Age distribution of the respondents is shown in Table 1. The largest group of respondents was the age group of 41–50 with second in number that of 51–60. The two groups together comprised 62.4% of the total sample studied. Education level of the respondents is shown in Table 2. A considerable proportion of the farmers (26%) either had no education at all or did not complete the primary education,whereas a significant part of the farmers (48%) had completed the primary education. No farmer had completed tertiary education.It must be noted here that the reported age and education levels
refer only to the specific sample of participants in the regions surveyed. Weighting across ages and education levels was not performed and the sample does not reflect age and education level of farmers at a national level.