Table 1 Description and summary statistics of selected variables
Variables | Description | Mean | Std. Dev. |
|---|---|---|---|
Dependent variables | |||
 Access to high-value markets | 1 if household has access to high-value AIV markets, 0 otherwise | 0.20 | 0.403 |
 Membership to farmers’ groups | 1 if household head/spouse are members of a farmers’ group, 0 otherwise | 0.37 | 0.482 |
 Access to credit services | 1 if household has access to credit services, 0 otherwise | 0.19 | 0.395 |
 Access to extension services | 1 if household has access to extension/training services, 0 otherwise | 0.37 | 0.483 |
Independent variables | |||
 Household size | Total number of household/family members | 5.62 | 2.283 |
 Gender | 1 if gender of household head is male, 0 otherwise | 0.81 | 0.396 |
 Age | Age of household head in years | 49.76 | 12.632 |
 Marital status | 1 if household head is married, 0 otherwise | 0.80 | 0.399 |
 Education | Years of education of the household head | 9.44 | 4.605 |
 Land tenure | 1 if farm is owned, 0 otherwise | 0.89 | 0.315 |
 Coping with PMS | 1 if household copes with production and marketing shocks, 0 otherwise | 0.79 | 0.422 |
 Farm location | 1 if farm is in rural area, 0 otherwise | 0.65 | 0.476 |
 Land size | Total size of land owned by the household in acres | 0.92 | 2.044 |
 AIV intensification | Proportion of AIV land area to total household land size fully owned | 0.35 | 0.256 |
 Fertile soil | 1 if farm is very fertile, 0 otherwise | 0.55 | 0.498 |
 Distance to watering point | Total distance to the nearest main water source in kilometres | 0.35 | 2.127 |
 Distance to market | Total distance to the nearest markets in kilometres | 2.38 | 2.517 |
 Distance to agro-vet | Total distance to the nearest agro-vet in kilometres | 2.17 | 3.572 |
 Type of irrigation system | 1 if household uses modern irrigation system, 0 otherwise | 0.16 | 0.367 |
 TLU* | Total household livestock units | 0.76 | 0.574 |
 Number of farm enterprises | Total number of farm enterprises in a household | 5.57 | 2.276 |
 Grading of AIV | 1 if household grades AIVs before selling, 0 otherwise | 0.37 | 0.482 |
 Off-farm income | 1 if household has access to off-farm income, 0 otherwise | 0.29 | 0.454 |
 Access to information | 1 if household has access to AIV market information, 0 otherwise | 0.37 | 0.484 |
 Access to warning on shocks | 1 if household has access to warnings about shocks, 0 otherwise | 0.16 | 0.367 |
 Contract farming | 1 if household has access to contract farming, 0 otherwise | 0.08 | 0.268 |
 Certification | 1 if household is a certified AIV producer, 0 otherwise | 0.28 | 0.452 |