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2.2. Household infrastructure

Roof Walls Floor Others

Thatched leaves Bare soil On the ground

Iron sheets wooden wooden Elevated

Tiled Iron sheets Concrete Comments:

.

Other: bricks Concrete

Poor: Fair: Good:

Poor: Fair: Good: Poor:

Fair: Good:

I envisage many houses will be of mixed construction and the evaluators assessment of condition and quality will be subjective. Many houses will have two

or three boxes ticked for walls and unless clear explanation is given as to what is required the answers will be confused. I maintain 4 or 5 photographs

with a statement which one most closely resembles would give the same result.

2.2.1. Type of fuel mostly used for cooking: Firewood Oil Other (specify) 2.2.2. What type of lighting arrangements you have at home? oil Battery Other (Specify)

2.2.3. What is the main source of drinking water? Private Tap

Village tap

Private Hand Pump

Village hand pump

Other (specify)

2.3. Main sources of household income

Source Amount / quantity

Income from agriculture (Riel, 000)

- Cropping

RiceOther crops

- Supplementary activities (number per animals / year) Riel/animal

- Poultry

- Cattle

- Piggery

- Others specify

Income from off-farm casual labour (agriculture) (days/year) Riel/day

- Head of family

- Spouse

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- Others

Off-farm non agriculture

- Head of family

- Spouse

- Others

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3. FARM STRUCTURE, LAND USE AND CROPPING ROTATION

Interviewer drawsevelops rough map ofwith farm house and field layout, and numbers/labels all fields N

Farm homestead

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3.1. Size of operational holding

3.1.1. Overall size of holding (total area farmed from land owned or leased in), ha:

Details:

Ownershipstatus

Field No.or Label

Area (ha) Main soiltype1

Elevation2

Bunded3 Drought /submergence

problem4

Land rentRiel/ha

(Tenants share)

Source ofirrigation5

Method of irrigation6 Average operatingcosts + fee if any

Riels / field / year

Dry

Season

Wet

season

Dry

Season

Wet

season

Owned

Leased-in

Leased-out Reasons for leasing out

1Soil type: 1=Clay, 2=Loam, 3=Sand ; 2Elevation: 1=Upper fields, 2=Middle fields, 3=Lower fields 4 = other (eg. especially low) ; 3Bunds: 1=Yes, 2=No4Drought / submergence problem: 1=Drought, 2=Submergence, 3=Floods6&7Method ; 5Source: 1=pond, 2=canal, 3=bore, 4=well, 5=river6Method of irrigation if any: 1=Gravity, 2=Motor pump owned, 3=Motor pump hired, 4= Manual, 5=other, specify

3.2. Land use history (Owned + Leased in fields NOT leased out fields)

Field number

or label

Crops1 grown during the last three years

2009 crop seasons* 2008 crop seasons* 2007 crop seasons*

SEASON: DS EWS WS DS EWS WS DS EWS WS

1Crop: 1=Traditional rice variety, 2= CARDI rice variety, 3=other improved rice variety of rice, 4=deep water rice, 5=maize, 6=soybean, 7=Mungbean, 8=Peanuts, 9=Others-specify

*Cropping seasons: DS=Dry Season (December-April), EWS=Early Wet Season (May August), WS=Wet Season (May January)

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3.3. Rice cropping history in the most important rice field for each season during the last cropping year

Note: what makes the most important rice field (why ?) ..

Field number/label Method of sowing* Name of variety Main reason for using this

variety1

Yield kg/ha (interviewer to

convert) or kg per tant

Date of sowing/planting

Dry Season (December 2008April 2009)

Early Wet Season (May-August 2009)

Wet Season (May 2009-January 2010)

*Method of sowing: TP: Transplanted DSW: Direct Seeded WET DSD: Direct Seeded DRY, Other (specify) ; 1 Main reason: 1=taste preference, 2=yield, 3=tolerance, 4=market,5=others (specify )

4. SOURCES OF WATER

4.1 Do you have access to any source of water for supplementary irrigation during dry season or early wet season ? Y/N,

If not, why? (specify reasons) ..

