Table 2.
Demographic characteristics of the respondents and banana production characteristics of the household per region, sex and farm size.
| All (N = 31) | Central (n = 16) | Western (n = 15) | Men (n = 17) | Women (n = 14) | Large scale (n = 11) | Small scale (n = 20) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (yrs.) (SD) | 42.6 (13.8) | 41.1 (13.2) | 42.6 (13.8) | 43.8 (15.3) | 39.3 (9.8) | 40.4 (12.7) | 42.6 (13.6) |
| Total farm size (ha) (SD) | 8.2 (15.1) | 3.9 (7.2) | 12.2 (19.3) | 11.2 (17.6) | 4.5 (10.9) | 19.7 (20.0) | 1.1 (1.0) |
| Banana farm size (ha) (SD) | 1.3 (1.9) | 0.6 (0.6) | 2.0 (2.3) | 1.7 (2.3) | 0.8 (0.9) | 3.1 (2.5) | 0.5 (0.4) |
| Uses improved cultivars (%) | 48.4% | 37.5% | 60.0% | 64.7% | 28.6% | 72.7% | 35.0% |
| Beneficiary of intervention (%) | 19.4% | 25.0% | 13.3% | 23.5% | 14.3% | 27.3% | 15.0% |
SD: standard deviations.