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Table 2 Explanatory variables for the probit model

From: Factors influencing willingness to participate in multi-stakeholder platform by smallholder farmers in Northern Ghana: implication for research and development

Variable

Definition

Expected sign

Gender (Gend)

1 if male and 0 otherwise

+/−

Age (Age)

Age of household head in years

-

Marital status (Mar)

1 if married and 0 otherwise

+

Education (Edu)

Number of years of formal education

+

Household size (HSize.)

Number of household members that assist with farming

+

Land availability (Lab)

Total land size cultivated in 2012

+

Total income (Inc.)

Total income earned from rice sales in 2012

+

Membership of association (Assoc.)

1 if farmer belongs to FBO and 0 otherwise

+

Distance (Dist.)

Distance from farmers house to the meeting place in km

-

Major farming decision (FarmDec)

1 if household head makes decision alone and 0 otherwise

+/−