Table 1.
Characteristics of poultry traders, Kenya, 2008.a
| Backyard farmers [n/N (%)] | Middlemen [n/N (%)] | Market traders [n/N (%)] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Province, n (%) | 34/192 (18) | 7/92 (8) | 17/96(18) |
| Coast, n (%) | 54/192(28) | 10/92 (11) | 21/96 (22) |
| Nairobi, n (%) | 26/192 (14) | 23/92 (25) | 21/96 (22) |
| Nyanza, n (%) | 39/192 (20) | 33/92 (36) | 15/96 (16) |
| Western, n (%) | 39/192 (20) | 19/92 (21) | 22/96 (23) |
| Total, n (%) | 192 (100) | 92 (100) | 96 (100) |
| Poultry trade/farming as primary means of income | 96/158 (61) | 84/92 (91) | N/A |
| Sell/raise only chickens | 80 | 64/92 (70) | 76/96 (79) |
| Mean number of birds raised at once | 15.5 | N/A | N/A |
| Raise poultry for both food and sale | 111/142 (78) | N/A | N/A |
| Raise poultry for sale only, % | 10 | N/A | N/A |
| Mean number of source villages | N/A | 4.2 | 1.9 |
| Mode of transport: bicycle | 15/52 (29) | 50/92 (54) | N/A |
| Mode of transport: public transportation, n (%) | 3/46 (7) | 42/92 (46) | N/A |
| Daily mean distance traveled, km | N/A | 89 | N/A |
| Birds sold to market traders | 35/69 (51) | 75/87 (86) | N/A |
| Birds sold to middlemen | 60/112 (54) | N/A | 45/59 (76) |
| Birds sold to hotels/restaurants | N/A | 36/92 (39) | 53/59 (90) |
| Sell only live birds | N/A | N/A | 66/94 (70) |
| Sell in markets, not to trader | N/A | 72/80 (90) | N/A |
| Slaughter birds on-site for customers | N/A | N/A | 41/55 (43) |
a
Denominators vary by question, in order to exclude incomplete replies; additionally, some questions were dependent on the answer to a previous question.