Research Article
Willingness to Pay for Hexanal Technology among Banana Farmers in Meru County, Kenya
Table 1
Socioeconomic characteristics of sampled households.
| Variable | Min | Max | Mean (SD) |
| Household characteristics | | | | Household size | 1 | 6 | 3.36 (1.36) | Age of household head in years | 25 | 90 | 60.6 (14.4) | Years of farming experience | 0 | 70 | 30.98 (15.67) | Years of schooling of household head | 0 | 18 | 9.04 (3.6) | Annual income from banana production (Ksh) | 1400 | 720000 | 121536 (115159) | Annual total household income (Ksh) | 23760 | 1979000 | 333793 (279737) | Marital status of household head (1 = married, 0 = otherwise) | 0 | 1 | 0.79 (0.41) | Gender of household head (1 = male, 0 = female) | 0 | 1 | 0.84 (0.37) | Main occupation of household head (1 = farming, 0 = otherwise) | 0 | 1 | 0.78 (0.41) | Farm characteristics | | | | Total land size (acres) | 1 | 40 | 2.9 (4.02) | Land tenure (1 = titled, 0 = otherwise) | 0 | 1 | 0.72 (0.45) | Infrastructure | | | | Distance to input shop (km) | 0 | 20 | 0.92 (2.02) | Distance to banana collection center (km) | 0 | 11 | 2.5 (2.6) | External support services | | | | Access to credit (1 = yes, 0 = no) | 0 | 1 | 0.14 (0.35) | Group membership (1 = yes, 0 = no) | 0 | 1 | 0.59 (0.49) | Years of group membership | 0 | 50 | 7.47 (10.84) | Access to extension (1 = yes, 0 = no) | 0 | 1 | 0.23 (0.42) | Perception on social acceptability of hexanal | -1.59 | 2.49 | 5.04 (0.99) |
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Source: Survey data, 2018; SD: standard deviation; Ksh: Kenyan shillings; km: kilometer. Conversion Ksh 100 = US $1.
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