Table 7 Groundnut constraint rank in each region and across the region using FGD
Groundnut production constraint | Constraint rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Central-eastern | Central-northern | Central-western | Mean | |
Lack of improved seed | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4.5 |
Lack of short-maturity varieties | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4.5 |
Short period of rainfall | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2.17 |
High price of improved seed | 6 | 6 | 11 | 4.67 |
Diseases | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5.5 |
Drought | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7.67 |
Pest | 1 | 8 | 10 | 7.67 |
Lack of training | 5 | 2 | 12 | 7.83 |
Problem of land ownership | 8 | 9 | 1 | 8.33 |
Lack materials | 9 | 3 | 6 | 8.33 |
Soil poverty | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
Lack of reliable market | 6 | 8 | 5 | 9.5 |
Problem of conservation | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11.33 |
Kendall’s W | 0.431 | |||
Chi-square | 15.51 | |||
F distribution p value | 0.214 | |||