From: Production, consumption, and market supply of edible crickets: insights from East Africa
 | [1] Adopters (n = 139) | [2] Non-adopters (n = 162) | [3] Pooled (n = 301) | [1–2] | |||
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Mean | Std.dev | Mean | Std.dev | Mean | Std.dev | t-test | |
Training sources (%): Local public universities | Â | Â | Â | Â | 15.61 | 36.36 | Â |
 NGOs |  |  |  |  | 32.56 | 46.94 |  |
 Fellow farmers |  |  |  |  | 51.83 | 50.04 |  |
Production starter kit provided (% Yes) | Â | Â | Â | Â | 28.57 | 45.25 | Â |
Amount of cricket harvested (Kgs) | 3.09 | 5.44 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Amount of cricket sold (Kgs) | 2.55 | 10.04 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Gender HH (1 = Male) | 57.55 | 49.60 | 62.96 | 48.44 | 60.47 | 48.97 | 0.96 |
Age of HH in years | 45.84 | 13.53 | 49.38 | 13.27 | 47.59 | 13.48 | − 1.87* |
Formal education of HH in years | 9.53 | 3.45 | 9.26 | 3.37 | 9.39 | 3.40 | 0.69 |
Household size (count) | 4.90 | 2.15 | 4.97 | 2.04 | 4.94 | 2.09 | 0.29 |
Land Size in acres | 1.72 | 1.95 | 1.75 | 1.81 | 1.74 | 1.87 | − 0.10 |
Total annual household income in KESa | 255,25.20 | 1099123.00 | 88258.02 | 172075.20 | 162519.60 | 761209.70 | 1.91* |
Distance to main road in walking minutes | 10.35 | 10.90 | 12.06 | 13.87 | 11.27 | 12.59 | − 1.18 |
Distance to main market in walking minutes | 48.92 | 56.74 | 55.75 | 42.64 | 52.53 | 49.74 | − 1.19 |
Cricket consumption (%Yes) | 67.62 | 46.60 | 37.65 | 48.60 | 51.50 | 50.06 | 5.42*** |
Access to Extension (% Yes) | 35.25 | 47.95 | 33.95 | 47.50 | 34.55 | 47.63 | 0.24 |
Group Membership (% Yes) | 86.33 | 34.48 | 77.16 | 42.11 | 81.40 | 38.98 | 2.05** |
Access to credit (% Yes) | 30.21 | 46.09 | 28.40 | 45.23 | 53.01 | 50.06 | 0.35 |