Table 10.
Factors influencing perceptions of farmers.
| Variables | PC1 | PC2 | PC3 | PC4 | PC5 | PC6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Household head (1 = male) | 0.106* (0.064) | 0.011 (0.059) | −0.144** (0.058) | 0.042 (0.059) | 0.065 (0.058) | 0.096 (0.059) |
| Years of education of the household head | −0.032*** (0.010) | 0.004 (0.008) | 0.036*** (0.010) | 0.001 (0.008) | 0.009 (0.008) | 0.021** (0.009) |
| Access to credit (1 = yes) | 0.110** (0.049) | 0.054 (0.047) | −0.056 (0.046) | 0.018 (0.045) | −0.102** (0.045) | 0.134*** (0.044) |
| Land size (ha) | −0.029** (0.015) | 0.004 (0.014) | 0.001 (0.014) | 0.003 (0.013) | −0.018 (0.013) | 0.008 (0.014) |
| Awareness of institution(s) offering advisory services (1 = yes) | 0.012 (0.050) | −0.010 (0.043) | 0.105** (0.042) | 0.185*** (0.041) | 0.035 (0.042) | −0.052 (0.042) |
| Membership to rural cooperative (1 = yes) | 0.460*** (0.042) | −0.226*** (0.046) | −0.042 (0.048) | 0.001 (0.047) | −0.043 (0.047) | −0.035 (0.047) |
| Number of crops grown | 0.072*** (0.023) | 0.020 (0.020) | −0.016 (0.020) | −0.036* (0.019) | 0.027 (0.019) | 0.030 (0.020) |
| Observations (n) | 627 | 627 | 627 | 627 | 627 | 627 |
| Pseudo R2 | 0.330 | 0.050 | 0.070 | 0.050 | 0.030 | 0.050 |
Note: PC1 - diversified advisory services; PC2 - market-oriented advisory services; PC3 - difficult to access private providers; PC4 - poor timing of advisory services; PC5 - lack of vital advisory services; PC6 - easy to access public providers. *, **, *** denote statistical significance of the variables at 10 %, 5 % and 1 %, respectively. Standard errors are shown in parentheses.
Source: Survey Data (2021).