Table 6 Socio-demographic characteristics of farmers involved in the survey
Variable | Category | Percentage (n) |
|---|---|---|
Gender | Males | 58.6% (136) |
Females | 41.4% (96) | |
Age (years) | 20 | 4.7% (11) |
21–30 | 16.8% (39) | |
31–40 | 31.5% (73) | |
41–50 | 25.9% (60) | |
> 50 | 21.1% (49) | |
Education level | Primary school | 22% (51) |
Secondary school | 39.2% (91) | |
University | 34.9% (81) | |
No formal training | 3.9% (9) | |
Occupation | Farmer | 20.7% (48) |
Farmer + small scale business | 45.3% (105) | |
Farmer + civil servant | 10.8% (25) | |
Unemployed | 23.3% (54) |