Research Article
Determining Factors and Zootechnical Output of Biosecurity Practices in Fish Farms in the Wouri Division, Cameroon
Table 2
Distribution of farm frequencies according to the socioeconomic and demographic characteristics of farmers in the Woori division.
| Socioeconomic and demographic characteristics | Modalities (N = 33) | Frequencies (%) |
| Farmer’s age (years) | (18–40) | 63.64 | >40 | 36.36 |
| Sex | Male | 93.94 | Female | 6.06 |
| Marital status | Married | 54.54 | Single | 42.42 | Widow(er) | 3.03 | Divorced | 0.00 |
| Farm age (years) | (0–5) | 87.89 | ]5–10] | 9.09 | >10 | 3.03 |
| Level of education | Never been to school | 0.00 | Primary | 0.00 | Secondary | 24.24 | Higher | 75.76 |
| Training in fish farming | Yes | 39.39 | No | 60.61 |
| Training place on fish farming | ISH1 | 53.85 | Elsewhere | 46.15 |
| Main occupation | Fish farmer | 39.39 | Crop and livestock producer | 6.06 | Others | 54.54 |
| Purpose of fish farming | Autoconsumption | 0.00 | Income generation | 96.97 | Autoconsumption + income generation | 3.03 |
| Constraints related to biosecurity practice | Expensiveness | 57.57 | Negligence | 9.09 | Ignorance | 15.15 | Expensiveness + negligence + ignorance | 18.18 |
| Cost of biosecurity practice (USD/production cycle) | (0–50) | 33.33 | >50 | 18.18 | Unknown | 48.48 |
| Land acquisition method | Purchase | 57.57 | Inheritance | 27.27 | Renting | 12.12 | Donation | 3.03 |
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N: number of farms; 1: Institute of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, University of Douala, Cameroon; USD: United States dollars.
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