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Table 5 Endogenous switching for FSF adoption and propensity to plant

From: Does it pay to switch from free grazing to stall feeding? Impact of stall feeding practice on household welfare in Tigrai Ethiopia

Variables

(FSF=1)

(FSF=0)

(FSF=1/0)

Propensity to plant

Propensity to plant

Selection

Family size (number)

0.0877 (0.0580)

0.0922** (0.0424)

0.0718** (0.0281)

Household head age (year)

0.0157** (0.00789)

0.00745 (0.00612)

− 0.00516 (0.00446)

Household head sex (male = 1)

− 0.0956 (0.309)

− 0.160 (0.234)

0.427** (0.183)

Household head education (literate = 1)

0.214 (0.226)

0.104 (0.184)

− 0.0620 (0.139)

Distance to nearest nursery (walking minutes)

− 0.00501** (0.00216)

− 0.00360* (0.00201)

0.000621 (0.00133)

Social network( got assistance=1)

− 3.13e-06 (2.60e-05)

− 2.62e-05 (2.53e-05)

7.09e-06 (1.21e-05)

Farm size(ha)

0.0906 (0.0575)

0.0463 (0.109)

0.00148 (0.0532)

Herd size(TLU)

− 0.00372 (0.0391)

− 0.0267 (0.0331)

− 0.0274 (0.0241)

Information access (TV, radio, and mobile =1)

0.0354 (0.272)

− 0.0538 (0.283)

0.536*** (0.163)

Family Labor (h)

0.00270 (0.00181)

0.00212* (0.00115)

0.000698 (0.000917)

Hired Labor (yes = 1)

− 0.726*** (0.264)

− 0.229 (0.194)

− 0.119 (0.140)

Location of household (highland = 1)

− 0.0732 (0.416)

0.0230 (0.341)

− 0.944*** (0.332)

Access to animal cart (yes = 1)

0.0314 (0.281)

− 6.662*** (0.309)

0.430** (0.202)

Distance to district office (walking minutes)

− 0.000628 (0.00129)

0.00152 (0.00106)

− 0.00123 (0.000763)

Willingness to invest in trees (yes = 1)

− 0.280 (0.231)

− 0.490*** (0.180)

− 0.00472 (0.131)

Animal shock experience (yes = 1)

  

0.380** (0.156)

Exposure of SF (year)

  

0.326*** (0.0492)

Constant

− 1.674** (0.705)

− 1.537*** (0.531)

− 1.939*** (0.431)

rho1, rho0

0.0798 (0.331)

− 0.388 (0.588)

 

LR test of indep. eqns (PV

 

0.6843

 

Observations

518

518

518

  1. P values are for slopes: ***P < 0.01, **P < 0.05, and *P < 0.10 = significant at 1%, 5%, and 10% probability level, respectively