Table 1 Description of variables used in the logit model
From: Are smallholder farmers benefiting from malt barley contract farming engagement in Ethiopia?
Definition and measurement of the variable | Variable type | Expected sign |
|---|---|---|
Age of the household head in years | Continuous | − |
Malt barley area of cultivable land in hectares | Continuous |  +  |
Sex of the household head (1 if male,0 female) | Dummy |  + for 1 |
Malt barley production experience | Continuous |  +  |
Membership in cooperative/groups (1 if member,0 otherwise) | Dummy |  +  |
Total number of the household members in a number | Continuous |  +  |
Livestock holding measured in TLU | Continuous |  +  |
Education in number of schooling years | Continuous |  +  |
Credit use (1 for received and 0 otherwise) | Dummy |  +  |
Distance to the barley collection center in kilometers | Continuous | − |
Frequency of extension contact | Discrete |  +  |