Table 8.
Factor Analysis of support types in three agro-ecological zones in Limpopo.
| Area | Support type | F1 | F2 | Initial communality | Final communality | Specific variance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arid | Monetary | 0.539012 | 0.260437 | 0.358396 | 0.358361 | 0.641638554 |
| Seeds | 0.70481 | -0.58056 | 0.734206 | 0.833805 | 0.166195147 | |
| Machinery | 0.900081 | 0.434636 | 0.876024 | 0.999054 | 0.000946069 | |
| Education | 0.764503 | -0.5478 | 0.753925 | 0.884553 | 0.115446629 | |
| Others (irrigation, animals, fertilizers) | 0.869904 | 0.34072 | 0.871943 | 0.872824 | 0.127176191 |
| Area | Support type | F1 | Initial communality | Final communality | Specific variance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-arid | Monetary | 0.636556 | 0.494949 | 0.405203 | 0.594797 | |
| Seeds | 0.754645 | 0.710145 | 0.569489 | 0.430511 | ||
| Machinery | 0.927924 | 0.806316 | 0.861044 | 0.138956 | ||
| Education | 0.869807 | 0.804422 | 0.756564 | 0.243436 | ||
| Others (irrigation, animals, fertilizers) | 0.863223 | 0.776786 | 0.745154 | 0.254846 | ||
| Humid | Monetary | 0.671018 | 0.474638 | 0.450265 | 0.549735 | |
| Seeds | 0.507419 | 0.262673 | 0.257474 | 0.742526 | ||
| Machinery | 0.988201 | 0.981714 | 0.976541 | 0.023459 | ||
| Education | 0.981327 | 0.979104 | 0.963003 | 0.036997 | ||
| Others (irrigation, animals, fertilizers) | 0.959075 | 0.89 | 0.919825 | 0.080175 | ||
F: load of a variable in a factor. Bold Figure: factors most responsible for the total degree of fluctuation of the considered variable.