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This document is a questionnaire about marketing sweet potatoes in Gwagwalada Area Council, Abuja. It asks farmers, marketers, and processors questions about their socioeconomic characteristics, costs and returns from sweet potato production and marketing, marketing channels for sweet potatoes, marketing techniques used, and problems affecting sweet potato marketing. The purpose is to collect data for an academic study on sweet potato marketing in the region. Respondents are assured their answers will remain confidential.

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This document is a questionnaire about marketing sweet potatoes in Gwagwalada Area Council, Abuja. It asks farmers, marketers, and processors questions about their socioeconomic characteristics, costs and returns from sweet potato production and marketing, marketing channels for sweet potatoes, marketing techniques used, and problems affecting sweet potato marketing. The purpose is to collect data for an academic study on sweet potato marketing in the region. Respondents are assured their answers will remain confidential.

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MARKETING OF SWEET POTATO IN GWAGWALADA AREA COUNCIL,

ABUJA.

Department of Agric. Economics,

Faculty of Agriculture,

University of Abuja.

8th August, 2023

Dear respondent,

The questions below are in respect of the above-mentioned research topic which is basically

for academic purpose. Please read the questions carefully and provide appropriate answers to

them. All information provided will be kept confidential and will not be used for tax

imposition strictly be used only for academic purpose.

Yours faithfully,

George Sarah Chidinma

INSTRUCTION: Kindly tick (√) or fill in the blank spaces provided here.

Questionnaire No. ………….. Village ………………. L.G.A. …………………

Date of administration……………………………………………………………….

Name of respondent (optional) ………………………………………………………

Name of questioner ……………………………………………………………………

GPS of Location ………………………………………………………………………


SECTION A: SOCIO ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF SWEET POTATO
FARMERS

1. What is your gender? (a) female ( ) (b) male ( )


2. What is your Age range: less than 30 ( ) 31-35 ( ) 36-40 ( ) 41-50( ) 51 and above ( )
3. What is your marital status? (a) single ( ) (b) married ( ) (c) divorced ( ) (d) widowed
( ) (d) separated ( )
4. What is your level of education (a) none ( ) (b) primary education ( ) (c) secondary
education ( ) (d) tertiary education ( )
5. What is your Household size ?...................................
6. Sweet potato production years’ experience……………………………

SECTION B: WHAT ARE THE COSTS AND RETURNS ASSOCIATED WITH


SWEET POTATO MARKETING IN GWAGWALADA AREA
COUNCIL?
A. Farmers Only
1. What is the size of land (in ha) for your sweet potato farm enterprise?
…………………………
2. What is the land tenure (ownership) system for your sweet potato farm enterprise?
Rent ( ) lease ( ) Inheritance ( ) Gift ( )
3. If land tenure in question 2 is rent/lease, how much do you rent the land per year or
per season? …………………………………………………………………
4. If land tenure in question 2. above is inheritance/gift, how much is the value of the
land per year? ……………………………………………………..
5. Do you grow improved or local specie of cashew plants?...............................................
6. Where do you source your sweet potato seeds for planting from?
Harvest reserve ( ) Market ( ) Research Institutes ( ) Family/friends ( )
7. How many bags (kg) of sweet potato do you harvest in a season?.......................
8. What was the last price you sold a bag (kg) of sweet potato?.................................
9. What is the cost of farm inputs? High ( ) Average ( ) Low ( )
10. What is the major source of your labour? Family ( ) Laborers ( ) Both ( )
11. If your source of labour includes the use of laborers, how much do you pay per
worker?........................................................
12. How many labour do you employ?.......................................
13. How many months is your production cycle from flowering to maturity ?
………………
14. How many production seasons do you have in a year?.............................................

B. Marketers and Processors Only


1. How much do you buy a bag (kg) of sweet potato from
farmers?......................................
2. How many bags (kg) sweet potato do you sell?.......................................
3. What is the average cost of sweet potato by-products?........................................
4. How many sweet potato by-products do you produce annually?..................................
5. What is the average cost of processing sweet potato to useful by-
products?......................
6. What other cost do you incur in the processing and marketing of sweet potato
product?.................
7. What is the major source of your labour? Family ( ) Labourers ( ) Both ( )
8. If your source of labour includes the use of labourers, how much do you pay per
worker?......................................................
9. How many labour do you employ?.......................................

SECTION C: WHAT ARE THE CHANNELS IN WHICH SWEET POTATO IS


MARKETED IN GWAGWALADA AREA COUNCIL?
1. Where do you buy your sweet potato for marketing and processing?
Farmers ( ) Aggregators ( ) markets ( ) Others ( )

Others (Specify)
(i)
…………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………
(ii)
…………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………
2. Who do you sell your unprocessed sweet potato to?
marketers ( ) retailers ( ) consumers ( ) cashew product factories ( ) Others ( )
Others (Specify)
(i)
…………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………
(ii)
…………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………

SECTION D: WHAT ARE THE TECHNIQUES USED IN SWEET POTATO


MARKETING IN GWAGWALADA AREA COUNCIL?

A. Please indicate the techniques of marketing sweet potato in the study area:
Sweet Potato Marketing Techniques High Moderate Low
Local Market Stalls and Vendors

Promotions and Discounts

Product Sampling at Farmers' Markets

Collaborations with Restaurants


Social Media Promotion

B. Others (Specify)
(i)
…………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………
(ii)
…………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………
C. What are your suggestions on improving sweet potato marketing techniques stated
above?
(i)
…………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………
(ii)
…………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………

SECTION E: WHAT ARE THE PROBLEMS AFFECTING SWEET POTATO


MARKETING IN GWAGWALADA AREA COUNCIL
A. Please indicate the level of factors influencing sweet potato marketing in the study
area:
Factors High Moderate Low
Inadequate credit facility
Cost of fertilizer and other farm inputs
Access to land
High cost of transportation
High cost of labour
Lack/inadequate extension services
Insufficient market
High cost of processing
Inaccessibility of improved specie

B. Others (Specify)
(i)
………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………
(ii)
………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
C. What are your suggestions for it improvement with regard to the problem stated
above?
(i)
………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………
(ii)
………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
Thank you for your time and responses.

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