Smallholder Coffee Productivity as Affected by Socioeconomic Factors and Technology Adoption

Table 1

Frequencies of key social characteristics of the respondents.

Social factors	Description	Frequency	Percent
Gender of the farmer	Male	281	74.7
	Female	95	25.3
Age of the farmer	18–30 years	4	1.1
	31–40 years	26	6.9
	41–50 years	158	42
	51–60 years	160	42.6
	61 and above	28	7.4
Household size	1–3	74	19.7
	4–6	262	69.7
	7–9	40	10.6
Level of formal education	None	12	3.2
	Up to primary school	79	21
	Up to secondary school	245	65.2
	Up to tertiary colleges	40	10.6
Experience in coffee farming	10 years	37	9.8
	10–20 years	231	61.4
	Above 20 years	108	28.7