (FRTR) | 68.72 (31.32) | 32.42 (31.33) | 55.21 (34.47) | 8.321*** |
Tenancy structure (TNCY) | 0.032 (0.078) | 0.067 (0.097) | 0.048 (0.087) | − 3.523*** |
Distance to market (MKTD) | 2.516 (1.148) | 2.439 (1.074) | 2.451 (1.119) | 0.742 |
Livestock (LIVSTK) | 7.432 (3.666) | 2.553 (1.508) | 4.942 (2.790) | 15.145*** |