Research Article
Adoption of Coffee Shade Agroforestry Technology and Shade Tree Management in Gobu Seyo District, East Wollega, Oromia
Table 4
Basic HH characteristics in the study area.
| | Category | Frequency | Percent |
| Age | 20–30 | 21 | 17.5 | 30–40 | 40 | 33.3 | 40–50 | 41 | 34.2 | Above 50 | 18 | 15 | Total | 120 | 100 |
| Sex | Male | 96 | 80 | Female | 24 | 20 | Total | 120 | 100 |
| Marital status | Married | 116 | 96.7 | Single | 3 | 2.5 | Divorced | 1 | 0.8 | Total | 120 | 100 |
| HH composition | Less than 4 | 47 | 39.2 | 5–8 | 69 | 57.5 | 9–12 | 4 | 3.3 | Total | 120 | 100 |
| Education level | None | 29 | 24.2 | Primary | 75 | 62.5 | Secondary | 13 | 10.8 | Above | 3 | 2.5 | Total | 120 | 100 |
| Total farm size (ha) | <2 | 44 | 36.7 | 2–3.5 | 57 | 47.5 | 3.5–5 | 16 | 13.3 | >5 | 3 | 2.5 | Total | 120 | 100 |
| The total area covered by coffee (ha) | 0–0.11 | 20 | 16.7 | 0.11–0.125 | 27 | 22.5 | 0.125–0.25 | 37 | 30.8 | 0.25–1 | 36 | 30 | Total | 120 | 100 |
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