Table 8 Comparison of qualitative and quantitative variables between rice farming systems.

From: Characterization of rice farming systems, production constraints and determinants of adoption of improved varieties by smallholder farmers of the Republic of Benin

 

Clusters

p

C1

C2

C3

C4

Qualitative variables

Education

Illiterate

89 (66.9)

68 (71.6)

35 (71.4)

77 (55.4)

0.018

Primary

25 (18.8)

21 (22.1)

10 (20.4)

28 (20.1)

Secondary

16 (12.0)

6 (6.3)

4 (8.2)

32 (23.0)

University

3 (2.3)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

2 (1.4)

FH

No

92 (69.2)

69 (72.6)

43 (87.8)

106 (76.3)

0.074

Yes

41 (30.8)

26 (27.4)

6 (12.2)

33 (23.7)

FW

No

23 (17.3)

4 (4.2)

6 (12.2)

45 (32.4)

< 0.001

Yes

110 (82.7)

91 (95.8)

43 (87.8)

94 (67.6)

GE

No

63 (47.4)

89 (93.7)

23 (46.9)

30 (21.6)

< 0.001

Yes

70 (52.6)

6 (6.3)

26 (53.1)

109 (78.4)

HFL

No

68 (51.1)

87 (91.6)

40 (81.6)

18 (12.9)

< 0.001

Yes

65 (48.9)

8 (8.4)

9 (18.4)

121 (87.1)

InI

No

127 (95.5)

95 (100.0)

40 (81.6)

137 (98.6)

< 0.001

Yes

6 (4.5)

0 (0.0)

9 (18.4)

2 (1.4)

Irrigation

No

128 (96.2)

95 (100.0)

30 (61.2)

109 (78.4)

< 0.001

Yes

5 (3.8)

0 (0.0)

19 (38.8)

30 (21.6)

LO

No

27 (20.3)

24 (25.3)

16 (32.7)

33 (23.7)

0.377

Yes

106 (79.7)

71 (74.7)

33 (67.3)

106 (76.3)

AT

No

133 (100.0)

95 (100.0)

6 (12.2)

139 (100.0)

< 0.001

Yes

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

43 (87.8)

0 (0.0)

MA

No

48 (36.1)

81 (85.3)

18 (36.7)

6 (4.3)

< 0.001

Yes

85 (63.9)

14 (14.7)

31 (63.3)

133 (95.7)

MH

No

41 (30.8)

26 (27.4)

6 (12.2)

33 (23.7)

0.074

Yes

92 (69.2)

69 (72.6)

43 (87.8)

106 (76.3)

MO

No

125 (94.0)

95 (100.0)

5 (10.2)

138 (99.3)

< 0.001

Yes

8 (6.0)

0 (0.0)

44 (89.8)

1 (0.7)

NGOS

No

109 (82.0)

95 (100.0)

44 (89.8)

89 (64.0)

< 0.001

Yes

24 (18.0)

0 (0.0)

5 (10.2)

50 (36.0)

OFI

No

103 (77.4)

92 (96.8)

45 (91.8)

77 (55.4)

< 0.001

Yes

30 (22.6)

3 (3.2)

4 (8.2)

62 (44.6)

OSR

No

123 (92.5)

92 (96.8)

27 (55.1)

92 (66.2)

< 0.001

Yes

10 (7.5)

3 (3.2)

22 (44.9)

47 (33.8)

RA

No

11 (8.3)

27 (28.4)

3 (6.1)

9 (6.5)

< 0.001

Yes

122 (91.7)

68 (71.6)

46 (93.9)

130 (93.5)

RMC

No

65 (48.9)

54 (56.8)

36 (73.5)

16 (11.5)

< 0.001

Yes

68 (51.1)

41 (43.2)

13 (26.5)

123 (88.5)

TRF

No

36 (27.1)

87 (91.6)

16 (32.7)

3 (2.2)

< 0.001

Yes

97 (72.9)

8 (8.4)

33 (67.3)

136 (97.8)

UF

No

19 (14.3)

64 (67.4)

4 (8.2)

4 (2.9)

< 0.001

Yes

114 (85.7)

31 (32.6)

45 (91.8)

135 (97.1)

UIV

No

19 (14.3)

43 (45.3)

19 (38.8)

1 (0.7)

< 0.001

Yes

114 (85.7)

52 (54.7)

30 (61.2)

138 (99.3)

UP

No

41 (30.8)

39 (41.1)

16 (32.7)

38 (27.3)

0.169

Yes

92 (69.2)

56 (58.9)

33 (67.3)

101 (72.7)

Quantitative variables

Age

Mean (SD)

45.3 (12.3)

41.3 (13.0)

44.0 (12.7)

44.1 (12.7)

0.127

HS

Mean (SD)

8.7 (5.3)

7.9 (3.7)

11.7 (5.3)

7.8 (4.2)

< 0.001

LSO

0 (%)

130 (97.7)

95 (100.0)

8 (16.3)

139 (100.0)

< 0.001

2 (%)

3 (2.3)

0 (0.0)

27 (55.1)

0 (0.0)

3 (%)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (2.0)

0 (0.0)

4 (%)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

13 (26.5)

0 (0.0)

TFS

Mean (SD)

4.3 (5.7)

2.2 (1.8)

7.6 (8.6)

4.5 (4.6)

< 0.001

LRS

Mean (SD)

0.9 (0.7)

0.5 (0.3)

1.1 (0.8)

1.9 (1.9)

< 0.001

TW

Mean (SD)

6.3 (4.7)

3.9 (2.3)

7.6 (9.2)

13.2 (16.6)

< 0.001

FOR

Mean (SD)

1.7 (1.7)

1.1 (1.2)

3.2 (2.5)

3.3 (2.7)

< 0.001

Experience

Mean (SD)

14.8 (11.4)

12.3 (11.3)

18.0 (12.6)

12.8 (8.0)

0.008