Table 4 Factors Affecting Plot-Level Input Use
| Variable | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. Times Plot Was Weeded | 1=Applied Herbicide | Inorganic Fertilizer Applied (kg/ha) | 1=Hybrid Maize as Main Crop | |
= 1 if plot rented in and cultivated by tenant  | −0.04 (0.131) | 0.07 (0.047) | 61.01** (29.107) | −0.03 (0.059) |
=1 if plot owned and cultivated by tenant  | −0.03 (0.116) | 0.08* (0.047) | 78.07*** (27.846) | 0.08 (0.061) |
| Education of household head in years of schooling | −0.00 (0.010) | −0.01** (0.005) | 3.04 (2.624) | 0.01* (0.006) |
| Area owned by household pre-land-renting, in ha | 0.01 (0.032) | 0.02 (0.016) | −1.81 (11.136) | 0.01 (0.021) |
| Number of members in household | −0.01 (0.022) | 0.01 (0.009) | −14.91*** (5.402) | −0.01 (0.013) |
| =1 if HH is female | 0.15 (0.154) | −0.06 (0.045) | 16.89 (28.820) | −0.05 (0.077) |
| Age of household head in years | −0.00 (0.004) | −0.01*** (0.002) | 0.33 (0.760) | 0.00 (0.002) |
| Savings in USD*1,000 | 0.00 (0.000) | −0.00 (0.000) | 0.01 (0.030) | −0.00 (0.000) |
| Value of assets in USD*100 | −0.00 (0.000) | −0.00 (0.000) | 0.00 (0.002) | −0.00* (0.000) |
| Number of plots cultivated by household | −0.02 (0.025) | 0.03** (0.014) | 2.31 (6.455) | 0.01 (0.014) |
| Plot distance from house (walking minutes) | 0.003* (0.001) | −0.00 (0.001) | 0.02 (0.517) | −0.00 (0.001) |
| =1 if member of household is in a village savings and loan association | 0.00 (0.106) | −0.06 (0.044) | 9.95 (22.386) | 0.07 (0.060) |
| Distance to the nearest ag. extension officer from residence (walking minutes) | −0.00 (0.000) | 0.00 (0.000) | 0.05 (0.099) | 0.0002** (0.000) |
 | −0.01 (0.074) | −0.02 (0.026) | −17.05 (0.371) | −0.11** (0.040) |
| Rental-pair fixed effects | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| R-squared | 0.017 | 0.103 | 0.047 | 0.021 |
| Observations | 948 | 948 | 948 | 948 |
Note: The base category for comparing
estimates is a landlord’s owner-operated plot(s). Standard errors are in parentheses. Models include a constant and district-level FEs. Districts are not completely collinear with the rental-pair location because we found four cases of tenants and landlord pairs residing in different districts. The number of observations = 948, with 169 matched tenant-landlord pairs; and are compared with the landlord’s owner-cultivated plot.↵***, **, * Significance at the 1%, 5%, and 10% levels, respectively.
