Table 1 Description of variables.
Variable name | Description |
|---|---|
Livelihood diversification strategy options of households | “Y = 0”, (AG) pastoralism alone “Y = 1”, (AG + OFF) pastoralism and off-farm combination “Y = 2”, (AG + NF) Pastoralism and nonfarm combination “Y = 3”, (AG + OFF + NF) Pastoralism, off-farm and nonfarm |
Age of household head | A continuous variable measured in years |
Sex of household head | Sex of household head (1 = female and 0 = male) |
Education of household heads | Education level of household heads in number of years |
Family size of the households | The number of families in the household |
Land holding size | Land holding size of the households in hectare |
Livestock (TLU) | The total number of livestock in the household in tropical livestock unit |
Farm input | If Farm input used by the Household 0 = no 1 = yes |
extension contact | Frequency of extension contact a farmer has with extension agent in a year |
Cooperatives | Participation of the household in cooperatives (0 = no, 1 = yes) |
Credit access | Credit access and use by the household (0 = no, 1 = yes) |
Market access | Distance of market center from their residence in kilometers |
Access to remittance | If a household has external economic support from relatives (0 = no, 1 = yes) |
Dependency ratio | Dependency ratio of dependent household members over independent household members |