Table 2 Variable measurement techniques

Age

1 for each complete year of age of the respondent

Education

1 for each year of school education

Effective farm size

1 for each decimal area of land

Annual household income

1 for each “thousand BDT” income in a year

Farming experience

1 for each year experience

Participation in training

1 for each day training

Agricultural knowledge

1 for each question’s correct answer and “0” for wrong answer

Usages of e-Agriculture

Extent of uses

4 for frequently

3 for regularly

2 for occasionally

1 for rarely

O for not at all

Attitude towards e-Agriculture

Extent of opinion

(+2) for strongly agree

(+1) for agree

(0) for undecided

(−1) for disagree

(−2) for strongly disagree

Organizational participation

Nature of participation (years)

4 for President/

3 for secretary

2 for executive member

1 for ordinary member

0 for no participation

Cosmopoliteness

Places of visiting (years)

4 for frequently

3 for regularly

2 for occasionally

1 for rarely

O for not at all

Availability of e-Agriculture

Availability score

4 for frequently

3 for regularly

2 for occasionally

1 for rarely

O for not at all