University of Notre Dame- Uganda Martyrs University

Survey of Nnindye, Uganda

***One adult from the household should be present during the interview.***

INTRODUCTION AND EXPLANATION OF PROJECT----

Village #: Village
1. Luteete
2. Nnindye A
Name of Main Respondent: 3. Nnindye B
4. Kikoota
5. Lubanda A
6. Lubanda B
7. Lubanda C
8. Kasaalu
9. Kayunga
START TIME: 10. Kankobe-Bugaro
11. Kanknobe-Senero
END TIME:

Date of Interview:

Interviewed by:

Data Entered By:

Date of Data Entry:

 A. Household Information
Who currently lives in your home with you?

A1. Name A6. Is he/she involved in A7. If yes, about how many hours a
A2. Sex A4. Relationship A5. Primary A8. If yes, what types of agriculture
(Do not write down A3.Age household’s agriculture? week does he/she work on the
to Respondent Occupation activities is he/she involved in?
names) household farm?

Current HH M=Male A4 A5 Y=Yes If no, why A8

F=Female N=No not?
members
A6

A4: Relation to Respondent A5: Primary Occupation A6: Why not involved in A8: Agriculture Activities
0=Head 1=Farmer agriculture 1= All aspects
1=Spouse 2=Student 1= School 2= Collecting water
2=Parent 3=Hired labor 2= Housework 3=Weeding
A2
3=Child 4=Paid work (Specify…) 3= Too Old 4=Preparation for planting
4=Grand child 96=Other 4= Sick 5=Harvesting
5=Nephew/Niece 5= Disabled 96=Other (Specify…)
6=Son/daughter-in-law 6= Lack of opportunity
A3
7=Brother/Sister 96= Other (specify….)
8=Wife 2
9=Wife 3
10=Wife 4
96=Other relative (Specify……….)
97=Other non-relative (Specify……..)
A9. Who is the head of your household?
A10. What religion does your household practice?
A10:
1= Christian 4=Other (Specify…)
2= Muslim 96=Don’t know
3=Local religion

A11. How long have you been farming the land that you live on now?

A12. Did you farm any land before this plot? Y / N

A13. If yes, for how long did you farm that plot?

A14. How long have you or your spouse been making decisions about what crop to grow or seed type to use?

B. HEALTH
B1.How many members, if any, in this household have been taken seriously ill, hospitalized, or bedridden during the past growing season (6 months)? _______
B2. If there was any serious illness, hospitalization, or bedridden periods, did the sick member and any household member lose any working time/school time? (Include those
members that lost time at work/school due to care of the ill person) Y / N

If yes, do you think that affected how much crop output your family produced? Y / N
B3. If yes to either question above, fill in the table for both sick members and caretaker members who lost working time/school time:

Cause of illness, Length of time lost due to illness Caretaker (if any) Length of time lost due to caretaking for
Sick Member hospitalization, (make note of unit of the corresponding sick member (make
bedridden period measurement: M=months, Name note of unit of measurement: M=months,
Name B3A. D=days) D=days)

1. 1.
2. 2.
3. 3.
4. 4.
5. 5.
B4.When someone in you family is sick, who do you see for help making them better? B4:
B3A: Causes 7 = Tuberculosis / TB 16 = Cancer
1 = Malaria 8 = Sexually transmitted disease 96 = Other (specify ………)
2 = Flu/cold/upper respiratory tract 9 = HIV/AIDS related 97 = Don’t know
infection 11= Typhoid B4: Medical Help
3 = Eye disease 12 = Diarrhea 1 = Doctor
4 = Skin problem/ rash 2 = Nurse
13 = Intestinal worms 3= Herbalist
5 = Accident 14= Meningitis/ brain infection 4=Other (Specify…)
6 = Pneumonia 15= Convulsions
C. EDUCATION and TRAINING

List ALL members of the household by descending order of age in years.

C2. C3.Can this C4. Can this C5. Is this C6. If no, C7. If yes C8. If yes in C6, C9. Has this person ever
C1. Highest person read person write member Why not? in C6, in what grade? participated in a non-formal
Person Age Grade Achieved in any in any currently in [then skip to Name P=Primary education or other continuing
P=Primary language? language? school? C9] School S=Secondary education program?
S=Secondary Y=Yes Y=Yes Y=Yes U=University 1=Y
U=University N=No N=No N=No 2=N

Name C6 C7

C10. Can anyone in your family read or write in English? Y / N

C11. Did your children miss school at any point during the last growing season to help you with farming? Y / N

C12. If yes, how many days?

