Table 12 Marginal effect analysis on determinants of adoption of improved rice varieties.
Variables | Df | Deviance | AIC | LRT | Pr(> Chi) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
< None > | 193.09 | 231.09 | |||
Age | 1 | 196.04 | 232.04 | 2.954 | 0.086 |
Education | 3 | 201.70 | 233.70 | 8.611 | 0.035* |
Land ownership | 1 | 202.69 | 238.69 | 9.603 | 0.002** |
Land size under rice cultivation | 1 | 197.58 | 233.58 | 4.495 | 0.034* |
Hired farm labour | 1 | 196.28 | 232.28 | 3.195 | 0.074 |
Crop diversification | 1 | 209.06 | 245.06 | 15.972 | 6.43e−05*** |
Membership association | 1 | 197.57 | 233.57 | 4.478 | 0.034* |
Rice as main crop | 1 | 196.74 | 232.74 | 3.647 | 0.057 |
Use of fertilizer | 1 | 208.18 | 244.18 | 15.094 | 0.000*** |
Irrigation | 1 | 196.16 | 232.16 | 3.067 | 0.080 |
Off-season rice | 1 | 202.76 | 238.77 | 9.677 | 0.002** |
Government extensions | 1 | 203.76 | 239.76 | 10.673 | 0.001** |
NGOs | 1 | 198.54 | 234.54 | 5.450 | 0.020* |
International institutes | 1 | 204.86 | 240.86 | 11.775 | 0.001*** |
Region | 2 | 308.75 | 342.75 | 115.658 | <2.2e−16*** |
