Table 1 Description of the variables used in the logit model
Variables (Xi) | Definition |
|---|---|
Gender | Gender of household head,1 male and 0 otherwise |
Marital status | 1 if married and 0 otherwise |
Main occupation | 1 if main occupation is farming and 0 otherwise |
Years of farming experience | Number of years of experience in farming |
Frequency of extension contact | Number of contacts farmers had with extension agent in the last one year |
Access to credit | 1 if a farmer has access and 0 otherwise |
Price of improved cassava cuttings | Price of a bundle of cassava stick in naira |
Farm size | Total area of land cultivated by farmers in Hectare |
Years of education | Number of years of formal education of household head |
Ownership of land | 1 if farmer owns land and 0 otherwise |
Membership of association | 1 if a member of farmers' association and 0 otherwise |
Access to improve cassava cutting within the village | 1 if a farmer has access and 0 otherwise |
High level of knowledge of traditional cassava varieties | 1 if a farmer has high knowledge of traditional varieties and 0 otherwise |
Access to radio | 1 if farmer owns a radio, 0 otherwise |
Total income | Proxy for total annual expenditure in naira |