Determinants of Adoption of Improved Dairy Technologies: The Case of Offa Woreda, Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia

Table 2

Variables definition and hypothesis of variables.

Variables	Description of variables	Type	Measurement	Sign
AGE	Age of the household head	Continuous	Measured in years and put into ranges	+
SEX	Sex of the household head	Dummy	1 = Male, 0 = Female	+
EDUCLEV	Education level of the household head	Dummy	Measured in numbers and put into ranges	+
FRMLSZ	Farmland size	Continuous	Measured in Timad and put into ranges	+
OFFAP	Off-farm activity participation	Dummy	1 = participate, 0 = not	+
TLU	Livestock ownership (in TLU)	Continuous	Measured in numbers and put into ranges	−
FLVR	Family labor (in adult equivalent)	Dummy	1 = available, 0 = not	+
OMTPN	Ownership of mobile telephone	Dummy	1 = use, 0 = not	+
DNMKT	Distance to the nearest market (in walking minutes)	Continuous	Measured in km and put into ranges	−
ADPES	Access to dairy production extension service	Dummy	1 = have access, 0 = not	+
ACCS	Access to credit service	Dummy	1 = have access, 0 = not	+
DEXP	Dairy experience	Continuous	Measured in numbers and put into ranges	+
PTECH	Farmers' perception of technology	Dummy	1 = perceive good, 0 = not	−