QUESTIONNAIRE

1. How much land do you own? < 4 acres 4 8 acres more than 8 acres

2. Which are the main crops grown by you in your farm? 3. Where do you sell your agriculture produce? At village mandi Self-cosumption At Taluka market yard Pre defined Contractor

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4. Have you heard about contract Farming? Yes No

5. Have you ever tried to get more information about contract farming? Yes No

6. Did any company approached you for contract farming in past? Yes No

7. Have you ever done contract farming for any company in past? Yes No

8. Do you think contract farming is a helpful tool for small farmers? Why? Yes No

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9. Rate the following aspects of contract farming as per your knoledge. (1=Strongly Disagree, 2=Disagree, 3=Neutral, 4=Agree, 5=Strongly Agree) Risk reducing activity Secure future return Ease to take away products Credit facility provided Good quality of the seeds provided More price offered by the company Technology provided by company Training provided Lack of management. Rejection on quality which produced by the farmer. Bad behaviour of the employees / companies with farmer. Policies of the company get change, when the crop is near to sell Want more pure Varity Complicated Process An inappropriate pricing system Inadequate input supply Not flexible No representative in decision making Late supply of inputs Unavailability of seed in the market Weak enforcement of contractual laws Gives ready market Provide convenient planting time Makes improvement in farming practices Gives reliable and affordable input supply Improve standard of living Give peace of mind Soil treatment for specific crop is costly Require abundance of water to get contract Always one crop would reduce fertility of soil Company's standards for quantity and quality are very hard to meet Require much more land Open market give more price than contract 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

farming 10. Which crops / Farm produce generally covered under contract farming? Vegetable Fruits Sugarcane Cereals Other 1. _________ 2. _________ 3. ___________ 11. Do you know any company that deals with contract farming? If yes then please mention 2-3 names. Yes Company No Brief Description

12. What is the main source for you to get information regarding agriculture? TV Programme _________ Gram Sabha Radio News Paper Word of Mouth