| Value | Category | 
|---|---|
| 1 | No difficulty | 
| 2 | Finance | 
| 3 | Economic factors (supply of inputs) | 
| 4 | Economic factors (demand of output) | 
| 5 | Economic factors (profitability) | 
| 6 | Technical (machinery breakdown, spare parts, etc) | 
| 7 | Labour related | 
| 8 | Government regulations | 
| 9 | Outlets | 
| 10 | Competition | 
| 11 | Others |