Trends and constraints of utilization of preserved cowpea leaves among households in arid and semi-arid lands in Kenya: a convergent mixed method study

Table 2 Fitted linear model of agronomic and utilization practices of cowpea leaves on the availability of fresh vegetables

Independent variables		Beta coefficient (β)	Standard error	Odds ratio	p-value
Intercept		3.26	1.59		0.042
Cropping seasons*		1.99	0.66		0.003
Production quantities*		0.00	0.00		0.467
Initiation of harvesting*		− 1.49	0.15		0.000
Priority crop	Yes	0.07	0.70	1.07	0.922
Priority crop	No^a			1.00
Agronomic performance of cowpea leaves	Produces only cowpea leaves	0.42	0.64	1.53	0.509
	Gives more yields	− 2.66	1.74	0.07	0.126
	Gives poor yields	− 0.63	1.41	0.53	0.656
	More resistant to pest and diseases^a			1.00
Surplus production of cowpea leaves	Yes	0.15	0.46	1.16	0.741
Surplus production of cowpea leaves	No^a			1.00
Subsistent production of cowpea leaves	Yes	0.57	0.47	1.77	0.229
Subsistent production of cowpea leaves	No^a			1.00
Varieties planted	Landrace	0.81	0.79	2.25	0.302
Varieties planted	Improved^a			1.00
Crops cultivated	Pulses	1.74	0.58	5.68	0.003
	Tubers and root crops	− 4.83	3.91	0.01	0.217
	Vegetables	0.50	0.68	1.65	0.462
	Cereals^a			1.00

Adjusted R-squared (AR) = 0.510
^aThe reference category of the categorical variable
*Continuous variable. Dependent variables with p < 0.05 are significant predictors of availability of fresh cowpea leaves. The significant variables can be fitted in a linear model of \(y={B}_{0}+{B}_{1}{x}_{1}+\dots +{B}_{n}{x}_{n}\), where y is the dependent variable of period of availability of fresh leaves in weeks, \({B}_{0}\) is the intercept, \({B}_{1-n}\) are the beta coefficients independent predictors \({x}_{1-n}\)

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