Table V

Impact of participatory varietal selection trials on adoption practices and market participation among bean producers in Uganda

Participating households (n=72) Mean (SD)Control households (n=98) Mean (SD)Naïve (t-test)ATT kernelATT nearest neighbor
Intended: household adoption
Received subsidized or free seed0.78 (0.42)0.19 (0.39)9.86 [0.06]**0.52 [0.08]**0.57 [0.10]**
Chose the variety that you received0.22 (0.42)0.10 (0.29)2.49 [0.05]**0.08 [0.07]0.13 [0.07]
Chose the quantity you received0.08 (0.28)0.10 (0.29)0.28 [0.04]−0.05 [0.06]−0.01 [0.06]
Received the seed in time to plant it0.63 (0.49)0.13 (0.33)8.50 [0.06]**0.45 [0.08]**0.50 [0.09]**
Have been able to multiply the seed0.67 (0.47)0.12 (0.33)9.60 [0.06]**0.50 [0.08]**0.53 [0.10]**
Unanticipated: market participation
Bought seeds within the last three seasons0.89 (0.32)0.83 (0.37)1.06 [0.05]0.10 [0.07]0.21 [0.11]*
Bought a specific variety that you wanted0.90 (0.30)0.78 (0.42)2.23 [0.06]**0.13 [0.06]*0.07 [0.09]
Bought a variety that you never grew before0.57 (0.50)0.26 (0.44)4.50 [0.07]**0.29 [0.08]**0.29 [0.12]**
Bought the seeds in a timely fashion0.81 (0.40)0.70 (0.46)1.76 [0.07]*0.13 [0.08]0.15 [0.11]
Received a loan from a friend of neighbor0.22 (0.42)0.19 (0.40)0.05 [0.06]0.07 [0.07]0.01 [0.09]

Notes: Standard deviation is in ( ), standard error is in [ ]. *,**Significant at 10 and 5 percent levels, respectively

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