QUESTIONNAIRE FOR BANANA CULTIVATORS

1. Name:

2. Village:

3. Block:

4. District:

5. State:

6. Mobile No:

Bank Details:

Aadhar Card No:

7. Age(in years):

8. Educatioal Qualification: a)Illiterate b)Primary c) High School d)Higher Secondary e) Graduate f)

Others( )

9. Occpation :Main:_____________________________________________

Subsidiary:_________________________________________

10. Sources of income and net income per annum from each source:

Farming_____________________,Off Farm______________________,Non Farm

Labour________________,Livestock___________________.

11. No of Family embers :Adult male____ , Adult Female___ , Boy_____ Girl______.

12. Members engaged in Banana cultivation:Adult Male_____ , Adult Female______ ,

Boy_____ , Girl_____ .

13. Experience in banana farming (in years):

14. Land Holding in Acres:

Details of Land Holding:( in Acres):

Paticulars Owned land(A) Leased Out(B) Leased in(C) Total(A-B+C) Rent paid/acre
if leased in
1.Rainfed
2.Irrigated
3.Total
Which irrigation method do you use: a)River b)Well c)Borewell d) others

Pattern of cropping

Season Crop Variety Area Prod.(in Avg.Cost of Net Return

(inAcres) Quintals) Production(inRs) on selling
Rabi
Kharif
Summer
15. (A) No of Banana plantlet planted:
Sucker variety:-
Sucker purchase point (Village /Block):-

(B) Fertilizer& Pesticide& Fungicide Details:

Fertilizer Brand Tot. Qty. of Total Fertilizer purchase

Name /Company Fertilizer(in Cost point(Pvt.Wholesaler/Pvt.Retailer/Agroindustries
Name kg) (in Rs) of State)

Pesticide Name Company Name Total Qty Total Cost(in Rs) Pesticide
purchase point

Fungicide Name Company Name Total Qty Total Cost Purchase Point

16. (a)How much do you harvest per season? (Number of bunches)_______________

(b) How much do you harvest per year? (Number of bunches)_______________
17. Is there any loss of bunches of banana per season? Yes/No ( )
18. How many bunches of banana lost per season? ______________
19 What is estimated cost of producing a bunch of banana? _________________

20. Reason for selecting x variety banana for cultivation.

a) Suitability of soil ( ) b) Less Water Requirement ( ) c) Profitability ( ) d) Ready Market (

) e) Regular Income ( ) f) Higher Yield ( ) g) Promoted by govt ( )

21. Do you have intercropping: Yes/No

If yes name the crops: a) _________________ b) _______________________ c) ______________

22. Marketing of banana by producer to seller:-

a) Market:

Marketing Areas Place Distance

Within the block
Within the District
Within the state
Outside the state

b) Mode of Transport

1) Lorry 2) Tempo 3) Auto Tempo

c) No of bunches contracted/sold:___________

d) Channel Partner to whom selling is done:-

a) Direct Sale______ b) Commission Agent__________ c) Contractor_______ d)

Wholesaler________ e) Retailer_____.

23. Mode of Sales:

a) Credit Sales (in %) ___________________ b) Cash Sales (in %) _______________

c) Both

24. The terms of trade fixed by

a) Auction b) Bargaining

25. (A) Expenses incurred per bunch for marketing:

Particulars Amount(in Rs)

Weighing & Packaging

Transportation
Regulated Market Committee fee
Brokerage(commission)
Miscellaneous(specify)
a)

TOTAL of (A) _________________________________________

(B) Expenses incurred during production:-

Particulars Cost(Rs/unit)
Land Preparation
Cost of Sucker
Fertilizer & Pesticide cost
 Irrigation Cost
Labour Cost(Pesticide/Fertilizer application,
Harvesting cost)
Total of (B)
Total Cost (A+B) = Rs

Production (in kg):-_____________

No of bunches contracted/sold: _____________

Sales@ Rs _____per kg:-_____________

Profit per unit (Sales - Total Cost) = Rs_________

Money from sale of Banana leaves:-Rs______

Money from sale of banana stem:-___________

Any value addition if done to banana_________________

26. To know factors which limit banana production (Rank according to respondent’s opinion.)

a) Agro-biological Factors

1) Severity of wind

2) Severity of diseases

3) Severity of pests

4) Amount of rainfall

5) Natural Calamities

6) Destruction of crop by monkey, elephant, mouse

b) Economic &Institutional Factors

1) Higher Labour cost

2) Higher cropping cost

3) Higher pesticide, fertilizer cost

4) Non availability of credit

5) Scarcity of labourers

6) Lack of information &Extension Support

27. Problems faced in production of banana (Rank them)

1) Quality of plantlet

2) Severity of disease and pest

3) Scarcity of labourers

4) High cost of production

28. Problems faced in marketing of banana (Rank them)

1) High Commission charges

2) High Transportation

3) Cheating by middlemen

4) Seasonal Demand

5) Poor Quality

6) Fluctuation in prices

29. State profitability in all cultivation of banana

Year Cost Sales Profit

30. Finance

a) Nature of fund used in banana cultivation

1) Owned 2) Borrowed 3) Both

b) If borrowed mention the source and amount borrowed

Source Amount of Borrowing Rate of interest Duration (Repayment

Period)
Commercial Banks
Public Sector Banks
Private Sector Banks
Micro Finance
Institutions
Friends & Relatives
Money Lenders
Self Help Groups
Cooperative Banks

31. Have you got any assistance from government? Yes/No

If yes, in what way

a) Loan with Subsidy

b) Plantlets
c) Fertilizers
d) Pesticides

32. Your opinion about govt.support in banana cultivation

a) Very Good b) Good c) Neutral d) Bad e) Very bad

33. Scope of Banana in future

a) Very Good b) Good c) Bad d) Very Bad.

34. Any other suggestion for improving banana cultivation:-