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Table 1 Mean and proportion households’ characteristics (N = 188)

From: Estimation of technical efficiency of black cumin (Nigella sativa L.) farming in northwest Ethiopia: a stochastic frontier approach

Continuous variables

Mean

Standard deviation

 

Age in years

48.02

0.77

 

Family size in AE

6.20

0.16

 

Land size allotted to black cumin in ha

0.40

0.20

 

Output in quintals

3.13

0.15

 

Market price in ETB/Qt

3608.12

53.47

 

Distance to development center in km

3.37

0.13

 

Distance to the nearest market in km

4.40

0.22

 

Dummy variable

Response

Frequency

Percentage

Extension service

Yes

89

47.34

No

99

52.66

Sex

Male

181

96.28

Female

7

3.72

Education status

Illiterate

108

57.45

Literate

80

42.55

Market information

Yes

115

61.17

No

73

38.83