Table 6 Effect of NFE on sales value and sales quantity

Age of household head

− 0.003**

− 3.040***

− 3.101***

Average age of household

0.005**

0.315

0.044

Sex of household head

− 0.042

129.796***

188.025***

Years of education of head

0.040***

− 2.269

− 22.020***

Area of residence

− 0.243*

124.484

140.674

Farm size in hectares

− 0.002

14.534***

25.660***

Price/kg

0.006

30.109***

− 7.574*

Extension office in community

− 69.227

− 66.553

Agricultural wage

− 0.009

7.181*

1.542

Ecological zone (base: Coastal):

 Forest

− 0.175

− 38.124

13.278

 Savannah

− 0.438***

62.959

334.239***

Adult equivalent scale

0.112***

47.474***

45.709***

Market in community

− 0.046

9.061

− 143.448***

Navigable road to community

− 1.149***

690.072***

745.555***

Public transport availability

0.460***

− 56.762

− 48.406

Ownership of radio

0.034

128.845***

177.698***

Bank in community

0.365***

21.340

− 66.112

Ease of jobs in community

0.118***

Temporal leaving of community

0.121**

Nonfarm engagement

1186.606***

879.958***

Nonfarm engagement residual

215.244**

− 355.161***

Control for regional dummies

Yes

Yes

Yes

Constant

− 0.288

− 772.096***

− 794.972***

Observations

4915

4915

4915

F-value

109.0***

36.07***

R²

0.19

0.30

0.12