Publication year:
1981
This article on the use of surveys in studies of small scale farmers includes an extensive pre-survey checklist of questions and issues to be explored in interviews with farmers. The questions cover the following areas: description of the local farming system, identification of resource constraints, farmers' assessments of hazards and farmers' opinions on components of currently recommended maize technology.
Interest groups:
This checklist may be of interest to those involved in farming systems research.
Pages:
433-450