Table 5 Determinant of internet use and its Impact on agricultural household food insecurity.

Internet use

− 2.167***

− 1.714***

− 1.247***

− 1.201***

(0.082)

(0.180)

(0.044)

(0.098)

Topography

− 0.107***

− 0.047***

(0.002)

(0.002)

Gender

− 0.007*

− 0.256***

− 0.132***

(0.004)

(0.015)

(0.008)

Age

− 0.002***

− 0.006***

− 0.004***

(0.000)

(0.001)

(0.000)

Education

0.095***

0.004

0.022**

(0.002)

(0.019)

(0.010)

Elders

− 0.083***

− 0.131***

− 0.095***

(0.003)

(0.019)

(0.010)

Credit

0.057***

0.108***

0.076***

(0.003)

(0.014)

(0.008)

Cooperation

0.177***

0.154***

0.137***

(0.002)

(0.033)

(0.018)

Household size

0.083***

0.196***

0.126***

(0.001)

(0.015)

(0.008)

Urban

0.070***

0.132***

0.083***

(0.003)

(0.017)

(0.009)

Land ownership

0.034***

− 0.108***

− 0.040***

(0.003)

(0.014)

(0.007)

Constant

0.719***

0.395***

2.065***

1.433***

0.897***

0.611***

(0.002)

(0.007)

(0.056)

(0.074)

(0.029)

(0.040)

Island dummy

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

Observations

140,892

140,892

140,892

140,892

140,892

140,892