Table 2.
Reasons for adopting cultivation
| Reasons | number | percentagea |
|---|---|---|
| Push factors | ||
| Not enough livestock | 27 | 20% |
| Not enough milk | 15 | 11% |
| Sharp decline in livestock—disease | 14 | 10% |
| Not enough food | 9 | 7% |
| Need to increase food | 8 | 6% |
| Sharp decline in livestock—drought | 7 | 5% |
| Pull factors | ||
| b Influence of neighbors | 16 | 12% |
| Want to diversify | 16 | 12% |
| b Want to eat more maize | 13 | 10% |
| To avoid selling livestock | 9 | 7% |
| b Dislike blood | 7 | 5% |
| b Influence of government | 2 | 1% |
a
Some people gave more than one reason, so the total is greater than 100%
b
Reasons that suggest change in norms.