Table 1 Regression models for on-farm coping activities practiced by households with livelihood factors as explanatory variables a
Activity | Shift cropping area | Switch to drought-tolerant variety | Switch to drought-tolerant species | Diversify crops | Extend farmland | Diversify livestock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex of household head | 8.145 × 10-1** | −3.489 × 10-2 | −9.470 × 10-2 | −4.035 × 10-1 | 6.545 × 10-1* | 9.329 × 10-1** |
Age of household head | −6.419 × 10-3 | −2.961 × 10-3 | −1.244 × 10-3 | −8.348 × 10-3 | −6.811 × 10-3 | −2.073 × 10-3 |
Education | 4.804 × 10-1 | −2.739 × 10-1 | 1.001 × 10-1 | −1.753 × 10-1 | 9.645 × 10-2 | −9.479 × 10-2 |
Household size | 1.203 × 10-2 | −9.705 × 10-3 | 4.775 × 10-2 | 2.682 × 10-2 | −1.095 × 10-2 | 1.589 × 10-1** |
Livestock ownership | 9.324 × 10-1* | 7.656 × 10-1* | 1.037** | 1.069 × 10-1 | 2.780 × 10-1 | 2.520*** |
Annual income | −2.906 × 10-8 | 1.925 × 10-8 | 8.799 × 10-11 | 5.494 × 10-8 | 7.887 × 10-8 | 7.698 × 10-8 |
Extension service | 2.388 × 10-3 | 8.177 × 10-1** | 2.184 × 10-1 | 8.109 × 10-2 | 6.252 × 10-1* | −1.855 × 10-1 |
Village effect | 7.638 × 10-1** | −6.596 × 10-1* | 8.010 × 10-1** | 5.785 × 10-1* | 2.861 × 10-2 | 9.071 × 10-1** |
Wald test | P = 0.00017 | P = 0.011 | P = 8.8 × 10-5 | P = 0.017 | P = 1.7 × 10-13 | P = 1.8 × 10-7 |