Table 1 Factors included in the index of agriculture intensification
Variables | Lower value | Higher value | Values range | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Machinery | Using machinery | Manual, machete, spade | Plough, Tractor | 1 manual, 2 Plough, 3 tractor |
Frecuency of use | No using | All along | 0 no, 1 occasionally, 2 all along | |
Agrochemical | Using agrochemical | No using | Using chemical fertilizer, pesticide and herbicide | 0 no, 1 organic fertilizer, 2 chemical fertilizer, 3 pestice and herbicide |
Frecuency of use | No using | All along | 1 no, 2 all along | |
Agricultural practices | Use of fire | No using | Yes | 0 no, 1 yes |
Frequency | No using | All along | 0 no, 1 all along | |
Intensity | No using | high flame | 0 no, 1 high flame | |
Number of years practicing agriculture in the plot | 1 year | 60 years | 1 a 60 | |
Irrigation frequency | No using | All along | 0 no, 1 occasionally, 2 all along | |
Labour invested | Family | Payment of wages | 1 Family, 2 family and support community, 3 family and occasionally payment, 4 all payment |