An Analysis of Social Seed Network and Its Contribution to On-Farm Conservation of Crop Genetic Diversity in Nepal
Table 2
Identification of the key members in the social seed network who occupy central position in the social network as a nodal or bridging farmer by estimating different centrality scores.
Farmer (node)a
Estimated centrality scoresb
Position in the networkc
Degree centrality
Betweenness centrality
Flow-betweenness centrality
07
7 (6.731)
48 (0.448)
NB
14
4 (3.846)
N
16
4 (3.846)
35 (0.327)
5 (0.047)
NBA
17
5 (4.808)
33 (0.308)
6 (0.056)
NBA
20
4 (3.846)
14 (0.131)
NB
21
5 (4.808)
10 (0.093)
NB
22
12 (0.112)
3 (0.028)
BA
24
15 (0.140)
3 (0.028)
BA
31
4 (3.846)
N
34
4 (3.846)
06 (0.056)
NB
36
6 (5.769)
10 (0.093)
4 (0.037)
NBA
37
4 (3.846)
25 (0.233)
13 (0.121)
NBA
38
5 (4.808)
27 (0.252)
12 (0.112)
NBA
40
4 (3.846)
9 (0.084)
NA
41
4 (3.846)
5 (0.047)
2 (0.019)
NBA
43
4 (3.846)
2 (0.019)
NA
44
6 (5.769)
18 (0.168)
9 (0.084)
NBA
45
20 (0.187)
19 (0.177)
BA
Number “07” means the code for the household 07, bthe figures in the parentheses are normalized score, cN denotes nodal farmer, B denotes bridging farmer creating an optimal path, and A denotes bridging farmer creating alternate paths in the network.
