AIRTEA VEGETABLE FARMERS; FARMERS IDENTIFICATION, VEGETABLE PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION

Description	Results
Interview period	18-Jul-2022 to 09-Sep-2022
Total number of Respondents	308 (Male:125 Female:183)
Number of Districts	10
Average Age of farmers interviewed	42.72 "Min:18.00 Max:80.00)
Average distance to nearest market center (walking minutes)	75.29 "Min:1.00 Max:5,026.00)
Average distance to nearest all-weather road (walking minutes)	40.86 "Min:1.00 Max:505.00)
Average distance to nearest public health facility (walking minutes)	129.25 "Min:2.00 Max:7,000.00)
Average amount of Land Owned by Farmers (Acres)	2.60 "Min:0.01 Max:75.00)
Average amount of land dedicated for General Crop Production (Acres)	1.73 "Min:0.00 Max:75.00)

Farmers categorization by Sex [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	Female	183	59.42
01	Male	125	40.58
	Overall	308	100.00

Education level of Farmers (Category) [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	None	11	3.57
03	Primary	147	47.73
04	Secondary (O-Level)	98	31.82
05	Secondary (A-Level)	30	9.74
06	Tertiary Institution (Diploma or Certificate)	11	3.57
07	University (Degree)	11	3.57
	Overall	308	100.00

Marital Status of Farmers [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Married	231	75.00
02	Single	27	8.77
03	Divorced	4	1.30
04	Separated	20	6.49
05	Widowed	26	8.44
	Overall	308	100.00

Relationships of Interviewed Farmers to Household Heads [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Household head	176	57.14
02	Spouse	120	38.96
03	Son/daughter	12	3.90
	Overall	308	100.00

Main occupation of farmers interviewed [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Farming (crop + livestock)	290	94.16
02	Salaried employment	3	0.97
03	Self-employed off-farm	9	2.92
05	Casual labourer off-farm	3	0.97
95	Other	3	0.97
	Overall	308	100.00

a6. Do you belong to any Vegetable Farmer Group? [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	157	50.97
01	Yes	151	49.03
	Overall	308	100.00

a8. Since June 2021 has your household sold any African Indigenous Vegetable (AIV) or tomatoes? [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	6	1.96
01	Yes	300	98.04
	Overall	306	100.00