4.2. If yes, provide the following information: Do you have access to:On-farm pond ? if yes, how many hectares can you irrigate? EWS: ....ha ; DS: ..ha.

Community pond ? if yes, how many hectares can you irrigate

with your share ?

EWS: ....ha ; ; DS: .ha.

A shallow tubewell ? if yes, how many hectares can you irrigate? EWS: ....ha ; ; DS: .ha.

Channel water with gravity feed ?

Channel water with pump ?

if yes, how many hectares can you irrigate? EWS: ....ha ; ; DS: ..ha.

Any other source of water? if yes, how many hectares can you irrigate? EWS: ....ha ; DS: ..ha.

EWS: Early wet seaon ; WS: Wet season ; DS: Dry Season

4.3. Irrigation practices for growing rice

4.3.1 Do you control the water depth differently in your field at different rice growth stages Y/N? If yes, how ?

4.3.2 Do you drain the water off the rice at any stage? Yes No If yes, Why/for what purpose?..........................................................4.3.3 Is your irrigation source always sufficient for the DRY SEASON ? Yes No 4.3.4 If no, when are you most likely to be short of water at planting , mid season , end of season , other 4.3.5 How often does water shortage occur? (Out of 10 dry seasons)

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4.3.6 Is your irrigation source sufficient for the EARLY WET SEASON ? Yes No 4.3.7 If no, when are you most likely to be short of water at planting , mid season , end of season, other 4.3.8 How often does water shortage occur and for how long? (estimate average for 10 wet seasons)

4.3.9 What do you do if you run out of water? Borrow pump rely on GDA intervention 4.3.10 If you use tubewell, is your water quality good? Yes No If No, specify problem: 4.3.11 Do you lose rice yields from too much water (flooding) in your fields? Yes No 4.3.12 How long for? (Days) 4.2.13 How often? (Out of 10 wet seasons)..

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5. ASSETS AND LIABILITIES5.1 Farm Assets

5.1.1. Farm equipment owned by the farmer

Power source

Draft animals (specify animal and how many) Y/N

Hp or brand name, year purchased, if purchased: new or used ?

===========================================================Small engine, portable Y/N . ......

Two wheel hand operated tractor Y/N ......Four wheel tractor Y/N ......

Others: Nissan truck Y/N ......

Other: Reaper Y/N ......

Other: Combine harvester Y/N ......

.

4 wheel tractor implementsplough Y/N

harrow Y/Nrotary tiller Y/N

leveling blade Y/N

trailer Y/N.. Other ? ..

Small engine operated toolsCutting machine Y/N

Water pump Y/NThresher Y/N

Milling machine Y/N

..Other ? ..

If the farmer does NOT OWN a tractor with implements:

5.1.2 Do you sometimes hire in machinery or contractor? Y/N,

If NO specify main reasons

If YES, specify for which operation:: .

Two wheel hand operated tractor implements plough Y/N

.harrow Y/N

leveling board Y/N

trailer Y/Nwater pump Y/Nthresher Y/N

.. Other ? .

Other mechanized machinery

Hand pump for herbicide spraying. Y/NKnapsack sprayer Y/N

Small milling machine (village mill) Y/N

Other:

Draft animal implements

Mouldboard plough Y/NTooth peg harrow Y/NPeg puddler Y/N

Blade-harrow Y/NCart Y/N

Any other ? ..

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If the farmer OWNS a tractor with implements:

5.1.3 How critical is mechanization to your farming enterprise ? optional ; important ; very critical 5.1.4 If important or very critical, specify what are the significant benefits from your mechanisation?

(e.g. better timing of operation, additional income opportunity, greater cropping intensity etc.)

1. .., 2. 3. .. 4. . 5.

5.1.5 What have been your main issues/challenges faced with the adoption of mechanical power and machinery ?(e.g. affordability/cost, training, maintenance, repairs etc)

1..., 2..., 3, 4 .

5.1.6. Do you contract out your machinery (part-time /full-time)? Y/N

5.1.7. if Yes: please detail in table below

Specify Draft animal /Tractor / machinery used Purpose/operation Payment details*

*1=Contract rate (specify: Riels/ha) ; 2= in-kind (specify .,) 3= exchange

If you do not contract out your machinery, do you exchange access to machinery or implements with other farmers Y/N

If yes specify what implements / machine access you exchange ., .., .

