Survey ID Number
PHL_2006_CRSGP_v01_M
Title
Costs and Returns Survey of Garlic Production 2006
Questionnaires
The questionnaire was a structured questionnaire written in English. It was designed in tabular form and some in question type format. The data items/variables in the questionnaire were based on the previous questionnaires with some modifications and additions.
The questionnaire was pre-tested and reviewed before its implementation.
The questionnaire consisted of 10 pages covering 13 blocks as follows:
A. GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION includes the location of the farm such as the name of the region, province, city/municipality and barangay.
B. SAMPLE IDENTIFICATION such as the name, age, sex, highest educational attainment, main occupation and farming experience of the sample farmer/operator in garlic production and the name of the respondent.
C. FARM CHARACTERISTICS such as total farm area, number of parcels operated by the farmer, area planted and harvested to garlic and other crops, number of croppings per year, variety of garlic planted, tenurial status, month of planting and harvesting garlic.
D. FARM INVESTMENTS such as inventory of farm investments used, year and cost of acquisition, repairs and improvement cost and estimated life and usage in the focus garlic farm.
E. MATERIAL INPUTS contain the usage and cost of planting materials, fertilizers, mulching materials, insecticides, herbicides/weedicides, fungicides and other chemicals.
F. LABOR INPUTS such as labor utilization (in terms of mandays) and labor cost by type of farming activity, by source of labor and by sex and food cost incurred.
G. OTHER PRODUCTION COSTS cover cash and non-cash payments for land tax, land lease/rental, rental value of owned land, rentals of machine, animals and tools, fuel and oil, transport costs of inputs, irrigation fee, electricity, interest payment on crop loans, storage cost and other production costs.
H. PRODUCTION AND DISPOSITION such as volume of garlic production and its disposition in terms of sold, harvesters' share, threshers' share, other laborers' share, landowners' share, lease/rental, for home consumption, given away, used for seeds, wastage and other purposes.
I. BUYER INFORMATION includes the major buyer of garlic and the percentage of garlic sold to each buyer and the perceived right price of garlic.
J. PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED such as problems affecting production and marketing of garlic.
K. ACCESS TO CREDIT such as the amount and source of crop loan, interest rate per annum and percentage of loan used in garlic production.
L. OTHER INFORMATION such as membership in garlic-related association and benefits derived, access to extension services, future plans of garlic farmers and their recommendations to improve garlic production.
M. INTERVIEW/SURVEY PARTICULARS contain the name and signature of data collector, field supervisor/editor and PASO and date accomplished.
The questionnaire is provided as External Resources