Table 2.
Determinants of access to extension and membership of cooperatives.
| Variables | Access to extension | Cooperative membership |
|---|---|---|
| Household size | 0.008 | 0.029** |
| (0.015) | (0.015) | |
| Age | 0.029* | −0.003 |
| (0.015) | (0.015) | |
| Ageˆ2 | −0.000 | 0.000 |
| (0.000) | (0.000) | |
| Education | 0.018** | 0.030*** |
| (0.007) | (0.007) | |
| Marital status | 0.044 | 0.063 |
| (0.133) | (0.123) | |
| Sex | 0.162 | −0.139 |
| (0.134) | (0.125) | |
| TLU | 0.002 | 0.006* |
| (0.003) | (0.003) | |
| Land size | −0.023** | 0.023** |
| (0.010) | (0.010) | |
| Access to credit | 0.317*** | 0.354*** |
| (0.083) | (0.073) | |
| Distance from fertilizer dealer | 0.007** | −0.002 |
| (0.003) | (0.003) | |
| Use of chemical fertilizer | 0.082 | 0.064 |
| (0.075) | (0.071) | |
| Distance from herbicide dealer | −0.006* | 0.001 |
| (0.003) | (0.004) | |
| Mobile phone coverage | 1.461*** | |
| (0.158) | ||
| Presence of private cassava processor | 0.516*** | |
| (0.080) | ||
| N | 2190 | 2190 |
Note: Standard errors clustered at enumeration level are reported in parentheses. *, **, and *** represent statistical significance at the 10%, 5%, and 1% levels, respectively. Controls included in the regression but not reported here include: village dummies, and dummies for road qualities.