Table 1.

Variable definitions and statistical descriptions

VariableVariable definitionMeanSD
1.outcome variables
Kiwi yieldThe yield of kiwi per mu (tons/mu)1.491.09
Kiwi incomeThe income of kiwi per mu (ten thousand yuan/mu)1.000.57
Household incomePer capita household income (ten thousand yuan/person)3.873.33
2.Treatment variables
PCT1SMT0Whether to adopt pest control technology (PCT): 1 = yes; 0 = no0.250.43
PCT0SMT1Whether to adopt soil management technology (SMT): 1 = yes; 0 = no0.210.41
PCT1SMT1Adopt both pest control technology and soil management technology (Joint adoption): 1 = yes; 0 = no0.170.38
PCT0SMT0Neither adopt pest control technology nor adopt soil management technology (Non adoption): 1 = yes; 0 = no0.370.48
3.Explanatory variables
Gender1 = male; 0 = female0.960.21
AgeAge of head of household in 2018 (years)58.279.78
EducationEducation level of householder: 1 = below primary school; 2 = primary school; 3 = junior high school; 4 = high school; 5 = tertiary school and above2.840.79
Asset valueValue of household fixed assets (ten thousand yuan)30.8019.06
Household sizeTotal family population (person)3.191.41
Migrant workProportion of migrant workers (%)32.3733.42
CooperativeWhether to join the cooperative: 1 = yes; 0 = no0.100.30
Kiwi scaleActual cultivated kiwi area (mu)5.994.23
Land fragmentationNumber of kiwi plots (blocks)4.103.07
Land qualitySoil quality of the largest kiwi planting site: 1 = very poor; 2 = relatively poor; 3 = general; 4 = relatively good; very good= 53.390.97
Annual wateringAnnual watering frequency of Kiwi (times)5.334.06
Credit constraintsDifficulty of borrowing: 1 = very easy; 2 = relatively easy; 3 = general; 4 = relatively difficult; 5 = very difficult2.861.16

Notes:

mu is the unit of land area in China; where, one mu is equal to 0.667 ha

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