Table 5.

This study compares 28 farmers in Kilolo, Tanzania, who prioritized climate-wise agriculture methods with those who did not, with regard to their social and economic prosperity and accessibility to data

VariableAverage values
Improved varietiesMulchingIrrigationAgroforestryEnhanced breeds
Age (household owner)46.66 (47.75)42.01* (47.60)46.23 (47.64)50.02 (47.32)47.27 (47.40)
Literacy0.15*** (0.11)0.17*(0.10)0.12 (0.0.13)0.15 (0.12)0.14 (0.12)
Dependency ratio0.50 (0.52)0.41**(0.50)0.49 (0.52)0.53 (0.52)0.64 (0.52)
Crop production data0.62*** (0.46)0.55 (0.49)0.72*** (0.47)0.81** (0.50)0.65 (0.51)
Animal production data0.28*** (0.16)0.25 (0.18)0.22 (0.20)0.31 (0.20)0.65*** (0.19)
Postharvest data0.61*** (0.44)0.45 (0.47)0.76*** (0.44)0.81** (0.48)0.52 (0.49)
Poor forecast data0.67 (0.61)0.65 (0.60)0.72** (0.60)0.81 (0.62)0.77 (0.62)
Wellbeing indexes− 1.50*** (0.88)− 0.38*** (0.75)− 0.78** (− 0.75)− 0.78 (− 0.76)− 0.47 (− 0.76)
Non-agro assets indexes1.57*** (0.90)1.62*** (1.07)1.11 (1.12)1.36 (1.11)1.36 (1.11)
Agro assets indexes0.77*** (0.38)0.92*** (0.47)0.52 (0.44)0.76 (0.50)0.72 (0.50)
Source(s): Authors’ own work

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