Research Article
Modelling Determinants of Tree Planting and Retention on Farm for Improvement of Forest Cover in Central Kenya
Table 7
Binary logistic regression model on fitting determinants of farmer’s tree retention on farm in Central Kenya.
| Determinants | Categories | Reference category | | S.e (β). | Odds ratio | value |
| | Kiambu-Lari | Nyeri North | −0.66 | 0.37 | 0.5 | 0.076 | Site | Kiambu-Kikuyu | | −0.85 | 0.42 | 0.4 | 0.043 | | Nyeri South | | −0.88 | 0.38 | 0.4 | 0.020 | | | | | | | | Gender | Male | Female | 0.56 | 0.37 | 1. 8 | 0.125 | Household members | — | — | 0.04 | 0.05 | 1.8 | 0.477 | Monthly income | — | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.004 | Land size | — | — | 0.36 | 0.07 | 1.4 | 0.000 | Marital status | Single | Married | 0.48 | 0.55 | 1.6 | 0.380 | Major occupation | Formal job | Full time farmer | −0.81 | 0.44 | 0.5 | 0.064 | | | | | | | | | None | Post secondary | −1.55 | 0.61 | 0.2 | 0.011 | Education | Primary | | −0.74 | 0.48 | 0.5 | 0.120 | | Secondary | | −1.06 | 0.48 | 0.3 | 0.028 | | | | | | | | Age | — | — | 0.001 | 0.01 | 1.0 | 0.927 | | | | | | | | Tree use | Fuel wood | Aesthetic | −0.55 | 0.47 | 0.6 | 0.243 | Timber | −0.16 | 0.49 | 0.8 | 0.533 | | | | | | | | Tree Motivation | Conserve environment | Source of livelihood | 0.420 | 0.330 | 1.5 | 0.203 | Technical skills | Obtained technical skills | Did not obtain skills | 0.802 | 0.421 | 2.2 | 0.057 | Effect of skills | Skills were useful | Skills not useful | 1.105 | 0.585 | 3.0 | 0.059 | Labour and cost | Intensive | Not intensive | 0.697 | 0.362 | 2.0 | 0.054 | Extension services | Received extension services | Did not receive extension services | 1.329 | 0.815 | 3.8 | 0.103 | Harvesting permission | Sought harvesting permission | Did not seek permission | 0.640 | 0.317 | 1.9 | 0.043 | Harvesting regulation | Harvesting regulation important | Harvesting regulation not important | 0.399 | 0.327 | 1.5 | 0.223 | Forest associations | Existence of forest associations | No existence of forest association | −0.071 | 0.325 | 0.9 | 0.828 | Membership | Member of forest association | Not a member | −0.145 | 0.377 | 0.9 | 0.701 | Ready market | Ready market access | No ready market access | 0.471 | 0.401 | 1.6 | 0.241 | Marketing problems | Existence of marketing problems | No marketing problems | 0.579 | 0.413 | 1.8 | 0.160 |
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