Determinants of Wheat Commercialization among Smallholder Farmers in Debre Elias Woreda, Ethiopia

Table 2

Definition, measurement, and expected signs of hypothesized variables.

Variable name	Definition of variables	Measurement	Expected sign
SEXOFHH	Sex of household head	1 if male-headed, 0 otherwise	+
EDUSTATUS	Educational status	1 if literate, 0 otherwise	+
DEPNDRATIO	Dependency ratio	Ratio	−
ANNINCOME	Annual income	Ethiopian birr	+
OXENOWN	Number of oxen owned	Number	+
LANDSIZE	Land size (wheat)	Hectare	+
FARMEXPE	Farming experience (wheat)	Year	+
EXTENSERV	Extension service	1 if user, 0 otherwise	+
CREDITSUT	Credit service utilization	1 if user, 0 otherwise	+
MISTARKETD	Market distance	Walking minute	−