Motivation of smallholder farmers to participate in citizen science

The data file provides the motivational factors for farmers to participate in citizen science. It is measured in Likert scales with the values 1 (“Not important at all”), 2 (“Not important”), 3 (“Neutral”), 4 (“Important”) and 5 (“Very important”)

Generalized linear model showing relationship between motivational factors and farmers’ characteristics using pooled data from the three countries.

<p>Generalized linear model showing relationship between motivational factors and farmers’ characteristics using pooled data from the three countries.</p

Triplot diagram showing the result of the RDA analysis of motivational factors and farmers’ characteristics together with samples from the three countries.

<p>The blue (dashed) vectors represent motivational factors, green (solid) vector denotes the explanatory factor, education level and triangles (filled) represent the nominal explanatory variable, country.</p

Overview of countries where the Seeds for Needs initiative is running (lower map) and locations in Honduras, Ethiopia and India (upper insets) where the surveys were conducted (black polygons inside the three countries).

<p>Overview of countries where the Seeds for Needs initiative is running (lower map) and locations in Honduras, Ethiopia and India (upper insets) where the surveys were conducted (black polygons inside the three countries).</p

Differences of the motivational factors of farmers within each of the three countries’ using Friedman's test and <i>post-hoc</i> Wilcoxon signed-rank test.

<p>For codes of motivational factors see <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0175700#pone.0175700.t001" target="_blank">Table 1</a>.</p

Triplot diagram showing the result of the PCA analysis of motivational factors using country as a supplementary variable (filled circle) together with samples from the three countries.

<p>The blue (dashed) vectors represent motivational factors. The circles (unfilled), triangles and squares represent samples from India, Ethiopia and Honduras, respectively.</p

Motivational factors of farmers in the three countries (India, Ethiopia and Honduras) to participate in the crop improvement trials as citizen scientists.

<p>Motivational factors of farmers in the three countries (India, Ethiopia and Honduras) to participate in the crop improvement trials as citizen scientists.</p

Factors which farmers expected from the citizen science process in return for their participation.

<p>Factors which farmers expected from the citizen science process in return for their participation.</p

An overview of mobile phone usage variables in the three countries.

<p>An overview of mobile phone usage variables in the three countries.</p

Types of rewards farmers would like to receive for sharing agronomic information.

<p>Types of rewards farmers would like to receive for sharing agronomic information.</p