Variables Description NEMB EMB p
HH (%) Mean
CA
HH
(%)
Mean
CA
Response Variables            
• Short-lived rice varieties Dummy, takes the value of 1 if adopted and 0 otherwise 46 1.34 72 2.15 0.005**
• Salt tolerant rice varieties Dummy, takes the value of 1 if adopted and 0 otherwise 68 2.40 46 1.06 0.000***
• Changing from direct seeding to           transplanting Dummy, takes the value of 1 if adopted and 0 otherwise 74 2.68 67 2.23 0.185
• Shortening the lifespan of long lived rice    Dummy, takes the value of 1 if adopted and 0 otherwise 30 0.13 30 0.20 0.511
• Growing legumes after monsoon rice Dummy, takes the value of 1 if adopted and 0 otherwise 1 0.01 16 0.14 0.004**
• Application of Compost/ Manure  (tons/ ha) Dummy, takes the value of 1 if adopted and 0 otherwise 59 3.49 53 4.59 0.023*
• Application of Gypsum (kg/ha) Dummy, takes the value of 1 if adopted and 0 otherwise 14 51.87 3 16.93 0.033*
• Desalinization (Catch the rain water and leaching off surface saline soil before growing) Dummy, takes the value of 1 if adopted and 0 otherwise 32 2.82 6 0.17 0.000**
• Intermittent flooding with fresh water  Dummy, takes the value of 1 if adopted and 0 otherwise 48 4.32 2 0.5 0.000**
• Building the small embankment Dummy, takes the value of 1 if adopted and 0 otherwise 22 2.10 1 0.04 0.000**
Explanatory variables     Mean   Mean  
Farm size Continuous, land holding size of farmers in hectares   8.21   5.08 0.000***
Educational level Continuous, number of schooling years of household head   6.97   7.14 0.676
Family agricultural labor Continuous, number of family members involved in farm   2   2 0.255
Land Ownership Dummy, takes the value of 1 if household head is land owner and 0 otherwise   0.95   0.96 0.808
Farming experience Continuous, number of farming years by household head   23   25 0.439
Farm  income Continuous, total farm  income in USD   1127.97   2745.85 0.000***
Non-farm income Continuous, total non-farm income in USD   544.32   285.75 0.017*
Extension Frequency Continuous, frequency of extension (visits from DoA) accessed by farmer per a crop season   1.02   1.25 0.211
Training Frequency Continuous, frequency of training attended by farmer   0.67   0.57 0.132
Institutional credit Continuous, credit from MADB and NGO in USD   484.60   380.27 0.001***
Access to climate information Dummy, takes the value of 1 if household access climate information from office or media and 0 otherwise   0.75   0.86 0.023
Very low land soil Dummy, takes the value of 1 if part of the farm has very lowland soil and 0 otherwise   0.61   0.13 0.000***
Table 1: Description of adaptation practices (response variables) and explanatory variables.
Source: Survey data, 2012; *** ,* * , *significant at 1% , 5% and 10% level, CA Cropped area out of total area, 1 USD=980 Kyats , 1 ha=2.47 acres