Farmers’ perception and willingness to consume goat milk and goat milk products: A case study of the central Eastern Cape, South Africa

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Table 2 Descriptive features of households response to questions regarding their perceptions and willingness to consuming goat milk

Theme	Response	Proportion (%)
Do you use milk as part of your family diet?	Yes	94.70
Do you use milk as part of your family diet?	No	5.30
Where do you purchase milk that you consume?	From shops alone	45.52
	From owned livestock alone	13.79
	From shops and owned livestock	40.69
Which preferred owned livestock do you consume milk?	Sheep alone	1.52
	Cow alone	76.52
	Goat alone	9.09
	Goat and sheep	1.52
	Goat and cow	9.85
	Goat, sheep and cow	1.52
Do you consume goat milk?	Yes	58.22
Do you consume goat milk?	No	41.78
Reason for not consuming goat milk?	Taste	20.83
	Cultural bias	8.33
	Odour	6.25
	Others, e.g. natural dislike, strong smell	64.58
How do you utilize goat milk in your family diet?	Tea alone	23.66
	Mielie meal alone	9.68
	Coffee alone	1.08
	Tea and mielie meal	23.66
	Tea and coffee	4.30
	Mielie meal and coffee	1.08
	Tea, mielie meal and coffee	33.33
	Sour milk (amasi)	3.23
Are you aware of any nutritional benefit of goat milk and its products?	Yes	61.90
	No	38.10
Will you be willing to consume goat milk and its product (as part of your diet) because of its nutritional benefits?	Yes	93.10
	No	6.90