Smallholder Rice Farmers in Ghana’s Kpong and Weta Irrigation Projects

Ghana, 2013 - 2015

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GHA_2013-2014_KIP_v01_M

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Daniel Ayalew Ali, Derick Bowen, Klaus Deininger, Markus Goldstein, Angeli Kirk, Tricia Koroknay-Palicz

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Data file: hfdc_s1m1_final

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Valid: 1490

Type: Discrete

Start: 1929

End: 2136

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11:10
3 of the parcels listed in the baseline are under litigation hence fallow at the moment
All other parcels are fallow because produce from major season season are still unsold due lack of market
All parcel left fallow
Amount indicated in broadcasting cost is cost of food because labourer did it as goodwill
Bcos she is farming 2 parcels at the same time she seemed confused wth some of the dates
Calendar protocol was used to determine some dates
Duplicate id for same person
Even the 2 parcels were recorded in the baseline it is actually a 2 acre piece of land which is seperated by a bund an acre each but cropping is done as one unit
Even though it was indicated she has 3 0.5 acre parcels in the baseline, they are located at one place and she treats them as one unit
Even though the respondent was willing to grant the interview the farmer manager refuses to give out any information with the excuse that nothing good will come out of the interview
Farmer could not give actual date for activities performed.thank u.
Farmer did not collect herbicied and insecticiede from GADCO.
Farmer performs most activities himself
Got accident after ploughing parcel 02 hence has left land to lay fallow
Group labour was hired to carried out transplanting activities on parcel ID (01) at the cost of 350 gh
Has been contacted several times since the beginning of hfdc exercise but never avail himself after fixing many appointment dates and times
Have just finished harvesting for the major season , land is fallow at the moment, we now take steps to start the minor season
He has just finished harvesting for the last major season because of late start of the previous season
He is now trying to gather resource to start farming
He is sick at the moment and hopes to cultivate the parcel when his younger brother offer him assistance by tilling the land for him
He said the mother has subletted the land but will not mention name and donot have contact too
Her brother inlaw has claimed the land after her husband death. Current farmer is also a respondent with code nl3328 108072
Her husband is cultivating parcel 02 and he is on GADCO treatment list
Her husband is the cultivator for parcel 02 but not available for interview
Her permanet labourer answered most of the questions
Her son helps her in the farm but does not see him as a farmer manager
Her son with whom she farms answered most of the questions
Her subletted her parcel due to her busy schedule
His son is currently the primary cultivator, lives in a different community but not available for the interview
I dont trust some of his answers
I suspect he was angered by the fact that he was not selected for the Gadco treatment program
I suspect she has subletted her parcel but she doesnot want to indicate
Just finished harvesting for the last season and waiting to mobilize funds to start farming again
Majority of her permanent labourer work is centered around chemical application and harvesting activities
Minor season rice already harvested.
Minor season rice already harvested.thank you
Modul one
None
On control
Other parcels have just been harvested for the last ended major season
Parcel 01 has just been seeded 14 days ago, cost for tilling is just fuel, chemical application is just for food because both people are family relations
Parcel 01 is being cultivated by respondent's brother who is also a respondent and parcel 02 by her spouse
Parcel 02 is being cultivated by husband who is not available immediately for interview. 03 & 06 are fallow
Parcel 02 is now at seeding stage
Parcel 02 is now at preparation stage
Parcel 02 is now at seeding stage , respondent claimed parcel 03 listed in baseline is an error
Parcel 02 is now at seeding stage hence details were not captured
Parcel 02 is yet to be cultivated hence fallow at the moment
Parcel 03 is being cultivated by her husband who is on Gadco treatment list
Parcel 1 and 3 listed in baseline are the same parcel combined to make 1 acre Respondent seemed very forgetfull about most things she does
Parcel four(04) is on GADCO project or under treatment .
Parcel no. 3 is now at pre_farming preparation stage
Parcel o2 is fallow at the moment
Parcels are fallow because birds disturb them a lot during minor seasons
Parcels are fallow because of financial difficulties
Picture taken several times but image didnt appear due to camara difficulties, her son answered most of the questions
Please cross check Gadco treatment list to see wether he has been selected to be on Gadco program. He confirmed receiving inputs from Gadco
Plot P1 under fungicide application is 4 sachate for 2 kilos and not 15 kilos thank u.
