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]