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Dependent Variables
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Y
|
IRVs area divided by the total farm size
|
0.78
|
2.30
|
|
G
|
Per capita consumption expenditure
|
34347.99
|
18226.89
|
|
MARKTPAR
|
1 if farmer sell part of produce, 0 otherwise
|
0.71
|
0.46
|
|
Independent Variables
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|
YIELD
|
Average yield (Kg/ha)
|
3271.07
|
2238.76
|
|
AGE
|
Age of household head
|
45.00
|
8.62
|
|
AGE2
|
Square of the age of household head
|
2117.67
|
790.36
|
|
HSIZE
|
Number of person living in the household
|
8.00
|
4.09
|
|
EDUB
|
1 if farmer has formal education, 0 otherwise
|
0.68
|
0.47
|
|
VOCT
|
1 if farmer attended vocational training, 0 otherwise
|
0.15
|
0.36
|
|
GNR
|
1 if household head is male, 0 if female
|
0.81
|
0.40
|
|
OFFINC
|
1 if farmer has non-farm income , 0 otherwise
|
0.89
|
0.32
|
|
TOTAREA(HA)
|
Total farm size in hectare
|
2.39
|
1.59
|
|
EXCONT
|
1 if farmer has contact with extension agents, 0 otherwise
|
0.36
|
0.48
|
|
HOWN
|
1 if respondent is the landlord, 0 otherwise
|
0.86
|
0.35
|
|
ACSEED
|
1 if farmer has access to seed, 0 otherwise
|
0.70
|
0.46
|
|
MEORG
|
1 if farmer is a member of any organisation, 0 otherwise
|
0.31
|
0.46
|
|
SECOST
|
The average cost of seed in Naira per kg
|
124.97
|
1.56
|
|
INOCRP(N)
|
Average income from other crops
|
90405.00
|
72470.89
|
|
RICINC
|
Income generated from the sale of rice
|
189231.70
|
111276.60
|
|
SEDIST(KM))
|
The distance from the village to the nearest sources of seed
|
4.39
|
6.48
|
|
FUPL
|
1 if farmer practice upland rice farming
|
0.31
|
0.46
|
|
FLOWL
|
1 if farmer practice lowland rice farming
|
0.81
|
0.39
|
|
FIRRIG
|
1 if farmer practice irrigated rice farming
|
0.16
|
0.37
|
|
ACREDIT
|
1 if farmer has access to credit
|
0.24
|
0.42
|
|
YRESID
|
Years of residence in the village
|
40.17
|
14.79
|
|
YEDUC
|
Years of formal education
|
4.62
|
5.88
|
|
NCRI
a
|
1 if farmer has relationship with NCRI
|
0.217
|
0.41
|
|
MAIN
|
1 if the farming is the main occupation, 0 otherwise
|
0.90
|
0.31
|
|
FYEXP
|
Years of farming experience
|
37.12
|
11.32
|
|
TRAINB
|
1 if farmer had attended any training, 0 otherwise
|
0.21
|
0.41
|
|
NTRAIN
|
Number of training attended by the farmer
|
3.00
|
2.70
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