Determinants of scale of farm operation in the eastern region of Ghana

Table 2 Descriptive results

Variables	Description of variables	Cassava farm size				Maize farm size
		Small-scale (less than 2 ha)		Medium-scale (2 – 5 ha)		Small-scale (Less than 5 ha)		Medium-scale (5 –20 ha)		A priori
		(n = 97)		(n = 24)		(n = 85)		(n = 25)		Expectation
		Mean	Std. Dev	Mean	Std. Dev	Mean	Std. Dev	Mean	Std. Dev	±
Age	Age of household heads: 0 = youth, 1 = adult	0.525	0.525	0.541	0.508	0.6	0.493	0.8	0.408	+
Gender	Gender of household head: 0 = female, 1 = male	0.814	0.391	0.875	0.337	0.952	0.213	0.92	0.276	+
Educational level	Level of education of household head, 0 = no formal, 1 = basic, 2 = SHS, 3 = tertiary	1.144	0.749	1.25	0.793	1.152	0.932	1.16	0.943	+
Marital Status	Marital status of household head:0 = single, 1 = married	0.886	0.318	0.791	0.414	0.917	0.276	1	0	+
District	The location of the farm, 0 = Suhum Kraboa Coaltar 1 = Afram Plains South, 2 = West Akim	1	0.889	0.958	0.858	0.905	0.683	0.88	0.781	+
Household Size	Number of household members	6.114	2.944	5.791	3.562	7.69	4.376	7.32	3.145	+
FBO	FBO membership, 0 = no, 1 = yes	0.175	0.382	0.208	0.414	0.529	0.502	0.44	0.506	±
Experience	Farming experience 0 = less than 30 years, 1 = above 30 years	0.103	0.305	0.125	0.337	0.729	0.446	0.8	0.408	+
Land Acquisition	Access to land: 0 = self-owned, 1 = others	0.711	0.455	0.75	0.442	0.658	0.476	0.88	0.331	+
Hybrid Plant. mat	Use of hybrid planting materials: 0 = no, 1 = yes	0.835	0.373	0.875	0.337	0.788	0.41	0.84	0.374	−
Extension	Access to extension services: 0 = no, 1 = yes	0.278	0.45	0.166	0.38	0.941	0.236	0.96	0.2	+
Credit	Access to credit: 0 = no, 1 = yes	0.278	0.45	0.333	0.481	0.235	0.426	0.12	0.331	+

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