Investigating the feasibility of developing a collective action for biological control of fall armyworm among smallholder farmers in rural communities of Zambia

Table 3 Results of two sample t-test (means ± SD) rating of criteria of an innovation or a product for acceptance by participants from Mumbwa and Siavonga

Characteristics	District	n	Mean	SD	t-value	p-value
Price	Mumbwa	12	5.000	0	5.2035	< 0.0000***
Price	Siavonga	12	3.667	0.888	5.2035	< 0.0000***
Efficiency	Mumbwa	12	4.583	0.900	0.4098	0.6859
Efficiency	Siavonga	12	4.417	1.083	0.4098	0.6859
Safe for health	Mumbwa	12	4.000	0.739	2.7663	0.0113**
Safe for health	Siavonga	12	2.667	1.497	2.7663	0.0113**
Safe for environment	Mumbwa	12	3.250	1.215	0.4771	0.6380
Safe for environment	Siavonga	12	3.000	1.348	0.4771	0.6380
Easy to apply	Mumbwa	12	1.917	1.564	-0.4302	0.6713
Easy to apply	Siavonga	12	2.167	1.267	-0.4302	0.6713
Immediate action	Mumbwa	12	2.250	1.138	-2.4010	0.0252**
Immediate action	Siavonga	12	3.417	1.240	-2.4010	0.0252**
Training needed	Mumbwa	12	1.917	1.505	-1.8269	0.0813*
Training needed	Siavonga	12	3.083	1.621	-1.8269	0.0813*
Recommended by agrodealer or extension officer	Mumbwa	12	4.167	1.267	1.7064	0.1020
Recommended by agrodealer or extension officer	Siavonga	12	3.167	1.586	1.7064	0.1020
Easy to find	Mumbwa	12	1.667	0.888	-2.1828	0.0400**
Easy to find	Siavonga	12	2.417	0.793	-2.1828	0.0400**
Generic	Mumbwa	12	2.583	1.165	-0.4302	0.6713
Generic	Siavonga	12	2.833	1.642	-0.4302	0.6713

The variables analysed were the rating between 1 and 5 between both district (1 = not important and 5 = very important)
*<0.01, ** <0.05, ***<0.001

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