| Independent variables | Unstandardized Coefficients | Standardized Coefficients | t | Sig. | |
| B | Std. Error | Beta | |||
| (Constant) | 9.811 | 0.958 |
| 10.241*** | 0.000 |
| Distance of the nearest extension service provider | −0.112 | 0.033 | −0.324 | −3.354** | 0.001 |
| Access to credit | 0.617 | 0.393 | 0.150 | 1.569 | 0.119 |
| Group membership | 0.093 | 0.498 | 0.014 | 0.186 | 0.852 |
| Acreage under cultivation for Irish | 1.628 | 0.404 | 0.422 | 4.025*** | 0.000 |
| Size of land owned | −1.055 | 0.312 | −0.366 | −3.379** | 0.001 |