Table 3.
Indicators influencing farmers’ perception toward the effectiveness of agricultural extension PEA training in Ghana
| Explanatory variables | Odds ratio | z | p > z | 95% confidence interval | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socioeconomic indicators | |||||
| Household head age (years) | 0.984 | − 1.190 | 0.234 | 0.958 | 1.010 |
| Gender | 1.134 | 0.250 | 0.802 | 0.425 | 3.023 |
| Household head education (years) | 1.025 | 0.490 | 0.622 | 0.927 | 1.133 |
| Household size (number) | 1.123 | 1.510 | 0.132 | 0.965 | 1.305 |
| Access to credit (Bank accounts) | 0.636 | − 0.780 | 0.435 | 0.204 | 1.978 |
| Total land size (Ha) | 0.897 | − 0.460 | 0.643 | 0.566 | 1.421 |
| Annual agricultural income ($) | 1.001 | 1.390 | 0.165 | 0.999 | 1.003 |
| Total livestock (No) | 0.986 | − 1.570 | 0.115 | 0.968 | 1.003 |
| Multiple communication indicators | |||||
| Owning of cell phones (No/HH) | 0.457* | − 1.710 | 0.087 | 0.186 | 1.119 |
| Owning of radios (No/HH) | 0.798 | − 0.650 | 0.518 | 0.403 | 1.580 |
| Owning of televisions (No/HH) | 1.351 | 0.810 | 0.418 | 0.651 | 2.799 |
| Frequency of meetings with officer | 0.313** | − 2.510 | 0.012 | 0.126 | 0.774 |
| Frequency of famer demand for services | 3.282*** | 3.350 | 0.001 | 1.638 | 6.573 |
| Perceived returns indicators | |||||
| Perceived impact on productivity | 2.090* | 1.900 | 0.057 | 0.978 | 4.467 |
| Perceived impact on adoption rate | 2.911*** | 2.890 | 0.004 | 1.411 | 6.000 |
| Perceived impact on food safety and nutrition | 1.406 | 1.040 | 0.298 | 0.740 | 2.671 |
| Observations (n = 120) | Pseudo R2 = 0.2239 | ||||
| LR Chi2 (16) = 54.64 | |||||
| Prob > Chi2 = 0.0000 | |||||
Source: Field Survey (2019)
*Significant at p < 0.1 **Significant at p < 0.05 ***Significant p < 0.01