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5.2 Liabilities

5.2.1. Are you currently repaying a loan / micro credit? Yes/No

5.2.2. If yes, please provide information in the table given below:

Purpose of current

borrowing 1Source of

finance2Type of loan 3 Interest rate (%

per month)

Total amount

borrowed

Year when

borrowed

1 Purpose: 1= Crop production, 2= Farm implement (specify.), 3 power,source (specify.),

4=Land improvement, 5=Supplementary farm activity ; 6=Non agricultural loan

2 Source of borrowing: 1=Collector, 2=NGO, 3=local money lender, 4=input provider, 5=commodity trader, 6=Fellow farmer, 7=other (specify)

3 Type of loan: 1=Short term (1yr), 2=medium term (2-5 yea)r, 3 long terms (over 5 years)

5.2.3 Are you facing any kind of difficulty in repaying loan Y/N

5.2.4. If yes, specify why you are facing difficulty?...........................................................................................................................................

(eg. high amounts per repayment, high frequency of repayments, poor season, low commodity prices, poor planning, unexpected event etc..)5.2.5. Do you sometimes take a new loan to repay the previous loan ? Y/N

5.2.6. Would you consider another loan to adopt a new mechanization need for the farm ? Y/N - If Yes, specify what for:

5.2.7. What would be the main benefits from new mechanised investment (specify)?

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6. Rice crop production practices in during 2009 : What was your practice ?

6.1. OVERALL PRACTICE OVERVIEW: CROP ESTABLISHMENT TECHNIQUE6.1.1. Do you manually transplant seedlings? Y/N

6.1.2. If yes, in which season do you transplant seedlings ? EARLY WET SEASON ; WET SEASON ; DRY SEASON 6.1.3. System of transplanted rice cropping: SRI , Traditional ,6.1.4. Do you direct seed by broadcasting ?Y/N6.1.5. If yes, in which season do you broadcast seeds ? EARLY WET SEASON ; WET SEASON ; DRY SEASON 6.1.6 How much seed rate per ha ? EARLY WET SEASON: ; DRY SEASON: .

6.1.7 Do you know of seepossible ways of reducing seed rate (specify)? (eg. better seed vigour, better seed coverage, better water control etc.)

6.1.8. Where do you get seeds for growing rice? Use own seed Buy from other farmer Buy from private companies 6.1.9. How do you determine quality of seeds? Company Certified purity of variety , Germination rate Presence of impurities/ weed seeds Trust the trader6.2 LAND PREPARATION DETAILS (What land preparation operations do you conduct for each season, as applicable)6.2.1. Detail the operations below:

Machinery operations Labour input/ha

Operation (e.g. 1st and 2nd

ploughing, harrowing, leveling

etc)

Date (month) Type of powersource1

Owned /hired2

Operationcost/ha

Family (Person) Exchange (Person) Hired (Person)

Male Female Male Female Male Female

days days days days days DaysEARLY WET SEASON

WET SEASON

DRY SEASON

1 power source: animal 1; power-tiller 2 ; 4 wheel tractor 3. ; 2Own/hire: 1=Own, 2=hired

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NURSERY DETAILS:

6.2.2. Do you prepare the land for nursery the same way ? Y/N

6.2.3. If no, specify what is different:

6.3 TRANSPLANTING (How do you conduct the transplanting operation in each season, as applicable ?)6.3.1. Details of transplanting operation Labour input/ha

Operation Date (month) Total area

transplanted (ha)


Male Female Male Female Male Femaledays days days days days days

EARLY WET SEASON

Pulling, transport,

Transplanting

Thinning and gap filling

WET SEASON

Pulling, transport,

Transplanting

Thinning and gap filling

DRY SEASON

Pulling, transport,

TransplantingThinning and gap filling

6.3.2. What is the age of seedlings at t ransplanting ?

6.3.3. Do you transplant in rows ? Y/N

6.3.4. If yes, what is the row spacing ? .

6.3.5. How many seedlings per hill ? ..

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6.4 DIRECT SEEDING BY BROADCASTING (How do you conduct the broadcasting operation in each season, as applicable ?)6.4.1. Details of broadcasting operation Labour input/ha

Operation Date

(month)

Seed rate

kg/ha

WET or

DRY directseeded ?

