Domain

Explanatory variables

Description

Measurement

Demographic

factors

Gender

Gender of the household head

Male = 1 Female = 0

Age

Age of the household head

Number of years

Household size

The number of household members

The adult equivalent of household members

Socioeconomic

factors

Education

Education level of the household head

Years of schooling (Number)

Farming experience

Number of years engaged in all agricultural activities

Years of engaging in farming (Number)

Income

Household income in the US dollars

Total household income

Farm size

Size of household farming land

Hectares (Ha)

Land tenure

Legal regime of land ownership

1 if the land is purchased or inherited; 0 if rented or leased.

Geographical

factors

Access to the

forest

Total distance to the most used woodland for fuelwood collection

Kilometers (Km)

Distance to the nearest main road

Total distance to the nearest main road or town center

Kilometers (Km)

Farm distance

Total distance to the farm

Kilometers (Km)

Institutional

factors

Extension visits

Access to farm management extension services offered by government agencies.

Number of visits

Credit

Money obtained as loan from formal and informal sources (contract farming or financial institutions)

Amount in US dollars

Access to internet

Access to mobile or home internet

1 if has access to any kind of internet; 0 otherwise.

Participation in

contract farming

Access to credit and inputs from formal and informal sources (contract farming)

1 if participating in contract farming; 0 otherwise