Research Article
Determinants of Sesame Market Supply in West Omo and Bench Sheko Zones, Southwest Ethiopia
Table 3
Characteristics of sampled sesame producers.
| Variable description | Mean | Std. | Minimum | Maximum |
| Family size | 5.48 | 2.49 | 2 | 12 | Sesame farming experience | 7.07 | 3.76 | 3 | 22 | Education level | 2.48 | 2.10 | 0 | 9 | Land under sesame | 0.48 | 0.51 | 0.12 | 3 | Extension contact (number) | 2.78 | 2.57 | 14 | 1 | Amount of credit (Ethiopian Birr) | 2930.219 | 3341.735 | 12000 | 0 | Distance to market (km) | 5.89 | 4.16 | 2 | 22 | Total livestock unit | 5.72 | 4.19 | | |
| | Frequency | | Percentage | |
| Access to training (trained HHs) | 115 | | 42.59 | | Sex of household head | | | | | Male | 247 | | 91.48 | | Female | 23 | | 8.52 | |
| Cooperative membership | | | | | Yes | 119 | | 44.07 | | No | 151 | | 55.93 | |
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Source: own computation result, 2018.
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