Table 14 Problem confrontation index including ten (10) selected problems.
Identified problems | Farmers’ categories | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Supported (N = 60) | Non-supported (N = 60) | |||||||||||
Frequently (3) | Occasionally (2) | Rarely (1) | Not at all (0) | PCI | Rank order | Frequently (3) | Occasionally (2) | Rarely (1) | Not at all (0) | PCI | Rank order | |
Insufficient support | 17 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 115 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 117 | 3 |
Lack of proper distribution | 24 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 118 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 98 | 10 |
Lack of proper training | 15 | 13 | 22 | 10 | 93 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 8 | 99 | 9 |
High price of seed and fertilizer in the market | 28 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 134 | 2 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 119 | 1 |
Lack of good quality seed and fertilizer | 19 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 112 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 6 | 104 | 8 |
Low price of output | 34 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 139 | 1 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 118 | 2 |
Lack of storage of product during harvesting | 16 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 109 | 8 | 25 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 116 | 4 |
Lack of transportation facility | 20 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 111 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 106 | 7 |
Less technical support from different organizations | 18 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 107 | 9 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 108 | 6 |
Lack of scientific knowledge and method | 20 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 110 | 7 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 113 | 5 |