Sweet Potato Value Chain Analysis Reveals Opportunities for Increased Income and Food Security in Northern Ghana

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of the respondents (% responding).

Demographic characteristics	Description	Northern region	Upper East region	Total
Gender	Male	80.7	90.0	85.0
	Female	19.3	10.0	15.0
Age (years)	<20	1.7	3.3	2.5
	20–45	64.7	51.7	58.3
	46–60	24.4	39.2	31.7
	>60	9.2	5.8	7.5
Marital status	Single	13.4	12.5	12.9
	Married	84.9	86.7	85.8
	Separated	1.7	—	0.8
	Widowed	—	0.8	0.4
Educational level	No formal education	88.2	68.3	78.8
	Basic	4.2	21.7	12.9
	Secondary	5	7.5	6.3
	College/tertiary	2.5	2.5	2.5
Household composition	1–4 members	8.4	20.8	14.6
	5–8 members	22.7	26.7	25.0
	9–12 members	20.2	22.5	21.2
	>12 members	48.7	30.0	39.2
Household income from crops (GH)	Up to 500	18.5	35.0	27.1
	Up to 1,000	40.3	26.7	33.8
	Up to 2,000	31.1	10.8	20.8
	Above 2,000	10.1	26.7	18.3

Cost and income are stated in Ghana Cedis (GH); current exchange rate is approximately $ 1 = GH 4.4.