Table 2 Mean difference in variables used in Model.

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

List of variables

Participants

Non-participants

Mean difference

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

t

DSR

0.671

0.591

0.532

0.481

3.14**

CRM

0.763

0.525

0.493

0.412

1.82*

ZT

0.615

0.577

0.396

0.241

2.37**

LI

0.372

0.415

0.147

0.239

2.15*

PWM

0.415

0.361

0.273

0.314

1.08*

Productivity

1604.2

1047.1

1429.4

9.615

31.3***

Incomes

194,509

98,272

177,953

112,726

9281.6***

Age

0.414

0.28

0.474

0.382

0.71***

Gender

0.931

0.532

0.942

0.831

0.81

Marital status

0.831

0.712

0.854

0.817

1.08

Experience

19.83

12.62

21.19

15.82

1.46

Education

8.632

4.942

7.015

5.192

1.87***

Farm size

7.835

6.884

8.154

6.772

1.41

Off-farm income

0.257

0.133

0.186

0.327

0.98***

Tenant

0.374

0.252

0.352

0.487

1.51

Farm advisory

7.193

7.852

7.251

6.068

0.87

Livestock

0.318

0.445

0.347

0.562

2.51**

Credit

0.289

0.185

0.237

0.179

2.32**

Skill development

0.412

0.515

0.263

0.192

4.03***

FBO

0.306

0.217

0.265

0.184

3.17***

Market access

8.382

7.027

8.625

6.136

0.83

Internet perception

0.847

0.581

0.293

0.182

1.82***

Social circle

0.593

0.475

0.183

0.136

3.87***

Subscription

0.685

0.452

0.136

0.185

2.18***

Wheat-rice

0.281

0.255

0.265

0.283

2.156

Mixed

0.235

0.272

0. 219

0.227

1.74

Observations

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  1. *P < 0.1; **P < 0.05; ***P < 0.01.