SECTION A: SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
1. Village
of the respondent ………………………………………………………
2. Martial
Status: (a) Single (b) Married (c) Widowed
(d) Divorced (e) Separated
3. Sex
(a) Male (b) Female
4. What is your
age?...........................
5. Occupation……………………………….
7. Education attainment:
(a) F.S.L.C (b)S.S.C.E (c)NCE/OND
(d) HND /B.Sc (e) Higher Degree
8. For how long have you been in farming?
…………………
SECTION B: FARMING SYSTEM
9. What type of farming system do you
practice in your farming?......................
a) Mono cropping
b) Mixed cropping
c) Backyard system
d) Mixed farming
SECTION C: ECONOMIC/ COST AND RETURNS
10. By which of the following ways did you
acquire your farm land?
(a)
Inheritance (b)Gift
(c) Lease (d) outright
purchase
(e)
Rented
11.
What is the size of your farm in
hectares?....................
12.
What is the cost of land used for cassava
(Naira)?...........
13a. How many days were used for land clearing
(Man days)?....
b. How much did you spent for land
clearing (Naira)?.............
14a How many days were used of cultivation
(Man days)?.........
b. How many people did the
cultivation?...............................
c. How much did you spent for cultivation
(Naira)?.................
15a. How many people were used for planting the
cassava cuttings in your farm?................
b. How many days did you use for planting
the cassava cultivars in your farm?.......... and how much did you
spent?...........
c. What was the cost of the cutting
(Naira)?.....................
16. What is the average amount that you paid
each worker for weeding (Naira)?.................
17. How many people did the
weeding?......................
18. What type fertilizer did you apply to
your farm?..............
19. How many men applied fertilizer to your
farm?................
20. What is the cost of the fertilizer used
(Naira)?................
21. What is the cost of the fertilizer
transportation (Naira)?.......
22. What is the cost of feeding the labourers?..................
23. What
is the cost of harvesting per hectare?.................
24. How many days were used for the
harvesting of your cassava tubers?............. and how many people did the
job?..................
25. What is the total quantity of cassava
tuber harvested per hectare?..............
26. What quantity was
consumed?...........................
27. What are the implement used in your farm?
a) Cutlass (b) Hoe (c) Barrow (d) Basket
e) Machines
(tractor) (f) Cars
g) Others ……………………………………
28. What are your farm
bi-products?.........................
29. What are the final farm product e.g.
garri, fufu, tapioca, glue, starch, wine, among others?...............
30. What are the farm machineries, equipment
and implements used in your farm?.................
31. What is the source of water for the farm?
(a) Rainfall only (b) Irrigation
32 What type of disease and pest are
prevalent in the area?....
33. Do you have an urge to expand your
cassava farm?...........
34. How did you obtain your initial capital?
a) Government
assistance
b) Savings
c) Co-operative
d) Loan
e) Others …………………………………..
35. Do
you keep records of your farm activities? (a)Yes (b) No
SECTION D: PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS
36. What are the problems militating against
cassava production in your farm and the area?
a) Lack
of loans
b) Inadequate
farmland
c) Inadequate
of transportation
d) Scarcity
of cassava cultivars
e) Inadequate
of labor supply
f) Poor
extension services
g) Unavailability
of fertilizer
h) Pest
and Diseases
37. Do
you have some solution by way of suggestion to some of these problems
identified (a) Yes (b) No
38. How many times did extension agents visit
your farm?………….
39. What are the benefits derivable from
cassava production in your community?......................................................
40. Will
you advice other farmers in your area to go into cassava production (a)
Yes (b) No
41 Do you enjoy government assistance in
any form? (a) Yes (b) No
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