Table 2.

Determinants of the decision to adopt resilience strategies

VariablesMeasuresDikesCrop rotationCertified seed
Rainy season of the year 2017Humidity21.22 (6.90)***31.84 (5.38)***−32.54 (8.93)***
Precipitation3.70 (1.28)***−3.58 (1.07)***4.57 (1.93)***
Temperature38.24 (15.13)***−63.29 (12.18)***−108.92 (22.63)***
Dry season of the year 2017Humidity−16.18 (8.26)**63.14 (6.63)***47.65 (13.74)***
Precipitation1.37 (0.24)***−0.70 (0.14)***0.74 (0.21)***
Temperature−12.42 (30.70)214.78 (25.86)***134.59 (53.06)***
Rainy season of the year 2018Humidity7.20 (7.80)−47.9 (6.00)***−17.99 (11.36)
Precipitation−2.56 (1.12)***2.07 (0.91)***−2.78 (1.56)*
Dry season of the year 2018Humidity19.83 (7.72)***−64.09 (6.07)***−32.20(10.79)***
Precipitation−3.54 (0.57)***0.27 (0.35)***−2.89 (0.55)***
Temperature24.67 (21.98)−170.98 (18.24)***−70.19 (34.43)**
Household head characteristicsHousehold size0.002 (0.005)0.01 (0.00)***−0.007 (0.005)
Female−0.036 (0.067)0.13 (0.05)***0.09 (0.07)
Age−0.004 (0.001)***0.00 (0.00)***0.00 (0.00)
Marital status−0.018 (0.06)0.14 (0.05)***−0.01 (0.08)
Primary level−0.081 (0.16)0.26 (0.11)***0.00 (0.15)
Secondary level−0.13 (0.16)0.35 (0.11)***0.01 (0.15)
Higher level0.22 (0.19)0.33 (0.13)***−0.36 (0.19)*
Wolof language−0.10 (0.05)***−0.04 (0.04)0.15 (0.58)**
Agric. training0.05 (0.11)−0.12 (0.07)−0.01 (0.11)
Sand / silt0.17 (0.45)***0.06 (0.03)**−0.27 (0.05)***
ContraintsLoss of fertility0.21 (0.4)***0.44 (0.029)***−0.14 (0.05)***
Rains1.02 (0.21)***0.03 (0.087)0.15 (0.15)
Soil salinity−0.11 (0.86)0.40 (0.86)***−0.25 (0.10)**
Manual work−0.32 (0.05)***−0.63 (0.031)***−0.43 (0.05)***
InputsPersonal reserve−0.24 (0.42)***−0.02 (0.03)−0.19 (0.047)***
Seed originsState subsidy−0.33 (0.06)***0.09 (0.04)***1.44 (0.054)***
Niayes0.003 (0.09)0.40 (0.07)***0.55 (0.10)***
Agroecological zoneAgro-silvo-pastoral0.46 (0.11)***0.36 (0.06)***−0.58 (0.11)***
Groundnut Basin0.35 (0.09)***0.22 (0.05)***−0.14 (0.09)
Eastern Senegal0.61 (0.14)***0.85 (0.11)***0.95 (0.22)***
Casamance0.41 (0.07)***0.46 (0.06)***0.67 (0.11)***
Constant−304.94 (75.93)***138.33 (57.17)***303.31 (84.81)***
0.066 (0.017)***
Crop rotation and dike−0.12 (0.026)***
Certified seeds and dike0.012 (0.023)
Certified seeds and crop rotation37.23 ***
Note(s):

(.) standard error; ***<0.01, **<0.05, *<0.10

Source(s): Authors’ own work

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