A Systems View Across Time and Space
Table 1 Variable description and their expected signs
Variables | Measurement | Expected outcome on major market outlet choice | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Consumer | Collector | Retailer | Wholesaler | ||
Sex | Dummy (1 if male, 0 if female) | − | + | − | − |
Age | Continuous (years) | − | + | − | − |
Family size | Continuous (ADE) | + | − | + | + |
Educational status | Continuous (year of schooling) | + | + | + | + |
Off-farm participation | Dummy (1 = yes, 0 otherwise) | + | + | + | + |
Land size allocated for mango | Continuous (hectare) | + | + | + | + |
Extension contact | Continuous (number of contact per month) | + | − | + | + |
Mango produced in quintal | Continuous (quintal) | + | + | + | + |
Market information | Dummy (1 = yes, 0 otherwise) | + | − | + | + |
Credit use | Dummy (1 = yes, 0 otherwise) | + | + | + | + |
Livestock holdings | Continuous (tropical livestock unit | + | + | + | + |
Distance to the nearest market | Continuous (kilometers) | − | + | − | − |