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Community Score Card for Gender Responsive Agricultural Service Provision I. ACCESSIBILITY 1.

a.

INFORMATION:

Respondent is: Male Female Are you able to access information about your entitlements to agricultural extension services?

If YES through which Channel?

MEANS OF INFORMATION Through Radio

Through government Officers

Through Community Works

Through Cooperatives

If not, why do you not receive the information?

Discussion/Explanation of score

b.

Are you able to access information about Market opportunities? If YES through which Channel?

If not, why do you not receive the information?

Discussion/Explanation of score

c.

Are you able to access information about Training opportunities? If YES through which Channel?

If not, why do you not receive the information?

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Discussion/Explanation of score

2.

INPUTS

Are you able to access Agricultural inputs? If YES, please indicate: Fertilizers 

Organic .............................................................



Chemical..............................................................

KILOGRAMMES

Improved seeds: Pesticides: If NOT, why not?

Discussion/Explanation of score

3.

TRAININGS

Are you able to participate fully in training Activities? If YES, Please indicate the Training: 

Training on extension services:



Literacy Training



Training on Basic Accounting



Training on Business Plan Elaboration



Others

NUMBER OF TIMES

If NOT, Why Not?

2

Discussion/Explanation of score

4.

LAND

Do you have access to Land? If YES, Please indicate the Surface of Land owned

0.1-0.25 ha

SURFACE OF LAND OWNED 0.26-0.5 0.6- 1ha 1.1-1.5ha ha

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If NOT, Why Not?

Discussion/Explanation of score

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EXTENSION SERVICES

Are you able to access Extension services? If YES, Please indicate: 

Irrigation



Farmer Field School



Soil Conservation



Crop Intensification Programme



Veterinary Services



Others

NUMBER OF TIMES

If NOT, Why not?

Discussion/Explanation of score

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6.

FINANCE

Last year a.

Do you have a Bank account? If YES have you ever been able to get a loan? When ?

b.

From where did you get your Loan?

c.

If the Loan was obtained from the Bank was it a personal Loan or it was obtained through a cooperative/ association?

d.

Which amount of money did you get?

Bank

Personal

< 20.000

20.000 50.000

PERIOD In the 2 last years

SOURCE OF LOAN Financial Institutions

In the 5 Last Years

Cooperative

NATURE OF LOAN Through Cooperative/Association

AMOUNT OF LOAN 100.000 200.000 500.00 0 200.000 500.000 1.M

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Discussion/Explanation of score

II. CONTROL 1)

Are you able to control the use of land at Household level?

If not, why not?

Agree

Disagree

If not, are there any decisions about land that you have control over?

2)

Are you able to control the use inputs at household level?

Agree

Disagree

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If not, why not?

If not, are there any decisions about inputs that you have control over?

3)

Do you have Control over Harvest (Agriculture and Livestock Production) at household level?

Agree

Disagree

If not, why not?

If not, are there any decisions about management of production that you do have control over?

Discussion/Explanation of score

III. QUALITY a.

If you have accessed training has it been professionally delivered, on time, by good trainers?

Agree

Disagree

Agree

Disagree

If Not ,What problems did you experience with training

b.

If you have accessed agriculture inputs and other technologies, were they of good quality?

If not, what were the problems with these inputs?

c.

If you have accessed financial services were the procedures heavy for you or not?

Agree

Disagree

If not, what problems did you experience?

Discussion/Explanation of score

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IV. RELEVANCY Agree 1)

Disagree

Did the Training meet your needs as a Farmer

If Not, What kind of training activities would have been more relevant for you?

2)

Did the seeds, fertilisers or other inputs meet your needs as a farmer?

Agree

Disagree

If not, What Kind of inputs would have been more relevant to you?

3)

Did the Loan received covered your Financial needs?

Agree

Disagree

If not, What kind of support (technical, Advisory) would have been helpful to you?

4)

Did the seeds, fertiliser or other inputs meet your needs as a farmer?

If not, What were the gaps?

Discussion/Explanation of score

V. ATTITUDE & BEHAVIOUR: 1)

Are you satisfied with the attitude and behaviour of agricultural extensions officers If not, What are your recommendations

2)

Agree

Disagree

Was the attitude and behaviour of the official towards you polite and respectful?

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If not, did the official treat you differently to other farmers?

Why do you think it was like that?

Discussion/Explanation of score

VI. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: Agree

Disagree

Agree

Disagree

Agree

Disagree

Agree

Disagree

1)

Are you able to participate fully and effectively in local decision making processes around agricultural services If not, why not?

2)

Do you know specific decision making forums or groups that farmers use to discuss and plan, either amongst themselves or with government officials, private sector etc?

If not, Why not?

3)

Have you ever tried to participate in these forums?

If not, why not?

4)

If you have been involved, do you think that your voice is heard in the meetings and that you are fully included in the decision making process?

If not, why not?

Discussion/Explanation of score

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VII.

GENDER EQUALITY

1)

Do you think you have equal opportunities to access agricultural services when compared with male farmers If NOT, why not?

2)

Do you believe that you have an equal opportunity when compared with other female farmers in different circumstances (e.g. divorced or widowed single head of household)?

Agree

Disagree

Agree

Disagree

If NOT, why not?

Discussion/Explanation of score

VIII. 1)

IMPACT ON HOUSEHOLD RELATIONS:

If you have accessed agricultural services, has this changed relations between men and women in your household? Has this been a good or bad change?

Agree

Disagree

If Not, why Not?

2)

Why has this change happened?

Discussion/Explanation of score

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