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Farmers Template Template 1 -Form Fill

SURVEY INFORMATION
Q01

Code of the Interviewer

Q02

Name of the Interviewer

Q03

Start Time

Q04

Date

Q05

End time

RESPONDENT DETAILS
A01

Block

A02

Village (Hamlet name)

A03

Geo-Coordinates of the village

A04

Name of the respondent

A05

Age

A06

Gender

A07

Phone number

A08

Caste

A09

Current nature of work

A10

Education

A11

Religion

A12

Which of the following categories does your household currently belong to?

A13

Are you or any of your household member an active member of any SHG?

A14

When did you/your family member join the SHG?

A15

Have your household taken any service from the SHG so far?

A16

What kind of service has your household received from the SHG?

A17

Does your household have a Antodyaya Anna Yojana card (Ration card)?

A18

Does your household have a MGNREGS Job Card?

A19

Are you the head of the household?

A20

Has your household derived its earnings from ______ in the last 12 months?

A20_1

Agriculture

A20_2

Horticulture

A20_3

Poultry rearing

A20_4

Dairy farming

A20_5

Other livestock rearing (excluding dairy & poultry)

A20_6

Pisciculture

A20_7

Non-timber Forest Produce (NTFP) Collection

A20_8

Woodworking business/job

A20_9

Garment making business/job

A20_10

Wage/Labour

A20_11

Salary/Job (government/ private)

A20_12

Contractual work

A20_13

Enterprise (Shop owner other than garment and wood, etc.)

A20_14

Pension

A20_15

Remittance

A20_16

Rental income

A20_17

Others (specify)

A21

Which member from your household is/was majorly involved in this activity?

A22

What is/was the share of income from ___ in your overall household income?

ACCESS TO SERVICES
B01

Name of the FPC

B02

When did you join the FPC?

B03

How much share capital/ member fee did you submit in this FPC so far?

B04

What are the services that you currently take from the FPC?

B05

Please elaborate the type of services that you receive; for example, what kinds of inputs or equipment you procure, which scheme did you get access to and how, loan amount, etc.

B06

Since when you have been receiving these services.

B07

How much of your total inputs (seeds, fertilizers, feed, etc.) do you currently purchase via the FPC?

B08

Why don’t you buy all your raw inputs (seeds, fertilizers, feed, etc.) from the FPC?

B09

How much of your total produce (vegetables and/or crops or milk) do you currently sell via that FPC?

B10

Why don’t you sell all your produce (vegetables and/or crops or milk) through the FPC?

B11

Are you satisfied with the current batch of services that you receive from the FPC? Are these relevant and beneficial? If yes, how? If no, why?

B12

What has been the topic of capacity building/trainings that you have mostly attended so far?

B13

From whom do you receive these trainings/ capacity building sessions?

B14

How frequently are the trainings organised for you within the FPC in the last 12 months?

B15

How useful have these trainings been for your business?

B16

Is there an infrastructure for ______ available under your FPC?

B16_1

Grading and sorting

B16_2

Storage and warehousing

B16_3

Pre-cooling

B16_4

Cold storage

B16_5

Washing lines

B16_6

Primary Processing

B16_7

Packaging lines

B16_8

Secondary Processing

B16_9

Milk processing plant

B16_10

Electronic milk testing kit

B16_11

Milk Chilling infrastructure

B16_12

Others (specify) _______

B17

Usage of Infrastructure

B18

Do you need infrastructure for __________ for your farming profession?

B18_1

Is your household eligible for this scheme _________?

B18_2

National Horticulture Mission

B18_3

PM Krishi Sinchayi Yojana

B18_4

PM KUSUM

B18_5

Mukhyamantri Pashudhan Vikas Yojan

B18_6

Pradhanmatri Matasya Samapda Yojna

B18_7

Kisan Credit Card (KCC)

B18_8

Cattle Infusion- Mudra Loan

B18_9

Kheyti Shed Net- Private BDS

B18_10

Agri Infrastructure Fund (AIF)

B18_11

Others (specify)_____

B19

Have you or your household availed this scheme yet ______?

B20

Who majorly provided you the access (information) to this scheme?

B21

How many internal meetings are usually conducted? (i.e., Meeting within the FPC members and BODs)

B22

Before the start of the FPC, which all stakeholders/ whom did you reach out for BDS services (trainings, credit, input, etc.). Has there been any change in this list of stakeholders due to becoming a member of the FPC and how has it impacted your profession?

B23

Could you please elaborate on your experience of engaging and receiving services (probe: trainings) from private BDS providers such as Mother dairy, Bayer, Yara, etc. vs from government extension workers such as ATMA, KVK, ICAR, etc. Which of these do you think is more beneficial and easily accessible to you?

