Questionnaire

Economic and Profitability Analysis of Walnut Production in

Jajarkot, Nepal
Dear Respondent,
Let me kindly inform you that Mr. Prashanta Raj Sigdel from AFU, Rampur,
Chitwan is at your place undertaking a task as a part of undergraduate thesis
research. At your place i am going to do research on “Economic and Profitability
Analysis of Walnut Production in Jajarkot, Nepal.”
I anticipate due help and support from your side. All the information will be kept
confidential until you allow sharing it. Thank you for your kind time and patience
in advance.

1. General information of the respondent

 Respondent No.:

 Name of respondent:

 Gender:

 Age:

 District: Jajarkot

 Address:

 Education:
Education Illiterate Literate Primary SEE +2 Bachelor
Status (Grade 1-8) and above

Male

Female

 Contact no.:

 Family size:
 Age Group <5 years 5-15 years 15-60 years >60 years

Male
Female

 No. of people actively engaged in walnut farming:

2. Land holding ?
Land Holding (Ropani) Khet Bari

Total owned land

Cultivated land

Walnut cultivated land

Leased out
Leased in

3. Occupation ?
Occupation Wage Business Govt. Non govt. Foreign Pension Others
Labor Service Service Work

Income
(Rs)

4. Orchard information
Age of Orchard Total number of Total number of Total production Total production
(Years) trees productive trees (…………. BS) (………… BS)

5. When did you test soil from the orchard?

a) Before Orchard establishment
b) After orchard establishment
c) Never

5. Which variety of walnut do you cultivate? ………………

6. Do you practice mixed cropping with walnut?
a. Yes b. No
If yes, what crops do you choose for mixed cropping?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

7. What is tentative cost of walnut production? (in ropani)?

Variety: Soft Shelled (Dante Okhar)

SN Particulars Unit Quantity st Value Quantity nd th Value in

1 2 −5 year
year in Rs price Rs
price

1. Variable cost
a. Labor

i. Pit digging

ii. Manure
transportation

iii. Human

iv. Weeding &

tillage

v. Others

b. Bullock Day

c. Tractor Hour

d. Fencing

e. Saplings

f. FYM Kg
g. Irrigation

h. Fertilizers (DAP, Kg
Urea, MOP)

i. Bordeaux Rs
Mixture

j. Training &
Pruning

k. Equipments

l. Management
cost

m. Interest on
variable cost (12
%)

n. Lubricants cost

o. Marketing cost

m. Micronutrients

n. Others

2. Fixed cost
a. Land

b. Tax on land

c. Irrigation tank

d. Depreciation
cost of farm
equipments

e. Repair and
maintenance of
farm equipment

f. Insurance

g. Pipe
 h. Others

8. What is the total revenue from walnut production?

Total revenue Quantity Rate Total cost

Fresh walnut

Processed Walnut

Others
(……………………)

9. What are the sources of following inputs used for walnut cultivation?

Seed/ saplings/ Organic manure Fertilizers & Tools Others (if any)
planting materials pesticides &equipments

Why seed / grafted seedlings ?

………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………….

10. What are the factors that encourages you for walnut cultivation?

……………………………………………………………………………………….

……………………………………………………………………………………..

11. Are you satisfied with the production of walnut?

a. satisfied b. indifferent c. unsatisfied

12. What is the trend of walnut cultivation?

a. increasing b. decreasing c. constant
13. Whom do you sell produce?
a. local trader b. cooperatives c. wholesaler

d. retailer e. others (……..................................)

14. How do you deliver walnut to market?

a. self carry b. vehicle c. others (……………………………..)

15. What is the mode of selling of walnuts?

a. pre harvest contract b. non contract

16. Do you practice grading before selling?

a. yes b. no

if yes, how do you grade your product? …………………………………….

17. Have you got any training related to walnut?

a. yes b. no

if yes,

Types of training Organizations Received year

18. Organizational information

Types of Organization Name of Organization Joined Year Position

Banking
Institutions

Farmer’s Group
 Co-operatives
Forest Committee

Others (Specify)

19. What is your access status to loan?

a. easy acess b. difficult

if difficult, mention reason as well! …………………………………………

20. Have you taken any loan for walnut cultivation?

a. yes b. no

if yes, from where ?

a. bank b. relatives c. cooperatives d. others (……………………………………….)

[Link] is the price of walnut?

In abundant season: Rs ……….

In scarce season: Rs ………….

22. Are you satisfied with the price?

a. satisfied b. indifferent c. unsatisfied

23. What are the major problems in production of walnut? Rate the following
production problems into following scales.
1= severe, 2= moderately severe, 3= moderate, 4= slight, 5= no problem

SN Production problems Scale

1. low establishment rate of saplings

2. infeststion of diseses& insects

(…………………………………………….)

3. lack of irrigation facilities

4. low labor availability

 5. lack of technical assistance & trainings to farmers

6. others (……………………..)

