Appendix A:

Questionnaire

Questionnaire no……………..

Date………/………/………….
Name of the farmer: Telephone No: ________________

Village: Year of Data:

A. Farming family and farm household information

1. Age of the head of farm: years

2. Education of the head of farm.
(1) Primary (2) Secondary (3) Vocational (4) Bachelor (5) Postgraduate (6) any other
4. Total cultivated area under potato crop acres.

B. Irrigation
1. Pump Characteristics

Size (hp) Discharge of the Pump lph Avg. electricity / hour

2. Irrigation Schedule
Sr. No. Date Duration Labor Used (No. & hours)

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C. Cultural practice, use of labor, machinery and other inputs in potato production.
I. Primary & Secondary Tillage
Primary & Secondary tillage performed in the area under potato crop with machinery

Name of Fuel
Tractor Hours/acre consumption/ Labor Used No. date
implement
hour

II. Furrowing & Bed Preparation

Machinery and implement used for furrowing & bed preparation in the area under potato crop.

Tractor Name of Hours/acre Fuel Labor Used No. date

implement consumption/
hour

III. Sowing
1. Application Rate (kg/Acre)
2. Method of Sowing
Manual
No. of Labor Hours of each Labor date

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Planter
If Planter is used
Tractor Hours/acre Fuel Labor Used No. date
consumption/
hour

IV. Herbicides & Pesticides

Name of Chemical Company name Amount liter or

kg/ acre

1. Method of application of herbicides.

Manual

No. of Labor Hours of each Labor date

Boom sprayer

Tractor Hours/acre Fuel Labor Used No. date

consumption/
hour

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 V. Fertilization

Sr. No. Types of fertilizer used Applied rate (kg/acre) Date

VI. Farmyard manure application in the area under potato crop.

Sr. No. Applied rate (kg/Acre) Labor Used (No. & Hours)

VII. Digging
Manual

No. of Hours of each Labor date

Labor

Mechanical Digger

Tractor Hours/acre Fuel consumption/ Labor Used No. date

hour

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Any Other Information?