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TableĀ 2 Variables used in econometric analysis

From: Effect of climate-smart agricultural practices on household food security in smallholder production systems: micro-level evidence from Kenya

Variable

Description

Measurement

Mean

SD

FOODSEC

Food security status of the household

Food consumption score

63.22

19.24

HouseholdĀ DietaryĀ DiversityĀ Score

6.73

1.65

AGE

AgeĀ inĀ yearsĀ ofĀ theĀ householdĀ head

Continuous

46.51

14.69

GENDER

GenderĀ ofĀ the household head

Dummyā€‰=ā€‰1Ā ifĀ maleĀ 0ā€‰=ā€‰female

0.77

ā€“

EDUC

YearsĀ ofĀ education ofĀ the household head

Discrete

10.00

4.45

H/SIZE

#Ā ofĀ householdĀ size

Discrete

6.87

2.61

OFF-FARM

Participation in off-farm employment

Dummyā€‰=ā€‰1Ā ifĀ yes 0ā€‰=ā€‰otherwise

0.44

ā€“

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

1ā€‰=ā€‰sloppy 0ā€‰=ā€‰otherwise

0.52

ā€“

S/FERTILITY

Level of soil fertility

1ā€‰=ā€‰poor 2ā€‰=ā€‰medium 3ā€‰=ā€‰fertile

1.70

ā€“

EROSION

Severity of soil erosion

1ā€‰=ā€‰severe 2ā€‰=ā€‰moderate 3ā€‰=ā€‰low

2.06

ā€“

FLOOD

If household experienced floods in the last 5Ā years

Dummyā€‰=ā€‰1Ā yes 0ā€‰=ā€‰otherwise

0.39

ā€“

RAINS

IfĀ theĀ householdĀ experienced insufficient rains in the last 5Ā years

Dummyā€‰=ā€‰1Ā yes 0ā€‰=ā€‰otherwise

0.71

ā€“

H/STRMS

If the farm household experienced hailstorms in the last 5Ā years

Dummyā€‰=ā€‰1Ā yes 0ā€‰=ā€‰otherwise

0.63

ā€“

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

Dummyā€‰=ā€‰1Ā ifĀ aĀ member

0ā€‰=ā€‰otherwise

0.66

ā€“

CREDIT

Whether household received credit

Dummyā€‰=ā€‰1Ā ifĀ yes 0ā€‰=ā€‰otherwise

0.60

ā€“