Table 2 Dependent variables description
Variable | Description |
|---|---|
Location | Categorical |
LocEDM |  = 1 if the commune is in Entre Douro e Minho and = 0 otherwise |
LocTM |  = 1 if the commune is in Trás-os-Montes and = 0 otherwise |
LocBL |  = 1 if the commune is in Beira Litoral and = 0 otherwise |
LocBI |  = 1 if the commune is in Beira Interior and = 0 otherwise |
LocRO |  = 1 if the commune is in Ribatejo e Oeste and = 0 otherwise |
LocALT [Baseline] |  = 1 if the commune is in Alentejo and = 0 otherwise |
LocALG |  = 1 if the commune is in Algarve and = 0 otherwise |
LocMD |  = 1 if the commune is in Madeira and = 0 otherwise |
LocAZ |  = 1 if the commune is in Azores and = 0 otherwise |
Size | Continuous |
Acreage | Average UAA measured in hectare |
Small | % of small holdings (UAA < 5 ha) |
Landownership | Continuous; % of UAA explored by owner farming |
Crops | Continuous |
Fruit | Fruit area in UAA (%) |
Olive | Olive groves area in UAA (%) |
Vineyard | Vineyard area in UAA (%) |
Cereals | Cereals area in UAA (%) |
Vegetables | Vegetables area in UAA (%) |
Livestock | Continuous |
Cattle | Number of cows per ha of UAA |
Sheep | Number of sheep per ha of UAA |
Goat | Number of goats per ha of UAA |
Young | Continuous; farmers under the age of 35 (%) |
Farms | Continuous; number of farms growth rate between 2009 and 2019 (%) |