Table 1.

Socioeconomic Status of local chicken breeders.

Parameters and variables	Sample size	Frequencies (%)	Parameters and variables	Sample size	Frequencies (%)
Producer gender			Secondary activity
Women	93	43.1	Animal production	155	71.67
Men	123	56.9	Trade	40	18.43
Total	216	100.0	Fishing	3	1.37
Age group			craft	13	6.14
<30	47	21.8	Household	3	1.36
30–50	107	49.5	civil servant	1	0.68
50–70	58	26.9	Student	1	0.34
>70	4	1.9	Total	216	100.0
Total	216	100.0
Position in the family			Seniority in poultry farming
Householder	123	56.9	<2	18	8.3
spouse	82	38.0	2-5	52	24.1
child	11	5.1	>5	146	67.6
Total	216	100.0	Total	216	100.0
Marital status			Purpose of poultry farming
Maried	171	86.1	Sell	83	38.31
Single	28	6	Self-consumption	81	37.74
Divorced	5	2.3	Gift/donation	50	22.99
Widower/widow	12	5.6	Distraction	2	0.96
Total	216	100.0	Total	216	100.0
Source of funding			Training in poultry breeding
Personal funding	178	82.4	Yes	40	18.5
Credit	2	0.9	No	176	81.5
Grant state	2	0.9	Total	216	100.0
Gift/donation	18	8.3
Project	16	7.4
Total	216	100.0