Questionaire for Raf5058iaea

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Title:

I. GENERAL INFORMATION

a. Current status of small scale irrigation of farmers

No status Tick

1 Purely rain-fed farmer

2 Bucket irrigator

3 Treadle pump

4 Petrol/Diesel pump irrigator

5 Electric pump irrigator

6 Other (specify)

GPS RECORD OF THE COMPOUND: __________/____________/___________

N W Elevation

Name of Interviewer:...

Date of Interview/.///

(dd/mm/yy)

Region

District

Name of village/town/community

II. SOCIO-ECONOMIC and demographic CHARACTERISTICS of sample

households

1. Name of the Household Head (HHH):________________________________________

2. Sex of the HHH: [ ] Male [ ]Female

3. If the sex of the HHH is Female, indicate if:

Type Tick

De Jure HHH

De facto HHH4. Name of the respondent ___________________________________________________

5. Ethnicity _______________________________

6. Native/not-immigrant [ ] Yes [ ]No

7. Position of the respondent in the Household

Position Tick

Household head

Spouse

Other members (specify)

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8. Household (HH) demographic characteristics _________________

Name of the HH

members (first

name only)

Relati

onship

Age Sex Education Major

Occupation

Working on-farm

(hrs/week)

Wetseason

Dryseason

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Codes For 6Relationship to HHH Major Occupations

(* Indicate only one in each case the most important)

(1) HHH(2) Wife of HHH

(3) Parent of HHH(4) Brother of HHH

(5) Sister of HHH(6) Son of HHH

(7) Daughter of HHH

(8) Other blood relation

(Grandson/granddaughter)

(9) Non-blood relation(10)Other (specify)

1. Arable crop farming

2. Tree crop farming

3. Livestock farming4. Fishing (fish & sea-foods)

5. Produce marketing (Crop)

6. Livestock marketing (incl. Produce)

7. Petty trading

8. Salaried worker

9 .Tradesman (Bricklayer, carpenter, tailor etc

10. Artisan (basket weaver, potter etc.

11. Schooling

12. Unemployed

13. Others (specify)

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9. Relative importance of different income sources

No Sources of income % contribution of activity to

total income

1

2

34

5

6

7

Total income 100

III. Gender classification of farming systemsCrops cultivated, gendered division of labor, ownership and management responsibility (2008/2009 wet and dry

season)

Farmingsystems

Crops Plots PlotSize/Acre

Ownershipofland/land

tenure *

Who ownsThe plot**M/F/J

Who in thehousehold madethe crop choice

decision?**M/F/J

Who managedthe plot?**M/F/J

Who decides othe utilization othe output? M/

Irrigatedfarming

Homestead

1

2

3

1

2

3

1

2

3

1

2

3

1

2

3

Rain-fedfarming

Homestead

1

2

3

12

3

1

2

3

1

2

3

1

2

*1-family 2- Self 3-Rented 4- sharecropping 5-other specify**Male-M, Female F, Joint-J

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IV. Technology Access Factors: Water Resources Availability

1. Do you have access to the following water sources?

Source Yes/No

(thick)

Ownership

or userights*

Distance

from yourfarm in

Km

Availability of

water throughoutthe year Yes / No

Availability

of waterevery year

Yes / No

Distance

/Depth** (m)

Stream

Lake

River

Small dam

Doug-out

Groundwater

Notes:*Ownership or use rights Code

Own or can use without asking for permission 1Community owned and needs group approval or permission 2Riparian right 3

Belong to the chief and therefore needs permission from the chief 4state owned 5Others (specify)

**Depth of groundwater is distance from surface of soil to level of the water (water meniscus) at thetime of the surveyand the distance from the surface to the bottom of the well, respectively

2. Indicate the total area of farm you own in Acre______________________

3. Indicate the area of land under cultivation in Acres ______________________

4. Indicate the size of your potential irrigable land in Acre______________________

5. What is the proportion of the potential irrigable land you own that is actually

irrigated?_________________________

6. When do you irrigate? [ ] Dry Season [ ]Wet season [ ]throughout the year

(both seasons)

7. If, you are currently irrigating less than your potentially irrigable area, why?

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

V. Cost of water infrastructure development

Infrastructure Material cost Labor cost Year

Tube well

Permanent shallow well

Dug-out

Others, specify

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VI. AWARENESS AND ADOPTION OF smallscale irrigation technologies

