| VARIABLES |
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| FARMING PRACTICE | FREQUENCY | PERCENTAGE |
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| Commercial | 30 | 25.0 |
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| Subsistence | 90 | 75.0 |
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| FARM SIZE(ACRES) |
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| 1 - 3 | 57 | 47.5 |
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| 4 - 6 | 43 | 35.8 |
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| 7 - 9 | 9 | 7.5 | Mean = 2.5 |
| 10 - 12 | 4 | 3.3 |
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| Above 12 | 7 | 5.8 |
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| MAJOR SOURCE OF FINANCE |
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| Self | 78 | 65.0 |
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| Family | 12 | 10.0 |
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| Association members | 13 | 10.8 |
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| Bank | 17 | 14.2 |
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| MAJOR SOURCE OF LABOUR |
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| Family member | 27 | 22.5 |
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| Paid labour | 20 | 16.7 |
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| Association members | 10 | 8.3 |
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| Self | 63 | 52.5 |
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| MAJOR SOURCE OF LAND |
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| Personal | 63 | 52.5 |
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| Family land | 29 | 24.2 |
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| Communal ownership | 4 | 3.3 |
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| Rent | 20 | 16.7 |
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| Government | 4 | 3.3 |
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| STORAGE CAPACITY/TONNE |
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| <1 | 75 | 62.5 |
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| 1 - 2 | 30 | 25.0 |
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| 3 - 4 | 8 | 6.7 |
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| 5 - 6 | 7 | 5.8 |
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