Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
NOTE TO INTERVIEWER: FILL THIS SECTION OUT BEFORE THE INTERVIEW. PLEASE DO NOT ASK THE
QUESTIONS IN SECTION 0 (EXCEPT PHONE NUMBER, WHICH SHOULD BE OBTAINED AT THE END OF THE
INTERVIEW)
Questionnaire No.: _______
1. Male / 2. Female
NOTE TO INTERVIEWER: TALK TO ENTERPRISE OWNER WHEN POSSIBLE. IF OWNER NOT AVAILABLE,
TALK TO CHIEF MANAGER ONLY. IF INTERVIEWING MANAGER, ASK QUESTIONS ON OWNERSHIP AND
FAMILY EMPLOYMENT RELATIVE TO ENTERPRISE OWNER (QUESTIONS 2 5)
Q1. Function of the respondent in the farm: 1= Owner / 2 = Chief Manager
Q2. Age of respondent ________
Q3. How many years have you attended school altogether (including university, if applicable)? ________
Q4. How many years have you been running this business? ________
Q5.
5.1 How
5.2 How
5.3 How
5.4 How
many
many
many
many
Fruits
Barley
Cotton
Rice
Wheat
Sugarcane
Other _____________________
Livestock:
How many months does your agribusiness have positive cash flow? _________
Q12.
Do you and your family keep written financial records of revenues and expenses? 1 = Yes/2 = No
Q13.
NOTE TO INTERVIEWER: THIS INFORMATION IS VERY IMPORTANT.
PLEASE COMMUNICATE TO THE RESPONDENT THAT THE SHARED INFORMATION WILL REMAIN
CONFIDENTIAL AND WILL NOT BE SHARED WITH THE AUTHORITIES.
13.1 Please fill in values in the following table about your vegetable business (in thousands of BDT)
NOTE TO INTERVIEWER: PLEASE ENTER AVERAGE DATA ONLY ABOUT ONE GROWING CYCLE (SEASON).
One growing cycle (season)
Value of sales (revenues)
Costs
Land preparation
(machinery/labour cost)
Seeds and plants
Fertilizers
Pesticides / herbicides
harvest (machinery/labour cost)
Transportation
Energy (Electricity, gas etc.)
Rent
Licences, fees
Other
Total Costs
Value of profits
13.2 How many growing cycles do you have per year? _____________
13.3 How many months does each growing cycle last? _____________
13.4 Please fill in values in the following table about your agri-business (in thousands of BDT)
Value of buildings/land owned
Values of equipment and vehicles owned
Value of livestock
Value of Inventories (raw materials, semi-finished
How much does each of these sources contribute to the revenues of your family?
in thousands of BDT
Please evaluate the development of your business over the last 24 months.
Declined significantly
Declined somewhat
Remained the same
Improved somewhat
Improved significantly
Q16. In the last 12 months, what proportion of your firms working capital and new fixed investment
has been financed from each of the following sources?
Working capital
Proportion (%)
Firms internal funds/Retained earnings
Debt
CHECK THAT TOTALS ARE
Q17.
New investments
Proportion (%)
100%
100%
NOTE TO INTERVIEWER: IF THE ANSWER ON QUESTION 17 IS NO, SKIP TO THE QUESTION 22.
Q18.
Q19.
Over what period (how many months) have you accumulated these savings? ___________
Q20.
NOTE TO INTERVIEWER: IF THE ANSWER ON QUESTION 20 IS NO, SKIP TO THE QUESTION 23.
Q21.
NOTE TO INTERVIEWER: IF THE BOTH ANSWERS ON QUESTIONS 17 AND 20 ARE YES, SKIP TO THE
QUESTION 23. IF ANY OF THE ANSWERS IS NO CONTINUE.
Q22.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Q23.
NOTE TO INTERVIEWER: IF BOTH ANSWERS ON QUESTION 23 ARE NO, SKIP TO THE QUESTION 25. IF ONE
OF THE ANSWERS IS YES, CONTINUE.
Q24.
Q25.
How
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
NOTE TO INTERVIEWER: IF THE ANSWER ON QUESTION 25 IS NOT AT ALL, SKIP TO THE QUESTION 28.
