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Appendix 1
QUESTIONNAIRE

(including response codes)

Socio-economic survey of Aquaculture, Lubombo Region, Swaziland
August – October 1990

I. DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE

1.1Name of Homestead1Single Multi-

Head of Household:

Name of Respondent:

1.2HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS.

 1.2.3.4.
NAME:    
RELATION TO HEAD:    
AGE    
SEX    
MARITAL STATUS    
EDUCATION2    
OCCUPATION3    
RESID. STATUS4    
REMITTANCES5    
CONTRIB. TO FARM LABOUR6    

1 Indicate whether single or multi-household homestead.

2 NONE - never been to school; PRIMARY - grade 1 to std. 5; SECONDARY - form 1 to form 3; HIGH - form 4 to 5; COLLEGE; UNIVERSITY.

3 Occupation - his or her job.

4 Residential status - full-time at home, weekends or only on leave.

5 Any financial contribution - yes/no.

6 Contribution to farm labour - full-time, part-time or never.

 5.6.7.8.
NAME:    
RELATION TO HEAD:    
AGE    
SEX    
MARITAL STATUS    
EDUCATION    
OCCUPATION    
RESID. STATUS    
REMITTANCES    
CONTRIB. TO FARM LABOUR    

 9.10.11.12.
NAME:    
RELATION TO HEAD:    
AGE    
SEX    
MARITAL STATUS    
EDUCATION    
OCCUPATION    
RESID. STATUS    
REMITTANCES    
CONTRIB. TO FARM LABOUR    

2 FARM STATUS AND SOURCES OF INCOME.

2.1 LivestockNumber
Goats                                                                  
Cattle                                                                  
Chicken                                                              
Sheep                                                                 
Dogs                                                                  
Cats                                                                    
Other                                                                  

2.2Farm ImplementsCondition
Tractor                                                                                       
Pick-up                                                                                      
Plough                                                                                       
Cultivator                                                                                   
Disc/harrow                                                                               
Harrow                                                                                       
Planter                                                                                       
Wheelbarrow                                                                             
Cart                                                                                            
Other (fishnet, sickle, spade)                                                    

2.3Sources of Income (in order of priority)
aRemittances (include frequency)                                                       
bSale of crops                                                                                      
cSale of cattle                                                                                      
dHandicraft                                                                                           
eSale of small stock                                                                             
fHawker                                                                                               
gSale of 2nd. hand clothing                                                                  
h Other/Wages                                                                                     

3 FARMING SYSTEMS

3.1What crops do you grow?For cash       
f=fruitm=maizec=cotton        
b=beansj=jugo beansv=vegFor food       
t=tobaccog=groundnuts         
p=cowpeask=pumpkins         
s=sugar cane   

3.2Which of these are important to you ?
 
s=cash crops
f=food crops
 
3.2.1Why are they important ?
 
s=income
f=food
 
3.3(For cash crops, ask the following)
 
3.3.1How much do you sell on average ?
 
3.3.2How much did you sell last year ?
 
3.3.3Was this more or less or same as last year?
 
a=more
b=less
c=same
d=dont know
 
3.3.4What are the reasons for this performance ?
 
a=good cultivation/cultivated on time
b=good/heavy rainfall
c=sufficient labour
d=poor/late cultivation
e=lack of money for inputs
f=other
 
3.3.5What are your market outlets ?
 
3.3.6Who sells the crop ? (ask for each crop)
 
a=head
b=spouse
c=children
d=other
 
3.3.7How much money do you get when the crop is good?
 
3.4(For food crops, ask the following)
 
3.4.1Do you normally have food to last until the next harvest? If no, how do you get additional food?
 
a=yes
b=no
 
3.4.2Where do you get additional foods?
 
a=buy
b=ask from relatives
c=credit against future harvest
 
3.4.3What kinds of additional food do you use ?
 
 TypeQuantityHow ObtainedCost, if bought.
 
3.4.4Do you normally produce a surplus ?
 
a=yes
b=no
 
3.4.5Did you have a surplus last year? (ask for each crop)
 
a=yes
b=no
 
3.4.6If yes, what did you do with the surplus ?
 
a=sell
b=give to relative
c=store

4 FARM INPUTS

4.1What amount do you spend on inputs?
(fertilizer, herbicides, insecticides, pesticides)
  
4.2What problems do you experience with inputs ?
 
a=expensive
b=difficult to obtain
o=no problems
  
4.3What types of animal manure do you use ?
 
a=cattle       |
b=chicken   :
c=pig           |
d=goat         :
o=no manure used
  
4.3.1Use made of the manure?
 
a=fertilising maize fields
b=fertilising ponds
c=fertilising veg.
  
