The criteria of farmers’ preferences for yam tubers plantation by zone, age, and education in southern Ethiopia
| Farmers’ preference of yama . | N = 342 . | Zones (%) . | Age of respondents (%) . | Education of respondents (%) . | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DW . | GM . | GF . | Km . | WL . | 18–29 . | 30–49 . | 50–69 . | ≥70 . | NFE . | 1ʹedu . | 2ʹedu . | ||
| Resistance to pests & diseases | 73 (21.3) | 29.4 | 29.1 | 23.5 | 32.4 | 16.5 | 19.9 | 36.7 | 31.1 | 29.6 | 29.5 | 25.5 | 36.5 |
| Market demand | 112 (32.7) | 39.2 | 41.9 | 33.8 | 41.2 | 35.0 | 33.2 | 40.0 | 37.8 | 44.4 | 34.9 | 43.3 | 38.8 |
| Early mature | 109 (31.9) | 29.4 | 36.0 | 25.0 | 23.5 | 39.8 | 33.3 | 30.1 | 43.2 | 29.6 | 36.9 | 38.3 | 32.7 |
| No of harvests per year | 45 (13.2) | 11.8 | 17.4 | 25.0 | 17.6 | 9.7 | 13.3 | 18.4 | 8.1 | 0.0 | 10.1 | 14.9 | 21.2 |
| Weight of individual tuber | 26 (7.6) | 9.8 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 5.8 | 4.4 | 7.7 | 1.4 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 9.6 |
| Farmers’ preference of yama . | N = 342 . | Zones (%) . | Age of respondents (%) . | Education of respondents (%) . | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DW . | GM . | GF . | Km . | WL . | 18–29 . | 30–49 . | 50–69 . | ≥70 . | NFE . | 1ʹedu . | 2ʹedu . | ||
| Resistance to pests & diseases | 73 (21.3) | 29.4 | 29.1 | 23.5 | 32.4 | 16.5 | 19.9 | 36.7 | 31.1 | 29.6 | 29.5 | 25.5 | 36.5 |
| Market demand | 112 (32.7) | 39.2 | 41.9 | 33.8 | 41.2 | 35.0 | 33.2 | 40.0 | 37.8 | 44.4 | 34.9 | 43.3 | 38.8 |
| Early mature | 109 (31.9) | 29.4 | 36.0 | 25.0 | 23.5 | 39.8 | 33.3 | 30.1 | 43.2 | 29.6 | 36.9 | 38.3 | 32.7 |
| No of harvests per year | 45 (13.2) | 11.8 | 17.4 | 25.0 | 17.6 | 9.7 | 13.3 | 18.4 | 8.1 | 0.0 | 10.1 | 14.9 | 21.2 |
| Weight of individual tuber | 26 (7.6) | 9.8 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 5.8 | 4.4 | 7.7 | 1.4 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 9.6 |
N, number of respondents; DW, Dawuro; GM, Gamo; GF, Gofa; KT, Kembata-Tembaro; WL, Wolaita; NFE, not formally educated; 1ʹedu, primary education; 2ʹedu, secondary education or above.
aSingle or more than single options can be selected.
The criteria of farmers’ preferences for yam tubers plantation by zone, age, and education in southern Ethiopia
| Farmers’ preference of yama . | N = 342 . | Zones (%) . | Age of respondents (%) . | Education of respondents (%) . | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DW . | GM . | GF . | Km . | WL . | 18–29 . | 30–49 . | 50–69 . | ≥70 . | NFE . | 1ʹedu . | 2ʹedu . | ||
| Resistance to pests & diseases | 73 (21.3) | 29.4 | 29.1 | 23.5 | 32.4 | 16.5 | 19.9 | 36.7 | 31.1 | 29.6 | 29.5 | 25.5 | 36.5 |
| Market demand | 112 (32.7) | 39.2 | 41.9 | 33.8 | 41.2 | 35.0 | 33.2 | 40.0 | 37.8 | 44.4 | 34.9 | 43.3 | 38.8 |
| Early mature | 109 (31.9) | 29.4 | 36.0 | 25.0 | 23.5 | 39.8 | 33.3 | 30.1 | 43.2 | 29.6 | 36.9 | 38.3 | 32.7 |
| No of harvests per year | 45 (13.2) | 11.8 | 17.4 | 25.0 | 17.6 | 9.7 | 13.3 | 18.4 | 8.1 | 0.0 | 10.1 | 14.9 | 21.2 |
| Weight of individual tuber | 26 (7.6) | 9.8 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 5.8 | 4.4 | 7.7 | 1.4 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 9.6 |
| Farmers’ preference of yama . | N = 342 . | Zones (%) . | Age of respondents (%) . | Education of respondents (%) . | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DW . | GM . | GF . | Km . | WL . | 18–29 . | 30–49 . | 50–69 . | ≥70 . | NFE . | 1ʹedu . | 2ʹedu . | ||
| Resistance to pests & diseases | 73 (21.3) | 29.4 | 29.1 | 23.5 | 32.4 | 16.5 | 19.9 | 36.7 | 31.1 | 29.6 | 29.5 | 25.5 | 36.5 |
| Market demand | 112 (32.7) | 39.2 | 41.9 | 33.8 | 41.2 | 35.0 | 33.2 | 40.0 | 37.8 | 44.4 | 34.9 | 43.3 | 38.8 |
| Early mature | 109 (31.9) | 29.4 | 36.0 | 25.0 | 23.5 | 39.8 | 33.3 | 30.1 | 43.2 | 29.6 | 36.9 | 38.3 | 32.7 |
| No of harvests per year | 45 (13.2) | 11.8 | 17.4 | 25.0 | 17.6 | 9.7 | 13.3 | 18.4 | 8.1 | 0.0 | 10.1 | 14.9 | 21.2 |
| Weight of individual tuber | 26 (7.6) | 9.8 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 5.8 | 4.4 | 7.7 | 1.4 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 9.6 |
N, number of respondents; DW, Dawuro; GM, Gamo; GF, Gofa; KT, Kembata-Tembaro; WL, Wolaita; NFE, not formally educated; 1ʹedu, primary education; 2ʹedu, secondary education or above.
aSingle or more than single options can be selected.
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