QUESTIONNAIRE

Dear Sir/Madam,
I am MANJUNATH N.M studying in 4thsem M.com in Government First Grade College, Koppa. As a part of my academic program I have undertaken a project work on the topic entitled An economic analysis of pepper marketing; A selected case study of Sringeri Taluk. The information provided will be used for the academic purpose please co-operate. Thanking you Yours faithfully (MANJUNATH N.M)
1) 2) Name: Address: . 3) Occupation : a) Agriculture b) Employee 4) Educational qualification : a) Below 7th b) b) 7th to S,S,L,C [ ] [ ] c) S,S,L,C to PUC d) Above PUC [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] c) Business d) Other [ ] [ ]

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Land cultivation : a) Below 5 acress b) 5to15 acress [ ] [ ] c)10to30 acress d) Above 30 acress [ ] [ ]

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Are you cultivating the pungent products in your land? a) Yes [ ] b)No [ ]

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Which type of pungent product do you grow? a) Cardamom b) Pepper [ ] [ ] c)Nutmeg d) All the above [ ] [ ]

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Have you got profit? a) Yes [ ] b) No [ ]

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Which type of pepper do you got more profit? a) White pepper [ ] b) Black pepper [ ]\

10) How much expenses had you incurred in previous year to grow pepper? a) Less than 10,000 b) 10,000 to 20,000 [ ] [ ] c)20,000 to 30,000 d) Above 30,000 [ ] [ ]

11) Under these which source do you use for planting material? a) Own nursery b) Harticulture office [ ] [ ] c)Private nursery d)Other [ ] [ ]

12) Which method of irrigation do you have? a) Drip 13) How do you protect the plant? a) Spraying b) Dusting [ ] [ ] c) Both d) Nil [ ] [ ] [ ] b) Sprinkler [ ]

14) Which diseases among this, certainly troubles you in the cultivation of pepper? a) Phytophterapalmivora [ b) Leaf wit ] [ ] c) Fusuriumsolanivar d) Soil-borne [ ] [ ]

15) Do you think that pepper plants are easy to maintain? a) Yes [ ] b) No [ ]

16) Are you satisfied with the marketing facility of pepper? a) Yes [ ] b)No [ ]

17) How do you fell to improve the marketing facility? a) Subsidies for crops [ ] b) Sapporting price [ ] c)Other [ ]

18) How do you come to know the pepper price updates? a) News papers b) T.V. channels [ ] [ ] c) Magazine d) Other [ ] [ ]

19) How do you feel about cost of pepper prevailing in market? a) Satisfied b) High satisfied [ ] [ ] c) Average [ ]

d)Dissatisfied[ ] for the

20) Do you think that the investment in the pepper plantation will be profitable long time? a) Yes [ ] b)No [ ]

21) How do you feel the sapport provided by the Horticulture department for the cultivation of pepper? a) Excellent b) Satisfactory [ ] [ ] c) Good d) Poor [ ] [ ]

22) How do you feel with the additional monitory benefits providing by the Harticulture department? a) Satisfied b) Very satisfied [ ] [ ] c) Moderate d) Poor [ ] [ ]

23) What are the problems do you face in pepper cultivation? a) Labour problem b) Climate problem [ ] [ ] c)Problem of capital d)Other [ ] [ ]

24) What are the steps to be taken to over come these problems? a) By providing more wages b) Go for mechanization 25) Any suggestion please specify .. ... Date:Place :Signature [ ] c)other [ ] [ ]