Questionnaire surveys and rapid rural appraisal methods were used to collect data on the features, problems and opportunities for smallholder rural poultry production in two locations representing the savanna and forest ecological zones in southwestern Nigeria. Information was gathered on the technical, biological and socio-economic aspects of poultry production. The study assessed the effectiveness of RRA compared to more conventional methods. The results indicated that RRA can be as efficient as questionnaire surveys for collecting quantitative data, and was superior in qualitative data gathering. The questionnaire surveys and RRA methods complemented each other well, although the sequence of use was considered to be important. Administering the questionnaire before the RRA was conducted was preferable as it gave the needed publicity for the RRA and ensured a more balanced representation of interest groups among informants.
Publication year:
1992
Interest groups:
This study will be useful for those interested in the application of different research methods, as well as planners and fieldworkers working at the local level
Pages:
pp. 130-132
In:
Livestock Services for Smallholders: a critical evaluation of the delivery of animal health and production services to the small-scale farmer in the developing world
Editor:
P. W. Daniels, S. Holden, E. Lewin and S. Dadi
Publisher reference:
Indonesia International Animal Science Research and Development Foundation