Research Article

Supply-Side Practices and Constraints of the Kola Nut (Cola nitida (Vent) Schott. and Endl.) Value Chain in Ghana: A Descriptive Evidence

Table 2

Characteristics of respondents.

VariableLevelCategory of respondents (frequencies)
FarmersPickersProcessorsBrokersMarketers/traders

GenderMale1201538338
Female671321018456

Marital statusMarried1421011106576
Single49221
Widowed2415151210
Divorced16181287
Cohabitation14000

Level of educationNone3429312223
Up to primary school2639332520
JHS/middle school11177633731
Secondary/vocational/technical121325
Tertiary30000
Nonformal education119115

Member of associationYes01213
No1871461378691

Migration statusNative10673504114
Settler8174894680

Total1871471398794

JHS: junior high school.