Table 1 Demographic profile of the respondents (n = 110)

Varlable	Category	Frequency	Percent (%)
Age	20-30 years	15	13.6
	31-40 years	46	41.8
	41-50 years	28	25.5
	51-60 years	14	12.7
	>61 years	7	6.4
Gender	Male	78	70.9
	Female	32	29.1
Level of education	Never been to school	5	4.6
	Primary school	52	47.3
	Lower secondary	18	16.4
	Upper secondary	18	16.4
	Certificate/diploma degree	17	15.5
Years of agriculture and farmers	1-4 years	2	1.8
	5-8 years	3	2.7
	9-12 years	11	10
	13-15 years	20	18.2
	16 years and above	74	67.3
Main occupation	Farmers	72	65.5
	Government/private	18	16.4
	Self-working pensioner	9	8.2
	Others	8	7.3
		3	2.7
Monthly income per year	Less than 10,000,000 Kip or US 1,000	47	42.7
	11,000,000-20,000,000 Kip or US 1,100 – 2,000	31	28.2
	21,000,000-30,000,000 Kip or US 2,100 – 3,000	17	15.5
	31,000,000-40,000,000 Kip or US 3,100 – 4,000	8	7.3
	More than 41,000,000 Kip or more than US 4,100	7	6.4