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Table 2 Ordinary least square estimates for the drivers of forage availability

From: Drivers of forage availability: An integration of remote sensing and traditional ecological knowledge in Karamoja sub-region, Uganda

Driver of forage availability

β

Std. error

T

Significance

Constant

−11.178

4.778

−2.339

0.02

Length of residence at a location

0.164

0.065

2.539

0.012*

Herd size in TLUs

0.158

0.085

1.849

0.066**

Livestock rustling in TLUs

−2.738

1.995

−1.372

0.172

Perceived weather condition

5.684

2.082

2.73

0.007*

Ease of access to grazing areas

−3.515

2.103

−1.671

0.097**

Frequency of grazing

7.564

1.947

3.886

0.00*

Quality of soils in the area

3.975

2.303

1.726

0.086**

Number of persons (kraals)

0.157

0.063

2.476

0.014*

Presence of rules governing grazing

6.669

2.109

3.163

0.002*

Presence of conflicts in grazing

5.889

2.308

2.551

0.012*

Existence of restrictions in movement

−11.64

2.519

−4.62

0.00*

Knowledge on pasture location

5.062

1.998

2.534

0.012*

  1. *Significant at 5 %; **significant at 10 %; R 2 = 0.376; Adj. R 2 = 0.332; F = 8.531; N = 198