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Table 1 Description of variables used

From: The role of crop diversification in improving household food security in central Malawi

Variable

Description

FCS

Household’s Food Consumption Score

HFIAS

Household Food Insecurity Access Score

CDIIndex

Crop Diversification Index (0 ≤ CDI ≤ 1)

Cattle

Cattle ownership (1 = yes; 0 = no)

Hsize

Size of the household

Credit

Access to credit (1 = yes; 0 = no)

Educ_hh

Education level of household head (1 = at least primary education; 0 = otherwise)

Agehh

Age of household head (in years)

Storagefacility

Ownership of a grain storage facility (1 = yes; 0 = no)