1. Do you know the following water pumping technologies?

Type YES/NO If yes, indicate

first year of

awareness

Source of

information*

SOKA pump/treadle pump

Rope and washer pump

Petrol pump

Diesel pump

Electric pump

Wind pump

Solar pumpOther (specify)

Note:

Code Source*

1 Other farmers/neighboring farmer 2 Market Women

3 NGO (e.g., Enterprise Works field demonstrations

4 Extension agent (MoFA)

5 Water user association or Farmer cooperative

6 Media

7 Others (specify

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VII. Actual utilization of water pumping technologies

Bucket SOKAPump

Rope andWasher

PetrolPump

Dieselpump

ElectricPump

WindPump

SolarPump

others

Have you ever used it?

(YES/NO)

If YES, indicate the first

year of application

Ownership*

Did you rent out the

pump to other farmers?

YES/NO

If YES, for how many

days or hours during thelast season?

If YES, what is the rental

cost per hour or per day,

etc. in GH

If YES, what was the

terms of rent payment?**

Are you still using the

pump (YES/NO)

If No, indicate the last

year you used it

If you stopped using the

equipment, why? ***Notes:

Code Ownership* Code Terms of payment**

1 Private 1 Per hour

2 Communal or group 2 Per day

3 Rental 3 Per week

4 Other (specify) 4 Per season

5 Per year

Code Reasons for stopping use***

1 Labour intensive

2 Unreliable or inadequate water

3 Insecure land ownership

4 Conflicts in group

5 Spare parts unavailable

6 Too expensive to repair upon breakdown

7 Switched to different technology

8 Switched to rental system

9 Others (specify)

10

11

12

13

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VIII. If the farmer is AWARE of the availability of the different pumps, and IS NOT USING ANY

of them, why?

Reasons Bucket Treadle/SOKA

Pump

Rope

and

Washer

Petrol

Pump

Diese

l

pump

Electric

Pump

Wind

Pump

Solar

Pump

Cannot afford

Unreliable source of water

Broken down

Labor intensive

Cannot be used to cultivate larger

acreages

Other (specify)

IX. If the farmer is AWARE of the existence ofMOTORIZED PUMPSbut still uses

TREADLE PUMP, why?Factor Tick (YES/NO)

Fragmented land holding: TP offers mobility over different plots

Small size of farm and low water requirement

TP compatible water table regime

Low price of TP

Because I got it free

Got subsidy for purchase of TP

Dealer facilitated purchase by giving it on installments

Easy to operate and install. No special training required to useBecause other pumps are difficult to use

Because other pumps are more expensive

No or little operation cost. No need to fetch petrol/diesel from far off places

Low or no maintenance cost

Very sturdy technology long life

Enough family labour to treadle

Hired labour available for treading

Other (specify)

X. If the farmer is AWARE of the existence ofMOTORIZED PUMPS but still uses

BUCKET, why?

Factor Tick (YES/NO)

Fragmented land holding: Bucket offers mobility over different plots

Small size of farm and low water requirement

Bucket compatible water table regimeLow price of bucket

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Because I got it free

Got subsidy for purchase of Bucket

Dealer facilitated purchase by giving it on installments

No special training required to use

Because other pumps are difficult to use

Because other pumps are more expensiveNo or little operation cost. No need to fetch petrol/diesel from far off places

Low or no maintenance cost

Very sturdy technology long life

Enough family labour to use bucket

Hired labour available for the use of bucket

Other (specify)

XI. If the farmer OWNS and USES both TREADLE/Bucket and MOTORIZED

PUMPS, why?Factor (circle TP/MP where relevant ) Tick (YES/NO)Use TP when we cannot afford fuel

Use TP when there is fuel shortage

Use TP on smaller plots and MP on larger plots

Received a TP orMP for free circle

Purchased own TP/MP but still belongs to a TP/MP users group

Got subsidy for purchase of TP/MP

Dealer facilitated purchase ofTP/MP by giving it on installments

TP/MP are used for different crops

Other (specify)

XII. Access to pumps, pump accessories cost, maintenance cost and source offinancing (backward linkages)

Treadle/SOKA

Pump

Rope andWasher

PetrolPump

Dieselpump

ElectricPump

WindPump

SolarPump

Number owned now

Year the pumps were acquired?

