Table 8 Test for multicollinearity

Family size in adult equivalent

1.89

0.529144

Lactating cows owned

1.83

0.545909

Age of the household head

1.49

0.669352

Land holding size in hectares

1.35

0.739217

Non-farm income in birr

1.35

0.741735

Farm income in birr

1.34

0.746078

Number of children under the age of 7 years

1.24

0.803841

Distance to the nearest market

1.04

0.960593

Mean VIF

1.44