Research Article
Impact of Improved Forage Technology Adoption on Dairy Productivity and Household Income: A Propensity Score Matching Estimation in Northern Ethiopia
Table 2
Description, measurement, and expected sign of hypothesized variables.
| Variable name | Measurement unit | Expected sign |
| Dependent variable |
| Adoption of improved forage technologies | 1 if household used improved varieties and 0 otherwise | |
| Outcome variables |
| Income from sales of milk | Birr | | Milk yield | Liter | |
| Independent variable |
| Age of the household | Age of the household head (in years) | −/+ve | Sex of a household | 0 for female and 1 for male | −Ve | Educational level | Year | +ve | Total farm size | Land holding (ha) | +ve | Annual income | Household annual income in Ethiopia birr | +ve | Improved cattle owned | Livestock ownership in TLU | +ve | Extension contact | Twice a month, once a month, and once in a season | +ve | Attend filed day | 1 if household participate in field day and 0 otherwise | +ve | Attend in training | 1 if household attend in training and 0 otherwise | +ve | Market distance | Distances of market in kilometer | −Ve |
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