Table 4 Summary statistics of farmers’ network

Number of sources of agricultural information who went to the same training location

0.563

(0.860)

0.441

(0.67)

− 0.12

0.512

(0.913)

0.358

(0.580)

− 0.153

0.605

(0.886)

0.473

(0.60)

− 0.131

0.571

(0.800)

0.488

(0.813)

− 0.083

Number of sources of agricultural information who went to the different training location

0.890

(0.95)

0.760

(1.04)

− 0.13

0.948

(1.122)

1

(1.319)

0.051

0.973

(0.884)

0.684

(0.79)

− 0.29*

0.761

(0.849)

0.607

(0.918)

− 0.154

Number of sources of agricultural information who did not go to the training

3.74

(3.13)

3.327

(2.35)

− 0.42

4.051

(3.24)

3.050

(2.14)

− 1**

3.63

(2.79)

3.47

(2.49)

− 0.157

3.57

(3.351)

3.452

(2.421)

− 0.119

Network with training participants

1.41

(1.51)

1.11

(1.22)

− 0.3***

1.47

(1.28)

1.227

(1.27)

− 0.25*

1.46

(1.41)

1.37

(1.42)

− 0.08

1.62

(1.27)

1.20

(1.12)

− 0.41*

1.36

(1.15)

1.10

(1.23)

− 0.26

1.36

(1.64)

1.04

(1.18)

-0.32***

Network with people invited to training

1.75

(1.82)

1.35

(1.33)

− 0.4***

1.82

(1.65)

1.43

(1.33)

− 0.4**

1.76

(1.92)

1.54

(1.49)

− 0.22

1.92

(1.36)

1.39

(1.18)

− 0.52**

1.80

(1.66)

1.37

(1.32)

0.43

1.71

(1.91)

1.30

(1.33)

-0.40***

Observations

312

624

120

240

39

78

39

78

42

84

192

384

Know extension agent¹

0.877

(0.33)

0.874

(0.33)

− 0.003

0.86

(0.35)

0.89

(0.31)

0.03

0.87

(0.338)

0.85

(0.365)

0.02

0.868

(0.342)

0.868

(0.342)

0

0.83

(0.377)

0.95

(0.215)

0.11*

0.89

(0.31)

0.86

(0.34)

0.02

Know extension agent and have contact at least once every 2 weeks¹

0.225

(0.42)

0.202

(0.40)

− 0.022

0.210

(0.41)

0.260

(0.44)

0.050

0.256

(0.442)

0.256

(0.442)

0

0.210

(0.413)

0.210

(0.41)

0

0.166

(0.377)

0.3095

(0.467)

0.142*

0.234

(0.42)

0.166

(0.37)

-0.07**

Observations

311

622

119

238

39

78

38

76

42

84

192

384