Analysis of Determinants of Economic Efficiency in Honey Production in Horo Guduru Zone, Ethiopia: Stochastic Dual Cost Frontier Model Approach

Table 1

Expected sign of variables.

		Measurement unit	Sign
Variables
Dependent variable	Honey output cost
Independent variable	Total cost number of hive	Number	+
	Total cost of labor for honey production	Man-day	+
	Total cost of land owned by the households	Hectare	+
Variables
Sex of honey producers		Dummy	+ (if male)
Age of honey producers		Year	+
Education levels of honey producers		Year of schooling	+
Family size of honey producers		ME	+
Access to extension contact		Dummy	+ (if contact)
Access to training		Dummy	+ (if get training)
Honey production experience		Year	+
Distance to nearest market		Minute	−
Access to credit		Dummy	+