Basic information of sampled farm households by source of information and study area locations Bangladesh
| Source of information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | Fertilizer trader | Own/peer experience | Government extension agent | F-statistica | |
| No. of observations | 556 | 175 | 324 | 57 | |
| Sample share (% hh) | 31.5 | 58.3 | 10.2 | ||
| Age, household head (years) | 45.4 (12.9) | 44.9 (13.0) | 45.3 (12.9) | 47.5 (12.7) | 1.71 (0.18) |
| % Female-headed household | 3.1 (83.9) | 2.0 (87.1) | 4.1 (80.0) | 1.8 (87.8) | 2.39* (0.09) |
| Years of schooling, household head | 4.59 (4.62) | 4.42 (4.52) | 4.39 (4.35) | 6.30 (5.99) | 8.77*** (0.00) |
| Total no. of family members | 4.69 (1.55) | 4.83 (1.45) | 4.61 (1.62) | 4.65 (1.42) | 2.41* (0.09) |
| No. of family members engaged in agriculture (extend support or full time) | 2.06 (1.07) | 2.01 (1.07) | 2.10 (1.10) | 1.95 (0.89) | 1.56 (0.21) |
| Member of club or other organizations (% hh) | 43.7 (49.7) | 40.6 (49.2) | 44.1 (49.7) | 50.9 (50.4) | 1.39 (0.24) |
| At least one blood relative in a government job or politics (% hh) | 40.7 (49.2) | 41.1 (49.4) | 38.6 (48.8) | 50.9 (50.4) | 3.07** (0.5) |
| Farm size (ha, cultivated in 2013–2014) | 0.83 (1.11) | 0.76 (0.57) | 0.88 (1.35) | 0.79 (0.83) | 1.39 (0.24) |
| Boro rice area (ha, 2013–2014) | 0.22 (0.18) | 0.22 (0.14) | 0.22 (0.21) | 0.20 (0.16) | 0.51 (0.60) |
| Distance from the household to nearest market (km) | 1.73 (1.18) | 1.73 (1.15) | 1.75 (1.13) | 1.70 (1.52) | 0.09 (0.91) |
| No. of markets within 5 km radius | 1.74 (2.10) | 1.95 (2.76) | 1.42 (1.06) | 2.88 (3.40) | 27.0*** (0.00) |
| No. of power tillers in the village | 6.06 (4.11) | 5.79 (3.94) | 6.23 (4.19) | 5.86 (4.24) | 1.48 (0.22) |
| Village connected to electricity grid (% villages) | 54.1 (49.9) | 55.4 (49.9) | 50.9 (50.1) | 68.4 (46.9) | 6.20*** (0.00) |
| Cumulative length of paved/gravel road at the village level (km) | 5.60 (11.41) | 9.17 (16.50) | 3.90 (7.68) | 4.28 (6.75) | 26.23*** (0.00) |
| Adequate irrigation water availability in the boro season (% hh) | 76.1 (42.7) | 82.3 (38.3) | 74.4 (43.7) | 66.7 (47.6) | 7.06*** (0.00) |
| Source of information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | Fertilizer trader | Own/peer experience | Government extension agent | ||
| No. of observations | 556 | 175 | 324 | 57 | |
| Sample share (% hh) | 31.5 | 58.3 | 10.2 | ||
| Age, household head (years) | 45.4 (12.9) | 44.9 (13.0) | 45.3 (12.9) | 47.5 (12.7) | 1.71 (0.18) |
| % Female-headed household | 3.1 (83.9) | 2.0 (87.1) | 4.1 (80.0) | 1.8 (87.8) | 2.39* (0.09) |
| Years of schooling, household head | 4.59 (4.62) | 4.42 (4.52) | 4.39 (4.35) | 6.30 (5.99) | 8.77*** (0.00) |
| Total no. of family members | 4.69 (1.55) | 4.83 (1.45) | 4.61 (1.62) | 4.65 (1.42) | 2.41* (0.09) |
| No. of family members engaged in agriculture (extend support or full time) | 2.06 (1.07) | 2.01 (1.07) | 2.10 (1.10) | 1.95 (0.89) | 1.56 (0.21) |
| Member of club or other organizations (% hh) | 43.7 (49.7) | 40.6 (49.2) | 44.1 (49.7) | 50.9 (50.4) | 1.39 (0.24) |
| At least one blood relative in a government job or politics (% hh) | 40.7 (49.2) | 41.1 (49.4) | 38.6 (48.8) | 50.9 (50.4) | 3.07** (0.5) |
| Farm size (ha, cultivated in 2013–2014) | 0.83 (1.11) | 0.76 (0.57) | 0.88 (1.35) | 0.79 (0.83) | 1.39 (0.24) |
| 0.22 (0.18) | 0.22 (0.14) | 0.22 (0.21) | 0.20 (0.16) | 0.51 (0.60) | |
| Distance from the household to nearest market (km) | 1.73 (1.18) | 1.73 (1.15) | 1.75 (1.13) | 1.70 (1.52) | 0.09 (0.91) |
| No. of markets within 5 km radius | 1.74 (2.10) | 1.95 (2.76) | 1.42 (1.06) | 2.88 (3.40) | 27.0*** (0.00) |
| No. of power tillers in the village | 6.06 (4.11) | 5.79 (3.94) | 6.23 (4.19) | 5.86 (4.24) | 1.48 (0.22) |
| Village connected to electricity grid (% villages) | 54.1 (49.9) | 55.4 (49.9) | 50.9 (50.1) | 68.4 (46.9) | 6.20*** (0.00) |
| Cumulative length of paved/gravel road at the village level (km) | 5.60 (11.41) | 9.17 (16.50) | 3.90 (7.68) | 4.28 (6.75) | 26.23*** (0.00) |
| Adequate irrigation water availability in the | 76.1 (42.7) | 82.3 (38.3) | 74.4 (43.7) | 66.7 (47.6) | 7.06*** (0.00) |
Notes: Numbers in parentheses are standard deviations, except aProb.>F values, with F values in parentheses. H0: Mean (a)=Mean (b)=Mean (c). *,**,***Indicate the 10, 5 and 1 percent levels of significance, respectively
Source: Survey (2015)
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