Independent Variables

Unit

Mean

Std. Dev.

Expected sign

Age

Continuous

43.79

13.82

+/−

Farming experience

Continuous

25.90

14.12

+/−

Gender

Dummy: 1 = Male, 2 = Female

1.40

0.49

+/−

Annual income

Continuous

1,147,472.00

1,450,342.00

+

Group membership/social network

Dummy: 1 = Yes, 0 = No

0.68

0.47

+/−

Access to extension workers

Dummy: 1 = Yes, 2 = No

1.46

0.50

+

Access to credit

Dummy: 1 = Yes, 2 = No

1.42

0.49

+

Education level

1 = No formal education, 2 = primary education, 3 = Secondary education, 4 = Higher

2.17

0.77

+/−

Farm equipment/technology

Continuous

1.01

0.97

+/−