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Table 1

Variables used in matching and the justification for inclusion

Variable	Reason for inclusion in matching algorithm
Quantity sold	Market channel choice is significantly influenced by the marketed surplus, which is closely correlated with the size of the farm. Small farmers with a lower marketed surplus tend to sell their produce at the farm-gate and are less likely to be aware of the minimum support price (MSP) (Aditya et al., 2017)
Credit from local trader	In the context of Indian agriculture, the input and output markets are known to be interlocked. Farmers who obtain loans from local traders are more inclined to sell their produce to them. These farmers typically belong to the small-scale category and often have limited knowledge of support prices (Cariappa and Chandel, 2021)
Disadvantaged caste (SC/ST)	Farmers with lower social class are more likely to be unaware of support prices due to limited extension contact, education and training (Aditya et al., 2017)
BPL	Farmers who are below the poverty line are less likely to have taken the market to regulated markets and are more likely to be unaware of support prices (Aditya et al., 2017)
Gender	Female-headed households are often constrained for resources, are less likely to receive trainings and are more likely to be unaware about the support prices and other government programs compared to the male-headed households. (Aditya et al., 2017)
Education	To capture the education of the head of the household, which is an important correlate of awareness about various policies related to agriculture and support prices in particular
Purchased input from local trader	Another variable to capture the interlocking between the input and output markets. (Cariappa and Chandel, 2021)
Age	A commonly used socioeconomic variable, which is a correlate for awareness
Receive information	A variable that captures the extension contact and expected to have a strong correlation with awareness of MSP

Variable	Reason for inclusion in matching algorithm
Quantity sold	Market channel choice is significantly influenced by the marketed surplus, which is closely correlated with the size of the farm. Small farmers with a lower marketed surplus tend to sell their produce at the farm-gate and are less likely to be aware of the minimum support price (MSP) (Aditya et al., 2017)
Credit from local trader	In the context of Indian agriculture, the input and output markets are known to be interlocked. Farmers who obtain loans from local traders are more inclined to sell their produce to them. These farmers typically belong to the small-scale category and often have limited knowledge of support prices (Cariappa and Chandel, 2021)
Disadvantaged caste (SC/ST)	Farmers with lower social class are more likely to be unaware of support prices due to limited extension contact, education and training (Aditya et al., 2017)
BPL	Farmers who are below the poverty line are less likely to have taken the market to regulated markets and are more likely to be unaware of support prices (Aditya et al., 2017)
Gender	Female-headed households are often constrained for resources, are less likely to receive trainings and are more likely to be unaware about the support prices and other government programs compared to the male-headed households. (Aditya et al., 2017)
Education	To capture the education of the head of the household, which is an important correlate of awareness about various policies related to agriculture and support prices in particular
Purchased input from local trader	Another variable to capture the interlocking between the input and output markets. (Cariappa and Chandel, 2021)
Age	A commonly used socioeconomic variable, which is a correlate for awareness
Receive information	A variable that captures the extension contact and expected to have a strong correlation with awareness of MSP

Source(s): Compiled by authors