4.3.2Source of the manure?
 
a=own kraal
b=other
  
4.3.3Is the manure purchased or collected free?
 
a=collected free
b=purchased
  
5.1Do you employ any labour and, if so, why ?
  
 a=yes
 b=no
  
5.2What forTime of yearcropAmount paidNo. of labourers
  
5.3What type of labour and what do you pay ?
 
a=male adult
b=female adult
c=male child
d=female child
e=lilima
  
5.4From your family, how many contribute their labour full-time ?
  
5.5What problems do you have with labour ?
 
a=none
b=theft/cheating
c=expensive
d=shortage

6 FISH FARMING

6.1Do you raise fish ? (If no, go to 6.7)
 
a=yes
b=no
  
6.2If yes, why ?
 
a=food and sale
b=food only
c=sale only
d=other
  
6.3Who decided to start fish farming ? why ?
 
a=head of homestead
b=spouse
c=son
d=daughter
e=other
  
6.4Amongst other farming activities, what priority does fish farming take?
 
a=top priority
b=priority no. 2.
c=no priority
d=other
  
6.5In which part of the year do you concentrate on fish farming ?
 
a=all year
b=summer only
c=winter only
  
6.6Why during this time ?
  
6.7If you do not raise fish, are you interested ?
 
a=yes
b=no
  
6.8Do you know about fish farming?
 
a=yes
b=no
  
6.9Who told you?
 
a=extension worker
b=neighbour
c=relative
d=Tibiyo
e=Sebenta
f=Other
  
6.10Do you own a pond? (If no, go to 6.27)
 
a=yes
b=no
  
6.11What is it for ?
 
a=fish
b=garden
c=livestock
d=other
  
6.12How far from the homestead is the pond ?
 
a=within sight
b=out of sight
c=other
  
6.13How big is the pond?
 
a=length
b=width
c=depth
  
6.14What equipment did you use to build the pond?
 
a=pick and shovel
b=ox scraper
c=grader
d=other
  
6.15How long did it take to build the pond ?
  
6.16Is it in a working condition ?(If yes, go to 6.21)
 
a=yes
b=no
  
6.17If not, why not ?
  
6.18Would you like to rehabilitate it ?
 
a=yes
b=no
  
6.19If yes, how much will it cost ?
  
6.20Why are you willing to undertake the cost ?
  
6.21Does it have any fish ?
 
a=yes
b=no
  
6.22How do you know ?
 
a=can see them
b=do not know
  
6.23How old are the fish ?
  
6.24Who owns them ?
 
a=head
s=spouse
c=children
o=other
  
6.25How and from where did you get them ?
 
a=Fisheries section
b=Other (specify)
  
6.26Did you buy them ?
 
a=yes (how much)
b=no
  
6.27Would you like to have a pond ?
 
a=yes (why)
b=no (why)
  
6.28Why would you like to own a pond?
  
6.29What are the advantages of fish farming?
 
a=food
b=money
c=nice to look at
d=easy to raise
e=healthy
  
6.30What are the disadvantages of fish farming ?
 
a=need attention
b=theft
c=easily die
o=no disadvantage

7 FISH CONSUMPTION

7.1What kinds of relish does your family eat ?
 
v=veg
m=meat
mk=milk
f=fish
b=beans
p=cowpeas
  
7.2Does your family eat fish ?
 
a=yes
b=no
  
7.3How often do you eat fish ?
 
a=once a week
b=once every two weeks
c=once a month
d=once every 3 months
e=once every 6 months
f=once a year
g=after every harvest
h=other
  
7.4Who does not eat fish in the family ?
 
a=all eat fish
b=children
c=parents
d=head
e=spouse
  
7.5Why not?
 
a=makes him/her vomit
b=bad smell
c=used only for medecine
d=does not like it
e=religious reasons
  
7.6Where do you get it ?
 
a=shop
b=pond
c=trader
d=neighbour
e=other
  
7.7Do you buy the fish ?
 
a=yes
b=no
  
7.8If bought, how much do you spend for a meal ?
  
7.9How much do you spend on one meat meal?
  
7.10In what form do you get the fish?
 
a=from pond
b=frozen
c=dried
d=tinned
e=other
  
7.11What different types of fish do you know ?
 
t=tilapia
c=catfish
cp=carp
s=sardines/pilchards
e=eel
  
7.12Do you prefer a certain type of fish?
  
