Banana Production Trends, Cultivar Diversity, and Tissue Culture Technologies Uptake in Kenya

Table 1

Age distribution of respondents in Nyamira, Kisii, and Embu counties.

Variable	Nyamira		Kisii		Embu
	Frequency	Percentage	Frequency	Percentage	Frequency	Percentage
Age group
18–35 (youth)	5	16.5	9	29.7	5	16.5
36–45(middle age)	7	23.1	11	36.3	7	23.1
46–60	16	52.8	8	26.4	15	50
60+	2	6.7	2	6.7	3	9.9
Gender
Male	17	56.7	16	53.3	18	53.3
Female	13	43.3	14	46.7	12	46.7
Education level
Primary	5	16.7	6	20	5	16.7
Secondary	16	53.3	15	50	16	53.3
Tertiary	9	20	9	30	9	30
Occupation
Farming	15	66.7	14	46.7	15	50
Employed	7	33.3	7	23.3	9	30
Business	6	20	9	30	6	20
Land ownership
Without title deed	20	66.7	18	60	4	13.3
With title deed	10	33.3	12	40	26	86.7
Labour source
Family	9	30	12	40	2	6.6
Hired	15	50	11	36.7	14	46.7
Hired + family	6	20	7	23.3	14	46.7