AIRTEA VEGETABLE FARMERS; VALUE CHAIN INNOVATION AND UPGRADING

Description	Results
Interview period	18-Jul-2022 to 09-Sep-2022
Total number of Respondents	308 (Male:125 Female:183)
Number of Districts	10

i1. What vegetable management activities do you currently perform in order to conform to standards for safety of produce that you did not perform 3 years ago [All Regions]

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Reduce Chemical Spraying	115	12.21
02	Timely Harvesting	124	13.16
03	Timely Planting	133	14.12
04	Timely Weeding	124	13.16
05	Use fertilizer	80	8.49
06	Use Manure	177	18.79
07	Use of Pesticides	80	8.49
08	Use traps to control pests or rodents	27	2.87
09	Irrigation	34	3.61
95	Other	20	2.12
96	None	28	2.97
	Overall	942	100.00

i2. What vegetable management activities do you currently perform in order to increase the yields of the vegetable that you did not perform 3 years ago [All Regions]

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Mulching	121	11.30
02	Planting Quality Seeds	123	11.48
03	Pruning/ Thinning	50	4.67
04	Spraying	105	9.80
05	Timely Planting	164	15.31
06	Timely Weeding	152	14.19
07	Use Fertilizer	135	12.61
08	Use Manure	163	15.22
09	Use traps to control pests or rodents	13	1.21
95	Other	19	1.77
96	None	26	2.43
	Overall	1,071	100.00

i3. What vegetable management activities do you currently perform in order to widen up marketing opportunities that you did not perform 3 years ago [All Regions]

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Cleaning before Selling	115	15.91
02	Grading before selling	76	10.51
03	Improve Packaging	37	5.12
04	Increase Production	41	5.67
05	Increase quantity in a package (Reduce Price)	22	3.04
06	Join Groups or Cooperatives	29	4.01
07	Labelling	7	0.97
08	Look for Buyers	99	13.69
09	Planting Quality Seeds	69	9.54
10	Processing (drying, etc)	7	0.97
11	Sorting before Selling	58	8.02
12	Transporting to Buyers or Market	47	6.50
13	Timely Planting	48	6.64
95	Other	13	1.80
96	None	55	7.61
	Overall	723	100.00

i4. What vegetable management activities do you currently perform in order to improve on the quality of produce that you did not perform 3 years ago [All Regions]

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Cleaning before Selling	117	10.83
02	Grading before selling	77	7.13
03	Heaping soil at plant base	47	4.35
04	Improve Packaging	28	2.59
05	Mulching	80	7.41
06	Planting Quality Seeds	106	9.81
07	Pruning/ Thinning	53	4.91
08	Regular weeding	114	10.56
09	Spraying	81	7.50
10	Timely Harvesting	69	6.39
11	Timely Planting	82	7.59
12	Use Fertilizer	75	6.94
13	Use Manure	102	9.44
14	Use traps to control pests or rodents	6	0.56
95	Other	10	0.93
96	None	33	3.06
	Overall	1,080	100.00