Socio-economic characteristics of respondents
| Variable | Masvingo Ward 23 | Zaka Ward 1 | Zaka Ward 2ru | Zaka Ward 15 | Masvingo Ward 13 | Bikita Ward 10 | Gutu Ward 13 | Statistic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 77 | 74 | 51 | 72 | 32 | 51 | 66 | |
| Sex | ||||||||
| Female | 59.7 | 51.4 | 49.0 | 47.2 | 56.3 | 29.4 | 39.4 | |
| Male | 40.3 | 48.6 | 51.0 | 52.8 | 43.8 | 70.6 | 60.6 | 14.511** |
| Education | ||||||||
| ≤ Secondary | 46.8 | 47.3 | 43.1 | 50.0 | 34.4 | 43.1 | 42.4 | |
| > Secondary | 53.2 | 52.7 | 56.9 | 50.0 | 65.6 | 56.9 | 57.6 | 2.760 |
| Age | 57.57 (10.84) | 54.30 (11.30) | 58.02 (11.14) | 54.60 (8.74) | 57.25 (13.18) | 55.60 (12.60) | 56.71 (11.2) | 1.126 |
| Household size | 5.08 (1.82) | 6.09 (1.61) | 6.12 (2.29) | 7.34 (2.58) | 5.94 (1.64) | 7.10 (2.14) | 6.15 (2.12) | 9.143*** |
| Total owned farm size | 3.43 (1.66) | 3.34 (3.32) | 2.53 (1.07) | 2.68 (0.82) | 1.41 (0.66) | 5.00 (1.23) | 2.31 (1.24) | 36.740*** |
| Farm size under business use | 0.52 (0.13) | 0.61 (0.28) | 0.47 (0.29) | 1.43 (0.51) | 0.54 (0.12) | 0.98 (0.78) | 1.01 (0.35) | 84.399*** |
| Distance to the market | 1.79 (0.84) | 11.22 (1.17) | 7.62 (0.60) | 4.24 (1.74) | 8.21 (3.41) | 6.81 (2.05) | 5.95 (2.34) | 204.140*** |
| Friends in farm business | 2.81 (1.18) | 1.0 (0.12) | 1.02 (0.14) | 1.90 (1.23) | 1.81 (1.18) | 2.02 (0.14) | 1.26 (2.14) | 56.818*** |
| Seasonal seed sales (tonnes)/Ha | 1,029.22 (305.66) | 686.22 (305.0) | 777.43 (274.41) | 650.76 (261.56) | 520.44 (218.14) | 914.90 (325.41) | 397.50 (273.99) | 36.590*** |
| Seasonal farm income/ha US$ | 1,087.33 (360.76) | 742.31 (337.49) | 709.03 (247.67) | 638.81 (393.16) | 631.88 (425.35) | 989.84 (260.66) | 487.33 (360.76) | 10.708*** |
| Variable | Masvingo Ward 23 | Zaka Ward 1 | Zaka Ward 2ru | Zaka Ward 15 | Masvingo Ward 13 | Bikita Ward 10 | Gutu Ward 13 | Statistic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77 | 74 | 51 | 72 | 32 | 51 | 66 | ||
| Female | 59.7 | 51.4 | 49.0 | 47.2 | 56.3 | 29.4 | 39.4 | |
| Male | 40.3 | 48.6 | 51.0 | 52.8 | 43.8 | 70.6 | 60.6 | 14.511** |
| ≤ Secondary | 46.8 | 47.3 | 43.1 | 50.0 | 34.4 | 43.1 | 42.4 | |
| > Secondary | 53.2 | 52.7 | 56.9 | 50.0 | 65.6 | 56.9 | 57.6 | 2.760 |
| Age | 57.57 (10.84) | 54.30 (11.30) | 58.02 (11.14) | 54.60 (8.74) | 57.25 (13.18) | 55.60 (12.60) | 56.71 (11.2) | 1.126 |
| Household size | 5.08 (1.82) | 6.09 (1.61) | 6.12 (2.29) | 7.34 (2.58) | 5.94 (1.64) | 7.10 (2.14) | 6.15 (2.12) | 9.143 |
| Total owned farm size | 3.43 (1.66) | 3.34 (3.32) | 2.53 (1.07) | 2.68 (0.82) | 1.41 (0.66) | 5.00 (1.23) | 2.31 (1.24) | 36.740 |
| Farm size under business use | 0.52 (0.13) | 0.61 (0.28) | 0.47 (0.29) | 1.43 (0.51) | 0.54 (0.12) | 0.98 (0.78) | 1.01 (0.35) | 84.399 |
| Distance to the market | 1.79 (0.84) | 11.22 (1.17) | 7.62 (0.60) | 4.24 (1.74) | 8.21 (3.41) | 6.81 (2.05) | 5.95 (2.34) | 204.140 |
| Friends in farm business | 2.81 (1.18) | 1.0 (0.12) | 1.02 (0.14) | 1.90 (1.23) | 1.81 (1.18) | 2.02 (0.14) | 1.26 (2.14) | 56.818 |
| Seasonal seed sales (tonnes)/Ha | 1,029.22 (305.66) | 686.22 (305.0) | 777.43 (274.41) | 650.76 (261.56) | 520.44 (218.14) | 914.90 (325.41) | 397.50 (273.99) | 36.590 |
| Seasonal farm income/ha | 1,087.33 (360.76) | 742.31 (337.49) | 709.03 (247.67) | 638.81 (393.16) | 631.88 (425.35) | 989.84 (260.66) | 487.33 (360.76) | 10.708 |
Mean (standard deviation) values are reported for continuous variables. Ha refers to hectare. One-way ANOVA F statistic is reported; significant at the 10% level; **significant at the 5% level; ***significant at the 1% level. Percentage distribution is reported for categorical variables. Chi-square statistic is reported for categorical variables
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