Date Palm Production Practices and Constraints in the Value Chain in Afar Regional State, Ethiopia

Table 3

Production area allocated and experience of date palm production in the study area.

Area (ha)	Berga kebele		Alassabolo kebele		Humodoyta kebele		Total
	Frequency	%	Frequency	%	Frequency	%	Frequency	(%)
	()		()		()		()
≤0.59	10	33.3	39	68.4	16	53.3	65	55.6
0.6–0.9	16	53.3	17	29.8	12	40	45	38.5
1.0–1.9	3	10.0	1	1.8	2	6.7	6	5.1
2.0–3.0	1	3.3	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	0.9
Experience (years)
10–20	8	26.7	4	7.0	2	6.7	14	12.0
21–40	21	70.0	45	78.9	25	83.3	91	77.8
41–60	1	3.3	8	14.0	3	10.0	12	10.2

Note. : number of respondent household heads.