Table 1 Description, measurements and expected signs of variables
From: Farmgate versus market centre sales: a multi-crop approach
Variable | Description | Measurement | Expected sign |
|---|---|---|---|
Dependent variables | |||
PART | Binary variable indicating the decision to participate in the market or not | Dummy: 1 = farmer participates in market (sold maize/groundnut); 0 = otherwise |  |
POS | Binary variable indicating the decision to sell to the market centre or farmgate | Dummy: 1 = market centre; 0 = farmgate |  |
Independent variables | |||
AGE | Age of farmer | Number of years | +/− |
GEN | Gender of farmer | Dummy: 1 = if male; 0 = otherwise | + |
EDUC | Educational level of farmer | Number of years of schooling | +/− |
MARST | Marital status of farmer | Dummy: 1 = if married; 0 = otherwise | +/− |
HHSIZE | Household size of farmer | Number of people in the household | +/− |
MFBO | Membership of farmer to farmer-based organisation | Dummy: 1 = if member; 0 = otherwise | + |
YIELD | Yield of maize or groundnut in the 2011 production season | Ratio of output to farm size | + |
ACCRE | Access to credit by farmer | Dummy: 1 = if farmer applied and received credit; 0 = otherwise | + |
MKTINFO | Farmer’s access to market information | Dummy: 1 = if yes; 0 = otherwise | + |
EXTCON | Access to extension services | Dummy: 1 = if yes; 0 = otherwise | + |
PRICE | Average price of maize or groundnut sold | Ghana Cedi (GH¢) per kg | + |
FOS | Form of sale of groundnut | Dummy: 1 = shelled; 0 = unshelled | +/− |