# assessment

title:
Land Holding in Hectares / Acres (Please specify……………ha……………………………)


title:
How many livestock does this household own now?


title:
Use ofcrop management,soil conservation and other land management options


title:
AGRICULTURAL ENTERPISE PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT


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For 2007 (2ndseason of 2007 for LK, main 2007 season for KKM and Winter season for ZMM),


title:
What are the priority constraints to crop and livestock production?


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Marketing strategies and linkage with agricultural traders


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Collective Marketing and other group activities


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If yes, which groups and what are their main activities?


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ACCESS TO CREDIT SERVICES, INFORMATION, EXTENSION, AND TRAINING


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Access to and use of agricultural extension services


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Whatkinds of assistance or informationwererequested?Tick where appropriate


title:
Interactions with other farmers and farmer groups


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Evaluation of Existing interactions and approaches:


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What are your priority sources of income and what is the income estimate from these sources for the last 12 months?


# field

title:
Sub-county/Secateur /localite/EPA/ Local government Authority/ Ward


title:
If not, relationship to household head 1=Wife 2=Husband


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If married to more than onespouse, age of spouse 2


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Highest level of education attainedby anyfamilymember


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How long has the household head been farming?


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Roofing material of household’s main residence


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Walls material of household’s main residence


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Floor material of household’s main residence


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Number of rooms (minuskitchen and bathrooms)


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Where did you learn about the technology? (see codes


title:
)Did you pro-actively ask for information?


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Have you ever used this technology in your main fields


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Did you use this technology during the 2007/08 season?


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Where did you learn about the technology?(see codes)


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On what crop did you use the technology?


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Distance from house to regular source (km)


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Timetaken in hours to get to regular source


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Use recommended practices: row planting / spacing?


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Total family labour for land preparation(days)


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Total hired labour for land preparation (days)


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Cost of land preparation including hired labour (Frw)


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Total family labour for other activities (days)


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Total hired labour for other activities (days)


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Total cost of other activities paid for(Frw)


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Type of fert used (list on separate row if more than one)


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Cost of land preparation including hired labour (Currency)


title:
Rankthe top three constraints(1 being the top most constraint)


title:
Rankthe top three constraints(1 being the top mostconstraint)


title:
Did you produce during the past 12 months


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Are you or any other member of the household a member of other groups that are not dealing with marketingYes=1 No=0


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(e)For how many years have you been a member?


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(f)Which household member is the registered member of the group?


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If no, why you do not participate in any farmers’ organization?


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Did anyone in your household visit an agricultural extension agent or an agricultural extension center during the last 12 months to seek advice or assistance on growing crops?Yes =1No=0


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If yes, howmany times during the last 12 months did members of your householddo this?


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During the past 12 months, did any agricultural extension agent visit your household? Yes=1 No=0


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How many times did any agricultural extension agent visit your household during the last 12 months?


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Have you or any member of this household participated in any agricultural research or extension demonstration plot or research plots? (Yes = 1, No = 0)


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Type of technology being demonstrated(If several, mention at most 3)


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Which organization have you been receiving agricultural services (information, technologies, trainingetc) from?


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(d) How regularly do you get income from this source (see codes)


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(e) What is the estimated amount that you have got from this source in the last 12 months (currency)………………


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(f) What importance would you give this source of income in terms of contributing to total household income


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At any time last year (last 12 months), did you or anyone in the household do any day labor for income? 1=Yes; 0=No


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If yes, how often do you save money? 0=Never; 1=occasionally; 2=regularly; 4=Always


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How long did the harvest last? (no. of months out of 12)


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How long do you think your harvest will last this time? (no. of months)


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In the past 12 months, were there months in which you did not have enough food to meet your family’s needs 1=Yes, 0=No


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Did you have enough food to meet your family’s needs


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If you used strategy, how often did you use it?


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How many times in the last 30 days have you consumed this food?


# hhdietary

foods:
Any local foods, e.g. ugali, nshima, bread, rice noodles, biscuits, or any other foods made from millet, sorghum, maize, rice, wheat, or other local grains


foods:
pumpkin, carrots, squash, or sweet potatoes that are yellowor orange inside +other locally available vitamin-A rich vegetables


foods:
white potatoes, white yams, cassava, or foods made from roots.


foods:
sweet pepper, dark green/leafy vegetables, including wild ones +locally available vitamin-A rich leaves such as cassava leaves etc.


foods:
other vegetables, including wild vegetables


foods:
ripe mangoes, papayas,other locally available vitamin A-rich fruits


foods:
beef, pork, lamb, goat, rabbit, wild game, chicken, duck, or other birds, liver, kidney, heart or other organ meats or blood-based foods


foods:
beans, peas, lentils, nuts, seeds or foods made from these


foods:
milk, cheese, yogurt or other milk products


foods:
oil, fats or butter added to food or used for cooking


foods:
sugar, honey, sweetened soda or sugary foods such as chocolates, sweets or candies


foods:
spices, coffee, tea, alcoholic beverages ORlocal examples


foods:
pumpkin, carrots, squash, or sweet potatoes that are yellow or orange inside +other locally available vitamin-A rich vegetables


