Research Article
Smallholder Coffee Productivity as Affected by Socioeconomic Factors and Technology Adoption
Table 2
Descriptive statistics of economic factors of the sampled farmers.
| Economic factors | Description | Frequency | Percent |
| Total land size | Less than 0.5 acres | 111 | 29.5 | 0.5–1.0 acres | 181 | 48.1 | 1.01–1.5 acres | 39 | 10.4 | More than 1.5 acres | 45 | 12 |
| Land size under coffee | Less than 0.25 acres | 153 | 40.7 | 0.25–0.5 acres | 159 | 42.3 | 0.51–1.0 acres | 51 | 13.6 | More than 1.0 acres | 13 | 3.5 |
| Monthly off-farm income | Less than 10,000 Kes | 109 | 29 | 10,000–20,000 Kes | 188 | 50 | More than 20,000 Kes | 26 | 6.9 | No off-farm income | 53 | 14.1 |
| Land ownership | With title deed | 163 | 43.4 | Without title deed | 213 | 56.6 |
| Access to extension services | From cooperative society | 292 | 77.6 | From research institutions | 33 | 8.8 | No extension | 51 | 13.6 |
| Extension visits per season | Once | 85 | 22.6 | Twice | 186 | 49.5 | Thrice | 54 | 14.4 | None | 51 | 13.6 |
| Credit access | Yes | 265 | 70.5 | No | 111 | 29.5 |
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