Primary cultivator ask the son to take the photo.even though i explain everything to her.
Refused interview first time visited but later consented to interview on a second visit.
Registered with two different names during the baseline
Respondent claimed he has only one rice parcel and there all other parcels listed in the baseline as rice farms is an error
Respondent do not have self telephone number hence he gave out a househoodo member number.
Respondent dont know the mobile number of the person he rented the parcel to
Respondent got interviewed twice during the baseline with two different names and ID codes
Respondent has confirmed signing contract with Gadco and receiving treatment
Respondent has difficulty in hearing n spoke through an interpretor. The landlord is claiming the land after minor season harvest
Respondent has subletted his parcel but did the baseline interview hoping to retrieve the land but was unsuccessful because the tenant's term has not expired
Respondent indicated even though he indicated he has 2 parcels in the baseline they are only seperated by a bond therefore treat them as one unit parcel and does everything as a unit, total size is 2.25 acres
Respondent is being treated by Gadco
Respondent is cultivating 3 parcels at the same time and so easily get confused about some activity dates
Respondent is inconsistent and answers questions in general terms and outside scope of specific questions
Respondent is not consistent and I suspect some of the facts may not be true
Respondent is not straight forward with answers as he seemed forgetful about some of his activities dates and records
Respondent is receiving Gadco support. He is not mentally alert sometimes
Respondent is slightly confused about application dates since he is cultivating 2 parcels at the same time
Respondent name did not appear on the survey phone list.thank you.
Respondent refuse to give the name of the primary cultivator of the parcel
Respondent refused to mention her age after several promptings
Respondent said Parcel size is 2 Acres and not as stated on picture.
Respondent said even though 4 parcels were listed in the base the land is a 4 acre land with no boundries so do everything as one unit and cannot seperate the activities and cost of input and labour cost
Respondent said is now putting things together after the major harvest to till the land when resources become available to him
Respondent said parcel 02 is now at pre-seeding stage, however that information is doubtful
Respondent said she has only one parcel but surveyor recorded two during baseline
Respondent said she will not grant any further interviews if she is not selected to benefit from Gadco program the next major season
Respondent second parcel is been cultivated by another respondent with ID 130-003 in our control list.
Respondent to yet to put plans in place to till the land for this season but that is doubtful
Respondent was busy so I have to wait for her to finish what she was doing.
Respondent was assisted by the brother who is also part of the househood to answer some of the questions.thank u.
Respondent was interviewed twice during the baseline with two different codes and different arrangement of his names
Respondent was mistakenly interviewed twice during the baseline with different id codes
Respondent's elder brother is cultivating the parcel this season because he has no money but will revert to him after the minor season
Respondents has difficulty recollecting the size of parcels he listed in the baseline
Rice already harvested
Rice already haversted
She said parcel 02 is at friuting stage but it is a sublet in parcel so she doesnot see it as necessary to give information about it. It was subletted from respondent with id 125038
She sees her son as permanent worker or farm manager because he contributes to the management of the farm both in labour and finances and she pays him some amount after the harvest
The actual parcel size is 1.25 acres not 1.20 recorded in the baseline
The actual parcel size is 1.25 acres not 2 acres as indicated in the baseline
The other 2 parcels are now at tilling stage
The parcel is a one unit parcel consisting of two acre units
The parcels are being her husband who is on Gadco treatment list
The respondent does not stay in the community hence his wife takes care of the farm but all the financial expenses are footed by the main respondent
The respondent fm said her sister did the baseline interview because they thought they could take possession of the land for the minor season but they were not successful
Tilled the parcel but could not continue because he lost his brother and had to stop
Was late in harvesting last major season so is unable to do minor season farming
[No Answer]
all parcel left fallow due to financial difficulties
both couple answered
calender protocol was used for ploughing date
cost of labour is low because the person is a cotenant of respondent
did late harvest for the major season and so will not farm this minor season
end time 08:11
end time 10:32
end time 10:56, harvest date 12/03/14
end time 11:21, harvest time 26/02/14
end time 13:17, harvest time 26/03/14
end time 15:27, harvest time 06/02/14