24. Do you perform any kind of processing?

a. yes b. no

if yes, mention! ………………………………………………………………….

i. Do you practice post harvest management ?

a. yes b. no

ii. Rate after postharvest ? ………………………………………….

25. Nutrients
1= severe, 2= moderately severe, 3= moderate, 4= slight, 5= no problem

S.N. Problems related to nutrients Rank

1 Unavailability of inorganic fertilizers
2 Insufficient availability of Farm manure
3 Lack of knowledge in identification of micronutrient deficiency
4 Lack of knowledge on proper use of fertilizers as per the
recommended dose
5 Lack of information about appropriate fertilizers

26. Production
1= severe, 2= moderately severe, 3= moderate, 4= slight, 5= no problem

SN Particulars Production

1. Total walnut production

2. Total sell

3. Family use
 4. Damage

27. What was the crop before apple cultivation?

a. Cereals

b. Vegetables

c. Fallow

d. Others if specify………………

28. What type of walnut has high demand in the market?

…………………………………………………………….

29. Are you satisfied with the production of apple in Dolpa?

a. Strongly satisfied

b. Moderately satisfied

c. Undecided

d. Moderately unsatisfied

e. Strongly unsatisfied

30. Are you getting enough walnut saplings?

a. yes

b. no

31. Factors for success of farming:

 a. Availability of planting materials and input

b. Quality of planting materials and inputs

c. Technical Know-how

d. Technical support and services

e. Suitable land

f. Market access

32. Method of grading:

a. No grading
b. Manually using hands
c. Grading machine
d. Others ……………....

33. Methods of technology adoption

a. Tillage
i. Power tiller [Link] tiller iii. Halo
b. Pit digging machine

c. Irrigation
i. Flooding ii. Drip iii. Sprinkler iv. Irrigation through pipes

d. Spraying machine
i. hand compressor ii. Knapsack sprayer iii. Others (………………)

e. Training & pruning devices

i. Secateurs ii. Saw iii. Others (………………………………)

f. Harvesting equipments ? …………………………………………….

g. Bordeaux mixture ( Rate ? ………… Times ?………………..……)

h. Bordeaux paste (Rate ? ……………… Times ? …………………….)

i. Packaging material used:

a. Doko b. Plastic container c. Jute bags d. Net bags e. Others (………………)

34. Do agricultural extension staffs, JT/ JTA’S, horticulturals officers visit

your farm to give technical advices?

a. yes b. no

if yes, how many times a year? …………………….

35. Have you done insurance on walnut trees?
a. yes b. no

if yes, mention rate as well! ……………………………………

36. What factors influenced you to grow walnut? Please tick (if multiple choices, then
rank from 1 to 7 where 1 is most important and 7 is least important).

Land suitability and favourable

climate

Good returns

Market demand
Other crops uncultivable

Influence of neighbours

Govt. Subsidies and Extension Services

If others, Mention:

37. Have you had established nursery for walnut ?

i. yes ii. no

if yes, from where did you get rootstock & scion ?

…………………………………………………………………………………………

mention the variety for rootstock & scion as well! …………………………………….

38. Rate of selling of grafted walnut plants?

i. Bulk (…………………………..)
ii. Small amount (……………………)

39. How do you harvest your fruit?

a. Shaking
b. Using scissors
c. Picking with hands
d. Net spread at the base of the canopy
e. Others (…………..…………….)

40. Means of transportation?

a. Animal draft
b. Vehicles
c. By foot
d. others (……………………………)
41. Distance to nearest market: …… Km or …… hours on foot or …… hours on vehicle.

42. Marketing:

S.N Type of Marketing Rate Quantity Total amount Location

(NRs/Kg) (Kg) (NRs)

1 Walnut fruits sold directly

2 Walnut fruits sold after storage

3 Processed walnut products

4 Nursery plants (NRs/plant) (No. of

plants)

Household consumption of fresh walnut and

processed products

Postharvest loss

43. Marketing problems

1 = most severe, 2 = highly severe, 3 = moderately severe, 4 = less severe, 5 = least
severe

S.N. Major Marketing problems of apple Rank

1 Low volume of production

2 Price variation

3 Poor marketing infrastructure like transportation/Collection center

4 Middleman interference

5 Poor bargaining power

43. What do you expect from PMAMP, Jajarkot for proper planting materials?
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44. What do you expect from PMAMP, Jajarkot for pest and disease management?
……………………………………………………………………………………….
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45. What do you expect from PMAMP, Jajarkot for Post-harvest technology?
……………………………………………………………………………………….
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46. What do you expect from PMAMP, Jajarkot for harvesting technologies?
……………………………………………………………………………………….
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47. What do you expect from PMAMP, Jajarkot for transportation facilities?
……………………………………………………………………………………….
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48. What do you expect from PMAMP, Jajarkot for marketing facilities
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