| Variable | Type | Measures |
| Age | Quantitative | Determines the age of the head of household |
| Sex | Qualitative | Refers to the sex of the head of household |
| Level of education | Determines school level of the head of household | |
| No | Qualitative | |
| Primary | ||
| Secondary | ||
| Number of assets | Quantitative | Measures the number of workers in activity in the plots of the head of household |
| Equipment | Quantitative | Determines whether the household has material for composting and other activities such as Zaï and Stony-rows. It is set to 1 if yes and 0 otherwise |
| Training in agroecology | Quantitative | Indicates whether or not the household has had training on the implementation of the technique. It is set to 1 if yes and 0 otherwise |
| Number of cattle | Quantitative | Refers to the number of cattle belonging to the household |
| Number of smallruminants | Quantitative | Refers to the number of small ruminants (goats and sheep) belonging to household |
| Perception of agroecology | Qualitative | Indicates the perception of the head of household on the impact of the technique on yields. It takes the value 1 if good perception and 0 otherwise |
| Area | Quantitative | Refers to the total area exploited by the household |