Table 4 Ordered logit coefficient estimates for food security

Adoption of soil imp.

0.187

0.493

0.380

0.704

-0.778

1.152

Chemical fertilizer

0.979

0.489

2.000

0.045

0.021

1.937

Commercial seed

0.766

0.536

1.430

0.153

-0.285

1.817

Herbicides

0.596

0.560

1.060

0.287

-0.502

1.694

Insecticide

-0.983

0.468

-2.100

0.036

-1.900

-0.066

Medium-quality soil

2.439

0.541

4.510

0.000

1.379

3.498

Off-farm activity

0.396

0.481

0.820

0.410

-0.546

1.338

Seasonal lease

-0.113

0.553

-0.200

0.838

-1.198

0.972

Share cropping

-0.497

0.713

-0.700

0.486

-1.896

0.901

Income

0.017

0.010

1.750

0.080

-0.002

0.036

Education level

0.468

0.414

1.130

0.259

-0.344

1.280

Household size

0.009

0.101

0.090

0.929

-0.189

0.207

Age of house head

0.013

0.016

0.780

0.435

-0.019

0.044

Extension service

-0.632

0.513

-1.230

0.218

-1.637

0.373

μ _a

1.281

1.448

-1.557

4.119

μ _b

4.946

1.525

1.957

7.934

μ _c

5.976

1.554

2.930

9.021