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Table 2 Relationship between continuous independent variables and market participation
From: Smallholder dairy producers’ participation in dairy marketing in Southern Omo Zone, Ethiopia
Independent variables | Participants, mean (SD) | Non-participants, mean (SD) | t-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age of household head in years | 44.12 (1.37) | 40.75 (0.91) | − 2.1363** |
Family size in adult equivalent | 4.90 (0.20) | 4.64 (0.15) | − 1.0594 |
Land holding in hectares | 1.60 (0.11) | 0.89 (0.06) | − 6.1206*** |
Distance nearest market in kilometres | 7.10 (0. 41) | 12.08 (0.71) | 5.2065*** |
Children under 6 years in numbers | 0. 95 (0.11) | 1.72 (0.12) | 4.7592*** |
Lactating dairy cows owned in numbers | 5.10 (0.37) | 1.51 (0.15) | − 10.3172*** |
On-farm income in ETB | 28,403.45 (2748.88) | 15,786.2 (1194.85) | − 4.7637*** |
Non-farm income in ETB | 5455.17 (1282.45) | 3366.74 (718.20) | − 1.5342 |