Table IV.

Estimates of the MVP model

Dependent variablesCDMTISNM
Household (HH) characteristics
Male headed HH−0.421** (0.176)0.024 (0.200)−1.469*** (0.361)−0.294 (0.182)
General caste0.062 (0.106)−0.441*** (0.106)0.576*** (0.223)0.121*** (0.017)
Age of HH head−0.013** (0.006)0.006* (0.004)0.015* (0.008)−0.005** (0.002)
Literate HH head0.167 (0.111)0.054** (0.019)0.703*** (0.250)0.212* (0.121)
Literate spouse−0.402*** (0.121)0.393*** (0.112)−0.198 (0.202)0.294** (0.117)
Family size−0.003 (0.015)−0.003 (0.016)−0.069** (0.034)0.017 (0.016)
Migrated0.157* (0.094)0.111 (0.101)−0.700*** (0.245)−0.144** (0.080)
Farm land characteristics
Tenure of plot−0.132*** (0.012)−0.087*** (0.016)0.121 (0.220)0.098 (0.113)
Area of plot−0.048 (0.334)0.112*** (0.036)0.746 (0.597)−0.278 (0.385)
Soil fertility0.369*** (0.094)−0.470*** (0.101)−0.698*** (0.210)0.047 (0.101)
Soil depth0.237** (0.116)−0.610*** (0.167)−0.822 (0.518)−0.465*** (0.149)
Land slope−0.234** (0.091)0.255*** (0.099)−0.284 (0.211)0.646*** (0.099)
Distance to plot−0.006 (0.041)−0.125*** (0.051)0.063 (0.075)−0.035** (0.017)
Economic and social capital
Land operated0.264** (0.104)0.163*** (0.011)0.067*** (0.023)0.136** (0.062)
Livestock owned0.215*** (0.053)0.198*** (0.059)0.226* (0.138)0.205*** (0.057)
Asset index0.343*** (0.133)0.275** (0.132)0.336** (0.171)0.256** (0.119)
Credit access−0.537*** (0.102)0.575*** (0.113)−0.337 (0.260)0.680*** (0.113)
Association in group0.297** (0.143)0.394** (0.188)−0.411 (0.364)0.537*** (0.184)
Access to market and agricultural extension services and training
Distance to market−0.035 (0.034)−0.112*** (0.040)−0.080 (0.083)−0.087** (0.040)
Distance to extension service−0.061*** (0.015)−0.045*** (0.013)−0.071*** (0.024)0.002 (0.014)
Training0.645* (0.359)0.162** (0.073)0.115** (0.052)0.058** (0.029)
Source of information
Farmer-to-farmer communication0.244*** (0.097)0.561*** (0.112)0.914*** (0.287)0.932*** (0.125)
Government extension service0.838*** (0.320)0.084** (0.037)−0.179 (0.327)0.169 (0.333)
ICT0.818** (0.401)0.516* (0.307)0.169*** (0.039)−0.413 (0.292)
Private traders−0.156 (0.108)0.127** (0.063)0.167** (0.075)0.264** (0.107)
Major climate risks
High temperature0.639*** (0.113)0.504*** (0.108)0.482** (0.231)0.081 (0.107)
Decreasing rainfall0.183 (0.165)0.064 (0.154)0.143*** (0.056)−0.159 (0.161)
Short winters0.051 (0.115)1.378*** (0.152)−0.180 (0.228)−0.605*** (0.135)
Joint significance of village dummies
Chi2(11)74.4184.6263.11222.19
Prob > Chi2(11)0.0000.0000.0000.000
Constant−1.920*** (0.395)1.114*** (0.391)−1.694*** (0.734)0.378** (0.167)
Number of observations1926192619261926

Notes: LR test of: rho21 = rho31 = rho41 = rho32 = rho42 = rho43 = 0: chi2(6) = 78.48 Prob > chi2 = 0.000; Wald chi2(156) = 1362.16; Prob > chi2 = 0.000; Log likelihood= −1916.92; Significance level: 10% level (*); 5% level **; 1% level ***

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