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Table 2 Summary of key demographic and socio-economic characteristics by farmer and technology category
Variables
Inorganic fertilizer
Improved seed
Maize-legume
intercropping
Legume/maize
rotation
Total
n = 200
Adopters
n = 153
Non-adopters
n = 47
Adopters
n = 151
Nonadopters
n = 49
Adopters
n = 92
Nonadopters
n = 108
Adopters
n = 133
Nonadopters
n = 67
Age of the household
head
(Years)
44.4
43.4
44.6
42.6
44.5
43.8
44.2
43.9
44.1
Household size
5.8
5.3
5.7
5.7
5.8
5.6
5.8
5.6
5.7
Number of adults
2.6
2.3
2.5
2.5
2.6
2.4
2.5
2.4
2.5
Farming experience
(Years)
19.6
21.1
20.0
19.8
20.9
19.1
20.3
19.2
20
Landholding size
(ha)
2.0
2.2
2.0
2.1
2.2
1.8
2.1
1.8
2.0
Plot distance
(km)
0.65
0.75
0.62
0.83
0.56
0.80
0.70
0.63
0.7
Sex of the household
head (%)
Male
135
(88.2)
37 (78.7)
131 (86.7) 41 (83.7)
79 (85.9)
93 (86.1)
116
(87.2)
56 (83.6) 172
(86.0)
Female
18 (11.8) 10 (21.3)
20 (13.3) 8 (16.3)
13 (14.1)
15 (13.9)
17 (12.8) 11 (16.4) 28 (14.0)
Education level of
household head
Never
attended
5 (3.3)
3 (6.4)
5 (3.3)
3 (6.1)
3 (3.3)
5 (4.6)
7 (5.3)
1 (1.5)
8 (4.0)
Primary
111
(72.5)
33 (70.2)
104 (68.9) 40 (81.6)
70 (76.1)
74 (68.5)
92 (69.1) 52 (77.6) 143
(72.0)
Secondary
36 (23.5) 11 (23.4)
41 (27.1) 6 (12.3)
18 (19.6)
29 (26.9)
33 (24.8) 14 (20.1) 47 (23.5)
Tertiary
1 (0.7)
0 (0.0)
1 (0.7)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
1 (1.0)
1 (0.8)
0 (0.0)
1 (0.5)
Access to FISP coupon
Yes
95 (62.1) 19 (40.4)
91 (60.3) 23 (46.9)
52 (56.6)
62 (57.4)
72 (54.2) 42 (62.7) 114
(57.0)
No
58 (37.9) 28 (59.6)
60 (39.7) 26 (53.1)
40 (43.4)
46 (42.8)
61 (45.8) 25 (37.3) 86 (43.0)
Group membership
Yes
94
(61.44)
31(66.0)
100 (66.2) 25 (51.0)
73 (79.35)
52 (48.2)
80 (60.2) 45 (67.2) 125
(62.5)
No
59
(38.56)
16 (34.0)
51 (33.8) 24 (49.0)
19 (20.65)
56 (51.8)
53 (39.8) 22 (32.8) 75 (37.5)
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Table 2 Summary of key demographic and socio-economic characteristics by farmer and technology category
Variables
Inorganic fertilizer
Improved seed
Maize-legume
intercropping
Legume/maize
rotation
Total
n = 200
Adopters
n = 153
Non-adopters
n = 47
Adopters
n = 151
Nonadopters
n = 49
Adopters
n = 92
Nonadopters
n = 108
Adopters
n = 133
Nonadopters
n = 67
Age of the household
head
(Years)
44.4
43.4
44.6
42.6
44.5
43.8
44.2
43.9
44.1
Household size
5.8
5.3
5.7
5.7
5.8
5.6
5.8
5.6
5.7
Number of adults
2.6
2.3
2.5
2.5
2.6
2.4
2.5
2.4
2.5
Farming experience
(Years)
19.6
21.1
20.0
19.8
20.9
19.1
20.3
19.2
20
Landholding size
(ha)
2.0
2.2
2.0
2.1
2.2
1.8
2.1
1.8
2.0
Plot distance
(km)
0.65
0.75
0.62
0.83
0.56
0.80
0.70
0.63
0.7
Sex of the household
head (%)
Male
135
(88.2)
37 (78.7)
131 (86.7) 41 (83.7)
79 (85.9)
93 (86.1)
116
(87.2)
56 (83.6) 172
(86.0)
Female
18 (11.8) 10 (21.3)
20 (13.3) 8 (16.3)
13 (14.1)
15 (13.9)
17 (12.8) 11 (16.4) 28 (14.0)
Education level of
household head
Never
attended
5 (3.3)
3 (6.4)
5 (3.3)
3 (6.1)
3 (3.3)
5 (4.6)
7 (5.3)
1 (1.5)
8 (4.0)
Primary
111
(72.5)
33 (70.2)
104 (68.9) 40 (81.6)
70 (76.1)
74 (68.5)
92 (69.1) 52 (77.6) 143
(72.0)
Secondary
36 (23.5) 11 (23.4)
41 (27.1) 6 (12.3)
18 (19.6)
29 (26.9)
33 (24.8) 14 (20.1) 47 (23.5)
Tertiary
1 (0.7)
0 (0.0)
1 (0.7)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
1 (1.0)
1 (0.8)
0 (0.0)
1 (0.5)
Access to FISP coupon
Yes
95 (62.1) 19 (40.4)
91 (60.3) 23 (46.9)
52 (56.6)
62 (57.4)
72 (54.2) 42 (62.7) 114
(57.0)
No
58 (37.9) 28 (59.6)
60 (39.7) 26 (53.1)
40 (43.4)
46 (42.8)
61 (45.8) 25 (37.3) 86 (43.0)
Group membership
Yes
94
(61.44)
31(66.0)
100 (66.2) 25 (51.0)
73 (79.35)
52 (48.2)
80 (60.2) 45 (67.2) 125
(62.5)
No
59
(38.56)
16 (34.0)
51 (33.8) 24 (49.0)
19 (20.65)
56 (51.8)
53 (39.8) 22 (32.8) 75 (37.5)
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