# hhincome

name:
Saleof other products e.g firewood, trees


# interaction

name:
Participated in community development activity


name:
Made financial contribution for community activities or collective problems


name:
Been involved in settling conflicts or disputes among people


name:
Visited other farmers within your community to learn about agriculture


name:
Visited other farmers outside your community to learn about agriculture


name:
Visited a research station to learn about agriculture


name:
Visited an extension office to learn about agriculture


# marketing

name:
# of male family members belonging to this group


name:
Do you have a contract between the group and traders? Yes=1 No=0


name:
If yes, what type of contracts?1 = signed contract 2 = Informal/word of mouth 3 = other (specify)


name:
Perception of empowerment to set terms of the contract with traders


name:
Perception on empowerment to enact laws and regulation of the group


name:
Perception on empowerment to make decisions of group activities


name:
# of female family members belonging to this group


# participation

type:
Distance to research site from homestead (km)


type:
Who decided on the technologies to be researched/ demonstrated


type:
What was your role in the research / demonstration


type:
Perception on usefulness of the research/demonstration


type:
Have you adopted any of the technologies demonstrated? Yes=1 No=0


# shortages

coping:
Borrowed money to buy food or got food on credit


coping:
Substituted commonly bought foods with cheaper kind


# ammenities

ammenity:
Churches / Mosques/ other places of worship


ammenity:
Does the village have radio reception /channels


ammenity:
Number of all weather roads passing through village


ammenity:
Is the village covered by mobile phone network


ammenity:
Government extension / agriculture / livestock office


# table

title:
Land Holding in Hectares / Acres (Please specify……………ha……………………………)


title:
How many livestock does this household own now?


title:
Use ofcrop management,soil conservation and other land management options


title:
AGRICULTURAL ENTERPISE PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT


title:
For 2007 (2ndseason of 2007 for LK, main 2007 season for KKM and Winter season for ZMM),


title:
What are the priority constraints to crop and livestock production?


title:
Marketing strategies and linkage with agricultural traders


title:
Collective Marketing and other group activities


title:
If yes, which groups and what are their main activities?


title:
Whatkinds of assistance or informationwererequested?Tick where appropriate


title:
Interactions with other farmers and farmer groups


title:
Evaluation of Existing interactions and approaches:


title:
What are your priority sources of income and what is the income estimate from these sources for the last 12 months?


# aspects

aspect:
Extent of financial contribution for community activities / problems


aspect:
Extent of financial contribution to group activities


aspect:
Spirit of helping others especially the poor


aspect:
Extent of settling conflicts or disputes among people


aspect:
Extent of abiding by the norms and byelaws


aspect:
Men’s respect and consideration of women


# landholding

name:
Total land under other uses (fallow, pasture, etc) (2007/8)


# clconstraint

livestock:
High costs of inputs ((feed, veterinary services, drugs etc)


livestock:
Poor access to inputs (feed, veterinary services, drugs etc)


# constraints

crop:
Low market prices at the time of selling

livestock:
Low market prices at the time of selling


crop:
Farmers are not organized to market collectively

livestock:
Farmers are not organized to market collectively


# fertility

assessment:
1=the soil is poor to very poor; plants don’t grow well on these soils, they dry quickly or have pro


assessment:
1= In most years, the crop yields for all crops are very low. Most households can not harvest enough


assessment:
1=Erosion is very severe in the village, there are gullies, soil gets carried away by the wind and w


assessment:
1=The pastures are very poor. Most often the cattle go hungry as the pastures are very depleted, hav


assessment:
1= The village water sources are contaminated and we can not use the water for domestic use, even th


assessment:
1=In most years, the livestock productivity is very low. 2=In some years, the productivity is low an


# landarea

landunder:
Estimated average cultivated landholding per household


# linkages

reeasons:
Improvement of agriculture and livestock


# livelihood

menvision:
Poverty reduction through  improved variety


menvision:
Rural micro-finance bank/saving and credit


menvision:
Improvement of livestock (artificial insemination)


menvision:
Increasing productivity in agriculture and livestock


womenvision:
Role modern in family management and decision making


menvision:
Financial contribution for development activities

womenvision:
Fighting against violence and discrimination


# markets

attributes:
Number of traders / processors etc linking with the village


attributes:
If no market within the village, where is the nearest market (name)


attributes:
Distance to the nearest market if not within village (km)


attributes:
Number of agro-dealer shops within the village


attributes:
Number of agro-dealer shops within a 50 km radius of the village


attributes:
If no agro-dealer shop within the village, where is the nearest (name)


attributes:
Distance to the nearest agro-dealer shop if not within the village (km)


# sociocapital

happenings:
Village members have come together for a social function (e.g wedding, funeral, party etc)


happenings:
Village members have come together to carry out a community project e.g cleaning well, digging well, clearing common areas etc


happenings:
Made financial contributions to help a member in the village


happenings:
Organized and made a field trip or sent representatives to a research station, field day, demonstration plot


happenings:
Organized and gone to another village to see development, research project etc


happenings:
A group of people from another village has come to the village to see research or development project


happenings:
Have a training by an outside organization or field extension staff


happenings:
Been visited by researchers, staff from NGOs or extension


# vil_treatments

ip_villages:
Clean and conventional villages in control sites


