Table 1

Description of Key Variables

VariableDescription
Perceived tenure securityHousehold owns at least one plot that it perceives as very tenure secure
Land conflictHousehold experienced a land conflict in the previous 12 months
New land certificateHousehold acquired a new land certificate for a plot since the last panel wave or newly acquired a plot with a land certificate
Dry spellNumber of times a dry spell of 15 consecutive dry days (CDD15) occurred in the previous growing season, with each day < 0.5 mm precipitation
Precipitation CVCoefficient of variation of the daily precipitation sum in the previous growing season
Median temperatureMedian of the daily mean temperature in the previous growing season
Agricultural productionCrop production in kg / ha in the previous season
Total net incomeNet annual household income, adjusted for purchasing power parity and converted to 2011 US$
Net wage incomeNet annual wage income, adjusted for purchasing power parity and converted to 2011 US$
Wage employmentAt least one household member was employed as wage laborer in the year preceding the interview