Table 2 Percentage distribution of agro-ecological characteristics of the respondents from lowland and highland communities of district Raya Alamata, Southern Tigiray, Ethiopia, 2014
Variable | Residence | |
|---|---|---|
Lowland | Highland | |
Frequency (%) | Frequency (%) | |
Source of food | ||
Own/shared production | 186(81.6) | 192(84.2) |
Purchase/Market/relative | 42(18.4) | 36(15.8) |
Own farmland | ||
Yes | 168(73.7) | 166(72.8) |
No | 60(26.3) | 62(27.2) |
Size of farmland | n = 168 | n = 166 |
< = 0.25 | 64(38.1) | 51(30.7) |
0.26–0.75 | 79(47.0) | 103(62.0) |
> = 0.75 | 25(14.9) | 12(7.2) |
Vegetable production | n = 168 | n = 166 |
Yes | 12(7.1) | 17(10.2) |
No | 156(92.9) | 149(89.8) |
Grow pulses | n = 168 | n = 166 |
Yes | 14(8.3) | 134(80.7) |
No | 154(91.7) | 32(19.3) |
Number of cultivation | n = 168 | n = 166 |
Once a year | 131(78.0) | 150(90.4) |
Two/three times a year | 37(22.0) | 16(9.6) |