Table 3 Variables included in the model and their descriptions
Variables | Variable type | Description of the variables |
|---|---|---|
Region | Dummy | Study regions/location [1 = Oromia; 2 = SNNP] |
Sex | Dummy | Sex of the household head [1 = Male; 2 = Female] |
Radio ownership | Dummy | Ownership of functional radio [0 = No; 1 = Yes] |
Credit access | Dummy | Household head access to credit [0 = No; 1 = Yes] |
Extension service on soil and water management | Dummy | Household head access to extension advises and training [0 = No; 1 = Yes] |
Participation on field days | Dummy | Household head access to natural resource management field days and field visits [0 = No; 1 = Yes] |
Participate in off-farm income-generating activities | Dummy | Household head participation in non-farm income generating activities [0 = No; 1 = Yes] |
Improved coffee variety adoption | Dummy | Household head use of improved coffee varieties [0 = No; 1 = Yes] |
Age | Continuous | Age of the household head in completed years |
Family size | Continuous | Number of dependent family members in the household |
Household head education level (years) | Continuous | Education level of the household head in completed years |
Distance from homestead to farm plots in km | Continuous | Accessibility of farm plots in kilometers |
Total land in hectares | Continuous | Total land owned by the household head in hectares |
Tropical Livestock Unit (TLU) in numbers | Continuous | Number of livestock the household head owned in TLU |