Annex 2
Questionnaires used

GCP/INT/436/SWE: Survey of Fish Farmers (Draft 5.0 11/9/87) Part 1: Page 1

PART 1: INFORMATION ABOUT INTERVIEW

(To be assigned by interviewer)	Farm Unit No.

Following to be answered by the interviewer on first attempt:

1.1 Name of intended respondent:

1.2 On the back of this page, MAKE A SKETCH of the area where the respondent resides and the pond(s) are located, giving names and locations of access roads, rivers, streams, valleys, and villages. In the case where there is more than one pond belonging to the respondent, give each pond a number (1 to 4) relative only to this questionnaire, and use these numbers throughout this questionnaire to identify each pond when necessary.

Following to be answered by the interviewer on each attempt:

		Attempt 1	Attempt 2	Attempt 3
1.3	Date:
1.4	Interview occurred by (specify) : CHANCE or APPOINTMENT
1.5	Time interview started (24 hr clock):
1.6	Respondent present? (Y/N)
1.7	Respondent present & available? (Y/N)
1.8	If 1.7 answer is NO, tick reason:
	A. Not interested or not willing:
	B. Occupied:
1.9	Language(s) used to communicate with respondent during interview:
1.10	Interpreter used: (Y/N)
1.11	Parts of interview achieved: (Specify Part Numbers: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
1.12	Time interview finished (24 hr clock)
1.13	Name of interviewer:
1.14	Name(s) of other staff present:

GCP/INT/436/SWE: Survey of Fish Farmers (Draft 5.0 11/9/87) Part 2: Page 1

PART 2: IDENTITY OF RESPONDENT

(From Part 1)	Farm Unit No.

Following to be obtained by the interviewer from the respondent:

2.1	Name of respondent:

2.2	Sex of respondent: (Circle one)	MALE	FEMALE

2.3	Birth year of respondent:

Location of Fish Farm:

2.4	District:

2.5	Ward:

2.6	Branch:

2.7	Section:

2.8	Village:

2.9	Chief:

Interviewer to ask the following questions and tick the appropriate response:

2.10	Have you ever lived for more than one year away from the village where you now live?	Yes [ ] No [ ]

2.11	Have you ever lived outside of Zambia?	Yes [ ] No [ ]
2.12	On whose behalf do you decide about the use of the fish ponds? (Response is the respondent's Economic Unit for the purposes of this questionnaire)

Yourself only [ ]

Your household (No. members = ) [ ]

An Informal group (No. members = ) [ ]

A formal group (coorperative or corporation) [ ]

A school (No. students = ) [ ]

Other: [ ]

2.13	What is your role in the economic unit?	Sole Decision-maker [ ] Representative of Group of Decision-makers [ ]

2.14	Do you actually manage the fish ponds?	Yes [ ] No [ ]

2.15	What assets are controlled by the economic unit?	Land (hectares = ) [ ] Permanent Buildings [ ] Mechanized Farm Equipment [ ] Vehicles [ ] Livestock and/or Farm Animals [ ] Other: [ ]

2.16	How do you obtain cash?	Sale of Crops [ ] Sale of Animals and/or Meat [ ] Salaries [ ] Do not have any cash [ ] Other: [ ]

2.17	Have you ever held a salaried job?	Yes [ ] No [ ]

2.18	Do you have a formal political role? (Tick for each unit given below and if YES give role):
	Section	No [ ];	Yes [ ] Role:
	Branch	No [ ];	Yes [ ] Role:
	Ward	No [ ];	Yes [ ] Role:
	District	No [ ];	Yes [ ] Role:
	Province	No [ ];	Yes [ ] Role:
	National	No [ ];	Yes [ ] Role:

2.19	Give the language(s) spoken by the respondent and tick the appropriate box if he/she can read or write them:
	Mother tongue:	Read [ ]; Write [ ]
	Second language:	Read [ ]; Write [ ]
	Third language:	Read [ ]; Write [ ]

2.20	In which year did you leave school?

2.21	In which year did you leave school?

2.22	Of what nationality are you?

2.23	Do you profess a formal religion?	Yes [ ] No [ ]

2.24	Are you a registered member of UNIP?	Yes [ ] No [ ]

GCP/INT/436/SWE: Survey of Fish Farmers. (Draft 5.1 16/9/87) Part 3: Page 1

PART 3: CURRENT SITUATION AND OUTLOOK

(From Part 1)	Farm Unit No.

