Table 1.
Socioeconomic characteristics of the respondents.
| Parameter | Frequency | Percent |
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| Sex of respondents | ||
| Male | 221 | 57.55 |
| Female | 163 | 42.45 |
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| Age of respondents | ||
| 10–20 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 21–30 | 113 | 29.43 |
| 31–40 | 181 | 47.14 |
| 41–50 | 76 | 19.79 |
| >51 | 14 | 3.65 |
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| Level of education | ||
| Illiterate | 134 | 34.8 |
| Elementary | 119 | 31.07 |
| Secondary | 61 | 15.93 |
| Diploma and above | 70 | 18.28 |
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| Major farming activity | ||
| Livestock production | 125 | 32.55 |
| Mixed crop-livestock production | 259 | 67.45 |
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| System of production | ||
| Intensive | 96 | 25.0 |
| Semi-intensive | 210 | 54.69 |
| Extensive | 78 | 20.31 |
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| Composition of cattle herd | ||
| Small | 264 | 68.75 |
| Medium | 100 | 26.04 |
| Large | 20 | 5.21 |
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| Source of income | ||
| Livestock | 54 | 14.06 |
| Crop and livestock | 267 | 69.53 |
| Salary | 42 | 10.94 |
| Other business | 21 | 5.47 |