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Lecture note 11 Survey questionnairnote

The document is a questionnaire designed for rural households, specifically harvesters, to collect data on household characteristics, assets, socio-economic factors, and consumption patterns related to Lusala harvesting. It includes sections for demographic information, types of infrastructure and assets, involvement in crop production, and details on Lusala collection and consumption. The questionnaire aims to gather comprehensive information to assess the livelihoods and agricultural practices of rural households.

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Lecture note 11 Survey questionnairnote

The document is a questionnaire designed for rural households, specifically harvesters, to collect data on household characteristics, assets, socio-economic factors, and consumption patterns related to Lusala harvesting. It includes sections for demographic information, types of infrastructure and assets, involvement in crop production, and details on Lusala collection and consumption. The questionnaire aims to gather comprehensive information to assess the livelihoods and agricultural practices of rural households.

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Questionnaire Identity

Number

Questionnaire for rural households (harvesters)

1. Interviewer Name……………………………… Date of interview…………………

2. Checked by Name………………………………. Date……………………….

3. District………………………………………….

4. Chiefdom……………………………………….

5. Village………………………………………….

HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERIZATION

6. Gender of household head 1. Male 2. Female

7. Household size………………………..

8. Age of household head……………….

9. Number of years in school for household head (1 – 20; e.g., Grade 9 = 9) ……………

10. Number of people in the household with the following qualifications

Grade 7 Grade 9 Grade 12 Diploma and above

11. How many are non-resident?

<25 26-35 35-50 >50

12. Ethnic group 1. Tonga 2. Nyanja 3. Bemba 4. Lozi


5. Others specify…………….
ASSETS

13. What type of infrastructure and assets do you have access to? Tick
Number of houses
Type of house 1 – thatch , 2 – 2 roomed thatch, 3 – 2 roomed
asbestos/tin, 4 – >2 rooms asbestos/tin
Energy source 1 – wood and paraffin, 2 – solar, 3 – electricity
Communication 1 – public phone, 2 – own phone, 3 – cell phone
Sanitation 1 – no toilet, 2 – blair toilet, 3 – toilet and bathroom
Water 1 – river water, 2 – open well 3 – community borehole, 4 –
own borehole, 5 – piped water
Assets 1 – radio, 2 – bicycle, 3 – Lounge suit 4 – TV, 5 – Car
Equipment 1 – hoes, 2 – plough, 3 – planter
Livestock 1 – cattle, 2 – Goats and sheet, 3. chickens

SOCIO ECONOMICS

14. When was your household established (starting a family)? .........................................

15. How long have you been in the village? ………………………

16. Does any member of your household collect Lusala? 1. Yes 2. No

17. If yes, during which months do they collect/access/buy Lusala? (Tick)


Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec

18. On a scale of 0-10 rate the level of Lusala harvesting activities in your area.
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec

19. On a scale of 0-10 (use 10 stones to rate involvement per month), rate the involvement of
your household in crop production (land preparation, planting, weeding, harvesting) per
month? (to assess workload, labor demands etc)
Jan Feb Mar April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec

20. How often do they visit the forest to harvest Lusala in a month (30
days)? ..........................
……………………………………………………………………………
21. How long (in terms of minutes) does it take any member of your household to reach the
forests where they normally harvest Lusala? ......................................................................

22. How would you rate the abundance of Lusala now compared to 10 years ago?

1. Increasing 2. Same 3. Reducing

23. Give reasons for your

1. Overharvesting 2. Deforestation 3. Forest fires 4. Sustainable utilization


(planting the rhizomes/heads of the tubers) 5. Local policies (specify the policy or
management practices………………………………………………………………..

Others
specify………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………

24. Who is normally involved in the collection of Lusala in your household?

1. Father 2. Mother 3. Boys 4. Girls

Male 1. Belew 15 years 2. 15 – 25 years 3. 26 – 40 years 4 Above 40 Years

Female 1. Belew 15 years 2. 15 – 25 years 3. 26 – 40 years 4 Above 40


Years
25. Where do you normally collect Lusala from?

1. Own forest 2. Other farmers forest 3. Communal forest


4. others (specify)…………………………
26. Do you sell Lusala? 1. Yes 2. No
27. Where do you sell?
1. Village market 2. District market 3. Traders 4. Others specify……………
28. What were the quantities of Lusala tubers members of your household collected for both own consumption and sale over the
past 30 days?

Quantity collected Hours Quantity consumed (own use) Quantity sold Price/unit Marketing
taken in costs
harvesting
Days Local Units Kgs Local Units Kgs Local Units Kgs

10

11
12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24
29. Other livelihood options

What other products did you grow and or sell for consumption and income generation the last season (12 months)?

Products a Amount produced Amount Unit price Gross value (to Inputs, hired Marketing costs Income (to be
/harvested/collected sold be computed labour computed
later) later)
Local Standard
units units
Maize

Legumes
(specify)

Cotton

Chickens
Goats

Cattle

Milk

wild foods
(specify
e.g.,
masuku,
mpundu,
etc),

charcoal

Others
(Specify)
30. Consumption

Consumption of Lusala by its appearance in meals the last seven consecutive days in each household (normally Lusala is taken as a
relish together with Nshima, a thick maize porridge). Ask participants what they had for breakfast, lunch and supper.

Food consumed daily

Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7

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