Table 2 Variables used in econometric analysis
Variable | Description | Measurement | Mean | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
FOODSEC | Food security status of the household | Food consumption score | 63.22 | 19.24 |
Household Dietary Diversity Score | 6.73 | 1.65 | ||
AGE | Age in years of the household head | Continuous | 46.51 | 14.69 |
GENDER | Gender of the household head | Dummy = 1 if male 0 = female | 0.77 | – |
EDUC | Years of education of the household head | Discrete | 10.00 | 4.45 |
H/SIZE | # of household size | Discrete | 6.87 | 2.61 |
OFF-FARM | Participation in off-farm employment | Dummy = 1 if yes 0 = otherwise | 0.44 | – |
ASSETS | Value of productive farm assets | Continuous | 62,965.81 | 63,951.31 |
LAND | Owned farm size in acres | Continuous | 2.54 | 1.57 |
TERRAIN | Terrain of the land | 1 = sloppy 0 = otherwise | 0.52 | – |
S/FERTILITY | Level of soil fertility | 1 = poor 2 = medium 3 = fertile | 1.70 | – |
EROSION | Severity of soil erosion | 1 = severe 2 = moderate 3 = low | 2.06 | – |
FLOOD | If household experienced floods in the last 5 years | Dummy = 1 yes 0 = otherwise | 0.39 | – |
RAINS | If the household experienced insufficient rains in the last 5 years | Dummy = 1 yes 0 = otherwise | 0.71 | – |
H/STRMS | If the farm household experienced hailstorms in the last 5 years | Dummy = 1 yes 0 = otherwise | 0.63 | – |
DISTNCE | Walking time in minutes to the input and output market | Continuous | 52.36 | 37.45 |
EXTN | Number of annual contacts with extension agents | Discrete | 5.50 | 3.70 |
GRPMSHIP | If the household head is a member of a farmer-related group or association | Dummy = 1 if a member 0 = otherwise | 0.66 | – |
CREDIT | Whether household received credit | Dummy = 1 if yes 0 = otherwise | 0.60 | – |