| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Reason not specified | 661 |
20.6%
|
| 1 | No need:soil is fertile enough | 127 |
4%
|
| 2 | Fertilizer is of poor quality, counterfeit, bad past experiences | 16 |
0.5%
|
| 3 | Land rented in: no motivation to apply | 59 |
1.8%
|
| 4 | Lack of knowledge on use or benefits of fertilizer | 459 |
14.3%
|
| 5 | Fertilizer use is costly: farmer can't afford | 947 |
29.5%
|
| 6 | Fertilizer not locally available | 697 |
21.7%
|
| 7 | Fertilizer use will not improve crop yield | 35 |
1.1%
|
| 8 | Fertilizers burn crops when rains are low | 37 |
1.2%
|
| 9 | Fertilizers increase the amount of weeds in the garden | 7 |
0.2%
|
| 10 | Fertilizers have negative effects on soil quality and environment | 144 |
4.5%
|
| 11 | Fertilizer application impractical e.g. wetland, too steep | 4 |
0.1%
|
| 99 | Other | 14 |
0.4%
|
| Sysmiss | 2891 |
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