Research Article
Value Chain Analysis of Highland Bamboo (Yushania alpina) in Banja District, Awi Zone, Ethiopia
Table 1
Descriptions of explanatory variables.
| Variable | Type | Measurement/code | Expected sign | Source |
| Quantity of culm supplied | Continuous | Number of culm | | | Age | Continuous | Years | −ve | [4] | Education level | Categorical | 1 = can’t read and write | +ve/−ve | [25] | 2 = can read and write | 3 = attend primary school | 4 = attend 2ry school | Family size | Continuous | Man equivalent | +ve/−ve | [26] | Number of culm harvested | Continuous | Number of culm | +ve | [27] | Access to market information | Dummy | 1 = yes, 0 = otherwise | +ve | [28] | Price of bamboo culm | Continuous | Birr per culm | +ve | [6] | Silviculture management | Dummy | 1 = yes, 0 = otherwise | +ve | [27] | Frequency of extension contact | Continuous | Number of contact in a year | +ve | [4] | Land allocation for bamboo | Continuous | Land size allocated for bamboo plantation in hectare | +ve | [29] | Value addition | Dummy | 1 = yes, 0 = otherwise | −ve | | Distance to the market | Continuous | Walking hour | −ve | [29] |
|
|