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Table 3 Distribution of respondents’ age in the study areas

From: Farmers’ perceptions of navy bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) production constraints, preferred traits and farming systems and their implications on bean breeding: a case study from South East Lowveld region of Zimbabwe

  

District

  

Age interval (years)

 

Chimanimani villages

 

Chipinge village

  
 

Nenhowe

Gudyanga

Tonhorai

Maunganidze

Overall

P value

< 30

1% (2)

3% (5)

3% (5)

1% (2)

8% (14)

0.294

31–40

2% (4)

10% (17)

5% (8)

3% (6)

20% (35)

0.001*

41–50

5% (8)

7% (13)

7% (12)

9% (16)

28% (49)

0.104

51–60

3% (6)

5% (9)

11% (19)

6% (10)

25% (44)

0.001*

61–70

2% (3)

2% (3)

3% (5)

6% (10)

12% (21)

0.098

> 70

2% (4)

1% (2)

1% (2)

3% (5)

7% (13)

0.429

  1. The values in parentheses indicate the actual numbers per age group
  2. *Denotes that the villages differed significantly at P ≤ 0.05