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	ISH^1	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

N: number of farms; ¹: Institute of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, University of Douala, Cameroon; USD: United States dollars.