| Variables | Description |
| Sociodemographic and economic characteristics of the producer Gender Head of household Age Instruction Literacy
Production flow constraints Organization Development project
Awareness, training, information Awareness Training Technical sheet Agricultural advisor access Producer household Household size Transfers Female household head Insurance Farms Characteristics Storage
Animal traction Labor force Region Number of maize plots Soil constraints
Food security Children meals (−5 years old) Adult meals Food insecurity Shocks Disease Death Losses |
If producer is a man = 1 if producer is a woman = 0 Producer is the head of his household = 1, = 0 otherwise Age of the producer in the past year Producer went to school = 1, producer never went to school = 0 If the producer can read and write in at least one of the languages (French, Arabic, national language other languages) = 1, = 0 otherwise Producer has flow constraints of his production = 1, = 0 otherwise Producer is a member of an association = 1, = 0 otherwise Producer benefits from at least one of the development projects (credit, input, access to the market) = 1, = 0 otherwise
Producer has access to information on improved seed varieties = 1, 0 otherwise Producer has been trained in the use of varieties = 1, 0 otherwise Producer has an improved maize seed technical data sheet = 1, 0 otherwise The number of times the producer has received agricultural advice
Number of household members of the producer Producer receives transfers from one family member = 1, = 0 otherwise The producer’s head of household is a woman = 0, = 1 otherwise The producer’s household subscribed to agricultural insurance = 1, 0 otherwise
If the producer has storage means 1 = loft, 2 = inhabited room, 3 = storage warehouse, 4 = other Producer uses animal traction = 1, 0 otherwise Number of people working on the farm The farm is located in the region of Tambacounda or Kolda The number of maize plots in farm The farmer’s farm is at least confronted with one of the constraints (silting, steep slope, water stagnation, parasitic plants, water erosion, wind erosion, 7 Grass cover, animal straying) = 1, 0 Otherwise
The number of meals taken per day by children under 5 years in producer household Number of meals taken per day by adults over 5 years of the producer’s household If the number of meals taken per day per child and adult varies (1 = down, 0 = up or constant)
The producer’s household members are ill in recent months = 1, = 0 otherwise Producer’s household member is the victim of death in the last months 1, = 0 otherwise The producer’ has lost its main production tool in the last months 1, = 0 otherwise |