Table XI. Estimates of the probit model...

Table XI.

Estimates of the probit model and marginal effects of farm mechanization and supplemental irrigation in Karnataka

Variable	Farm mechanization		Supplemental irrigation
Variable	Coefficient	Marginal effects	Coefficient	Marginal effects
Constant	−1.935**	–	−3.351
First moment	0.122***	0.039**	0.956***	0.350***
Second moment	−0.267	−0.086	0.541	0.198
Third moment	−0.203	−0.065	0.040	0.014
Household characteristics
Age (years)	0.027	0.009	0.004	0.001
Gender	0.004	0.001	0.530	0.171
Education	0.076	0.024	0.110	0.040
Marital status	−0.100	−0.033	0.280	0.096
Married years	−0.001	0.000	0.012	0.004
Household size (number)	−0.106**	−0.034**	0.032	0.011
Experience in farming (years)	0.020**	−0.007	0.020**	−0.007
Earning male members	0.151	0.049	−0.144	−0.052
Earning female members	−0.098	−0.031	0.059	0.021
Health status	0.291**	0.094***	0.181	0.066
Farm size (ha)	0.041*	0.013**	0.004	0.001
Livestock ownership	0.245	0.080	0.498***	0.262**
Distance to market for sales (km)	0.015**	0.005***	0.001	0.000
Number of visits made by extension officials to farmers	−0.005	−0.001	−0.007	−0.002
Climate shocks
SC1KA	−0.364	−0.112	0.074	0.027
SC2KA	0.033	0.011	0.466	0.178
SC3KA	−0.507*	−0.142**	−0.249	−0.087
Farm practice
cfaig	−0.373	0.128***	−0.010	−0.003
cfccp	−0.324	−0.106	−0.200	−0.075
cfcpd	0.113	0.036	−0.150	−0.055
cfic	0.375	0.127	−0.582	−0.208
cpsi	−0.312	−0.094	–	–
cnfbm	−0.036	−0.012	0.003	0.001
cnfrag	0.199	0.061	0.316	0.111
cnfomc	0.062	0.020	−0.099	−0.036
Investment in farm machinery (INR)	0.000	0.000	0.000**	0.000
Investment in infrastructure (INR)	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
Relative risk premium	0.358**	0.115**	0.391***	0.203**
McFadden R²	0.766	–	0.689	–

Variable	Farm mechanization		Supplemental irrigation
Variable	Coefficient	Marginal effects	Coefficient	Marginal effects
Constant	−1.935**	–	−3.351
First moment	0.122***	0.039**	0.956***	0.350***
Second moment	−0.267	−0.086	0.541	0.198
Third moment	−0.203	−0.065	0.040	0.014
Household characteristics
Age (years)	0.027	0.009	0.004	0.001
Gender	0.004	0.001	0.530	0.171
Education	0.076	0.024	0.110	0.040
Marital status	−0.100	−0.033	0.280	0.096
Married years	−0.001	0.000	0.012	0.004
Household size (number)	−0.106**	−0.034**	0.032	0.011
Experience in farming (years)	0.020**	−0.007	0.020**	−0.007
Earning male members	0.151	0.049	−0.144	−0.052
Earning female members	−0.098	−0.031	0.059	0.021
Health status	0.291**	0.094***	0.181	0.066
Farm size (ha)	0.041*	0.013**	0.004	0.001
Livestock ownership	0.245	0.080	0.498***	0.262**
Distance to market for sales (km)	0.015**	0.005***	0.001	0.000
Number of visits made by extension officials to farmers	−0.005	−0.001	−0.007	−0.002
Climate shocks
SC1KA	−0.364	−0.112	0.074	0.027
SC2KA	0.033	0.011	0.466	0.178
SC3KA	−0.507*	−0.142**	−0.249	−0.087
Farm practice
cfaig	−0.373	0.128***	−0.010	−0.003
cfccp	−0.324	−0.106	−0.200	−0.075
cfcpd	0.113	0.036	−0.150	−0.055
cfic	0.375	0.127	−0.582	−0.208
cpsi	−0.312	−0.094	–	–
cnfbm	−0.036	−0.012	0.003	0.001
cnfrag	0.199	0.061	0.316	0.111
cnfomc	0.062	0.020	−0.099	−0.036
Investment in farm machinery (INR)	0.000	0.000	0.000**	0.000
Investment in infrastructure (INR)	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
Relative risk premium	0.358**	0.115**	0.391***	0.203**
McFadden R²	0.766	–	0.689	–

Note:

*, ** and *** Significant at 10, 5 and 1%, respectively