Table 8.
Characterization of Guinea fowl production System.
| Characteristics | Cluster 1 | Cluster 2 | Cluster 3 | Cluster 4 | χ2 | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geolocation of the farmer | Alibori | 82.1 | 9.50 | 2.40 | - | 206 | 0.00 |
| Atacora | - | 35.7 | - | - | |||
| Atlantique | - | - | 14.6 | 22.2 | |||
| Borgou | 3.60 | 7.10 | 22.0 | 9.30 | |||
| Collines | - | 2.40 | 7.30 | 29.6 | |||
| Couffo | - | 7.10 | 14.6 | 1.90 | |||
| Donga | 7.10 | 16.7 | 4.90 | 1.90 | |||
| Mono | - | 7.10 | 22.0 | 9.30 | |||
| Plateau | 3.60 | 9.50 | 4.90 | 5.60 | |||
| Zou | 3.60 | 4.80 | 7.30 | 20.4 | |||
| Gender of farmer | Male | 50.0 | 95.2 | 70.7 | 92.6 | 30.0 | 0.00 |
| Female | 50.0 | 4.80 | 29.3 | 7.40 | |||
| Age | Young (25–50 years) | 57.1 | 50.0 | 80.5 | 77.8 | 17.6 | 0.01 |
| Old (51–60 years) | 35.7 | 35.7 | 19.5 | 20.4 | |||
| Very old (>60 years) | 7.10 | 14.3 | - | 1.90 | |||
| Experience in guinea fowl breeding | Low (<5 years) | 10.7 | 7.10 | 51.2 | 57.4 | 66.0 | 0.00 |
| Middle (5–10 years) | 28.6 | 33.3 | 43.9 | 35.2 | |||
| High (>10 years) | 60.7 | 59.5 | 4.90 | 7.40 | |||
| Level of education | Illiterate | 75.0 | 64.3 | 9.80 | 9.30 | 79.3 | 0.00 |
| Primary | 17.9 | 33.3 | 51.2 | 37.0 | |||
| Secondary | 7.10 | 2.40 | 39.0 | 44.4 | |||
| University | - | - | - | 9.30 | |||
| Number of eggs at start-up | Low (<10 eggs) | 39.3 | 16.7 | 26.8 | 16.7 | 23.72 | 0.00 |
| Middle (10–50 eggs) | 60.7 | 83.3 | 58.5 | 59.3 | |||
| High (>50 eggs) | - | - | 14.6 | 24.1 | |||
| Farming system | Semi-intensive | 39.3 | 69.0 | 78.0 | 72.2 | 16.71 | 0.01 |
| Intensive | 3.60 | 2.40 | 7.30 | 3.70 | |||
| Extensive | 57.1 | 28.6 | 14.6 | 24.1 | |||
| Main activity | Crop farming | 7.10 | 88.1 | - | 72.2 | 161 | 0.00 |
| Arts and crafts | - | 7.10 | 2.40 | 13.0 | |||
| Livestock farming | 92.9 | 4.80 | 85.4 | - | |||
| Trading | - | - | 12.2 | 1.90 | |||
| Public servant | - | - | - | 13.0 | |||
| Secondary activity | Crop farming | 64.3 | 4.80 | 73.2 | - | 148 | 0.00 |
| Arts and crafts | - | - | 7.30 | - | |||
| Livestock farming | 7.10 | 95.2 | 14.6 | 100 | |||
| Trading | 28.6 | - | 4.90 | - | |||
| Incubation | Natural | 100 | 100 | 78.0 | 83.3 | 15.6 | 0.00 |
| Artificial | - | - | 22.0 | 16.7 | |||
| Additives in the feed | Product addition | - | - | 7.30 | 5.60 | 4.79 | 0.19 |
| No addition | 100 | 100 | 92.7 | 94.4 | |||
| Additives in water | Product addition | - | 7.10 | 4.90 | 3.70 | 2.19 | 0.53 |
| No addition | 100 | 92.9 | 95.1 | 96.3 | |||