Characteristic Variables Frequency Percentage Mean
Age 21-30 11 8.40% 43.6
31-40 42 32.3
41-50 53 40.7
51-60 12 9.2
61-70 9 6.9
71-80 3 2.3
Gender Male 118 90.7
Female 12 9.2
Marital Status Single 16 12.3
Married 110 34.6
Divorced 1 0.7
Widowed 3 2.3
Farming Experience 10 & below 11 8.4 25.4
Nov-20 43 33
21-30 32 24.6
31-40 27 20.7
41-50 14 10.7
Above 51 3 2.3
House Hold Size 5 & below 61 46.9 6 Persons
06-Oct 66 50.7
Nov-15 3 2.3
16 & above 0 0
Farm Size 0.02 hect. & below 33 25.3
Above 0.02 hect.-below 0.4 hect. 39 30
Above 0.4 hect.-below 1 hect.
1 hect .&above 41 31.5
18 13.8
Source: Field survey 2013
Table 1: Distribution by socio-economic characteristics.