Factors that influence the implementation of sustainable land management practices by rural households in Tigrai region, Ethiopia

Ecological Processes

Table 6 Binary logit results on determinants for the continued use of SLM practices

Explanatory variables	Dependent variable (continued use of SLM practices)
Explanatory variables	Odds ratio^a	Standard error	p value
Availability of labor force	1.2	0.09	0.02
Plot size	0.77	0.11	0.08
Crop yield	1.1	0.038	0.005
Uptake of farm inputs	1	0.000	0.002
Good soil fertility status (poor as a reference)	3.204	1.6	0.024
Medium soil fertility status (poor as a reference)	2.371	0.972	0.035
Plot location	0.976	0.006	0.000
Hintalo (Begashka as a reference)	4.5	3.08	0.027
Kaal-amin (Begashka as a reference)	3.689	2.257	0.033
Distance to agricultural extension office	0.979	0.008	0.01
Constant	1.408	2.397	0.84
Model summary	Log likelihood = − 117.62	Hosmer-Lemeshow test = 0.18	Prob > chi² = 0.000

^aOdds ratio < 1 represent negative relationship, whereas ≥ 1 represent positive relationship