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Table 1 Description of determinants affecting planting of improved sorghum seeds

From: Delineating investment opportunities for stakeholders in sorghum seed systems: a logit model perspective

Variables

Description

Type of variable

Minimum

Maximum

Variety preference

1 = improved; 0 = local

Dummy

  

Group membership

1 = yes; 0 = otherwise

Dummy

  

Seed availability

1 = yes; 0 = otherwise

Dummy

  

Seed price

TZS

Continuous

120

5000

Resistance to diseases

1 = yes; 0 = otherwise

Dummy

  

Resistance to drought

1 = yes; 0 = otherwise

Dummy

  

Farm size

Ha

Continuous

0.10

10.8

Education

1 = if the respondent has a degree from high school or lower; 0 = otherwise

Dummy

  
  1. 1 USD = 2315 TZS during the period of data collection