Table 2 Characteristics of the different actors in the rice supply chain

Gender

Number

Male

114 (87.69)

19 (90.48)

23 (92)

5 (71.43)

19 (67.86)

4 (100)

Female

16 (12.31)

2 (9.52)

2 (8)

2 (28.57)

9 (32.14)

0 (0)

Age

Years

Mean

51

41.60

50.10

46.70

49.90

43

Min.

27

25

30

41

30

35

Max.

85

60

66

62

72

50

Family size

Numbers

Mean

4

4

4.40

4

3.60

4

Min.

2

1

2

2

2

3

Max.

8

7

8

6

6

6

Education

Schooling years

Mean

6

9

11

12.3

9.9

15

Min.

2

5

5

6

4

15

Max.

15

15

15

15

18

15

Work experience

Years

Mean

27

10.80

12.80

13

13.60

13

Min.

3

1

1

3

1

5

Max.

54

30

33

24

50

26

Farm size

ha

Mean

3.07

–

–

–

–

–

Min.

0.40

–

–

–

–

–

Max.

15.78

–

–

–

–

–

Small farm size

≤ 2.02 ha

Numbers

45 (34.62)

–

–

–

–

–

Medium farm size

> 2.02 ha and ≤ 4.05 ha

Numbers

49 (37.69)

–

–

–

–

–

Large farm size

> 4.05 ha

Numbers

36 (27.69)

–

–

–

–

–

Yield of paddy

kg/ha

Mean

3000.11

–

–

–

–

–

Min.

516.44

–

–

–

–

–

Max.

5164.39

–

–

–

–

–

Milling amount

000 kg/day

Mean

–

–

11.99

–

–

–

Min.

–

–

0.21

–

–

–

Max.

–

–

59.71

–

–

–

Milling capacity

< 15,000 kg/day

Numbers

–

–

19 (76)

–

–

–

≥ 15,000 kg/day

Numbers

–

–

6 (24)

–

–

–

Marketed amount

000 kg/year

Mean

6.50

127.29

1088.17

669.74

25.73

507,500

Min.

0.29

10.45

12.68

13.46

13.80

60,000

Max.

31.04

627.00

3793.48

1776.75

189.75

1,700,000