Data Collection Questionnaire

Study Title: Determinants of Technical, Allocative and economic Efficiency of Teff

Producers in Southern Ethiopia; The Case of Segen Zuria District

INTRODUCTION AND CONFIDENTIALITY

My name is _____________________________from Jinka University. We are conducting a

survey on Teff production, costs related to and how production resources are allocated. You
were chosen to participate in the survey. This questionnaire is totally for academic research
purpose. The answers given to the questions will not be passed over to any other third party that
the respondents do not allow access to such information. Therefore, respondents are kindly
requested to give their honest response to every question. Enumerators, for all closed questions
circle the code and use the Blank space for open-ended questions.

Background information of interviewer

Name of interviewer/Enumerator
Date of interview
Time of interview
Signature
General Information of the respondent

No Questions Answers and Codes Remark

1 Respondent code ________________
2 Name sample kebele __________________
3 Sex 1. Male 0. female
4 Age of the household __________years
5 Marital status of the 1. Single, 2. Married, 3. Divorced, 4.
household head Widow
6 Education level ____________ grade If not educated
put “0”
7 Family size Male:____Female:____Total ___
8 Active family size Male:___ Female:____ Total ___ Who able to
work on farm
9 Social position of the 1. Simply member, 2. Model farmer, 3.
respondent in the kebele Kebele council member, 4. Religious
leader, 5. Other -----------
10 Farming experience of the _____________years
sample household head
 11 Major occupation of the 1. Farmer
household head 2. Public employee
3. Private employee
4. Own business owner
5. Pensioner
6. Unemployed
7. Other (specify) ------
12 Do you have your own 1. Yes 0. No
house?
13 If the answer (to Q#12) is 1. Corrugated iron
yes, what type of the house 0. Grass roofed house
you own?
14 How far is the household Farmers’ cooperative ___ (km)
residence to; Extension agent office ___ (km)
Nearest market place ___(km)
15 Do you have your own 1. Yes 0. No
transport facilities?
16 If yes to (Q#15), what type 1. Donkey
of transportation facilities? 8. Motor cycle
9. Car
B INFORMATION OF SOCIAL CAPITAL
17 Are you membership to any form of 1. Yes 0. No
community associations
18 If the answer to (Q#109) is yes:
10a Name of association --------------------------------------
10b Type of association 1. Cooperative
2. Kebele administration
3. Saving and credit
Other -------------------------
10c Your role in the association 1. Leader
2. Member
3. Militia
4. Other ------------------------------
10d How long you serve -----------------------yrs.
19 Does your participation in community 1. Yes 0. No
associations have significant negative impact
in farming activities?
20 If the answer to (Q#11) is yes, how?
21 How many days on average do you spend per
month in your responsibility? --------------------------days
22 If not member of social institution, why? -----------------------------------
SECTION 2: ECONOMIC INFORMATION
23 How long you participated in food crops -----------------------yrs.
farming?
A INFORMATION ON HOUSEHOLD ASSET
 I. HOUSEHOLD FARM LAND ASSETS
24 Fill the table below with regard to your land asset
Plot Mode of Distance Remark
ID Specific Size acquisition to home
location name (in 1= owned (in Km) Cost of
timad) 2= rented rented in
3= shared
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
II. HOUSEHOLD LIVESTOCK ASSETS
25 Which Livestock do you have?
ID Type Total Ownership Current value in ETH Br Purpose
number 1=Private
2=Rented
3=Contract
1 Oxen
2 Bulls
3 Cows
4 Heifer
/Calf
5 Camel
6 Mule
7 Donkey
8 Sheep
9 Chicken
10 Goat
Total
III. HOUSEHOLD OTHER ASSETS
26 Other than land and livestock, of the following which asset do the household have? Fill
the table.
ID Item Number Current Value remark
Farm Implement
1 Mofer and kember (Yoke)
2 Maresha / Plough plow
3 Knapsack
4 Pick axe
5 Motor pump
6 Others
ID OTHER ASSETS
 1 Radio
2 Television
3 Mobile
4 Others
B INFORMATION ON HOUSEHOLD INCOME
27 With regard to the household income, fill the table below:
No Name Source Amount obtained in ETB
1 Sales of crops

