Table A1.

Descriptive statistics

 DikesCrop rotationCertified seed
VariablesYes %No %DifferenceYes %No %DifferenceYes %No %Difference
Dependent variables
Minimum productivity (kg/ha)627.73840.02212.28**572.03766.30194.26***743.04645.61−97.42
Maximum productivity (kg/ha)944.971110.63165.65825.931157.30331.36***1042.88958.21−84.67
Household head characteristics
Household size8.288.21−0.698.218.340.12*8.148.280.13
Female head of household10.6715.490.48***10.9211.730.00813.9411.02−0.029*
Age of head of household (year)52.3853.491.10***52.9551.93−1.01***52.7352.50−0.22.58
Marital status89.9385.160.47***90.1188.31−0.017***87.4589.520.02*
Without school level72.2268.640.36**70.4273.760.033***66.8172.280.054***
Primary level14.2015.410.1215.1413.26−0.018**17.1814.09−0.03*
Secondary level9.7212.110.23**10.958.71−0.022***11.679.86−0.018*
Higher level2.212.420.0021.992.560.005**1.722.280.005
Wolof language19.6921.360.1620.2819.35−0.00922.9119.62−0.032*
Agricultural training3.322.49−0.0083.52.84−0.006*3.243.22−0.0001
Area (ha)1.361.02−0.33***1.550.99−0.55***1.581.29−0.29***
Inputs
Manual work54.7283.620.28***44.4677.28−0.55***56.6458.410.017
Drawn work77.8845.88−0.31***87.3555.510.32***67.4574.550.07***
Motorized work0.220.580.030.130.44−0.31***1.080.19−0.008***
Organic fertilizer35.6338.030.2341.8327.79−0.14***31.0236.370.053*
Mineral fertilizer24.8130.240.05***29.1220.44−0.086***37.1824.41−0.12***
Seed origins
Personal reserve72.1570.33−0.0171.2072.940.017**51.6773.770.22***
Purchase on the local market24.0218.79−0.05***26.2219.46−0.067***17.6223.900.06***
Purchase with state subsidy8.308.880.0059.237.17−0.02***38.165.67−0.32***
Purchase with patner subsidy1.172.790.016***1.141.680.005*6.160.94−0.05***
Purchase from specialized firms0.641.680.01***0.990.47−0.005***1.720.68−0.01***
Agroecological zones
Senegal River valley10.249.54−0.0079.1711.510.023***6.2710.510.042***
Niayes8.4621.800.13***8.9111.730.028***15.479.61−0.058***
Agro-silvo-pastoral zone16.664.03−0.12***18.2210.83−0.07***6.2715.910.09***
Groundnut basin35.2021.73−0.13***32.6843.760.02**28.7533.990.05*
Eastern Senegal8.8716.370.07***11.058.05−0.029***9.49.820.0042
Casamance20.4626.430.05***19.8223.070.032***33.7220.05−0.13***
Note(s):

***<0.01, **<0.05, *<0.10

Source(s): Authors’ own work

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