Research Article
Determinants of Highland Bamboo (Yushania alpine) Culm Market Supply in Semen Ari District, South Omo Zone of Southern Ethiopia
Table 1
Variables in the multiple linear regression (MLR) model.
| Variables | Measurement | Expected sign |
| Dependent variables | Market supply of bamboo culm | Number of bamboo culms supplied to market | |
| Explanatory variables | Sex | 1 if male, 0 if female | + | Age | Years | + | Education | Years of schooling | + | Family size | Family size above 15 years (number) | + | Land cover by bamboo | Land size covered by bamboo (ha) | + | Market information | 1 if market information available, 0 unless | | Extension contact | 1 if have extension contact, 0 otherwise | + | Annual household income | Annual income except from bamboo sale (birr) | + | Experience | Supplying bamboo culm to market (years) | + | Market distance | Distance from home to market center (minute) | − | Price of bamboo culm | Market price of bamboo culm (birr) | + |
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Source: own description after extensive literature review.
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