Skip to main content

Table 3 Marginal effects for the adoption of soil-improving practices model

From: Household adoption of soil-improving practices and food insecurity in Ghana

Variable

Marginal effect

Standard error

z

p> | z|

95% confidence interval

Food insecure/secure

0.235

0.099

2.390

0.017

0.042

0.429

Chemical fertilizer

-0.195

0.102

-1.900

0.057

-0.395

0.006

Commercial seed

0.022

0.099

0.230

0.821

-0.171

0.216

Herbicides

-0.101

0.101

-1.010

0.314

-0.299

0.096

Insecticide

0.128

0.086

1.490

0.137

-0.041

0.297

Medium-quality soil

-0.163

0.095

-1.710

0.087

-0.350

0.024

Off-farm activity

-0.010

0.094

-0.110

0.914

-0.194

0.174

Seasonal lease

0.308

0.071

4.360

0.000

0.169

0.446

Share cropping

-0.040

0.115

-0.340

0.730

-0.266

0.186

Income

0.001

0.002

0.350

0.728

-0.003

0.005

Education level

-0.031

0.078

-0.400

0.693

-0.184

0.122

Household size

0.004

0.020

0.220

0.824

-0.035

0.043

Age of house head

0.000

0.003

-0.030

0.980

-0.006

0.006

Extension service

0.004

0.088

0.040

0.965

-0.169

0.177