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Table 2 Model explanatory variables

From: African agri-entrepreneurship in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic

Variable

Definition

Gender

Gender of owner-manager (1 = Female, 2 = Male)

Change in market access

Agri-SME experienced changes in market access (1 = Yes, 2 = No)

Current access to financing

Agri-SME currently has access to financing (1 = Yes, 2 = No)

Lockdown changes in accessing financing

Agri-SME experienced changes in financing due to the pandemic (1 = Yes, 2 = No)

Farm size

Farm size under cultivation for those agri-SMEs engaged in primary agricultural production (hectares)

Distance from city

Distance of agri-SME operations from urban centre/city (Kilometres)

Change in labour supply

Agri-SME experienced changes in labour supply (1 = Yes, 2 = No)