Table 3 Basic characteristics of crop–livestock diversifiers by Margalef index
Socioeconomic characteristics | Index | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
0.0–0.33 (N = 30) | 0.34–0.67 (N = 114) | 0.68–1.00 (N = 63) | Total (N = 211) | |
Age of household head (years) | ||||
< 30 | 23.3 | 13.2 | 15.9 | 15.5 |
31–40 | 33.3 | 29.8 | 34.9 | 31.9 |
41–50 | 30.0 | 33.3 | 20.6 | 29.0 |
51–60 | 6.7 | 14.0 | 17.5 | 14.0 |
Above 61 | 6.7 | 9.7 | 11.1 | 9.6 |
Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Sex of household head | ||||
Male | 40.0 | 71.0 | 77.8 | 68.6 |
Female | 60.0 | 29.0 | 22.2 | 31.4 |
Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Size of landholding (ha) | ||||
0.0–1.30 | 76.7 | 45.6 | 44.4 | 49.8 |
1.31–2.60 | 23.3 | 51.8 | 52.4 | 47.8 |
2.60–4.00 | 10.0 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 2.4 |
Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Household labor (AE) | ||||
0.0–2.30 | 63.3 | 47.4 | 46.0 | 49.3 |
2.31–4.60 | 23.3 | 41.2 | 42.9 | 39.1 |
4.61–6.90 | 13.4 | 11.4 | 11.1 | 11.6 |
Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Livestock holding (TLU) | ||||
0.0–4.20 | 100.0 | 40.4 | 50.8 | 52.2 |
4.21–8.40 | 0.0 | 51.8 | 42.9 | 41.6 |
8.41–12.6 | 0.0 | 7.8 | 6.3 | 6.2 |
Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Education (years of schooling) | ||||
Not literate | 30.0 | 20.2 | 19.1 | 21.3 |
Grade 1–4 | 33.3 | 63.2 | 57.1 | 57.0 |
Grade 5–8 | 23.3 | 13.2 | 19.1 | 16.4 |
Grade 9–12 | 10.0 | 2.6 | 4.7 | 4.3 |
Diploma and above | 3.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |