Table 5 Multinomial Logit (MNL) model estimation results
Variable | Improved soil bund | Improved stone bund | Improved check dam | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Coef. (Std. Err.) | Marginal effect | Coef. (Std. Err.) | Marginal effect | Coef. (Std. Err.) | Marginal effect | |
Sex of household head | 0.45 (0.72) | 0.0221 | 0.68 (0.45) | 0.0221 | 0.05 (0.08) | 0.0036 |
Education level | 2.64 (0.67) | 0.0055 *** | 2.60 (0.58) | 0.003 *** | 2.47 (0.56) | 0.006 *** |
Farming experience | 0.29 (0.11) | 0.006 *** | 0.30 (0.15) | 0.001 ** | 0.24 (0.15) | 0.002 * |
Security of land tenure | 0.37 (0.88) | 0.008 | 0.83 (0.80) | 0.0162 | 0.10 (0.70) | 0.0024 |
Perception of soil erosion | 1.54 (1.26) | 0.003 | 0.86 (1.41) | 0.0129 | 1.68 (1.43) | 0.037 |
Extension contact | 1.93 (0.94) | 0.0052 ** | 1.22 (0.80) | 0.0194 | 0.01 (0.70) | 0.0002 |
Livestock holding | − 0.37 (0.32) | − 0.0007 | − 0.31 (0.30) | − 0.0049 | − 0.27 (0.23) | − 0.0062 |
Plot area | 1.40 (0.52) | 0.0028 *** | 1.22 (0.59) | 0.0184 ** | 1.92 (0.53) | 0.0426 *** |
Plot distance | − 0.35 (0.37) | − 0.0007 | − 1.22 (0.59) | − 0.001 ** | − 0.73 (0.40) | − 0.0165 * |
Slop of the plot | 2.11 (1.30) | 0.0043 | 1.43 (1.43) | 0.0215 | − 4.44 (2.44) | − 0.000 |
Off-farm activities | − 3.67 (2.31) | 0.361 | − 3.83 (2.40) | 0.070 | 0.24 (0.26) | 0.0055 |
Number of economically active household members | 0.62 (0.38) | 0.0013 * | 0.09 (0.33) | 0.0013 | 2.43 (1.49) | 0.054 |
Constant | − 4.75 (3.73) | – | − 6.85 (3.28) | – | − 5.08 (3.00) | – |
Observations | 248 | 248 | 248 | |||
Log likelihood | 118.18 | 118.18 | 118.18 | |||
Chi squared | 134.97 *** | 134.97 *** | 134.97 *** | |||
Pseudo R2 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.36 | |||