Table 2 Characteristics of participating farmers and their farms
From: Production and marketing problems facing olive farmers in North Sinai Governorate, Egypt
| Characteristics | No. farmers | Percentage % | Mean | Std. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Young (< 38 years) | 28 | 28 | ||
| Middle (38 to 50 years) | 47 | 47 | 44.5 | 9.5 | |
| Old (> 50 years) | 25 | 25 | |||
| Illiterate | 22 | 22 | |||
| Education | Primary education | 8 | 8 | ||
| Intermediate | 51 | 51 | |||
| University | 19 | 19 | |||
| Farm work time | Full-time | 13 | 13 | ||
| Part-time | 87 | 87 | |||
| Agricultural area planted with olives | Less than feddan | 30 | 30 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
| feddan—less than 2 feddan | 26 | 26 | |||
| 2 feddan and more | 44 | 44 | |||
| Average productivity | Less than a ton | 4 | 4 | ||
| Ton—less than 2 tons | 44 | 44 | 1.94 | 0.4 | |
| 2 tons and more | 52 | 52 | |||
| Farm experience in olive cultivation (years) | Less than 16 years old | 52 | 52 | ||
| 16—less than 27 years | 29 | 29 | 17.6 | 8.8 | |
| 27 years and over | 19 | 19 | |||
| Organizational participation | Low participation (less than 6 degrees) | 76 | 76 | ||
| Medium participation (6–10 degrees) | 21 | 21 | 3.4 | 2.2 | |
| High participation (more than 10 degrees | 3 | 3 | |||
| Altitude towards agricultural extension | Negative (less than 17 degree) | 33 | 33 | ||
| A neutral (17—less than 24 degree) | 30 | 30 | 20 | 6.4 | |
| Positive (24 degree and more) | 37 | 37 | |||