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Table 8 Definition of variables

From: Impact of off-farm activities on technical efficiency: evidence from maize producers of eastern Ethiopia

Variable

Unit

Definition

District

Dummy

1 if the household is living in Girawa district; 0 otherwise.

Off_farm

Dummy

1 if the household participates in off-farm activities; 0 otherwise.

Education_HH

Dummy

1 if the household head is literate; 0 otherwise.

Education _spouse

Dummy

1 if the spouse of household head is literate; 0 otherwise.

Age_HH

Years

Number of years the household head lived

Sex_HH

Dummy

1 if the household head is male; 0 otherwise.

Coop

Dummy

1 if the household is a member of agricultural cooperatives; 0 otherwise.

Landowned

quxi

Size of land owned by the household

Distance_mkt

Minute

Distance between the nearest market

Social_role

Dummy

1 if the household head has social responsibility; 0 otherwise

Market_info

Dummy

1 if the household head has access to market information; 0 otherwise

Livestock

TLU

Size of livestock owned by the household

FamlyAE

AE

Family size measured by adult equivalent

Value_yield

Birr1

Value of maize produced by the household

Value_fertilizer

Birr

Value of inorganic fertilizer utilized for maize production

Value_seed

Birr

Value of seed used for maize production

Value_labor

Birr

Value of hired and family labor used for maize production

Land_maize

quxi

Size of land allocated for maize production

  1. 1Ethiopian currency; 1USD was equivalent with 21.21 ETB in the time of data collection