Table 1 Summary of the respondents’ demographic characteristics
| Parish (N = 229) | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Attribute |
Ngalonkulu n = 108 |
Ssambwe n = 121 | |
| Sex | Male | 52 (48.1%) | 63 (52.1%) | 115 (50.2%) |
| Female | 56 (51.9%) | 58 (47.9%) | 114 (49.8%) | |
| Household Head | Husband | 53 (49.1%) | 52 (43.0%) | 104 (45.4%) |
| Wife | 41 (38.0%) | 46 (38.0%) | 87 (38.4%) | |
| Child | 14 (13.0%) | 23 (19.0%) | 37 (16.2%) | |
| Level of Education | None | 15 (13.9%) | 11 (9.1%) | 26 (11.4%) |
| Primary | 71 (65.7%) | 70 (57.9%) | 141 (61.6%) | |
| Secondary | 22 (20.4%) | 37 (30.5%) | 59 (25.7%) | |
| Tertiary | 0 (0%) | 3 (2.5%) | 3 (1.3%) | |
| Occupation | Farmer | 97 (89.8%) | 87 (71.9%) | 184 (80.4%) |
| Employed | 2 (1.9%) | 15 (12.4%) | 17 (7.4%) | |
| Non-employed | 2 (1.9%) | 6 (5.0%) | 8 (3.5%) | |
| Business (trader) | 7 (6.5%) | 13 (10.7%) | 20 (8.7%) | |
| Role in the pig value chain | Pig farmers | 71 (65.7%) | 71 (58.7%) | 142 (62%) |
| Pig traders | 7 (6.5%) | 13 (10.7%) | 20 (8.7%) | |
| Pork consumers | 30 (27.8%) | 37 (30.6%) | 67 (29.3%) | |