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Table 4 Perceptions of the respondents on water harvesting structures

From: Adoption of water harvesting technologies among agro-pastoralists in semi-arid rangelands of South Eastern Kenya

Attributes of water harvesting structures

Percentage of Adopters

Percentage of Non-adopters

χ2

Sig

Agree

Disagree

Agree

Disagree

Relative advantage in reducing agricultural risks

81.2

18.8

25.5

74.5

82.66***

0.00

Compatible with existing needs and socially acceptable

77.1

22.9

72.5

27.5

0.70

0.481

Complex and difficult to understand and use

12.5

87.5

83.3

16.7

− 0.68***

0.00

Triable and easy to follow and implement

55.2

44.8

53.9

46.1

0.044

0.901

Observable benefits

80.2

19.8

78.9

21.1

0.066

0.88

  1. ***; Significant at 1% level; **: Significant at 5% level; *: Significant at 10% level