Beekeeping Production System, Challenges, and Opportunities in Selected Districts of South Wollo Zone, Amhara, Ethiopia

Table 1

Characteristics of the sample beekeeper respondents by districts.

Beekeepers characteristics	Variable	Districts (frequency and percentage)
		Tehulederie		Kalu		Dessie Zuria		Total
		Freq.	%	Freq.	%	Freq.	%	Freq.	%
Sex of beekeeper	Male	39	86.66	43	95.56	44	97.78	126	93.33^NS
	Female	6	13.34	2	4.44	1	2.22	9	6.67^NS
	Total	45	100	45	100	45	100	135	100
Marital status	Single	2	4.44	1	2.22	1	2.22	4	2.96^NS
	Married	39	86.66	43	95.56	43	95.56	125	92.59^NS
	Widowed	3	6.66	1	2.22	1	2.22	5	3.7^NS
	Divorced	1	2.22	0	0	0	0	1	0.74^NS
	Total	45	100	45	100	45	100	135	100
Age of beekeepers	Mean ± SD	44.62 ± 13	44.02 ± 9.8	42.11 ± 13	43.59 ± 12^NS
	Range (min-max)	25–73	20–70	23–72	20–73
	20–40	22	33.85	18	27.69	25	38.46	65	48.15
	41–60	18	31.03	26	44.83	14	24.14	58	42.96
	61 and above	6	50	1	8.33	5	41.67	12	8.89
Family size	Male	2.44 ± 1.2^b		3.02 ± 1.54^a		2.18 ± 0.96^b		2.55 ± 1.297
	Female	2.58 ± 1.31		2.76 ± 1.61		2.62 ± 1.11		2.65 ± 1.35^NS
	Total	5.02 ± 2.05^ab		5.78 ± 2.38^a		4.8 ± 1.56^b		5.20 ± 2.055

NS: the mean difference is not significant at 0.05 level; SD: standard deviation; letters in a row with different superscripts denote significant differences at .