Research Article

Multiple Agricultural Production Efficiency in Horro District of Horro Guduru Wollega Zone, Western Ethiopia, Using Hierarchical-Based Cluster Data Envelopment Analysis

Table 5

Determinants of technical efficiency from Tobit model result.

VariablesTechnical efficiencyMarginal effect
CoefficientStandard errorTotal changeExpected changeProbability change

Access to credit0.092382360.04059150.08209730.056174−0.0245507
Livestock owning−0.004385280.0035935−0.00389070–0.00266070.0015061
Age of household−0.003211740.0018068−0.0028495−0.00194870.0011031
Fertility perception0.10311920.03961180.09142520.062517−0.0308878
Sex of household−0.070357140.0529559−0.0616694−0.04203750.0341446
Distance to market−0.004951690.0014051−0.0043932−0.00300430.0017006
Off-farm income−0.002269810.0408255−0.0020137−0.00137710.0007808
Extension contact0.001558590.00214090.00138280.0009456−0.0005353
Family size−0.019974990.0141811−0.0177222−0.01211940.0068604
Education levels−0.006499760.0053055−0.0057667−0.00394360.0022323
Constant1.04570950.1302488

Note., , and refer to the level of significance at 1%, 5%, and 10%, respectively. Source: Tobit model results.