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Table 2 Proportion of traders by demographic profile

From: Characterization of pre- and postharvest losses of tomato supply chain in Ethiopia

Category

Percent of traders

Total

Wholesaler

Retailer

Gender (N = 56)

 Female

3.4

86.4

37.5

 Male

96.6

13.6

62.5

Marital status (N = 56)

 Married

65.5

59.1

66.1

 Unmarried

34.5

13.6

23.2

 Divorced

–

4.5

1.8

 Widow

–

22.7

8.9

Educational level of traders (N = 56)

 Primary

24.1

36.4

30.4

 Secondary

51.7

18.2

35.7

 College

13.8

–

8.9

 No formal education

10.3

45.5

25

Experiences (in year) (N = 56)

 <5

64.3

40

56

 5–10

21.4

30

23

 >10

14.3

30

21

Average household size (mean value)

 

4.5

4.5

5

  1. Source: Own Survey, 2015