Total area

direct seededby broadcasting

(ha)



days days days days days days

EARLY WET SEASON

Seed broadcastingWET SEASON

Seed broadcasting

DRY SEASON

Seed broadcasting

Note: WET direct seeded using pre-germinated seeds ; DRY direct seeded using normal seeds

6.4.2. Do you cover seeds with a harrowing operation ? Y/N

6.4.3. How many year/seasons have you practiced seed broadcasting technique for ?

6.4.4. What limitations do you see in direct seeding by broadcasting ? ..

6.4.5. Do you use any other crop establishment technique ? Y/N

6.4.6. If yes, specify method: water seeding into falling water level , If yes: Seed rate per ha ? .., if NO, do you know of this method ? Y/Nparachute seeding , If yes:Seedling number per ha ? .. if NO, do you know of this method ? Y/Nseedling broadcasting , If yes:Seedling number per ha ? .. if NO, do you know of this method ? Y/Ndrum seeder , If yes:Seed rate per ha ? .. if NO, do you know of this method ? Y/Nmachine drill seeding , If yes:Seed rate per ha ? .. if NO, do you know of this method ? Y/Nother: (specify) .

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6.5 NUTRITION(ORGANIC MANURE)

6.5.1. Do you apply organic manure in your nursery ? Yes/No

6.5.2. Do you apply organic manure in the field for growing rice crop? Yes/No

6.5.3. Overall, on how much area do you apply organic manure per season ? ..ha - per year ? ...ha

6.5.4. What are the limitations to applying more per area - or over a larger area ? (cost, availability, labour etc..) ...

6.5.5. Please provide information in the following table

Organic manure Labour input/ha

Field name orno (refer

map).

Month Source andtype of

manure1

Qty

(kg/ha)

Cost/kg Family (Person) Exchange (Person) Hired (Person)



hrs

EARLY WET SEASON

WET SEASON

DRY SEASON

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6.6 NUTRITION (CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS)6.6.1. Please provide information in the following table

Fertiliser inputs into rice crops Labour input/ha

Field

number/

name

At which

crop stage1Qty

applied

kg/ha

Fertiliser

Type 2Fertiliser

Name /

Brand3

Cost

Riel/kg




EARLY WET SEASON

WET SEASON

DRY SEASON

1. Stages:1= pre planting, 2=at planting ,3= post planting, 4= pre-emergence, 5=seedling growth stages etc(Cambodian staff to adapt)2 Type: Urea or detail compound fertiliser (e.g. DAP, NPK) ; 3 Brand: (pl. Insert here a few brand names after discussing with a local dealer or a PDA staff in the selected area)

6.6.2. Do you also apply fertilizer to the nursery ? Y/N

6.6.3. If so, which fertilizer ? at what rate ? ..kg/ha

6.6.3: Do you receive advice on selecting fertilizer type? Y/N; on application rate per ha? Y/N

6.6.4. If yes: from whom?

6.6.5. How much extra yield do you think can be attributed to the fertiliser ? . t/ha

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6.7. INSECT CONTROL6.7.1 Do you have problem of insects in your rice fields Y/N

6.7.2. If yes, provide information in the table given below

Insecticide product inputs Labour input /ha

Date

(month)

Insect local

name

Part of plant

damaged

Insecticide

Product

qty / ha

Product

name and

brand

Cost/ha Family (Person) Exchange (Person) Hired (Person)

Male Female Male Female Male Fem

ale


EARLY WET SEASON

WET SEASON

DRY SEASON

1 product name and brand: ((pl. Insert here a few brand names after discussing with a local dealer or a PDA staff in the selected area)

6.5.3 Do you receive advice on selecting insecticide type? Y/N; on application rate per ha ? Y/N

6.5.4. If yes: from whom? . (Cambodian staff please specify a few options, if possible)

6.5.5. Were the insecticides used effective to control insect damage? Y/N

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6.8 OTHER PEST CONTROL6.8.1. Do you have problems with other pests (rodents, birds, crabs, snails) in your rice fields ? Y/N


