Table 5

Descriptive statistics of all risk factors and performances (n = 200)

RiskVar.MSDCV (%)SKKU
The factors of supply risks (SR)
1. Rising costs of raw materials (fertilizer, pesticide, high-yield seeds and fuel)R114.11.126.0(1.4)1.6
2. Rising costs of services (transportation, labor, interest rates or/and credit and other agricultural services)R123.91.024.7(1.0)0.8
3. Lack of high yield seedsR133.80.924.8(0.6)0.2
4. Lack of laborR143.61.028.7(0.6)0.0
5. Lack of equipment and machineryR153.81.026.3(0.6)(0.1)
The factors of production risks (PR)
6. Biological risks such as weeds (wild plants); pests (insects, rats, snails or birds); crop diseases (bacteria, viruses or fungi)R214.00.922.3(0.9)0.8
7. Lack of financial capitalR224.00.921.8(0.7)0.1
8. Misuse of fertilizer or/and pesticideR233.90.923.1(1.1)1.5
9. Lack of agricultural know-howR244.10.819.0(0.8)1.0
The factors of demand risks (DR)
10. Low prices of rice productsR314.41.022.6(1.9)3.4
11. Lack of market informationR324.30.920.4(1.5)2.7
12. Uncertainty of market demand for quantityR334.10.922.1(1.2)1.7
13. Uncertainty of market demand for quality or/and food safety requirementsR344.10.820.2(0.8)0.5
The factors of environmental risks (ER)
14. Natural disasters (flood and drought)R414.10.921.3(0.7)0.1
15. Lack of irrigation systemsR424.20.819.7(1.1)1.5
16. Lack or poor condition of basic infrastructure (roads and electricity)R433.90.923.3(0.6)0.2
17. Inadequate support from the government (lack of agricultural know-how training and/or lack of public extension services)R444.00.921.9(0.8)0.3
18. Pandemic risks (COVID-19)R454.11.023.5(1.1)0.9
Performance (PERF)
Environmental performance (ENVI) 
1. The consumption rate of energy, which includes electricity and oilP113.90.822.1(0.8)1.2
2. The consumption rate of natural resources, such as water and landP123.80.719.7(0.8)1.9
3. The environmental pollutants (water, land and air)P134.00.923.4(0.9)0.9
Social performance (SOC)
4. Food insecurity (the scale of accessibility to foods and eating patterns)P213.70.822.8(0.5)0.3
5. PovertyP224.10.922.4(0.9)0.8
6. Farmers' knowledgeP234.00.820.7(0.7)0.8
Economic performance (ECON)
7. Rice yield of farming householdP313.90.921.8(0.6)0.4
8. Rice quality (nutritional benefits, softness, aroma and physical appearance)P323.80.821.4(0.6)0.7
9. Return on investment (ROI) (net profit divided by the costs of investment)P334.00.922.0(0.7)0.5

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