Following to be obtained by the interviewer from the respondent:

		Pond 1	Pond 2	Pond 3	Total
3.1	Length (meters)
3.2	Width (meters)
3.3	Area (sq. meters)
3.4	Maximum designed depth (meters)
3.5	Can the pond be completely drained? (Y/N)

3.6	What is the source of water for the pond(s)? (Tick all that apply)
	Spring
	Seepage from water table
	River
	Reservoir/Dam
	Other:

3.7	During which months is there not enough water to practice fish culture? (Write NONE or give months)

Complete the following for the CURRENT PRODUCTION PERIOD:

3.8	Is there sufficient water in the pond to support the chosen fish culture system? (Y/N)
3.9	Is the pond stocked with fish?
3.10	If so, give:	Weight in kg
3.11	If so, give:	Date or Month

If the answer to question 3.9 is YES, ask questions 3.12 to 3.20 on the current production period, then skip to question 3.25; if the answer to 3.9 is NO, skip to question 3.21.

3.12	What fish species are stocked? (Tick all that apply)
		Pond 1	Pond 2	Pond 3	Total
	Oreochromis andersonii
	Other or mixed tilapia spp.
	Catfish spp.
	Carp spp.
	Other:

	Ask the following questions of the respondent:
3.13	Will continuous/intermediate fishing be practiced? (Y/N)
3.14	If so, is continuous/intermediate fishing for home consumption only? (Y/N)
3.15	Expected date of next major harvest?
3.16	Expected length of current production period in days:
3.17	How will major harvest be carried out? (Seining only; sein + drain; drain only)
3.18	How many kg fish do you expect from major harvest?
3.19	Expected total kg fish during current culture period? (Sum of major + inter. harvest)

3.20	What fish culture system is currently practised? (Tick all that apply)
	No feeding or fertilizing
	Organic fertilizing
	Feeding
	Association with pigs
	Association with poultry
	Other:

(Now skip to question 3.25)

If the answer to question 3.9 is NO, complete questions 3.21 to 3.22 for the FUTURE PRODUCTION PERIOD.

		Pond 1	Pond 2	Pond 3	Total
3.21	Must major repairs be made to your ponds before stocking?
3.22	If and when do you expect to stock your ponds with fish?

If the answer to question 3.22 is NO or DON'T KNOW, answer question 3.23 and then go to question 3.25; if the answer to question 3.22 is YES, go to question 3.24.

3.23	If the respondent has no intention to stock the system in the near future, what are the reasons? (Tick all that apply)

	Respondent does not know how to rehabilitate pond and/or culture fish [ ]

	Respondent does not consider fish culture rewarding [ ]

	Respondent would restock but pond rehabilitation is too expensive [ ]

	Essential inputs not available [ ]

	Other: [ ]

3.24	How many months after you stock your ponds until the first major harvest?

Complete the following for the PREVIOUS PRODUCTION PERIOD:
(If none, skip to question 3.35)

3.25	Date of most recent major harvest:
3.26	Harvest result Kg:
3.27	Date of stocking prior to most recent harvest:
3.28	Length of previous production period in days:
3.29	Continuous/intermediate fishing during period? (Y/N)
3.30	If so:	method used:
3.31	If so:	Kg produced:
3.32	Total kg fish produced:

3.33	What fish culture system was practiced? (Tick all that apply)

		Pond 1	Pond 2	Pond 3	Total
	No feeding or fertilizing
	Organic fertilizing
	Feeding
	Association with pigs
	Association with poultry
	Other:
3.34	Was the culture system used the same as during the current period? (Y/N)

In the following section, the interviewer will compare the production figures reported above with the standard for the reported technology and evaluate the reasons for any below standard production performance.