Pesticide product inputs Labour input /ha

Date (month) Pest local

name

Part of

plantdamaged

Pesticide

Product qty/ ha

Product

name andbrand




EARLY WET SEASON

WET SEASON

DRY SEASON

1 product name and brand: ((pl. Insert here a few brand names after discussing witha local dealer or a PDA staff in the selected area)

6.8.3: Do you receive advice on selecting pesticide type? Y/N ; on application rate per ha ? Y/N

6.8.4. If yes: from whom? .

6.8.5. Were the pesticides used effective to control the targeted pest damage ? Y/N

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6.9 CROP DISEASE CONTROL6.9.1. Do you have problem of disease in your rice fields Yes/No (use local name for damage or other descriptors)


Fungicide product inputs Labour input /ha

Date (month) Cropdisease

local name

Part ofplant

damaged

FungicideProduct qty

/ ha

Productname and

brand




EARLY WET SEASON

WET SEASON

DRY SEASON

1 product name and brand: (Cambodian staff to specify different product names and brands used in the selected area)

6.9.3 Do you receive advice on selecting fungicide type ? Y/N ; on application rate per ha ? Y/N

6.9.3 If yes: from whom ? .

6.89.4. Were the fungicides used effective to control plant diseases ? Y/N

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6.10 WEED CONTROL: CHEMICAL

6.10.1 Do you use chemicals to control weeds? Y/N

6.10.2 When did you start chemical usage? (year) .

6.10.3. Why do you use chemicals? .

6.10.4 Weed trends: are your weeds on the farm under control , weeds getting worse , weeds out of control ?6.10.5. Which growing season are your weeds worse ? ..

6.10.6 Please provide information in the table given below

Herbicide product inputs Labour input for herbicide application/ha

Date (month) Weed typeand local

name

Cropgrowth

stage

HerbicideProduct qty

/ ha

Productname and

brand




EARLY WET SEASON

WET SEASON

DRY SEASON

6.10.7. Were the herbicides used effective to control weeds ? Y/N

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6.11 WEED CONTROL: Non chemical

6.11.1 Do you use a non chemical method for weed control ? manual weeding ? Y/N ; Mechanical weeding ? Y/N by control of water level? Y/N

6.11.2 If yes, please complete below

Manual Weeding input details Labour input for manual weeding/ha

Date (month) Weed type and

local name

Crop growth

stage

Weeding

method1Cost/ha

(If mechanical)




EARLY WET SEASON

WET SEASON

DRY SEASON

1. Type: 1=manual, 2=mechanical

6.11.3. How effective was the non chemical approach / treatment you used to control weeds ? poor ; Average ; good ; very good

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7. RICE HARVESTING AND THRESHING

7.1 How do you harvest the grain? Manual , Use Mechanical harvester , Use Combine harvester , Others (specify) --------.7.2 Do you use a grain drier/ flat bed drier? Y/N

Harvesting / post harvesting operations

Labour input days/season ?

Operations Date

(Month)

Manual or

mechanical ?

Crop yield kg/ha Family (Person) Exchange (Person) Hired (Person)

Grain By-product Male Female Male Female Male Femaledays days days days days days

HARVESTINGEARLY WET SEASON

WET SEASON

DRY SEASON

THRESHINGEARLY WET SEASON

WET SEASON

DRY SEASON

DRYINGEARLY WET SEASON

WET SEASONDRY SEASON

CLEANINGEARLY WET SEASON

WET SEASON

DRY SEASON

7.3. If machinery is used for any of the above mentioned operations, please provide information on cost Riel/ha:

Harvesting., Threshing..., Cleaning ...