EFFECTS ON BUSINESS
C01

What is the total amount of agricultural land that your household currently owns?

C01A

Unit of land

C02

What is the total amount of agricultural land that your household has rented and leased (include land for selling of crops and vegetables/business only)

C02A

Unit of land

C03

What is the total amount of land that your household currently cultivates on (include land for selling purpose/business only)

C03A

Unit of land

C04

What is the total amount of land that your household cultivated on before joining the FPC?

C04A

Unit of land

C05

Cropping Intensity: Do you think that there has been a change in the proportion of land that you use for cultivation after joining the FPC. If yes, why, and how did this change occur? Please elaborate.

C06

Has there been any change in the number of crops and vegetables that you grew before after joining the FPC?

C07

What was the total number of crops and vegetables that you grew for selling /business purpose before joining the FPC?

C08

What is the total number of crops and vegetables that you are currently for selling /business purpose?

C09

What are the reasons for this change (increase or decrease) in number of crops and vegetables grown before and after joining the FPC?

C10

Has there been any change in yield of the crops/vegetables that you grew from before after joining the FPC?

C11

According to you, what contributes to this change in yield? Please elaborate

C12

Have there been any change in the price that you receive on the sale of your crops/vegetables after joining the FPC?

C13

Are you satisfied with the change in price? How has it impacted your overall profession? Please elaborate

C14

Has there been any changes in the methods of crop/vegetable production for your profession before and after joining the FPC?

C15

How many numbers of cattle do you currently own?

C16

Did you own the same number of cattle before joining the FPC?

C17

How were you able to buy new cattle after joining FPC? (Probe: cheaper, via GT, market access, etc.

C18

Has there been any change in the amount and type of feed or fodder that you give to your cattle after joining the FPC?

C19

What contributed to this change? (cheaper, better quality, market access, etc.)

C20

Has there been any change in the method of milk production and cattle rearing after joining the FPC? (Probe: storage, cattle management, etc.)

C21

What contributed to this change?

C22

Has there been any change in the yield of milk produced by your cattle after joining the FPC?

C23

What contributed to this change in yield? (better quality of feed, better disease management, etc.)

C24

Has there been any change in the price received for the milk produced after joining the institution?

C25

What contributed to this change in price received? (probe: better quality of milk, better market access, etc.)

C26

Have there been any changes in the basket of livelihood activities within your household after joining the FPC? (Probe: Reasons for the change in livelihood activities as per the respondent)

C27

Has the pattern of contribution of the various livelihood activities to the household income changed after joining the FPC? What are reasons for this? Please discuss in detail.

WOMEN EMPOWERMENT
D01

Who makes the major decisions regarding ____________ in your household currently?

D01_1

Horticulture/agriculture or milk production- for selling/business purpose

D01_2

Horticulture/agriculture or milk production - for self-consumption of family members

D01_3

Expenditure and savings (financial decisions)

D01_4

Other household decisions

D02

Who made the major decisions regarding horticulture/agriculture in your household before joining the FPC?

D03

Did you have to borrow from your spouse/other household member to pay the share capital?

D04

Do you attend meetings (general body, Board of Directors, Management Committee) regularly?

D05

To what extent do you feel like you can influence decisions in this FPC?

D06

To what extent does this FPC influence life in the community beyond group activities?

D07

Do you agree with the following statement- “My spouse and other household members support me in being a member and participating in the FPC activities”.

D08

As a woman farmer, what has been the major positive outcomes of being associated with the FPC? (Probe: Increased respect, Improved self-confidence, increased family support etc etc)

D09

As a woman farmer, are there any aspects that you feel should be improved upon? Do you feel women farmers voice is heard in an FPC which is dominated by Male members?

FEEDBACK ON SERVICES RECEIVED
E01

Has joining the FPC affected your profession/ business or helped you move towards your desired objective of improving your business efficiency and income through your profession?

E02

After joining the FPC, what are those positive developments that has impacted you and your business, thereby enabling you to move towards your desired objective?

E03

On a scale of 1-5, how would you rate the quality of services that you currently receive from the FPC?

E04

What steps do you take in case you are not satisfied with any services provided by the FPC? (In case something is not up to the mark or to their satisfaction, grievance redressal mechanisms, etc.)

E05

What are some of the challenges that you face within the FPC as a part of it?

E06

What do you think are the challenges faced by women under this Aatmanirbhar Hazaribagh model?

E07

What is your overall view on the FPC? (Probe: benefits, challenges, sustainability, and expectations)