Table 2.

Definition and summary statistics of variables in the analysis.

Variable	Description of Variable	Mean (SD)	Min	Max
Practices adoption (n = 640)
Intercropping	% of households that have adopted the intercropping	48%	0	1
Farmyard Manure	% of households that have adopted the farmyard manure	42%	0	1
Inorganic Fertilizer	% of households that have adopted the inorganic fertilizer	74%	0	1
Mulching	% of households that have adopted the mulching	6%	0	1
Plot- Level Variables (n = 640)
Plot Size	Plot size in acres	0.75 (0.71)	0.03	5
Distance to Plot	Distance in walking minutes	6.63 (23.42)	1	360
Fertility Perception	% of plots that Household perceive to be Fertile	74%	0	1
Soil Erosion Perception	% of plots that Household perceive to be affected by soil erosion	73%	0	1
	1 = Gentle	21%
	2 = Medium	70%
Slope	3 = Steep	9%
	1 = Sand	10%
	2 = Loam	83%
Soil type	3 = Clay	7%
Socioeconomic variables (n = 334)
Age of HHH	Age of household head in years	53 (14)	22	90
Gender of the HHH	% of male HHH	76%	0	1
Occupation of HHH	% of HHH whose main occupation is farming	70%	0	1
Farming Experience of HHH	Household head farming experience in years	23 (15)	1	60
Dependency Ratio	The proportion of dependents in the household	0.87 (1.04)	0	7
HH Size	Number of people in a household	5 (2)	1	15
Literacy Level	Household literacy level	0.17 (0.13)	0	1
TLU	Tropical livestock unit	3.22 (4.12)	0	60.24
Wealth	% of households classified as not poor	56%	0	1
Distance to Local Market	Distance in walking minutes	30.40 (32.38)	1	180
External Support Factors
Crop Market Participation	% of households that sold their crop produce	57%	0	1
Agricultural Group Membership	% of households that are members of an agricultural group	34%	0	1
Access Agricultural Credit	% of households that have access to agricultural credit	22%	0	1
Access Extension	% of households that have access to extension	62%	0	1

Note: HHH refers to Household Head, HH refers to Household, and SD refers to Standard Deviation.