Table 5.

Strategies of male and female farmers to cope with the effect of COVID-19 on farm income

		All farmers	Male farmers	Female farmers	Diff.(Male – Female)	Std. Err.
Observations	n	448	336	112
No mitigation strategy	%	21	24	12	12.80***	3.83
Produce less		17	18	11	7.74*	3.61
Store more		5	6	1	5.36**	1.59
Process more		2	2	1	0.89	1.15
Find new markets		52	46	72	−26.79***	5.03
Reduce price		25	18	48	−30.36***	5.16
Eat own production		18	16	24	−8.04*	4.51
Adapt crop choice		2	3	1	2.08	1.28

Note: Test for equality of proportions of the two group applying each strategy (z-test), respondents were able to quote more than one coping mechanism ^* p < 0.1, ^** p < 0.05, ^*** p < 0.01