Socioeconomic Importance of the Banana Tree (Musa Spp.) in the Guinean Highland Savannah Agroforests

Table 1

Farmer percentages according to their socioeconomic characteristics (age, marital status, family size) in nine villages of the Guinean Highland Savannahs. BA; Bachelor, MO; Monogamy, PO; Polygamy, WI; Widow.

Villages	Age (years)					Marital status				Family size
	<30	30–40	41–50	51–60	>60	BA	MO	PO	WI	<5	6–10	11–15	16–20	21–30
Gangassaao	7,9	27.7	28.9	18.4	21.0	7.9	60.5	31.6	0	13.1	52.6	15.8	15.8	2.6
Sabongarii	7.7	23.1	23.1	7.7	28	7.7	46.1	46.1	0	15.4	61.5	15.4	0	7.7
Dene	7.7	46.1	0	23.1	23.1	30.8	30.8	20.1	15.4	46.1	38.5	23.1	7.7	0
Tagboum	0	20	28	24	26.7	4	76	16	4	20	72	4	4	0
Sassa Mbersi	7.7	23.1	23.1	7.7	28	0	84.6	15.4	0	7.7	84.6	7.7	0	0
Wack	3.7	25.9	14.8	18.5	37	3.7	70.4	22.2	3.7	14.8	59.2	18.5	7.4	0
Mbe	5.7	31.0	18.9	22.5	20.1	5	60	15	20	15	40	30	5	10
Biskewal	35	5.8	15	16.7	28.5	8.8	61.2	23.8	6.33	21	59	14.5	5.5	0
Daran	7.5	25.5	0	24	43	25.5	70	3.5	1	14.5	72	7.5	6	0
Mean	9.2	25.5	16.9	17.0	28.8	6.56	62.8	27.6	5.7	16.6	55.6	5.6	5.6	2.3