Explanatory variables | Mean | S.D. | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Local agro-ecology (Mid-land) | 0.69 | 0.47 | Dummy takes the value of 1 if Woinadega and zero otherwise (Low land) |
Non-farm income | 0.71 | 0.46 | Continuous |
Educational level of the household head-able to read and write | 0.20 | 0.40 | Dummy takes the value of 1 if read and write and zero otherwise |
Education level of the household head-primary school or higher | 0.16 | 0.36 | Dummy takes the value of 1 if primary and above and zero otherwise |
Gender of the household head | 0.92 | 0.28 | Dummy takes the value of 1 if male and zero otherwise |
Access to irrigation water | 0.13 | 0.34 | Dummy takes the value of 1 if there is access and zero otherwise |
Farming experience of the household head in years | 31.35 | 17.32 | Continuous |
Farm size in hectares | 1.24 | 0.81 | Continuous |
Access to food aid of the household | 0.39 | 0.49 | Dummy takes the value of 1 if there is access and zero otherwise |
Land ownership of the household | 0.91 | 0.29 | Dummy takes the value of 1 if owned and zero otherwise |
Farmer-to-farmer extension | 0.67 | 0.47 | Dummy takes the value of 1 if there is access and zero otherwise |
Access to credit services | 0.30 | 0.46 | Dummy takes the value 1 if there is access and zero otherwise |
Access to extension services | 0.83 | 0.38 | Dummy takes the value 1 if there is access and zero otherwise |
Distance from selling market in walking hours | 2.93 | 4.75 | Continuous |
Distance from purchasing market in walking hours | 1.67 | 1.68 | Continuous |
Family size of the household | 7.28 | 3.05 | Continuous |
Annual income of the household | 11548 | 12216 | Continuous |
Livestock ownership in tropical livestock units (TLU) | 3.24 | 1.88 | Continuous |