C6: Why not in school 8 =no room in school 17=Travel to school is unsafe or 96. =Other (specify………)
9=caring for household members difficult
1=Not yet schooling age 10=pregnant 18=Feel are too old for school C7. School Names (SEE CAITY)
2=Can’t pay school fee 11 =sick or disabled 19=Aged 1.
3=Can’t pay for books and/or school 12=religious/cultural beliefs 20=work on farm 2.
uniform 13=not interested 21=work around 3.
4=Poor school quality 14=bias against girl education household/homestead (non- 4.
5=No need for further schooling 15=long distance to school caregiving) 96. =Other (specify………)
6=Early Marriage 16=inadequate learning facilities in 27. =lack of clean/private sanitary
7 =Found jobs school facilities at school
C13. Who taught you the farming techniques that you use? C13:
C13: 1=parents
2=UMU University
3=NGO
4=Government
5=Other (Specify…)

C14. Has any member of this household received agricultural training or had contact with extension agents in the past year? Y / N

If yes, please fill in the table.

Provider of Subject of training/ Did you seek this training
training/ extension or extension or information?
extension C16 Y=Yes, N=No
C15

Training
[over the past
year]

C15: Provider 97=Other Government Ministry 1= Organic fertilizer use/making 8= irrigation

1=Ag extension agents (Specify……………….) compost 9=enterprise development
2= NGO 96=Other (specify…….) 2= Inorganic fertilizer use 10=business planning
3=Local Organizations 3= Crop production in general 11= credit management
4=Private Companies 4= Improved Cows related (zero 12=marketing/markets
5= Fellow farmers/villagers grazing) 96= Other (Specify…..)
6=MoH 5= Other livestock related
7=Community Health workers 6= Soil conservation
8=UN Agency (Specify…………..) C16: Subject of Training/Extension 7= water conservation

D. Agricultural Income Generating Sources and Agricultural Inputs

D1. Do you keep any written records about your crops? Y / N

If yes, it may be helpful to look at those records as you answer the next few questions.

D2. How much land do you for farming? (Make note of units)

D3. Do you and your spouse share a family plot or do you farm on separate pieces of land? D3
D3 1=Yes our household only has one plot
2=No we have a household plot and husband has separate plot
3=No we have a household plot and husband and wife both have separate plots
4=Other (Specify…)
Please answer the following questions about total output and total inputs for the entire household’s production on the Household Plot. JUST ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT
YOUR LAST GROWING SEASON/HARVEST
Crop Estimated quantity Total Quantity Total Quantity Total Quantity sold Total Quantity Quantity of Seed Fertilizer for this
[use codes, one row of last harvest for consumed at home stored (last harvest) (last harvest) given out as gifts land used for type for crop
for each code] entire household (last harvest) *Make note of unit *Make note of unit or as payments in- this crop this crop
*Make note of unit *Make note of unit kind (last harvest) *Make note Type Quantity
*Make note of of unit
D5 D6 D7 unit D13 D14
D8 D9 D10 D11 D12

D5 Crop Units: Amount (Units) D12 and D13 Major Inputs

1= 1=Gorogoro 1=Chemical Fertilizer
2= 2=Kg 2=Organic Fertilizer
3= 3=Heaps(Note small or large) 3=Improved Seeds
4=Bunches 4=Local Seeds
15=Fallow 5=Pieces 5=mechanized pumping of water
UR16= 6=Packet 6=motorized farm tools (tractor, power
UR 17= 7=Ugshs tiller, etc.)
UR 18= 8=Adita 96=Other (Specify……….)
UR 19= 9=Sachet
UR 20= 10=Tin (small)
UR 21= 11=Tin (large/Edebe)
UR 22= 12=Botte
UR 23= 13=Bundles
96=Other (Specify…………..) 14=Sticks
15=bags (100kg)
UR16= A mug (1/2kg)
UR17=A basin
UR18=A plate (1 Kg)
96=Other (Specify………….)
If spouses also farm on different plots, fill in the following charts (use same codes)

D15. Please answer the following questions about total output and total inputs for the entire household’s production for Husband’s Plot:
Agricultural Activity Estimated quantity of Total Quantity Total Quantity stored Total Quantity sold Total Quantity Quantity of Seed type Fertilizer for this crop
[use codes, one row last harvest for consumed at home (last harvest) (last harvest) given out as gifts or land used for this
for each code] husband’s plot (last harvest) *Make note of unit *Make note of unit as payments in- for this crop crop
*Make note of unit *Make note of unit kind(last harvest) *Make note
*Make note of unit of unit Type Quantity

D16. Please answer the following questions about total output and total inputs for the entire household’s production for Wife’s Plot:
Agricultural Activity Estimated quantity of Total Quantity Total Quantity stored Total Quantity sold Total Quantity Quantity of Seed type Fertilizer for this crop
[use codes, one row last harvest for wife’s consumed at home (last harvest) (last harvest) given out as gifts or land used for this
for each code] plot (last harvest) *Make note of unit *Make note of unit as payments in- for this crop crop
*Make note of unit *Make note of unit kind(last harvest) *Make note
*Make note of unit of unit Type Quantity

D17. In total, how much did your household spend on seeds?

