Explanatory variables | Description |
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Sex | Dummy, 1 = aMale, 0 = Female |
Age | Discrete (years), a18–35, 36–55, > 55 |
Education | Discrete (years), acannot read and write, primary school and above) |
Farming experience | Continuous (years), a10, 10–20, 21–30, > 30 |
Income | Continuous (ETB), a < 10,000, 10,001–30,000, 30,001–50,000, > 50,000 |
Family size | Discrete (number), a < 4, and > 4 |
Access to weather information | Dichotomous, 1 = aYes, 0 = No |
Access to farmer to farmer extension services | Dichotomous, 1 = aYes, 0 = No |
Access to government experts’ extension services | Dichotomous, 1 = aYes, 0 = No |
Agro-ecology settings | Dummy, 1 = ahighland; 2 = midland; 3 = lowland |
Farmland size | Continuous (hectare), a < 1.2, and > 1.2 |
Crop failure history of households | Dichotomous, 1 = aYes, 0 = No |