Variable name | Description | Expected sign |
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Age of the household head | Number of years | +/− |
Education of household head | Number of years in school | + |
Household size | Number of household members | + |
Off-farm activity | “1” for “yes” and “0” otherwise | +/− |
Distance from plot to home | Kilometers | - |
Training in LMP | “1” if households get training on land management practices and “0” otherwise. | + |
Credit access | “1” for “yes” and “0” for those who do not have credit access | + |
Livestock ownership of the household head | in tropical livestock units (TLUs) | +/− |
Farm size | total farm holding of the household in hectares | + |
Land tenure security | “1” for if a household head feel “secured” and “0” otherwise | |
Distance from plot to nearest market | Kilometers | – |
Farming experience of the household head | Number of years | +/- |
Slope of the plot as perceived by the household head | “1” = Very flat, “2” = almost flat, “3” = undulated, “4” steep, “5” = very steep | + |
Plot land quality as perceived by the household head | “ 1” = very poor, “2” = poor, “3” = neither nor, “4” = good,”5” very good | ? |
Access to extension services | “1” = yes, 0 = otherwise | + |
Availability of economic incentives for LMP | “1” = yes, 0 = otherwise | + |
perception of the household head about soil erosion problem | “1” if the household head perceives soil erosion problem in his farm, “0” otherwise | + |