Gender, place, and agricultural extension: a mixed-methods approach to understand farmer needs in Liberia

Figures & data

Figure 1. Research process conceptualization

Figure 2. Liberia study area including three counties and 22 surveyed communities.

Table 1. Participant Demographic Characteristics

		Descriptive results (n = 352)
Demographic variable	Response category	Count	Percent
County	Bong	96	27%
	Nimba	160	46%
	Lofa	96	27%
Sex/Gender	Women	176	50%
	Men	176	50%
Stated as household head	Women	70	20%
	Men	282	80%
Age group	18–24	16	4%
	25–34	63	18%
	35–44	104	30%
	45–54	74	21%
	55–64	71	20%
	65+	25	7%
Relationship status	Single, never married	24	7%
	Divorced/separated	14	4%
	Widowed	30	8%
	Living with a partner	150	43%
	Married	134	38%
Religion	Christian	321	91%
	Muslim	23	7%
	Other	8	2%
Ethnicity	Kpelle	96	27%
	Gio	85	24%
	Mano	75	21%
	Kissi	3	11%
	Loma	32	10%
	Mandingo	17	5%
	Other	8	2%
English literate	Women	55	15%
	Men	123	35%
Education	No formal	122	35%
	Elementary	60	17%
	Junior High school	57	16%
	High school	88	25%
	Some university or AA	20	6%
	University graduate	5	1%

Table 2. Participant level of education, relationship status, and age by gender

Demographic variable	Response category	Women (n = 176)	Men (n = 176)	Overall percent
Education	No formal	91	31	35%
	Elementary and Junior high	59	58	33%
	High school, college/AA, or university	26	87	32%
Relationship status	Single, never married	17	7	7%
	Divorce/separated	14	0	4%
	Widowed	29	1	8%
	Living with a partner	62	88	43%
	Married	54	80	38%
Age	Youth (18–34)	41	38	22%
	Adult (35–54)	83	95	51%
	Elder (55+)	52	43	27%

Figure 3. Access to ICT devices. Note: Values represent the percent of total devices owned by 352 participants; multiple devices could be selected.

Figure 4. Satisfaction with the ‘amount of use’ for farmer owned ICT devices. Note: Values represent the percent difference between a respondent’s reported satisfaction to their access reported in Figure 3.

Figure 5. Percent of all respondents by county (n = 352) with access to Ministry extension services via a DAO in the past three years. Note: Total is the sum of women and men for each county and overall

Figure 6. Respondent gender preference for Liberian extension officers. Note: Total is the sum of women and men for each response, n = 352

Data availability statement

The data that support the findings of this study are available on request from the corresponding author. The data are not publicly available due to their containing information that could compromise the privacy of research participants.