Table 3 Summary statistics of the access dimensions of an efficient seed system; comparison of means and proportions between intervention and nonintervention communes (post treatment-2018)
Variable | Burundi | Zimbabwe | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Meana (se) [For the control group] | diff(se) [intervention less nonintervention area means] | N | Meana (se) [For the control group] | diff(se) [intervention less nonintervention area means] | N | |
Seed access | ||||||
Seed availability | ||||||
Gap (Kg) between required and available seed | 18.71 (7.04) | 7.46 (7.34) | 646 | 7.04 (6.27) | 14.70 (11.34) | 464 |
Village has an input dealer (1 = Yes) | 0.00 | 0.16*** | 646 | 0.55 | − 0.18*** | 464 |
Farmers have problems accessing seed (1 = Yes) | 0.79 | − 0.17*** | 646 | 0.68 | 0.06 | 464 |
NGO’s/CBOS supplying seed (1 = Yes) | 0.26 | 0.11** | 646 | 0.58 | 0.19*** | 464 |
NGO’s/CBOS supplying free seed (1 = Yes) | 0.00 | 0.21*** | 646 | 0.49 | 0.17*** | 464 |
NGO’s/CBOS supplying credit/sold seed (1 = Yes) | 0.26 | − 0.10*** | 646 | 0.09 | 0.02 | 464 |
Used desired quantity of seed (1 = yes) | 0.20 | 0.01 | 646 | 0.52 | 0.22*** | 464 |
Distance (KM) to seed source used by farmers | – | – | – | 59.14 (4.80) | 8.52 (8.67) | 464 |
Distance (KM) to the nearest certified seed source | – | – | – | 78.46 (8.31) | 0.74 (12.77) | 260 |
Distance (KM) to the nearest QDS seed source | – | – | – | 9.18 (9.59) | 20.82 (14.79) | 019 |
Seed bought and planted | ||||||
Planted less seed due to unavailability (1 = yes) | 0.01 | 0.06*** | 646 | 0.12 | − 0.12*** | 464 |
Quantity (Kg) of seed planted bought | 27.51 (3.81) | 6.61 (4.43) | 385 | 34.44 (5.87) | 3.63 (10.60) | 464 |
Proportion of seed planted bought | 0.18 (0.02) | − 0.06 (0.02)*** | 646 | 0.27 (0.03) | − 0.03 (0.03) | |
Proportion of farmers by seed type used | ||||||
Certified seed | 0.22 (0.04) | 0.07 (0.04) | 646 | 0.47 | 0.31*** | 464 |
Uncertified seed from community seed producers | 0.14 (0.03) | 0.07 (0.04)* | 646 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 464 |
Own saved seed | – | – | – | 0.37 | − 0.19*** | 464 |
“Seed” from the market | 0.71 (0.04) | -0.11 (0.05)** | 646 | 0.06 | − 0.01 | 464 |
“Seed” from fellow farmers | – | – | – | 0.21 | − 0.05 | 464 |
Affordability dimension | ||||||
Certified seed price (USD/KG) | 0.71 (0.14) | 0.11 (0.17) | 36 | 12.38 (1.99) | − 5.20 (3.18)† | 186 |
QDS/other seed price (USD/KG) | 0.81 (0.59) | 0.01 (0.63) | 30 | 14.69 (6.81) | − 6.43 (11.46)† | 017 |
Price of grain used as seed (USD/KG) | 0.73 (0.10) | 0.14 (0.12) | 364 | 7.90 (2.37) | − 3.40 (4.68) | 028 |
Grain price (USD/KG) | 0.46 (0.01) | 0.06 (0.01)*** | 646 | 1.49 (0.03) | 0.13 (0.05)** | 374 |
Size of bean seed packs bought (kg) | – | – | – | 4.16 (0.99) | 0.04 (0.11) | 464 |
Seed pack size suitability rating | ||||||
Small | – | – | – | 0.05 | 0.01 | 360 |
Suitable | – | – | – | 0.91 | -0.03 | 360 |
Bigger | – | – | – | 0.03 | 0.02 | 360 |