	Pond area in ARES (from 3.3)
	Length of previous production period in days (from 3.28)
	Total kg harvested previous production period (from 3.32)
3.35	Est. productivity kg/are during previous culture period
3.36	Est. productivity kg/are/year during previous culture period
	Est. length of current prod. period in days (from 3.16)
	Expected kg harvest current production period (from 3.19)
3.37	Proj. productivity kg/are for current culture period:
3.38	Proj. productivity kg/are/year for current culture period:
3.39	Calculated normal productivity kg/are/yr for culture system:
3.40	Is either the estimated or projected productivity below the norm for the system: (Y/N)

3.41	Who gave you the production figures you asked for and reported in this questionnaire?

	Respondent only [ ]

	Respondent had to refer to government staff for some figures [ ]

	Respondent did not know figures, which were all given by gov't staff [ ]

If the answer to 3.40 is Yes, the interviewer will answer questions 3.42 to 3.46 based on observations of the fish farming practices of the respondent; otherwise skip to 3.47:

3.42	Is the respondent familiar with the standard procedures (rates of feed and fertilizer application, predator control, pond maintenance, etc.) for the culture system practiced?	Yes [ ] No [ ]

3.43	If the respondent is unfamiliar with the standard procedures, in your opinion does this unfamiliarity explain his low fish yields?	Yes [ ] No [ ]

3.44	If the respondent is familiar with the standard procedures, does he actually apply the procedures in his culture system?	Yes [ ] No [ ]

3.45	If the respondent does actually apply the standard procedures, are there any reasons which you can observe or which the respondent gives for not attaining normal productivity?

3.46	If the respondent is familiar with the standard procedures, can he get inputs from where he most wants and sell his fish as he would like?	Yes [ ] No [ ]

The interviewer will ask the following questions of the respondent and record the answers by ticking the appropriate boxes:

3.47	Are you building more fish ponds at this time?	Yes [ ] No [ ]

3.48	Do you intend to build more fish ponds in the future?	Yes [ ] No [ ]

If the answer to questions 3.47 or 3.48 is Yes, continue with the following questions; otherwise skip to question 3.54:

3.49

Do you now have the land and water needed to expand?

Yes [ ]

No [ ]

If the answer to 3.49 is NO, ask questions 3.50 and 3.51, otherwise skip to question 3.52:

3.50	How do you intend to get access to land for your new ponds?	Title deed [ ] Long-term lease from government [ ] Customary law [ ] Lease from individual or company [ ] Squatting [ ] Other: [ ]

3.51	How do you intend to get access to water for your new ponds?
		Apply for water rights [ ] Connect to existing source (including water table) [ ] Other: [ ]

3.52	What species of fish do you intend to culture in your new ponds? (Tick all that apply)
		Tilapia [ ] Catfish [ ] Carp [ ] Other: [ ]

3.53	What culture systems do you intend to use in your new ponds? (Tick all that apply)
		No fertilizer or feed [ ] Organic and/or inorganic fertilizer [ ] Feed [ ] Association with pigs [ ] Association with poultry [ ] Other: [ ]

3.54	Do you know of one or more individuals or groups who have access to the land and water needed to start a fish culture unit?	Yes [ ] No [ ]

3.55	If the answer to question 3.54 is YES: Give the name, village (or other reference point), and potential water source:

	Name	Village	Water Source

3.56	Do you know of one or more individuals or groups who used to practice fish culture but have now stopped?	Yes [ ] No [ ]
3.57	If the answer to question 3.56 is YES: Give the name and village (or other reference point):

Annex 2 Questionnaires used

Annex 2
Questionnaires used