Farmers’ perception of termites in agriculture production and their indigenous utilization in Northwest Benin

Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of surveyed households in the study area (n = 94)

Demographic characteristics	Number of farmers	Percentage	Mean ± SE
Level of education
No formal education	71	75.5
Primary	20	21.3
Secondary	2	2.1
University	1	1.1
Age (years)
20–39	34	36.2	44.9 ± 1.1
40–49	28	29.8
50–59	20	21.3
60–72	12	12.7
Gender
Female	11	11.7
Male	83	88.3
Experience (years)
7–25	25	26.6	33.9 ± 1.2
26–44	47	50.0
45–62	22	23.4
Household size
2–10	68	72.3	8.5 ± 0.4
11–19	24	25.6
20–24	2	2.1
Land size
0.5–3	59	62.8
3–5	33	35.1	2.4 ± 0.1
5–10	2	2.1

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