Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of farmers involved in the survey
Variable | Category | Percentage (n) |
|---|---|---|
Gender | Males | 51.5% (220) |
Females | 48.5% (207) | |
Age (years) | 18–30 | 16.9% (72) |
31–40 | 31.1% (133) | |
41–50 | 28.3% (121) | |
51–60 | 17.6% (75) | |
> 60 | 6.1% (26) | |
Education attainment | Primary school | 85.2% (364) |
Secondary school | 9.6% (41) | |
College/university | 0.7% (3) | |
Professional training | 0.5% (2) | |
No formal training | 4.0% (17) | |
Main economic activitiesa | Small-scale subsistence farming activities | 51.3% (219) |
Large-scale farming for food and business | 48.5% (207) | |
Livestock keeping | 9.8% (12) | |
Small-scale business | 41.7% (178) | |
Large-scale business | 2.8% (3) | |
Private employment | 0.7% (2) | |
Others | 0.5% (42) |