Agricultural Extension Services and Technology Adoption Survey, 2016

This study contains data that were collected to assess the demand and supply of extension services in Malawi. The survey covers 3001 households and 299 sections in all 29 districts in Malawi (excluding Likoma). These surveys were complemented by follow-up visits and in-depth interviews with farmers in four communities and interviews with more than 30 key informants at national, district, EPA, and section levels The data collected include information about the household and head; agricultural practices and production by plot; sales and utilization by crops, tree crops, livestock and fisheries; technology adoption; extension services; access to inputs and credit; social networks; food security and dietary diversity; non-food expenditure; and other measures of economic and social welfare.

本研究收录的调研数据旨在评估马拉维境内农业推广服务（extension services）的供需状况。本次调研覆盖马拉维全境29个县（不含利科马县）的3001户家庭与299个行政片区，同时辅以多项补充调研工作：对4个社区的农户开展追踪回访与深度访谈，以及针对国家、县、农业推广办事处（EPA）及片区层级的30余名关键知情人进行访谈。所收录的数据涵盖家庭与户主相关信息、按地块统计的农业生产模式与产出、各类作物、木本作物、畜禽及渔业的销售与使用情况、技术采纳情况、农业推广服务状况、生产资料与信贷获取渠道、社会网络情况、粮食安全与膳食多样性、非食品支出，以及其他经济与社会福祉相关指标。