Descriptive Statistics (n = 473)
| Variable | Coef. | Std. Dev. |
|---|---|---|
| Yield (kg/are) | 37.427 | 27.734 |
| Cultivated area (ares) | 16.433 | 19.134 |
| Soil Quality Measurements | ||
| Carbon (percent) | 2.403 | 1.079 |
| Nitrogen (percent) | 0.213 | 0.090 |
| Soil pH | 5.069 | 0.306 |
| Potassium (percent) | 0.206 | 0.068 |
| Clay (percent) | 28.210 | 3.651 |
| Silt (percent) | 26.409 | 6.408 |
| Sand (percent) | 45.134 | 8.034 |
| Plot Characteristics | ||
| Crop disease dummy | 0.186 | 0.390 |
| Distance from house (walking | 10.289 | 10.774 |
| minutes) | ||
| Black soil dummy | 0.505 | 0.501 |
| Red soil dummy | 0.184 | 0.388 |
| Brown or white soil dummy | 0.311 | 0.463 |
| Lowland plot dummy | 0.619 | 0.486 |
| Hilltop plot dummy | 0.027 | 0.164 |
| Hillside plot dummy | 0.353 | 0.478 |
| Irrigated by rain dummy | 0.152 | 0.360 |
| Irrigated by dam dummy | 0.450 | 0.498 |
| Irrigated by spring dummy | 0.372 | 0.484 |
| Land Rights | ||
| Right to sell dummy | 0.564 | 0.496 |
| Right to build a tomb dummy | 0.152 | 0.360 |
| Right to lease out dummy | 0.723 | 0.448 |
| Right to plant trees dummy | 0.516 | 0.500 |
| Kids will have the same rights | 0.459 | 0.499 |
| dummy | ||
| Inherited plot dummy | 0.643 | 0.480 |
| Purchased plot dummy | 0.319 | 0.467 |
| Plot received as gift dummy | 0.006 | 0.079 |
| Plot obtained through clearing | 0.023 | 0.151 |
| dummy | ||
| Formal title dummy | 0.323 | 0.468 |