2 Sales of livestock
3 Labor sales
4 Others, specify
Total income obtained
C INFORMATION ON INPUT USE
I SOIL FERTILITY AND CROP PROTECTION INPUTS
28 Do you use any soil fertilizing inputs crop protection 1. Yes 0. No
chemicals?
29 If yes (to Q#16), which type and how much did you used? Fill in to the table below
No Type Quantity Plot ID
1 Fertilizer DAP Kg 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
2 Fertilizer Urea Kg
3 Compost Kg
4 Pesticide liter
30 If you do not use soil fertilizing inputs, 1. Due to high price
why? 2. Lack of access to fertilizer
3. Due to limited land size
4. Others specify ________
II. SEED INPUT USE
31 Do you use improved teff seed inputs? 1. Yes 0. No
III. HUMAN AND OXEN LABOR INPUT USE
32 What was your seed source? 1. Family
2. Hired
3. Exchange
33 What was the source of oxen power: 1. Owned
2. Rented
3. Contracted
34 In all your farm plots what were the major farming operations you performed using
human labor and animal power in the cultivation of food crops last year? Fill in the table
below.
Farm Activity Labor used
Animal Family Hired Debo Cost
of
labor
Men Women Children
1st Plowing
 2nd Plowing
3rd Plowing
Compost
preparation
Sowing
fertilizer
application
1st weeding
2nd weeding
Pesticide
application
Harvesting
Threshing
Transportation
Others
Total
35 In the past 12 months did you face shortage of human labor 1. Yes 0. No
and/or oxen for farming activities?
36 If yes to (Q#22), for which operation? 1. Plowing
2. Sowing
3. Weeding
4. Harvesting
5. Threshing
6. Other
37 If yes to (Q#22), how do you overcome? _________________
___________________ .
D INFORMATION ON PRICES FOR THE INPUT PURCHASED/ HIRED
38 In the following table please provide the information about costs you incurred for farming.
NO Input purchased Amount Unit Total cost
or price
quantity
1 DAP
2 Urea
3 Pesticide
4 Land rent
5 Hired labor
6 Farm implements
7 Oxen
8 Others costs
Total cost of all purchased and hired inputs
E INFORMATION ON OUTPUTS
39 From the total farm you cultivate, how much did you -----------------------kg or
produce in 2015/16 production year? ---------------------quintals
F. INFORMATION ON OFF/NON FARM INCOME
40 Over the past 12 months, has anyone in your household 1. Yes 0. No
 operated any businesses other than farming
41 If yes (Q#27), what was the source of income other 1. Off farm activity
than farming? 2. Pension payments
3. Transfer payment
4. Salary/wage
5. Rent from asset
6. Other
specifies_________
42 If yes (toQ#27), how many of your family members are
engaged in Off/non-farm activities? M= ----------- F---------Total
_____
43 Why some members of your family are engaged in 1. Shortage of land
Off/non-farm activities? 2. Excess of labor
3. Other,
specify_________
44 On average, how many days per week do you and your
family members spend in off-farm activities? ______________ Days
45 If you or member of the household engaged in Off/non-
farm activities, how much annual income from _______________ ETB
off/nonfarm activity?
G. INFORMATION ON EXTENSION SERVICE
46 Over the past 12 months, did you have contact with 1. Yes 0. No
development workers?
47 When did you start getting extension service? ________________year
48 If yes for (Q#33), fill the table below
For which type of Number of visit Average time Importance
farming? 1. Daily for each visit 1. Important
2. Weekly (in hrs.) 2. Moderate
3. Monthly 3. Adds nothing
Crop production
Livestock production
Natural resource
Marketing
Other issues
49 Apart from extension agents how else do you get 1. Mass media
information on teff production? 2. Fellow farmer
3. Other, specify ________
H. INFORMATION ON TRAINING
50 In the past year, have you attended practical 1. Yes 0. No
training or demonstration trial on crop production?
51 If the answer to (Q#37) is yes, answer 38a and 38 b
38a What was the type of training 1. Fertilizer use
2. Improved seed use
3. Pest control
4. Credit use
5. Others, specify _______
 38b How long was the duration of training? ___________ hrs.
52 Please explain the advantages you get from training _____________________
_________________
I. INFORMATION ON CREDIT SERVICE
53 Did you have access to formal/informal credit last 1. Yes 0. No
season?
54 If the answer (to Q#40) is yes, what was the source 1. Formal
of funds for your farming activities? 2. Informal
3. Personal savings
55 If the answer (to Q#40) is yes, for what purpose 1. For basic need
you accessed? 2. To buy farm inputs
3. Other, specify________
56 If the answer (to Q#40) is yes, how much did you
borrowed -------------------------------ETB
57 If the answer (to Q#40) is no, then what was the 1. huge collateral
rationale for your inaccessibility to credit? 2. High interest rate
3. High repayment rate
4. Ignorance
J. INFORMATION ON CROP MARKETING
58 Were any of the harvested crops sold in the market? 1. Yes 0. No
59 In there any problem related to marketing of your 1. Yes 0. No
produce?
60 If the answer to (Q#46) is yes, what are the 1. Low price
problems? 2. Low demand
3. Lack of market
4. Other, specify _______
K. INFORMATION ON INCOME AND SAVING
61 Do you have a saving habit? 1. Yes 0. No
62 How much did you save in production year
2015/16? ________________ ETB
63 Where do you save? 1. Home
2. Banks
3. Micro finance
L INFORMATION ON PROBLEMS IN CROP FARMING
64 How is the trend of volume of food crops 1. Increasing
production during the past 5 years? 2. Decreasing
3. Unchanged
65 If the trend is increasing what do you think the _____________________
reason is? _____________________
66 If the trend is decreasing what do you think the _____________________
reason is? _____________________
_____________________
M. CONSTRAINTS FACED
67 What are the constraints you face in Teff _____________________________
production and marketing? List them. _____________________________
____________________
 __________________________

68 For your thinking what actions are expected to _________________________

remove farming constraints you faced? List them. __________________________

Thank you for your patience and responses!!!