Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of farmers
Characteristics | Status | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 65 | 60.7 |
Female | 42 | 39.3 | |
Marital status | Married | 51 | 47.7 |
Single | 42 | 39.3 | |
Divorced | 6 | 5.6 | |
Widowed | 8 | 7.4 | |
Age |  < 35 | 30 | 28 |
36–45 | 37 | 34.6 | |
46–55 | 24 | 22.4 | |
56–65 | 10 | 9.3 | |
66 >  | 6 | 5.6 | |
Education | No formal education | 9 | 8.4 |
Primary | 23 | 21.5 | |
Secondary | 65 | 60.7 | |
Tertiary | 10 | 9.3 | |
Farming activity | Broiler | 26 | 24.3 |
Layer | 22 | 20.6 | |
Broiler and layer | 59 | 55.1 | |
Indigenous | 0 | 0 | |
Type of poultry house | Climate controlled | 0 | 0 |
Open-sided | 8 | 7.5 | |
Organised material | 99 | 92.5 | |
Flock size | 1–99 | 39 | 36.4 |
100–300 | 44 | 41.1 | |
301–600 | 14 | 13.1 | |
601–900 | 6 | 5.6 | |
901–1200 | 3 | 2.8 | |
1201–3500 | 1 | 0.9 | |
Annual poultry net income | R100–3500 | 18 | 16.8 |
R3501–10,000 | 46 | 43 | |
R10,001–R20,000 | 21 | 19.6 | |
R20,001–R30,000 | 10 | 9.3 | |
 >  R30,000 | 12 | 11.2 |