D18. In total, how much did your household spend on fertilizer?

D19. Hired labor use (in man days) during 2008 harvest

Number Days Wages Paid

D20. Tools:
D2 Do you own D3 If yes, D4 How many of D5 Type of D6 On Average,
the following Number [item] did you Energy how many hours
functioning assets? Owned purchase in the last Source Used is it used per
(Tick if Yes) (functioning) 2 years? by the Asset day?

Farm Equipment
a.Hand hoe
b.Hand-pumped sprayer
c.Spade/Shovel
d.Sickle
e.Rake
f.Axe
g.Pest spray
h.Animal-drawn plow
i.Other (specify…)

*****ASK UMUCOP********
D21. Farming Techniques:
- get list of agricultural techniques and ask if farmer uses each technique on each crop (tick if yes approach)---broadcast, rows, etc.

D22. To keep your land fertile:

- how keep land fertile? Crop rotation, fallow, plant type of tree (specify), plant type of crop (specify)
Soil fertility practices activity code (Q16)
01= Crop residues
02= Animal manure
03= Fertilizer
04 =Natural fallow
05 =Improved fallow
06 =Legume cover crop
07 =Biomass transfer
08 =Compost
UR9=None
96. Other (specify………..)
E. OTHER
Non-agriculture sources of income (and animals
E1. In the past six months, has anyone in the household been engaged in producing any goods or services to sell (not including crop production) or had any job outside the household? Y / N

E2. If yes, what activity was it and who participated?

D2 Do you own D3 If yes,

the following Number Water Use on the Farm
functioning Owned E4. Where do you collect water for home use?
assets? (Tick if (functionin E4 ****SEE MICHELLE AND NOTES
Yes) g)
E5. How far is it to your nearest water source?
E3. Livestock
a.Cows E6. Hownotes
***check long does
to seeitiftake to collect
others shouldwater fromand
be added thatcheck
source?
w/ Finlen
b.Goats
E7. Do you
Farmers groupuse any form of irrigation on your crops? Y / N
c.Heifers
d.Bulls E11. Are you part of a farmers’ group? Y / N
E8. If yes, what type of irrigation do you use?
e.Dogs E8 1=
E12. rainwater
If yes to E11,collecting unit on house
does the farmers’ group have a group plot? Y / N
f.Sheep 2= water collected from nearby water source
g.Chicken
h.Ducks or other birds E13. 3= other
If yes (please
to E12, specify)
what crops are grown on the group plot:
i.Horse E9. How
If yesmuch
to E7,time
which of week
your crops
E14. each do youdospend
you irrigate?
working on the group plot?
j.Oxen
k.Pigs E10.Usually,
If yes tohow
E7, much
how much water do you
E15. income do you earnuse forwhat
from irrigation in afrom
you sell normal
the week
groupduring
plot? the growing
l. Rabbits season? (make note of units)
m. Other (please specify) Selling your crops
E16. Who did you sell your crops to that your grew this past season?
E16 1=Sell own crops on road 4=Sell in Kampala
2=Sell to local trader who comes to my home 5=Other (Specify…)
3=Sell to someone in local market 96= Don’t know

E17. Do you think your received a fair price? Y / N

Loan
E18. Have you received a loan in the past year? Y / N

E19 If yes to E18, who did you receive the loan from?
E19 1=Family
2=Friend
3=NGO
4=UMU
5=Local lender
 6=Local lending group (ex. women’s group)
7=Other (Specify…)
96=Don’t know

E20. What did you use the loan for?

E20 1=Buy seeds or fertilizer

2=Other agriculture use (Specify…)
3= School fees
4=Medical care
5=Food
6=Other non-agriculture (Specify…)
96=Don’t know

Food Security
E21. At any point in the past six months, have your or anyone in your family not had two meals in a day?

E22. At any point in the past six months, have you or anyone in your family gone hungry?

E23. Has having enough food ever been a problem for your family?

CONCLUSION AND THANK YOU