Table 1 Weights of indicators of farmers’ capital endowment.

From: Mechanisms of capital endowment’s influence on farmers’ adoption of low-carbon fertilization technologies

Capital type

Measurement indicator

Entropy value

Primary indicator weight

Secondary indicator weight

Physical Capital

Condition of field roads (+)

0.988

0.1126

0.011

Transportation accessibility (+)

0.989

0.011

Number of machines for fertilization (+)

0.907

0.091

Natural Capital

Village topography (+)

0.978

0.2009

0.022

Farmland size (+)

0.838

0.158

Farmland quality (+)

0.994

0.007

Degree of land consolidation (+)

0.984

0.016

Economic Capital

Total household income (+)

0.961

0.1141

0.039

Income stability (+)

0.98

0.018

Financing ability (+)

0.942

0.057

Human Capital

Education level (+)

0.963

0.2758

0.036

Health condition (+)

0.989

0.011

Labor force ratio (+)

0.968

0.017

Agricultural technical training (+)

0.781

0.213

Social Capital

Social trust (+)

0.992

0.0836

0.008

Social networks (+)

0.988

0.012

Social participation (+)

0.976

0.024

Social reputation (+)

0.959

0.04

Information Capital

Information acquisition ability (+)

0.952

0.2131

0.047

Information utilization ability (+)

0.983

0.112

Information sharing ability (+)

0.946

0.053