AIRTEA VEGETABLE FARMERS; VEGETABLE PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION

Description	Results
Interview period	18-Jul-2022 to 09-Sep-2022
Total number of Respondents	308 (Male:125 Female:183)
Number of Districts	10
Average amount of Land Owned by farmers (Acres)	2.60 "Min:0.01 Max:75.00)
Average amount of land dedicated for General Crop Production (Acres)	1.73 "Min:0.00 Max:75.00)
b4. Average amount of land (Acres) under vegetable grown within Jun2021 - Jun2022	7.80 "Min:0.00 Max:2,000.00)
C. Average number of plots of land used to grow the most recently harvested vegetables	1.07 "Min:1.00 Max:5.00)
c8. Distance from home of farmer to Vegetable plot (walking minutes)	44.08 "Min:1.00 Max:720.00)
c19a. Average number of days during a typical week vegetable was harvested during main harvest period	2.63 "Min:1.00 Max:7.00)
c23a. Average number of days during a typical week vegetable was harvested during minor harvest period	2.01 "Min:1.00 Max:7.00)
Average Annual Revenue (UGX) earned from sale of Vegetables within Jun2021 - Jun2022	1,130,184.21 "Min:2.00 Max:17,000,000.00)

B. Between Jun2021 - Jun2022, which vegetables were grown by your household [All Regions]

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Nakati	142	21.23
02	Katukuma	8	1.20
03	Ntula	101	15.10
04	Pumpkins (Essunsa)	23	3.44
05	Tomatoes (Enyanya)	136	20.33
06	Amaranth (Dodo)	45	6.73
07	Cabbages (Emboga)	30	4.48
08	Cowpea (Ggobe)	13	1.94
09	Eggplants	89	13.30
10	Bugga	23	3.44
12	Green pepper	14	2.09
13	Spider Plant (Jobyo)	13	1.94
14	Sukuma wiki	24	3.59
95	Other	8	1.20
	Overall	669	100.00

b2. Do you consider the vegetables you harvested as ancestral or introduced? [All Regions]

Note: results are from Roster Table

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Ancestral	451	68.23
02	Introduced	184	27.84
03	Don't know	26	3.93
	Overall	661	100.00

b5. Where did you obtain Vegetable seeds from? [All Regions]

Note: results are from Roster Table with multiple-choice responses

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Own farm	233	30.14
02	Farmer in same village	187	24.19
03	Farmer in another village	40	5.17
04	Trained seed supplier	16	2.07
05	It grew by itself	7	0.91
06	Government officer	8	1.03
07	A project in the community	4	0.52
08	Bought from the market	252	32.60
09	Farmer field schools	3	0.39
10	Researchers	7	0.91
95	Other	16	2.07
	Overall	773	100.00

C. Which main vegetable did you most recently completely harvest? [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Nakati	86	33.33
03	Ntula	52	20.16
04	Pumpkins	16	6.20
05	Tomatoes	98	37.98
06	Amaranth (dodo)	1	0.39
07	Cabbage	2	0.78
08	Cowpea	3	1.16
	Overall	258	100.00

c3. Location of vegetable plot [All Regions]

Note: results are from Roster Table

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Uplands	159	48.77
02	Lowlands	167	51.23
	Overall	326	100.00

c4. Does your household own, borrow or rent the plot of Vegetable? [All Regions]

Note: results are from Roster Table

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Own	196	60.12
02	Rent	106	32.52
04	Borrow for free	24	7.36
	Overall	326	100.00

c5b. Which MONTH was the plot on which the harvested VEGETABLE established? [All Regions]

Note: results are from Roster Table

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Jan	64	19.63
02	Feb	62	19.02
03	Mar	50	15.34
04	Apr	28	8.59
05	May	16	4.91
06	Jun	22	6.75
07	Jul	10	3.07
08	Aug	24	7.36
09	Sept	19	5.83
10	Oct	8	2.45
11	Nov	8	2.45
12	Dec	15	4.60
	Overall	326	100.00

c6b. Which MONTH was the FIRST harvest of VEGETABLE done on the plot? [All Regions]