end time 16:47, harvest time 19/03/14
fallow land
farmer could not give acurate dates
farmer has not yet apply amonia and urea fertilizer he want to wait for a while.thank u
harvest time 12/02/14 endtime 16:49
harvest time 12/03/14, endtime 08:41
harvest time 26/01/14 end time 13:39
harvest time 26/02/14 end time 09:52
harvest time 26/03/14 endtime 16:36
harvest time 5/03/14 end time 10:34
harvest time 9/04/14, endtime 12:55
harvested
has been called several times since the beginning of the exercise but never answered call or returned the calls
has subletted his parcel, will start farming from the next major season
he bought the nursery bed from a different farmer so he doesnt about the date for nursery
he didnt do the nursery bed himself, he bought it from a different farmer
he doesnt cultivate any of the parcels during minor seasons only in major seasons
he has hired out the parcel and therefore no more the PC of the parcel
he later indicated that the parcel 02 is being cultivated by someone else
i suspect he has subletted his parcels based on a community member's comments
i suspect she subletted the parcels but says the parcels are fallow because it is waterlogged and will cultivate during major season which is rather the raining season
it is suspected respondent was interviewed despite showing great disinterest during the baseline
main respondent has given out the parcel to his wife who is also a respondent has intended subletted to another who is also a respondent with id 106049
main respondent has traveled outside community but made his wife stand in for him
no
not interested in taking the picture
now at pre seeding and land preparation stage due to late harvest of major season
now trying to seed the land
np1 is section 3B6 and allocated free
npk and amonia fertilizer not yet applied due to financial problem
on gadco treatment
on wienco
on wienco treatment
on wienco treatment with the parcel 01
on wienco treatment. the date of interview is 13/2/14
on wienco treatment; started planting 13/10/13 but the field was flooded so germination started in december
on wienco; for the 2nd parcel he didnt do the nursery bed himself, he bought it from a different farmer
other parcels belong to members of the household who are also respondents
parcel 02 is being cultivated by her husband who is also a respondent
parcel 02 is fallow
parcel 02 is fallow as at the time of interview because it was harvested not long ago as late major farm season
parcel 02 is fallow as at the time of interview. parcels 3 and fallow recorded in the baseline are non rice farm parcels
parcel 03 is now at pre tilling stage
parcel 2 recorded in the baseline is maize farm
parcel convection into acres will be.......... 2and quarter acres for 0.9 hecters
parcel is now at tilling stage
parcels 01 and 02 have been increased by acreage after the baseline but couldnot provide information on 03 and 04 due to lack of time on the part of the respondent
parcels 02 & 03 have just been seeded
parcels 02 and 03 are now at seeding stage
refused to be interviewed
removed for publication
respondent did not give consent to photograph so i captured the house.
respondent has confirmed signing contract with Gadco but didnt receive support this season. he is in the same household with 118056 who is cultivating parcel no. 01
respondent is in the same household with 108048
respondent is on Gadco treatment
respondent said he is now gathering resources to cross the land because he has still not received payment for his last season's harvest
rice already harvested
rice has been harvested 2 weeks before the interview
she actually cultivated only 1 acre
she has been asking me to supply her with agro chemicals to do the applications so i can have the chance to interview her
she has subletted her land to someone whose only first name she can remember
shes a household member of 251-069
shes no longer the PC of the parcel
size of the parcel is 1.5 acres
the descriptions and responses from the respondent indicates that he's associated to either gadco or wienco
the farm manager seems to take care of almost all activities
the harvest date is 12/01/14 because it couldnt appear in the questionnair
the main respondent is in the same household with primary cultivated and the parcel information was captured under his interview with id 118099
the number of parcels is 3 not 4
the parcel ID 02 is being cultivated by him during only major season and the owner of the parcel cultivates it during minor seasons
the parcel was given to this respondent agbeve avevor to cultivate for this minor season
the parcel was left fallow
the parcel was left fallow for this minor season
the parcel was left fallow this minor season
the respondent is no longer the PC of the parcel
the respondent was not too sure about some of the dates given
there was a problem with camara hence picture quality is poor
this info concern Np1
this parcel is being harvested on the date of the interview
using a friends inputs from gadco
using wifes inputs from gadco
was late in doing the major season hence couldnot do minor

Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

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