Table 4 Top 5 relevant quantitative variables that best describe the 32 farms from cluster 2. Overall sample n = 100 farms

Total surface occupied by farmers’ home (ha)

−4.21

1.3 ± 0.78

2.0 ± 1.13

< 0.001

Cost of artificial insemination (CFA⁴)

−3.70

6875.0 ± 12546.79

16715.0 ± 18134.81

< 0.001

Total surface of land/farm (ha)

−3.52

2.5 ± 2.60

5.2 ± 5.32

< 0.001

Milk selling price⁵/L

3.50

393.4 ± 157.84

289.0 ± 203.81

< 0.001

Crop land area (ha)

−3.35

0.9 ± 2.33

3.3 ± 4.84

< 0.001