Note: results are from Roster Table

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Jan	12	3.68
02	Feb	20	6.13
03	Mar	34	10.43
04	Apr	66	20.25
05	May	49	15.03
06	Jun	39	11.96
07	Jul	23	7.06
08	Aug	12	3.68
09	Sept	21	6.44
10	Oct	11	3.37
11	Nov	19	5.83
12	Dec	19	5.83
96	None	1	0.31
	Overall	326	100.00

c7b. Which MONTH was the LAST harvest of the VEGETABLE done on the Plot? [All Regions]

Note: results are from Roster Table

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Jan	15	4.60
02	Feb	15	4.60
03	Mar	27	8.28
04	Apr	23	7.06
05	May	39	11.96
06	Jun	57	17.48
07	Jul	71	21.78
08	Aug	7	2.15
09	Sept	19	5.83
10	Oct	10	3.07
11	Nov	17	5.21
12	Dec	26	7.98
	Overall	326	100.00

c12a. Was the vegetable plot irrigated to supplement rain? [All Regions]

Note: results are from Roster Table

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	128	39.26
01	Yes	198	60.74
	Overall	326	100.00

c12b. Was fertilizer used in the VEGETABLE plot? [All Regions]

Note: results are from Roster Table

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	74	22.70
01	Yes	252	77.30
	Overall	326	100.00

c12c. Was pesticides applied to the VEGETABLE plot? [All Regions]

Note: results are from Roster Table

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	43	13.19
01	Yes	283	86.81
	Overall	326	100.00

c13. Was the harvested VEGETABLE inter-cropped? [All Regions]

Note: results are from Roster Table

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	214	65.64
01	Yes	112	34.36
	Overall	326	100.00

c14. What was the main crop intercropped with the vegetable? [All Regions]

Note: results are from Roster Table

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Maize	43	38.39
02	Cassava	4	3.57
03	Beans	21	18.75
04	Groundnut	4	3.57
05	bananas	12	10.71
06	Other AIVs	6	5.36
95	Other	22	19.64
	Overall	112	100.00

c15. What was the main Vegetable product? [All Regions]

Note: results are from Roster Table

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Vegetables for consumption	205	62.88
02	Seed for own use	2	0.61
03	Seed for sale	12	3.68
04	Both	107	32.82
	Overall	326	100.00

c16. Which months do you consider to be your MAJOR HARVEST MONTHS for vegetable within Jun2021 - Jun2022 [All Regions]

Note: results are from Roster Table with multiple-choice responses

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Jan	15	3.07
02	Feb	19	3.89
03	Mar	33	6.75
04	Apr	76	15.54
05	May	73	14.93
06	Jun	79	16.16
07	Jul	44	9.00
08	Aug	29	5.93
09	Sept	28	5.73
10	Oct	18	3.68
11	Nov	29	5.93
12	Dec	38	7.77
96	None	8	1.64
	Overall	489	100.00

c18. Did you also harvest VEGETABLE in small amounts for home consumption during major harvest month? [All Regions]

Note: results are from Roster Table

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	33	10.38
01	Yes	285	89.62
	Overall	318	100.00

c20. What proportion of the vegetable was sold or used as payment in-kind, if any during major harvest month? [All Regions]

Note: results are from Roster Table

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	None	99	31.13
01	Less than one-eighth (12.5% )	45	14.15
02	Less than one-quarter (25%)	9	2.83
03	One-quarter (25%)	4	1.26
04	Third (33%)	8	2.52
05	Half (50%)	6	1.89
06	Two-thirds (66%)	8	2.52
07	Three quarter (75%)	50	15.72
08	Almost all (95%)	78	24.53
09	All (100%)	11	3.46
	Overall	318	100.00

c22. What proportion of the harvested VEGETABLE was given out as gifts, if any during major harvest month? [All Regions]

