Tips for planning formal farm surveys in developing countries: IITA research guide, No. 31

Formal surveys are powerful tools in gathering information from farmers I order to arrive at wise decisions in the implementation of agriculture development projects. However, formal surveys must be used with common sense and a dedication to clear focus by gathering useful data. The temptation to co...

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Autor principal: Horton, D.
Formato: Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 1997
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/95915
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spelling CGSpace959152023-02-15T06:29:14Z Tips for planning formal farm surveys in developing countries: IITA research guide, No. 31 Horton, D. farmers formal survey farming system questionnaire gathering infomation Formal surveys are powerful tools in gathering information from farmers I order to arrive at wise decisions in the implementation of agriculture development projects. However, formal surveys must be used with common sense and a dedication to clear focus by gathering useful data. The temptation to construct long, awkward questionnaires involving interesting but essentially irrelevant questions must be avoided. Above all, however, we should demand that the survey yield information that will help to solve farmers' problem. 1997 2018-07-05T06:30:12Z 2018-07-05T06:30:12Z Book https://hdl.handle.net/10568/95915 en Open Access Horton, D. (1997). Tips for planning formal farm surveys in developing countries: IITA research guide, No. 31. Ibadan, Nigeria: IITA, (p. 37).
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Tips for planning formal farm surveys in developing countries: IITA research guide, No. 31
title Tips for planning formal farm surveys in developing countries: IITA research guide, No. 31
title_full Tips for planning formal farm surveys in developing countries: IITA research guide, No. 31
title_fullStr Tips for planning formal farm surveys in developing countries: IITA research guide, No. 31
title_full_unstemmed Tips for planning formal farm surveys in developing countries: IITA research guide, No. 31
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