The Socioeconomic Situation of Small-Scale Farmers in Nigeria

Socio-economic situation and problems of farmers, information about
cultivation and selling of crops as well as attitudes towards
extension-workers and modern methods of cultivation.

Issues: Years at school; number of wives; bride price; number of
people to feed in household; ownership of consumer goods; memberships
and amount of contributions; use of savings; poultry and cattle owner-
ship; farm size; distance to farmland; access to farmland; mode of
acquisition of farmland; changes in farm size; mode of additional
acquisition of farmland or reasons for reduction of farmland; changes
in quality of farmland and reasons for changes; comparison of quality of
own farmland with others and reasons for differences; number of
cultivated crops; number of crops cultivated with fertilizer, chemicals
and im- proved seeds; proportion of sold crops; proceeds from selling
crops; expenditure for fertilizer, chemicals, improved seeds, tractors
and hired labour as well as total expenses; source of instructions for
using fertilizer and chemicals; difficulties with instructions and
reasons for problems; knowledge and use of modern methods of
cultivation; preference for modern or traditional methods of
cultivation; main problems of using modern methods; number of workdays
on the farmland performed by family members and other workers; kind of
work which requires other people´s help; own work on other men´s fields
and reason for this activities; place to purchase fertilizer, chemicals
and seeds; additional sources of income and kind of activities; income
from non-agricultural activities; contacts to extension-worker as well
as frequency and place of contacts; perceived improvement by activities
of extension-worker; advantages or disadvantages by activities of
extension-worker in comparison to other farmer and reason for
disadvantage; person for discussion of farm problems; frequency of
discussing farm problems with other people as well as own role in these
discussions; expectations towards adviser in farm problems; detailed
informations about cultivation, use of fertilizer, chemicals and
improved seeds as well as the proceeds from different products culti-
vated.

The file contains additional informations about the presence of other
persons during the interview and the name of the interviewer.