Name :

Age :
Address :
Occupation :

1) Is pepper your prime produce? If yes, specify the varieties you

cultivate

A) Yes B) No
i) If yes, ____________________________

2) What is the size of land holding under pepper cultivation?

a) 0-1 acre b) 1-5 acre

c) 5-10 acre d) more than 10 acre

3) What is the annual average income you get from pepper production?
Specify the quantity of output you get.
a) 0-75000 b) 75000-300000 c)300000-600000
d)600000 or above
Quantity of output:_____________________

4) Does the cost for sapling ,mulching etc. Required for the planting of
pepper form a major part of the investment?

a) Major share of the cost

b) forms only a part of the cost
c) only a negligible part of the cost

5) How do you rate the following on the basis of your satisfaction?

Particulars Highly Satisfied Neither Dis- Highly dis-
satisfied satisfied satisfied satisfied
nor
dissatisfied
A) Quanti
ty of
inputs
B) Timely
availability
of inputs
C)price of
input
D)Mode of
collection
of produce
E) Mode
of
payment
of produce
F) Time
taken in
selling the
produce

6) How the flood occurred in year 2018 affected your field, fertility of soil
and pepper production?
a) Heavily affected
b) ) moderately affected
c) Not affected

7) How did the change in in climate and rainfall affected your pepper
cultivation?
A)Heavily affected
B) moderately affected
C)Not affected
8) How did the pests and diseases affected your pepper cultivation?
A)Heavily affected
B) moderately affected
C)Not affected

9) Have you used any kind of fertilizer for increasing the output?
A) Yes, Organic fertilizer
B) Yes, Synthetic fertilizer
C) Not used any fertilizer

10) Do you think modern techniques in pepper farming will let you
survive the problems associated with pepper farming in the present
scenario?
A) Yes (answer if YES):
i) Have you used any modern techniques?
 Yes (If yes, specify method and result)

 no
ii)
B) May or may not
C) It won’t

11) Whether the cost of harvesting forms, a dominant share in the

overall cost incurred?
A) Major part if the cost
B) Almost half of the cost
C) Minor part of the cost
D) Negligible part of the cost

12) How long you prefer to store the black pepper after harvest?
A) 0-2 weeks
B) Up to 1 month
C) 1-3 months
D) More than 3 months

13) Do you incur any cost for storing pepper after harvesting?
A) high cost
B) Negligible cost
C) No cost

14) How the raise in labour wages has affected pepper production?
A) Heavily affected
B) Moderately affected
C) Not affected

15) Which mode of payment you prefer while selling pepper?

A) Immediate settlement
B) Delayed settlement
C) Other: specify ____________________________________

16) Have you taken any loan or other financial assistance for pepper
cultivation?
A) Yes
If yes, are you able to repay it with the income from pepper
products?
i) Fully repaid ii) A major portion
Iii) Only a minor iv) cannot repay from the income
portion from pepper

B) No

17) Are you selling any any other products from pepper other than black
pepper ?
A) Yes
What are the products :____________________________________
B) No

18) Have you received any help to improve the pepper production?
Yes , from Yes , from From both Not yet
government other government received
and allied organizations, and others
institutions communities
or institutions
Seminars
and timely
advice

Subsidies
grants or
other
financial
assistance
Any special
schemes or
plans
associated
with pepper
cultivation
Researches
or tests on
field ,
varieties ,
saplings etc.

19) Do you think that careful analysis and researches has to be

conducted , and more schemes have to be launched by proper authorities
to reduce the problems and increase the output from pepper farming?
A) Definitely
B) It would be better if conducted
C) Doesn’t matter
20) Are you satisfied with the price of pepper and outcome you earn
from the pepper produced?
A)Highly satisfied
B) Satisfied
C) Neither satisfied, nor dissatisfied
D)Dissatisfied
E) Highly dissatisfied

21) Do you expect a rise in the price of pepper

A)High rise
B) Small rise
C) May or may not rise
D)Not expecting a rise

22) Whether the present price for pepper meets the cost of inputs
required for pepper production?
A) Meets all the cost of input
B) A major portion of the cost of input
C) Minor portion of the cost of input

23) Do you wish to carry forward pepper farming in future?

A) Yes
B) No
C) Only if price of pepper increases

24) If you don’t wish to continue pepper farming, what alternative will
you choose?
A) Switch to other crops ; specify:__________________
B) Switch to business
C) Try some other jobs
25) Your suggestions and opinions for improving pepper farming:
 .________________________________________________
 .________________________________________________
 .________________________________________________
 .________________________________________________
 .________________________________________________