The Official Journal of the Pan-Pacific Association of Input-Output Studies (PAPAIOS)
Table 1 Definitions and summary statistics of variables used in the model
From: Estimating financing gaps in rice production in Southwestern Nigeria
Variables | Description of variables | Mean | SD |
|---|---|---|---|
Efficiency model | |||
 Rice output | Quantity of rice produced in kg | 12,207.52 | 5296.52 |
 Insecticides | Quantity of insecticides applied per ha in litres | 2.16 | 1.87 |
 Herbicides | Quantity of herbicides applied per ha in litres | 4.51 | 3.64 |
 Seeds | Quantity of seeds sown per ha in kg | 27.45 | 5.22 |
 Farm size | Farm size under rice production in ha | 2.95 | 1.22 |
 Labour | Amount of hired and family labour in man-days | 79.92 | 24.54 |
Inefficiency model | |||
 Gender | 1 if HH head is male, 0 if female | 0.56 | 0.50 |
 Age of the HH head | Age of HH head (years) | 47.28 | 7.67 |
 Marital status | 1 if HH head is married, 0 if other/single/widowed | 0.80 | 0.40 |
 Educational status | Years of education of HH head | 6.45 | 5.70 |
 Household size | Number of HH size | 4.66 | 1.24 |
 Off-farm income | 1 = if HH engages in any off-farm activity | 0.54 | 0.50 |
 Farming experience | Years of household experience in rice production | 15.73 | 5.09 |
 Access to credit | 1 if HH has access to credit, 0 if otherwise | 0.57 | 0.50 |
 Credit received | Amount of credit received (Naira) | 38,630.56 | 47,577.03 |
 Farm size | Total land owned by HH, in hectares | 7.37 | 3.04 |
 Access to information | 1 if HH gets climate change information, 0 if otherwise | 0.36 | 0.48 |
 Access to ext. contacts | 1 if HH has access to extension, 0 if otherwise | 0.53 | 0.50 |
 Membership | 1 if HH belongs to Farmers’ Association | 0.54 | 0.50 |
 Location_Ekiti State | 1 if HH is from Ekiti, 0 if otherwise | 0.38 | 0.48 |
 Location_Ondo State | 1 if HH is from Ondo, 0 if otherwise | 0.38 | 0.49 |
 Location_Osun State | 1 if HH is from Osun, 0 if otherwise | 0.35 | 0.48 |