181
Table 15.2 Determinants of adoption of improved varieties
Variable
ME
SE
p-value
Household characteristics variables
Household size (count)
0.0130
a
0.0055
0.018
Sex of the household head (0/1)
−0.1248
0.0058
0.332
Natural log of age of the household head (years)
0.0449
0.0450
0.366
Literacy index (index)
0.1131
0.0908
0.213
Natural log of number of years in the village (years)
0.6283
a
0.0300
0.041
Household wealth characteristics
Asset index (index)
0.1955
a
0.5058
0.018
Institutional and access related variables
Access to government extension (0/1)
0.0642
0.0331
0.053
Access to farmer organisation (0/1)
−0.0532
0.0304
0.080
Access to NGO information (0/1)
0.1032
b
0.0326
0.002
Access to demonstration plots information (0/1)
−0.1402
b
0.0406
0.001
Access to credit (0/1)
−0.0556
0.0305
0.068
Member of an agricultural group (0/1)
0.0620
0.0493
0.209
Gender roles and personal values
Training on personal values (0/1)
0.0186
0.0289
0.522
Perceptions of climate change and associated risks
Noticed change in climate change (0/1)
−0.0809
0.0895
0.366
Perceiving likely change in climate change in future (0/1)
0.0931
b
0.0280
0.001
Perceived reduced current rainfall (0/1)
0.0324
0.0289
0.262
Climatic shocks
Experienced floods (0/1)
0.0515
0.0301
0.088
Experienced drought (0/1)
0.0143
0.0321
0.656
Food security variable
Number of hunger months (count)
−0.0107
0.0154
0.485
Sub-county fixed effects
Alero
0.2840
b
0.0390
0.000
Anaka
0.0668
0.6209
0.282
Koch Goma
0.4524
b
0.0382
0.000
Purongo
–
–
–
Constant
−2.8014
b
0.7342
0.000
Log likelihood
−608.5264
LR chi2 (22)
201.55
Prob>chi2
0.000
Pseudo-R
2
0.1421
ME (marginal effects), SE standard error, p-value probability value
a Significance at 5%
b
Significance at 1%
15 Household Welfare Effects of Stress-Tolerant Varieties in Northern Uganda
Table 15.2 Determinants of adoption of improved varieties
Variable
ME
SE
p-value
Household characteristics variables
Household size (count)
0.0130
a
0.0055
0.018
Sex of the household head (0/1)
−0.1248
0.0058
0.332
Natural log of age of the household head (years)
0.0449
0.0450
0.366
Literacy index (index)
0.1131
0.0908
0.213
Natural log of number of years in the village (years)
0.6283
a
0.0300
0.041
Household wealth characteristics
Asset index (index)
0.1955
a
0.5058
0.018
Institutional and access related variables
Access to government extension (0/1)
0.0642
0.0331
0.053
Access to farmer organisation (0/1)
−0.0532
0.0304
0.080
Access to NGO information (0/1)
0.1032
b
0.0326
0.002
Access to demonstration plots information (0/1)
−0.1402
b
0.0406
0.001
Access to credit (0/1)
−0.0556
0.0305
0.068
Member of an agricultural group (0/1)
0.0620
0.0493
0.209
Gender roles and personal values
Training on personal values (0/1)
0.0186
0.0289
0.522
Perceptions of climate change and associated risks
Noticed change in climate change (0/1)
−0.0809
0.0895
0.366
Perceiving likely change in climate change in future (0/1)
0.0931
b
0.0280
0.001
Perceived reduced current rainfall (0/1)
0.0324
0.0289
0.262
Climatic shocks
Experienced floods (0/1)
0.0515
0.0301
0.088
Experienced drought (0/1)
0.0143
0.0321
0.656
Food security variable
Number of hunger months (count)
−0.0107
0.0154
0.485
Sub-county fixed effects
Alero
0.2840
b
0.0390
0.000
Anaka
0.0668
0.6209
0.282
Koch Goma
0.4524
b
0.0382
0.000
Purongo
–
–
–
Constant
−2.8014
b
0.7342
0.000
Log likelihood
−608.5264
LR chi2 (22)
201.55
Prob>chi2
0.000
Pseudo-R
2
0.1421
ME (marginal effects), SE standard error, p-value probability value
a Significance at 5%
b
Significance at 1%
15 Household Welfare Effects of Stress-Tolerant Varieties in Northern Uganda