Table 2 Summary statistics of variables

Continuous variables

Observations

Mean

Std. Dev.

 Level of education

154

5.40

2.63

 Household size

154

6.15

2.53

 Total income household in 1000

154

14.52

4.16

 Years of experience in beekeeping

154

12.97

7.95

 Number of hives owned currently

154

19.25

7.02

 Quantity of honey sold in 2016

154

129.09

64.16

 Distance to nearest honey market

154

2.65

1.05

 Frequency of extension contact per month

154

2.14

1.06

Dummy and categorical variables

Responses

Frequency

Percentage

 Sex

Female

31

20.13

Male

123

79.87

 Type of beehives used

Traditional

75

48.7

Improved

36

23.38

Both

43

27.92

 Market information access

No

27

17.53

Yes

127

82.47

 Cooperative membership

No

34

22.08

Yes

120

77.92