Table 3 Factors that influence good cocoa practices and appreciation of quality attributes among farmers
From: Postharvest practices and farmers’ perception of cocoa bean quality in Cameroon
Characteristics | Categories | Good cocoa practice (%) | Odds ratios (CI, p value) | Quality attributes (%) | Odds ratios (CI, p value) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Good | Poor | All 4 correct | Less than 4 correct | ||||
Age group (years) | <40 | 16 (39.0) | 25 (61.0) | 0.56 (0.25–1.26, 0.156) | 18 (45.0) | 22 (55.0) | 1.30 (0.57–2.96, 0.528) |
≥40 | 30 (53.6) | 26 (46.4) | 1 | 22 (38.6) | 35 (61.4) | 1 | |
Level of education (years of formal education) | ≤12 | 31 (44.9) | 38 (55.1) | 0.62 (0.263–1.48, 0.283 | 31 (44.9) | 38 (55.1) | 1.90 (0.76–4,75, 0.164) |
>12 | 17 (56.7) | 13 (43.3) | 1 | 9 (30.0) | 21 (70.0) | 1 | |
Farm ownership | Others (Landlord and family) | 16 (66.7) | 8 (33.3) | 2.70 (1.02–7.14, 0.041) | 12 (52.2) | 11 (47.8) | 0.54 (0.21–1.37, 0.189) |
Self | 32 (42.7) | 43 (57.3) | 1 | 28 (36.8) | 48 (63.2) | 1 | |
Duration in farming (years) | ≤10 | 17 (44.7) | 21 (55.3) | 0.78 (0.35–1.77, 0.556) | 16 (43.2) | 21 (56.8) | 1.21 (0.53–2.76, 0.657) |
>10 | 31 (50.8) | 30 (49.2) | 1 | 24 (38.7) | 38 (61.3) | 1 | |
Acquisition of farming knowledge | Formal | 15 (68.2) | 7 (31.8) | 2.86 (1.05–7.80, 0.036) | 13 (59.1) | 9 (40.9) | 2.68 (1.01–7.06, 0.043) |
Informal | 33 (42.9) | 44 (57.1) | 1 | 27 (35.1) | 50 (64.9) | 1 | |
Formal training on postharvest | Yes | 25 (48.1) | 27 (51.9) | 1.04 (0.47–2.28, 0.932) | 19 (36.5) | 33 (63.5) | 1.40 (0.63–3.14, 0.410) |
No | 23 (48.9) | 24 (51.1) | 1 | 21 (44.7) | 26 (55.3) | 1 | |