8. MARKETING OF GRAINS

8.1; Timing and process of sale

8.1.1 When do you sell? Immediately after threshing , After some time from harvest when price is right , Part immediately and part after some time 8.1.2 If sell immediately after harvest, why? Need cash , To pay debts , Due to lack of storage facility , others (specify)..8.1.3 If sell, where do you sell your product? Local buyer , Collector , nearby market , fellow farmers8.1.4 Do you mostly sell grain to: one regular buyer ; 2 potential buyers 3 or more potential buyers8.1.5 Who sets the price? Buyer , Seller , Both buyer and seller , Market , Government

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8.1.6 Does price depend on quality? Y/N If Yes, what is the fluctuation between poor and good quality ? (Riel/kg)

8.1.7 What existing facilities do you have on-farm for storage of grains? Metal storage bin , Gunny bags , Other (Specify) 8.1.8 Where do you get information on commodity prices?

8.1.9. Does it help in getting good price?

8.1.10. How can the market information be improved?

8.1.11 Quantities of grain sold and stored (Farm Level)

Date Crop

type /

variety

Amount of grain sold Amount of grain stored (kg

or % proportion per season)

Quantity of

crop residue

sold

Unit

price

Qty of crop

residue

stored

Remarks,

if any

QuantityKg or %

proportion

Unit priceRiel/kg

Totalvalue

Familyconsumption

Seed Quantity, kgper season

Riel/kg Quantity Use asmulch ?

EARLY WET SEASON

WET SEASON

DRY SEASON

8.1.12 Do you produce enough grains to meet your annual food and seed requirements Y/N

If no, please specify reasons: .. (eg. drought, small farm size, poor soils, poor affordability of input etc.)

8.1.13 Do you exchange rice to buy other food or non food items? Yes / No

If yes specify Other food items , Non food items 8.1.14 Do you use any chemicals to protect your grains from insects / pests during storage Y/N

If yes, Specify which product: ..

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9. EXTENSION SUPPORT

9.1 Are there any extension services available in your area? Yes/No

9.2. if yes, please provide information on the extension agencies (approx. no of visits per season)

9.2.1. Agriculture Department topics discussed ..9.2.2. NGO topics discussed ..9.2.3. Machinery specialists: topics discussed (operation, maintenance, repair) ..9.2.4 Input suppliers (seeds, fertilizer, chemicals) topics discussed 9.2.5. Any other (please specify) topics discussed ...

9.3. Have you undertaken any vocational training during the last 5 years Yes / No9.4 If yes, please specify the nature of training(s) ...

9.5 Have you received any training on :

9.5.1 Pesticide application Y/ N

9.5.2 If so, what type of training (selection of product, application of insecticide/ herbicide, safety) ..

9.5.3 who provided it?

9.5.4. Machinery operation Y/ N

9.5.6. Machinery maintenance / repair Y/ N9.5.7. If so, for what type of equipment: ..

9.5.8. and who provided it? .

8.1.5. Do you believe your present skills and knowledge are sufficient for improving crop productivity on your farm ? Y/N

8.1.6. If not, specify the type of training or information you need?

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10. FARMERS PERCEPTIONS

10.1. What are the major issues affecting your rice crop productivity [IDENTIFY top 5 major issues with tick]

Dry season Early wet season Wet season Ranking of issues

1. Low quality seed (poor germination/ low vigor/ mixed) 2. Availability of water for supplementary irrigation 3. Lack of machinery 5. Soil health/ productivity 6. Scarcity of funds 7. Weeds 8 Disease 9. Insect damage 10. Drought 11. Floods 12. Lack of extension support 13. Labor unavailability 14. High cost of labor 15. Others (Specify)... 16. Others (Specify)... Interviewer to expand on comments made by farmer1. .2. .3. .4. .5. .6. .7. .8. .9. .10. .11. .

12. .13. .14. .15. .16. .

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10.2. Describe the possible measures that may help improve crop productivity on farm?

Dry season Early wet season Wet season Ranking of issues

1. Good quality seeds 2. Mechanised direct seeding 3. Access to tractor power source 4. Availability of water 5. Provision of crop loans 6. Better extension advice 7 Better insect pest control 8 Better weed control 9 Better disease control 10 Better other pest control (specify) 11. Better variety 12. Fertilizer supply / application 13. Others (Specify) .. Interviewer to expand on comments made by farmer1. .2. .3. .4. .

5. .6. .7. .8. .9. .10. .1112 ..

13 ..

10.3. Describe the possible measures that would help you intensify cropping on your farm? (eg. growing more crops over more seasons each year)..

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