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. 2025 Aug 22;15:30946. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-16804-w

Table 6.

Welfare impacts of digital training Participation.

Mean outcome ATT/ATU T-value Change (%) ATT by districts
To participate Not to participate Okara Pakpattan
Farmer who participated in digital training
Productivity (yield/acre) 131.72 76.51 ATT = 55.21*** 9.24 72.16

49.73***

(9.37)

56.71***

(9.27)

Adoption of ESA practices 0.629 0.375 ATT = 0.254*** 4.15 67.73

0.311***

(0.073)

0.238**

(0.103)

Net farm returns (PKR) 35,738 21,374 ATT = 14,365*** 6.35 67.21

15,272***

(2673.7)

16,296***

(3182.8)

Farmer that did not participate
Productivity (yield/acre) 134.26 94.65 ATU = 39.61*** 12.84 41.85

42.26***

(7.36)

35.79***

(5.81)

Adoption of ESA practices 0.752 0.434 ATU = 0.318*** 4.62 73.27

0.321**

(0.143)

0.337***

(0.025)

Net farm returns (PKR per acre) 37,418 22,822 ATU = 14,597*** 6.92 63.96

16,278***

(3729.5)

14,829***

(2895.8)

Heterogeneity (Productivity) 0.163 0.092
Heterogeneity (adoption of ESA practices) 0.287 0.153
Heterogeneity (NFR) 0.392 0.268

*P < 0.1; **P < 0.05; ***P < 0.01. Standard error is parenthesis.