| Variable | Parameter | % of respondents |
| Hermetic storage awareness (n = 306) | Aware of HST | 53.3 |
| Not aware of HST | 46.7 | |
| Hermetic storage use (n = 306) | Have used HST | 17.6 |
| Have not used HST | 82.4% | |
| Reason for using HSTs (n = 54) | Insect control | 83.1 |
| Mould management | 4.6 | |
| Rodent management | 7.7 | |
| Others | 4.6 | |
| Reason for not using HSTs (n = 109) | Lack of availability | 50.2 |
| High cost | 37.8 | |
| Lack of knowledge | 6.9 | |
| Low grain production | 1.4 | |
| Periodical purchase | 0.9 | |
| Cultural preference for local storage methods | 1.4 | |
| Others | 1.4 | |
| HST reuse (n = 54) | No reuse | 9.3 |
| Reuse for 1 season | 5.6 | |
| Reuse for 2 seasons | 33.3 | |
| Reuse for at least 3 seasons | 51.9 | |
| Acquisition of hermetic storage (n = 54) | Buy (or bought) | 44.4 |
| Receive(d) for free | 55.6 | |
| HST reopening frequency (n = 54) | Monthly | 44.4 |
| After 2 months | 9.3 | |
| After 3 months | 25.9 | |
| More frequently | 20.4 | |
| Re-opening HSTs for (n = 54) | Consumption | 22.2 |
| Sale | 13.0 | |
| Both sale and consumption | 64.8 | |
| Most suitable approach way to make HST available (n = 163) | Farmer based organizations | 41.4 |
| Markets | 16.7 | |
| Retail shops | 34.0 | |
| Extension workers | 5.6 | |
| Grain traders | 1.9 | |
| Others | 0.6 |