Adoption of Modern Hive Beekeeping Technology: The Case of Kacha-Birra Woreda, Kembata Tembaro Zone, Southern Ethiopia

Table 2

Explanatory/independent variable.

Independent variables	Variable type	Variable definition	Expected sign
Sex	Dummy	Sex of household head in years	−
AGE	Continuous	Age of household head	+
FAMSIZE	Continuous	Number of household members	+
EDUC	Continuous	Education of formal education years	+
LANDSIZE	Continuous	Land size	+
N H C	Continuous	Number of honey colonies	+
TLUOWN	Continuous	Total live stock ownership	+
ACCESS	Dummy	Access of credit	+
MICOP	Dummy	Membership of honeybee association	+
ACCM	Dummy	Access to market service	+
EXSRV	Dummy	Extension service	+
PERCP	Dummy	Perception of farmers	+
TRAINING	Dummy	Number of training given	+
BFLORA	Dummy	Bee flora	+
HONEY PEST	Dummy	Honey pest	−