Pump 1

Pump 2

Who in the household decided to

buy the equipment?

To whom does the equipment

belong to in the household

Who controls the use of pump?

From whom did you buy?*

From where did you buy?**

Size of the pumps in HP

Pump 1

Pump 2

What was the price of the pump inGH ?

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Pump 1

Pump 2

Was it subsidized? (YES/NO)

If YES, what would the price be

without subsidy in GH ?

Pump 1

Pump 2Source of financing***

Indicate the cost of accessoriesassociated with pumps in

GH ****

Pump 1

Pump 2

How many times did you do

maintenance in the last year?

How many times did you repair

pump since acquisition?

Pump 1

Pump 2What was the total maintenance

cost last year (GHC)

What is the total repair cost for

each of the pumps since purchasein GH ?

Pump 1

Pump 2

Do you have any idea about theservice life of your pumps (Yes/

No)

If yes specify pump 1

Pump 2

Pump brand e.g. HondaDo you have choice in brand

Yes/No

Notes:

Code Suppliers* Code Place of procurement** Code Source of financing***1 Enterprise works 1 Within locality 1 Own money2 Agro- retail outlet 2 Nearest big town 2 Credit3 Manufacturer 3 Accra 3 NGO4 NGO 4 Outside Ghana Togo

Nigeria4 Farmer association

List of accessories and value**** Value Length/number Year

PVC pipes

Water hose

Sprinkler heads

Drip system

Raisers

Wiring (electric pumps)

Pump house

Stop corks

ValvesOthers

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XIII. Selected Farm and Household Assets

XII. Dwelling characteristics

a. Number of rooms in a house per household or houses (if polygamous)

b. Type of walls: 1=wood, 2=mud, 3=brick or cement block, 4=other specify

c. Type of roof: 1=thatched, 2=slate 3=tin or iron sheet, 4=tile, 5=other specify

Household Assets No Who owns

M/F/J

Year

purchased

Purchase

value

Radio

Mobile Phone (total number in household)

Bicycle

Sewing machine

Knitting machine

T.V.

FanRefrigerator

Motor bike

Car

Push track

Selected Farm Assets

Knapsack sprayer

Mist blower

Motorized thresher

Two wheel tractor

Four wheel tractorLined dug well (Diameter and Depth)

Area/number of tree crops (cocoa, coconut, coffee)

Area of Chilly paper

Livestock

Oxen (breed??)

Cows (breed)??

Bulls

Sheep

Goats

PigsPoultry

Rabbits

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d. Floor type: 1=mud, 2=cement, 3=tile, 4=terrazzo 5=other (specify)

e. Type of toilet: 1=water seal type, 2=KVIP, 3= pit/bucket latrines 4=no toilet

Where: In the house, in the compound, public toilet

f. Is there supply of electricity in the community? 1=YES and 2=NO

g. What is the type of electricity supply? (1) No connection, (2) Shared connection (have no

independent metering system), (3) Own connection

h. What type of cooking fuel source is primarily used? (1) Dung (2) Collected wood (3)

Purchased wood or sawdust (4) Charcoal (5) Kerosene (6) Gas (7) Electricity

i. Source of drinking water

1=piped supplies of water, 2=own well, 3=Other persons well, 4= community well 5=other

(specify)

3. Number of relatives in major Ghanaian cities with good business or employment who remits

you ___________

4. Number of relatives abroad with significant ties to the household________________

XI Food Consumption

a. Did any special event occur in the last two days (for example, family event, guests invited)?

YES/NO

b. If yes, how many meals were served to the household members during the 2 days preceding

the special event?

c. If no, how many meals were served to the household members during the last 2 days?

d. During the last seven days, for how many days were the following foods served in a main

meal eaten by the household?

Food Number of days served/week

Meat: chicken, beef, goat, sheep

Meat: bush meat

Meat: Fish

Staple food without meat

XIV. Expenditure for clothing and foot wear (in local currency) during the last 12

months

XV. Schooling types

a. Indicate the types of school available in the community

1. Public, 2. Private/International 3. Both

b. Indicate the type of school your children attend

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1. Public school, 2. Private/international school

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