7.13Why do prefer this type?
 
a=taste
b=cheapness
c=more meat/lack of bones
d=fatty
e=no scales
f=no smell
g=easy to obtain
h=religious reason
  
7.14What size of fish do you prefer. Why ?
 
a=large size
b=small size
c=any size
  
7.15Do you cook fish ?
 
a=yes
b=no
  
7.16How do you prepare fish?
 
f=fried
b=boiled
  
7.17Do you feed fish to children ?
 
a=yes
b=no
  
7.18In what form do you feed the fish to the children?
 
a=any form
b=boiled
f=fried
t=tinned
x=with bones removed/filleted
  
7.19At what age ?
 
a=when they can eat solids
b=1/2 years
c=2 years +
d=any age
e=5 years +
  
7.20Do pregnant women eat fish ?
 
a=yes
b=no
  
7.21Is there any taboo related to fish ?
 
a=yes (what)
b=no
  
9.3who gives the advice ?
 
a=home economists
b=rural health visitors/nurses/
c=clinic/hospital
d=fisheries extension workers
e=another fish farmer
f=other (specify)
  
9.4From where did you receive the fingerlings ?
 
a=fisheries extension worker
b=other extension worker
c=neighbour
d=another fish farmer
e=other
  
9.5What else did you receive?
  
9.6Are there any meetings held regularly on fish farming?
 
a=yes
b=no.
  
9.7Who holds them ?
 
a=extension worker
b=home economist
c=fisheries extension worker
d=other
  
9.8Have you attended any ?
 
a=yes
b=no
  
9.9What was the message ?
 
a=about producer organisations
b=about fish farming
c=about nutrition
d=about veg. gardens
  
9.10Were the meetings useful ?
 
a=yes
b=no
  
9.11Are there any visits as a follow-up to the meetings ?
 
a=yes
b=no
  
9.12When did you last have a visit ?
 
a=this week
b=last week
c=last month
d=last year
e=long ago
f=never
g=other
  
9.13What problems do you have with extension ?
 
o=no problems
a=does not visit enough
b=no extension officer available
c=does not know how to use the service
d=equipment provided not good
e=too far away
f=only come to harvest the fish
  
10.1With what do you feed your fish?
 
a=porridge
b=leftovers
c=vegetables
d=breadcrumbs
e=other
  
10.2How often do you feed ?
 
a=once a week
b=once a month
c=other
  
10.3Who does the feeding ?
 
a=head
b=spouse
c=children
d=worker
e=other
  
10.4Are there any other animals feeding on the fish food?
 
a=yes (which animals)
b=no
  
10.5Is the fish feed specially cooked?
 
a=cooked
b=fish are fed on leftovers
  
10.6Who else feeds on the fish food?
 
a=family elders
b=children
c=family workers
d=other
  
10.7Do you fertilise your ponds?
 
a=yes
b=no
  
10.8How often do you fertilise the pond?
 
a=every week
b=every month
c=every year
d=when there is a need
e=other
  
10.9With what do you fertilise your pond?
 
a=cattle manure
b=chicken manure
c=pig manure
d=chemical fertilisers
  
10.10Who does the fertilising?
 
a=head
b=spouse
c=children
  
11.1Have you ever harvested?
 
a=yes
b=no
  
11.2Who does the harvesting?
 
a=fisheries extension worker
b=other
  
11.3What do you use for harvesting?
 
a=fishnet
b=fishline
c=bucket
d=other
  
11.4How do you know when the fish is ready for harvest?
 
a=can see them
b=informed by Fisheries
c=harvest continuously
d=guess
  
11.5How often do you harvest?
 
a=once a year
b=when they are big
c=when the extension officer says they are ready
d=other
  
11.6What do you do with the fish after harvesting?
 
a=sell
b=family consumption
c=sell and consume
d=other
  
11.7Who owns the harvesting equipment?
 
a=self
b=neighbour
c=extension worker
d=other
  
11.8What else do you use it for?
 
a=nothing else
b=river fishing
c=fishing for neighbours
d=other
  
12.1Is it possible to drain the pond?
 
a=yes
b=no
  
12.2Do you normally drain the pond?
 
a=yes
b=no
  
12.3When do you drain the pond?
  
12.4Why do you drain the pond?
  
12.5What problems do you have with your ponds?
 
a=no problems
b=water drying out
c=flooding
d=other
  
13.1Are there any local organisations?
 
a=yes
b=no
  
13.2Are you a member of any organisation?
 
a=yes
b=no
  
13.3Which one?
  
13.4Is it a local organisation?
 
a=yes
b=no
  
13.5Do you hold any position?
 
a=yes
b=no
  
13.6If yes, what position do you hold?
 
a=chairman
b=treasurer
c=secretary
d=other

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