An evaluation of the crop pack programme : 1992 - 1997 / by C. Mukora.

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APPENDIX II: FARMERS QUESTIONNAIRE

Relationship of respondent to household head

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1.	Are you an Advanced Master Farmer	1	AMF
	Master Farmer	2.	MF
	Master Farmer Trainee	3.	MFT
	Non Master Farmer	4	NMF

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2. Do you own any of the following implements? (Give number owned).

2	a)	What method do you normally use for ploughing?
		1. draft animals owned
		2.draft animals hired
		3.draft animals borrowed
		4.tractor owned
		5.tractor hired
		6.hand / hoe
		7.other (specify)
	b)	How many draft cattle do you own?	………..….
	c)	How many draft donkeys do you own?	………..….
3	a)	Total number of cattle owned	………..….
	b)	Donkeys owned	………..….
	c)	Goats owned	………..….
	d)	Sheep owned	………..….
	e)	Pigs owned	………..….
	f)	Poultry owned	………..….

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4.		Total arable land holding (state units)	………………….
5.		Have you ever received inputs under the crop packs programme?
		Yes = 1
		No = 2
6.	a)	If yes, for how many seasons have you received inputs under crop packs programme?	………………….
	b)	If no, please comment	………………….

7. Please indicate quantities of inputs received by filling the table below.

Year/Season

Maize (kg)

Sorghum (kg)

Millet (kg)

Groundnuts (kg)

Sunflower (kg)

Compound D (kg)

AN (kg)

1996/97

1995/96

1994/95

1993/94

1992/93

8.		Were you ever informed in advance on the quantity and type of inputs to be received?
		Yes = 1
		No = 2
9.	a)	Were you getting the inputs in time for planting?
		Yes all the time = 1
		Yes sometimes = 2
		No = 3
	b)	Comment	…………………………………………………..
10.	a)	Were there times when you had left over inputs from crop packs programme?
		Yes= 1
		No = 2

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b) Please indicate

11.	a)	Were the inputs appropriate
		1. Yes, all
		2. Yes, some
		3. No
	b)	In 2 or 3 of previous question, which inputs were inappropriate? ………………………………………………………………
	c)	Which inputs would you have preferred? ………………………………………………………………
12.	Did everyone / every household receive the inputs?
	1	Yes, every household received all inputs
	2	Yes, every household received but not all inputs
	3	No
13.	a)	Were the inputs of benefit to you?
		1. Yes
		2. No
	b)	Explain if yes or no ………………………….. ………………………………………………………
14.	Did the inputs improve
	a)	Your crop yields
		1. Yes
		2. No
	b)	Your crop sales
		1. Yes
		2. No

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15. Please complete the following table for the 1995/96 season.

Crop	Area (ha)	Seed Quantity (kg)		Total Production (kg)	Quantity sold (kg)	Quantity retained (kg)	Whether self sufficient (yes/no)
		received under program	Bought

16.	Did the programme help your general knowledge on:
	a)	Importance of using fertilizers	1.	Yes
			2	No
	b)	Improved seed varieties	1.	Yes
			2	No

17.	a)	As a result of the crop packs programme, are you now using inputs which you never used before?
			1.	Yes
			2	No
	b)	If yes, which inputs are those? ………………………………………………………………

18.	a)	As a result of the crop packs programme, are you n ow using seed varieties which you never used before?
			1.	Yes
			2	No
	b)	If yes, which seed varieties are these? ……………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………

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17.	Before the crop and input programme:
	(a)	were you using fertiliser?
			1.	Yes
			2.	No
	(b)	were you using improved crop varieties
			1.	Yes
			2.	No

18.	Did the programme help your general knowledge on:
	(a)	importance of using fertilisers
			1.	Yes
			2.	No

19.	a)	As a result of the crop packs programme, are you now using inputs which you never used before?
			1.	Yes
			2.	No

20.	a)	As a result of the crop programme, are you now using seed varieties which you never used before?
			1.	Yes
			2.	No
	b)	If yes, which seed varieties are these? …………………………………….. ……………………………………..