Cleaned Dataset: Heterogeneous Drivers of Profitability among Household-Based Agri-Food Processing Enterprises in Malawi

This dataset contains cleaned firm-level data used in the study “Investigating Heterogeneous Drivers of Profitability among Household-Based Agri-Food Processing Enterprises in Malawi.” The dataset covers household-based agri-food processing enterprises in Malawi and includes information on enterprise characteristics, owner and household characteristics, production and business activities, access to resources and services, operating costs, revenues, and profitability-related measures.

The data have been cleaned and prepared for statistical analysis, including checks for inconsistencies, missing or invalid observations, and the construction and/or refinement of variables required for the empirical analysis. The dataset is deposited to support transparency, reproducibility, and further research on enterprise performance, profitability, and the factors influencing household-based agri-food processing enterprises in Malawi.