Table 6 Welfare impacts of digital training Participation.

From: Leveraging internet use for sustainable agriculture: the impact of digital training on adoption of energy-smart agricultural practices and welfare

 

Mean outcome

ATT/ATU

T-value

Change (%)

ATT by districts

To participate

Not to participate

Okara

Pakpattan

Farmer who participated in digital training

Productivity (yield/acre)

131.72

76.51

ATT = 55.21***

9.24

72.16

49.73***

(9.37)

56.71***

(9.27)

Adoption of ESA practices

0.629

0.375

ATT = 0.254***

4.15

67.73

0.311***

(0.073)

0.238**

(0.103)

Net farm returns (PKR)

35,738

21,374

ATT = 14,365***

6.35

67.21

15,272***

(2673.7)

16,296***

(3182.8)

Farmer that did not participate

Productivity (yield/acre)

134.26

94.65

ATU = 39.61***

12.84

41.85

42.26***

(7.36)

35.79***

(5.81)

Adoption of ESA practices

0.752

0.434

ATU = 0.318***

4.62

73.27

0.321**

(0.143)

0.337***

(0.025)

Net farm returns (PKR per acre)

37,418

22,822

ATU = 14,597***

6.92

63.96

16,278***

(3729.5)

14,829***

(2895.8)

Heterogeneity (Productivity)

0.163

0.092

     

Heterogeneity (adoption of ESA practices)

0.287

0.153

     

Heterogeneity (NFR)

0.392

0.268

     
  1. *P < 0.1; **P < 0.05; ***P < 0.01. Standard error is parenthesis.