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Table 6 Tobit result on the frequency of pesticide application

From: Modeling Ghanaian cocoa farmers’ decision to use pesticide and frequency of application: the case of Brong Ahafo Region

Variables

Coefficient

Robust Std. Err.

P value

Gender

0.458

0.605

0.450

Age

0.007

0.020

0.746

Educational level

0.661

0.169

0.000***

Farming experience

−0.050

0.012

0.000***

Membership of FBO

−0.657

0.277

0.019**

Access to extension service

−2.233

0.301

0.000***

Availability of Agrochemical shop

−0.457

0.305

0.136

Access to credit

−0.867

0.430

0.045**

Cocoa income

−1.093

0.322

0.001***

Constant

14.880

3.935

0.000

Diagnostic statistic

Value

Log pseudolikelihood

−398.647

Prob > F

0.000

Pseudo R2

0.297

  1. *** and ** represent 1 and 5 % significance level respectively