RESEARCH QUESTIONNAIRE

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULUTURAL ECONOMICS AND EXTENSION SERVICES

FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE
UNIVERSITY OF BENIN
BENIN CITY

Dear Respondents,
I am a final year student of the above named Department carrying out a research on the topic, “Effect of ADP Communication
Channels in Cassava farming in Ovia North East Local Government Area, Edo State Nigeria”. I am soliciting for your help in carrying
out this research by providing answers to these questions as correctly as possible. Your objectivity and honesty in providing
answers/information will be highly appreciated. Be assured that all information is for research purpose only and will be treated with
absolute confidentiality.
Thanks for your cooperation.
Yours faithfully,
Raphael Kelechi UDUGBA

Please tick ( ) or fill in as may be appropriate.

SECTION A: SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
1. Village/Clan: __________________________

2. Sex: Male [ ] Female [ ]

3. Age: ________________________

4. Educational qualification: (a) Non-formal Education (b) Primary Education (c) Secondary Education (d) OND/NCE (e)
HND/BSC (f) Others specify _______________

5. Marital Status: (a) Single [ ] (b) Married [ ] (c) Separated [ ] (d) Divorced [ ] (e) Others [ ]

6. Average farm size (hectares): (a) Less than 1[ ] (b) 1-5[ ] (c) 5-10[ ] (d) 10-15[ ] (e) 15 and above [ ]

7. Cassava farming experience: (a) 1-5years [ ] (b) 6-10years [ ] (c) 11- 15years[ ] (a) 16-20years [ ] (c) 20 and above [
]

8. Household size: (a) Below 5[ ] (b) 6-10 [ ] (c) 11-15[ ] (d) 16-20[ ] (e) 20 and above [ ]

9. Source of labour: (a) Family [ ] (b) Hired [ ] (c) Self [ ]

10. Which social group do you belong to? (a) Not a member of any [ ] (b) cassava farmers association [ ] (c) cooperative
society [ ] (d) Others (specify) ___________________________

11. Group leadership: (a) No leadership experiences [ ] (b) Have led a group [ ] (c) have held other position(s) [ ]
 12. Do you ever have access to ADP extension services? (a) Yes [ ] (b) No[ ]

13. How often do you have access to ADP extension services? (a) Two-two Weeks [ ] (b)monthly [ ] (c) months interval [ ]
(d) yearly [ ]

14. What is your estimated annual income from cassava production (in Naira (N)): (a) less than N100,000 [ ] (b) 101,000 -
200,000 [ ] (c) 201,000 - 300,000 [ ] (d) 301,000 - 400,000 [ ] (e) 401,000 - 500,000 [ ] (e)500,000 and above [ ]

15. When did you first have access to ADP extension service (a) Last month [ ] (b) This Year [ ] (c) Last Year [ ] (d) 2 years
ago [ ] (e) 2 years and above [ ].

SECTION B: ACCESS, PREFERENCE AND EFFECT OF COMMUNICATION CHANNEL ON RATE OF

TECHNOLOLGY ADOPTION.

16. Which of the following communication channel do you have access to and prefer through ADP?

S/N COMMUNICATION CHANNELS YES NO

1. Radio

2. Television

3. Posters

4. Bulletins

5. Leaflets/pamphlet

6. Lectures

7. Home/farm visit

8. Friends/Neighbor

9. Demonstrations

10. Meetings

11. Internets

12. Social Media

13. Others specify

 17. What is the effect of communication on your rate of adoption of innovation?

S/N Innovations Effectiveness

Highly effective Effective Slightly effective Not effective

1. Choice of well drained land

Improved Cassava varieties

2. (ICVs)

Stem cutting: apical rooting and

3.
mini-sett

4. The spacing

5. Proper planting depth

Intercropping with legumes

6.

Time of fertilizer application

7. and balanced fertilizer
application

8. Adequate Use of herbicides.

9. Integrated pest and disease

management (IPM)

10. Time of Harvesting

11. Post-harvest storage method:

Chipping, Grating, Sun drying
and Fermentation

12. Others, specify

18. What is the effect of ADP communication of these technologies on your total yield and income?

Agriculture technology and

S/N Effects of ADP communication on yield and income
information

Highly effective Effective Slightly effective Not effective

1. Improved varieties

2. Row planting

3. Spacing

4. Use of pesticides

5. Timely weeding

6. Inter cropping/crop
Rotation

7. Use of clean planting

Materials

8. Time of planting

9. Time of fertilizer

Application

10. Time of harvesting

11. Post-harvest storage

Method

12. Others specify

19. What are your perceived benefits of ADP communication of these technologies in your farming system?

S/N Perceived benefits Level of benefits

Highly Beneficial Slightly Not beneficial

beneficial beneficial

1. Increased yield

2. Increased income

3. Increase in efficiency of production

4. Efficient use of inputs or resources

5. Efficient use of available time

6. Better utilization of labour

7. Better routine management skill

8. Afford better clothing for children

9. Afford better clothing for self.

10. Afford better and nutritious feeding

11. Dependency on other/borrowing to meet

basic need have reduced

12. Can now participate actively in social

activities e.g. meeting
20. What is the effect of ADP communication on the size of your farm and planting population?

Farm size (Ha) Prior to ADP After ADP No. of Cassava stands Prior to ADP After ADP
Communication communication communication communication

a. Less than 1 a. Less than 1000

b. 1-2 b. 1000-2000
c. 2-3 c. 2000-3000
d. 3-4 d. 3000-4000
e. 4-5 e. 4000-5000

21. What is the level of your income in cocoa farming?

Income N Prior to ADP

Now that you have access to ADP communication
communication

a. Less than N100,000

b. 100,000 - 200,000

c. 200,000 - 300,000

d. 300,000 - 400,000

e. 400,000 - 500,000

f. 500,000 - 600,000

g. 600,000 - 700,000

h.700,000 - 800,000

i. Above N800,000

22. What constraints did you faced when you adopted these technologies?
S/N Constraints Seriousness

Slightly Not serious

Very serious Serious
serious

1. Lack of funds

2. Inadequate extension
contact

3. Time constraint

4. Absent minded

5. Inadequate input

6. Illiteracy

7. Small farm size

8. Culture values

9. Inadequate marketing

for farm produce

10. Irregular extension

Visit

11. Inadequate

understanding of

training

12. Others,speify
 23. What constraints did you face when sourcing these technologies?

S/N Constraints Seriousness

Very Slightly Not serious

Serious
serious serious

1. Irregular feedback from

extension agents

2. Extension agent do not

clearly understand my farm

problems

3. Feel inferior to extension

agents

4. Irregular extension contact

5. Inadequate interest in

extension activities

6. Inadequate confidence in

extension agent

7. Insufficient female extension

agent to reach farmers

8. Complexity of technology

9. Cultural value

10. Training programmes are

readily conducted

11. Insufficient fund

12. Others,specify