Note: results are from Roster Table

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	None	59	18.55
01	Less than one-eighth (12.5% )	189	59.43
02	Less than one-quarter (25%)	35	11.01
03	One-quarter (25%)	9	2.83
04	Third (33%)	6	1.89
05	Half (50%)	7	2.20
06	Two-thirds (66%)	1	0.31
07	Three quarter (75%)	12	3.77
	Overall	318	100.00

c23. Which months do you consider to be your MINOR HARVEST MONTHS for the vegetable grown within Jun2021 - Jun2022 [All Regions]

Note: results are from Roster Table with multiple-choice responses

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Jan	36	7.17
02	Feb	29	5.78
03	Mar	32	6.37
04	Apr	33	6.57
05	May	62	12.35
06	Jun	52	10.36
07	Jul	79	15.74
08	Aug	43	8.57
09	Sept	33	6.57
10	Oct	16	3.19
11	Nov	18	3.59
12	Dec	24	4.78
96	None	45	8.96
	Overall	502	100.00

c24. Did you sell any of the vegetable harvested during minor harvest months? [All Regions]

Note: results are from Roster Table

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	69	26.34
01	Yes	193	73.66
	Overall	262	100.00

c25. What proportion of the vegetable harvested was sold or used as payment in-kind, if any during minor harvest months. [All Regions]

Note: results are from Roster Table

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	None	9	4.66
01	Less than one-eighth (12.5% )	55	28.50
02	Less than one-quarter (25%)	9	4.66
03	One-quarter (25%)	6	3.11
04	Third (33%)	2	1.04
05	Half (50%)	7	3.63
06	Two-thirds (66%)	4	2.07
07	Three quarter (75%)	36	18.65
08	Almost all (95%)	58	30.05
09	All (100%)	7	3.63
	Overall	193	100.00

c27. What proportion of the vegetable harvested was given out as gifts, if any during minor harvest months? [All Regions]

Note: results are from Roster Table

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	None	51	19.47
01	Less than one-eighth (12.5% )	163	62.21
02	Less than one-quarter (25%)	22	8.40
03	One-quarter (25%)	10	3.82
04	Third (33%)	3	1.15
06	Two-thirds (66%)	1	0.38
07	Three quarter (75%)	11	4.20
08	Almost all (95%)	1	0.38
	Overall	262	100.00

d. What gender activities did your household members engage in related to vegetable production? [All Regions]

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Choice of land where to plant	246	10.51
02	Primary cultivation	251	10.73
03	Secondary cultivation	198	8.46
04	Seed bed preparation	189	8.08
05	Planting	266	11.37
06	Weeding	246	10.51
07	Thinning/pruning	76	3.25
08	Fertilizer/pesticide application	205	8.76
09	Harvesting	177	7.56
10	Grading	61	2.61
11	Sorting	105	4.49
12	Cleaning	59	2.52
13	Packing	35	1.50
15	Cooling	1	0.04
16	Storage	22	0.94
17	Transportation	117	5.00
18	Processing (drying, etc.)	1	0.04
19	Irrigation	69	2.95
96	None	16	0.68
	Overall	2,340	100.00

e. What equipment do you have or use for vegetable production? [All Regions]

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Watering cans	189	38.49
03	Flood irrigation	2	0.41
04	Sprinkler irrigation	5	1.02
05	Water Pumps	16	3.26
06	Treaddle Pump	1	0.20
07	Trowel	1	0.20
08	Pruning knife	19	3.87
12	Tarpaulins	34	6.92
13	Chopping equipment	14	2.85
14	Crates/Boxes for transporting vegetables	23	4.68
15	Generator	1	0.20
16	Pegs and Ropes	17	3.46
17	Water tank/ Reserviours	8	1.63
18	Other equipment used in the vegetable production	96	19.55
96	None	65	13.24
	Overall	491	100.00

e3. What facilities would you need to boost your vegetable production enterprise [All Regions]

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Irrigation Equipment (Water pump, pipes, etc)	191	23.79
02	Chopping Equipment	7	0.87
03	Storage Facilities	24	2.99
04	Solar Driers	6	0.75
05	Sprayers	120	14.94
06	Farm tools (hoes, pangas, etc)	106	13.20
07	More Land	95	11.83
08	Transport Facilities	91	11.33
95	Other	163	20.30
	Overall	803	100.00