Farmers knowledge, perceptions and management of Kersting’s groundnut (Macrotyloma geocarpum Harms) insect pests in Benin

The Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of surveyed households in the study area (N*=83)

Demographic characteristics	Number of farmers	Percentage (%)	Mean ± SE
Level of education
No formal education	57	68.7
Primary	13	15.6
Secondary	10	12.1
University	3	3.6
Age (years)
[21–37[	23	27.7	45.5 ± 1.3
[37–53[	39	47
[53–70]	21	25.3
Gender
Female	24	28.9
Male	59	71.1
Experience (years)
[2–14[	54	65.1	12.4 ± 1.0
[14–26[	19	22.9
[26–37[	8	9.6
[37–48]	2	2.4
Household size
[3–9[	61	73.5	6.9 ± 0.3
[9–15[	19	22.9
[15–22]	3	3.6
Land size
[0.1–1[	45	54.2	0.8 ± 0.0
[1–2[	31	37.4
[2–2.5]	7	8.4