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Table 7 Marginal effects of climate change perceptions for arable farmers who use both

From: Indigenous and Scientific Forecasts on Climate Change Perceptions of Arable Farmers: Rwenzori Region, Western Uganda

Variable

Rfall seasonal change

Drought increase

Floods increase

Unpredictable rains

Both only for onset

   

−0.208**(0.085)

Both only for cessation

−0.093*(0.050)

  

0.181**(0.086)

Both only for 5 day

 

−0.223***(0.031)

−0.058**(0.022)

 

Both only for seasonal

 

0.180***(0.065)

 

0.217***(0.060)

Farm size

0.004*(0.002)

   

Forest

0.130*(0.076)

0.167**(0.077)

−0.078***(0.025)

0.055(0.054)

Mountain

0.215***(0.076)

0.151**(0.084)

−0.040(0.027)

0.079(0.061)

Wetland

0.205**(0.082)

0.286***(0.096)

−0.074**(0.022)

 

Lowland

0.175**(0.074)

0.191***(0.074)

−0.067**(0.026)

 

Agri-ext access

 

0.071(0.060)

−0.089**(0.019)

 

Farmer org access

0.231***(0.055)

0.121**(0.054)

 

0.168***(0.057)

Credit access

0.182***(0.048)

  

0.066(0.046)

Nonfarm access

   

0.189***(0.051)

Female

0.063(0.050)

   

Male

 

0.073**(0.033)

 

0.052(0.045)

No school

−0.329**(0.145)

   

Primary

−0.333**(0.152)

   

Sec educ

−0.340**(0.143)

  

0.072(0.056)

Age

 

−0.002(0.001)

  

CC info from elderly farmer

0.275***(0.051)

  

0.176***(0.051)

CC info from newspapers

 

0.177(0.135)

  

CC info from radio

 

0.076**(0.035)

 

−0.133***(0.045)

CC info from fellow farmer

 

−0.104**(0.037)

 

−0.185***(0.061)

  1. ***, **, and * denote that significance at the 1%, 5% and 10% levels respectively