Table 2. Attributes used in the choice experiment design.

Attribute	Levels	Coding	Description
Access	1. Allowed; 2. Prohibited	Categorical	Whether or not the conservancy allows grazing access to conservancy land during times of drought.
Cattle	1. 0 animals; 2. 40 animals; 3. 100 animals	Continuous	Number of cattle owned by the household.
Conservancy involvement	1. None; 2. 50% of household land for 9,000 KSh; 3. 100% of household land for 18,000 KSh	Categorical	The proportion of the household’s land that is leased to the conservancy and the resulting monthly payment received. For consistency, participants were asked to imagine a scenario in which their household owned 150 acres of land in total.
Cultivation	1. None; 2. 5 acres	Categorical	Whether or not the household practiced subsistence cultivation.
Small stock	1. 0 animals; 2. 80 animals; 3. 200 animals	Continuous	The number of small stock owned by the household.
Wages	1. 0 KSh; 2. 6,000 KSh; 3. 10,000 KSh	Continuous	The monthly cash income received by members of the household for wage-earning activities.

Description of the attributes and levels used in the design of the choice experiment, along with information about their coding for the purposes of statistical analysis.