Demographics | Female (n = 130) | Male (n = 122) | Total (n = 252) |
Percentage of total sample | 52.0 | 48.0 | 100.0 |
Age (mean ± sd) | 36.3 ± 10.6 | 29.9 ± 8.0 | 33.2 ± 10.0 |
Years of experience (mean ± sd) | 8.5 ± 7.9 | 5.6 ± 4.8 | 7.1 ± 6.7 |
District(s) trading (mean ± sd) | 1.1 ± 0.5 | 1.7 ± 1.2 | 1.4 ± 1.0 |
Market(s) trading (mean ± sd) | 1.6 ± 1.0 | 2.8 ± 4.3 | 2.2 ± 3.1 |
Quantity sold last year (kg) (mean ± sd) | 10,103 ± 17,851 | 172,996 ± 716,594 | 90,560 ± 509,312 |
Quantity sold last year (kg) (median) | 3,500 | 15,000 | 6,000 |
Use truck when sourcing (%) | 47.3 | 76.2 | 61.4 |
Prior year maize sourced from farmers (%) | 72.4 | 67.5 | 70.0 |
Current year, percent of maize sourced in: “Harvest” months (Apr.-July) | 39.6 | 34.9 | 37.3 |
“Mid-season” months (Aug.-Nov.) | 31.7 | 37.5 | 34.5 |
“Lean-season” months (Dec.-Mar.) | 28.1 | 27.6 | 27.8 |
Current year, months stored after sourced: “Harvest” months (Apr.-July.) (mean ± sd) | 2.6 ± 2.5 | 2.5 ± 2.3 | 2.5 ± 2.4 |
“Mid-season” months (Aug.-Nov.) (mean ± sd) | 1.3 ± 1.2 | 1.3 ± 1.3 | 1.3 ± 1.3 |
“Lean-season” months (Dec.-Mar.) (mean ± sd) | 0.4 ± 0.5 | 0.7 ± 1.0 | 0.5 ± 0.8 |
Reported marketing margin (%) | 35.2 | 22.1 | 28.7 |