Q26.
Approximately, how much you exchange each time? (in BDT) ________
Q27.
Q28. What is the approximate distance you have to travel and approximate time it takes to travel to
the nearest lending financial institution? ___________ in kms
__________ in minutes
Q29. In your opinion, if you want to get a loan from a financial institution, how important are the
following factors? (Rate from 1 to 5, with 1 being least important and 5 very important):
1. Convenient location of financial institution
2. Quick disbursement of loan (quick processing of loan application)
3. Quality of service of financial institutions staff
4. Low interest rate/cost of borrowing
5. Convenient repayment period
6. Absence of requirement for immovable property as collateral
7. Availability of other financial services from same financial institution
Q30.
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Have you applied for a loan from a financial institution in the previous three years?
1. Yes
2. No
What were the reasons you have not applied for a loan with a financial institution?
(mark up to two)
NOTE TO INTERVIEWER: DO NOT READ ANSWER CHOICES TO THE RESPONDENT. MARK THE CATEGORY TO
WHICH HIS ANSWER MOST CLOSELY CORRESPONDS. IF UNCLEAR, MARK AS OTHER AND SPECIFY
a. Primary reason (mentioned first) ______
b. Secondary reason (mentioned after primary reason) ________ (0 if only one reason was given)
1. High interest rates
2. Short loan term (maturity)
3. Excessive collateral requirements
2. No
Please provide information about loans you received in 2002-2005 in table below.
Bank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Non-Bank
Credit
Organization
Family and
Friends
Other
informal
sources
(pawnshop,
moneylender)
Other
(Specify)
__________
# of loans
Total amount received (BDT)
Average annual interest rate (%)
Application time (# of days)
Maturity of loan (months)
Percentage of loan demanded as
collateral (security)
Individual=1 / Group=2
Q34. For what purposes did you use the loan money? Estimate the proportion (%) of total loan money
used for the following purposes.
1
2
3
Other (specify):
Please rank the sources of external financing you would seek (in order of preference):
___ Money lender
___ Non-bank credit institution
___ Commercial bank
_____________________________
Which of the listed products, would you need and use from a financial institutions?
1. Deposits/Savings
2. Money Transfer
3. Foreign Exchange
4. Credits
Q38. If you have the information, have your relatives/friends/neighbors received a loan from
financial institution?
1) YES
2) NO
3) I dont know
Q39. In your opinion, how likely is your company to apply for a new loan from a financial institution
within next 12 months?
1
Term (months)
Q41. Part 1: If you are approved for a loan of the amount and term you indicated in question 40, at
an annual interest rate of 24%, will you accept this loan? (If the respondent answers "YES" or "LIKELY",
do not ask Parts 2, 3, 4 and 5.)
Part 2: What if the annual interest rate is 20%? (If the respondent answers "YES" or "LIKELY", do
not ask Part 3, 4 and 5.)
Part 3: What if the annual interest rate is 16%? (If the respondent answers "YES" or "LIKELY", do
not ask Part 4 and 5.)
Part 4: What if the annual interest rate is 12% (If the respondent answers "YES" or "LIKELY", do not
ask Part 5.)
Part 5: What would be the acceptable interest rate for you then?
Yes
Likely
Unlikely
No
24% interest
20% interest
16% interest
12% interest
Acceptable
interest %
Q42. If you do apply for a loan in the next 12 months, what is the maximum monthly payment that
you can afford to pay for the loan?
_____________________________
Q43. What banks or other institutions, such as NGOs, would you prefer to apply for a loan from?
NOTE TO INTERVIEWER: IF THE RESPONDENT DOES NOT KNOW ANY, WRITE ZERO.
Banks
Other Institutions
Q44. If you do apply for a loan in the next 12 months, for what purpose will you most likely use the
money? Indicate the percentage of the loan amount that will go to each purpose.
1
2
3
Q45.
NOTE TO INTERVIEWER: PLEASE COPY THE TELEPHONE NUMBER TO THE SECTION AT THE BEGINNING OF
THE INTERVIEW.