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.
| Variable | Level | Category of respondents (frequencies) | Farmers | Pickers | Processors | Brokers | Marketers/traders |
| Gender | Male | 120 | 15 | 38 | 3 | 38 | Female | 67 | 132 | 101 | 84 | 56 |
| Marital status | Married | 142 | 101 | 110 | 65 | 76 | Single | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Widowed | 24 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | Divorced | 16 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 7 | Cohabitation | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Level of education | None | 34 | 29 | 31 | 22 | 23 | Up to primary school | 26 | 39 | 33 | 25 | 20 | JHS/middle school | 111 | 77 | 63 | 37 | 31 | Secondary/vocational/technical | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | Tertiary | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Nonformal education | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 15 |
| Member of association | Yes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | No | 187 | 146 | 137 | 86 | 91 |
| Migration status | Native | 106 | 73 | 50 | 41 | 14 | Settler | 81 | 74 | 89 | 46 | 80 |
| Total | 187 | 147 | 139 | 87 | 94 |
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JHS: junior high school.
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