Table 3 Maximum likelihood estimates of probit coefficients of factors affecting MVs of paddy adoption
Specification/variable | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Coeff. | P > |z| | Coeff. | P > |z| | Coeff. | P > |z| | Coeff. | P > |z| | |
Experience (EXP) | 0.0013 (0.028) | 0.964 | 0.0057 (0.025) | 0.819 | 0.546 (0.750) | 0.231 | 0.022 (0.026) | 0.408 |
Farmers' education (EDNH) | 0.451 (0.145)* | 0.062 | ||||||
Education dummy 1 (EDNDMY-1) | 1.165 (0.457)** | 0.011 | ||||||
Education dummy 2 (EDNDMY-2) | 1.121 (0.351)*** | 0.006 | ||||||
Average education of HH (AVGEDN) | 0.047 (0.099) | 0.634 | ||||||
Household size (HS) | − 0.059 (0.142) | 0.674 | − 0.0757 (0.105) | 0.471 | − 0.038 (0.095) | 0.256 | − 0.089 (0.134) | 0.506 |
Area under paddy (ARPDY) | 11.325 (3.652)*** | 0.002 | 4.079 (1.068)*** | 0.000 | 3.114 (1.1188)** | 0.034 | 12.871 (3.030)*** | 0.000 |
Soil quality (SQ) | − 0.056 (0.548) | 0.919 | − 0.039 (0.436) | 0.929 | 0.040 (0.016)*** | 0.010 | 0.091 (0.467) | 0.845 |
Ecosystem dummy (ECDMY) | 3.289 (1.092)*** | 0.003 | 3.421 (0.893)*** | 0.000 | 3.211 (0.760)*** | 0.004 | 3.077 (0.890)*** | 0.001 |
Extension contact (EXTN) | 0.611 (0.609)* | 0.092 | 0.021 (0.018)* | 0.096 | 0.689 (0.396)* | 0.082 | 0.021 (0.525)* | 0.098 |
Tenancy structure (TNCY) | 0.736 (2.627) | 0.779 | 1.392 (2.301) | 0.545 | 0.725 (1.199) | 0.754 | 2.639 (2.316) | 0.254 |
Social capital (SOC) | 0.003 (0.001) | 0.406 | 0.004 (0.002)* | 0.100 | 0.074 (0.026)*** | 0.005 | 0.0004 (0.0003) | 0.250 |
Market distance (MKTD) | − 0.558 (0.251)** | 0.026 | − 0.498 (0.208)** | 0.017 | − 0.195 (0.151) | 0.198 | − 0.457 (0.226)** | 0.043 |
Credit accessibility (CRDIT) | 0.115 (0.508) | 0.820 | 0.107 (0.469) | 0.819 | 0.166 (0.194) | 0.114 | 0.634 (0.491) | 0.197 |
Livestock ownership (LIVSTCK) | − 0.046 (0.072) | 0.522 | − 0.057 (0.061) | 0.487 | − 0.052 (0.050) | 0.298 | 0.004 (0.059) | 0.933 |
Media accessibility (MEDIA) | 0.697 (0.451) | 0.123 | 0.532 (0.415) | 0.200 | 0.684 (0.988) | 0.321 | 0.389 (0.401) | 0.332 |
Taste perception about MVs (TASTE) | − 1.257 (0.821) | 0.125 | − 0.622 (0.579) | 0.283 | − 1.088 (0.451)** | 0.016 | − 0.678 (0.632) | 0.284 |
Maturity perception about MVs (SRTMC) | 1.382 (0.780)* | 0.076 | 0.806 (0.564)** | 0.032 | 1.302 (0.414)* | 0.092 | 1.144 (0.632)* | 0.070 |
Const. | − 7.635 (2.294)*** | 0.001 | − 6.094 (1.549)*** | 0.000 | − 7.757 (1.910)*** | 0.000 | − 7.292 (1.820)*** | 0.000 |
No of observation | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | ||||
Log likelihood | 454.89 | 452.19 | 437.621 | 446.383 | ||||
Lr chi2 | 245.52 | 297.65 | 287.34 | 218.24 | ||||
Prob. > chi2 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | ||||
Pseudo R2 | 0.67 | 0.71 | 0.63 | 0.65 | ||||