Table 4

Intensity of agricultural insurance coverage (Heckman two-step)

VariableSelection probit (Aware = 1)OLS outcome (insured amount, FCFA)
Age (decades)−0.015** (0.006)−0.42 (0.31)
Education (years)0.087*** (0.020)2.11** (0.94)
Radio access (yes = 1)0.341*** (0.078)[excluded]
Extension contact (yes = 1)0.269*** (0.060)6.87* (3.62)
Cooperative membership (yes = 1)0.312*** (0.072)8.45** (3.89)
Farm size (log ha)0.124* (0.067)0.397*** (0.101)
Agricultural income (k FCFA)0.002** (0.001)0.034*** (0.012)
Credit access (yes = 1)0.289** (0.112)0.574*** (0.185)
Perceived climate risk (1–5)0.098* (0.045)0.228** (0.092)
Recent climate shock (yes = 1)0.156** (0.061)0.312* (0.164)
Distance to services (km)−0.045*** (0.012)[exclusion restriction]
Inverse Mills ratio (IMR, λ)−0.482** (0.197)
Constant−0.891*** (0.187)1.126*** (0.293)

Note(s): ***p < 0.01, **p < 0.05, *p < 0.10 (SE bootstrapped, 200 reps)

Source(s): Authors’ calculations

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