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2 1.1 QUESTIONNAIRE
3 SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE USED TO DATA COLLECTION
4 FOR M.SC. STUDIES, IN AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS PROGRAM
5 This questioner is designed to find out contributions of climate change adaptation strategies on
6 households food security the case of Benna tsemaye woreda, south Omo zone, Ethiopia. The
7 objective of the study is purely academic and the questioner is prepared to collect relevant data
8 which is believed to come up with valuable recommendation for problems we observed. So your
9 value support in responding to the questions raised is very important for the success of our study.
10 General instructions for Enumerators:
11  Greet the respondents politely, introduce yourself and make clear the objective of the study
12 Please fill the interview schedule according to the respondent's reply (do not put your own
13 feeling or your own personal opinion)
14  Please ask each question clearly and patiently until the respondents get your points
15  Please circle the letter that you choose and write on the space provided for the essay part.
16  Please do not forget to use units provided for each
17  Prove that all the questions are asked and the interview schedule format is properly
18 Name of Enumerator: _____________________ Signature: ________Date:___________
19 Kebele ______________________ Code: ________________ Phone NO.: ___________
20 Part I: Demographic Data of the household
21 1. Sex: 0= female ____ 1= male ____
22 2. Age (years) ________
23 3. The education level of the household head: ________________
24 4. Marital status of the household: (encircle the best match)
25 1) single 27 3) widowed/widower
26 2) Married 28 4) Divorced
29 5. Total family size _____________
30 6. Land holding size (hectare): Arable land_____ Grazing land ___Total _________
31 Part II: Income sources
32 7. What is your means of income generations?
33 1. crop production animal rearing 36 4. animal trading
34 2. Mixed farming. 37 5. if others specify _______
35 3. crop trading
38 8. Estimated total annual income from off/non-farm _____

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 39 9. What are your major sources of household income? (Rank if the response is multiple
40 answers) 1. On- farm 2.Off -farm 3.Non- farm
41 10. Have you earn income from the following sources? Indicate in the table below
No Income source Yes No Monthly Annual income
income in in Birr
Birr
1 Farm income
1.1 Sale of crop produce
1.2 Renting agricultural land (Renting out)
1.3 Renting agricultural land (Renting in)
1.3 Sale of livestock and livestock
products
2. Off farm
2.1 Daily laborer in agriculture, labour
3 Non-farm
3.1 Hand craft
3.2 Construction work
3.3 Sale of Charcoal and Fire wood
3.4 Petty trade
3.5 Sale of local drink and foods
3.6 Weaving
4. Remittance
5. Other
6 Total
42 Part III: support services
43 11. Are you getting regular extension service? 1=Yes; 0= No.
44 12. If yes, by whom? 1= DAS 2=NGO project Workers 3= if others (Specify) ____
45 13. If your answer is yes, how many times did you contacted in the last year? ______________
46 14. Do you get technical assistance training access information about climate change from
47 government? 1= Yes 0= No
48 15. Is there any credit access? 1= Yes; 0=No
49 16. If your answer is yes, who is more important in delivering a credit? ___________________
50 Part IV: Asset possession of households
51 17. Do you have your own land for cropping and capture? 1= yes 2 =no
52 18. Do you use farm inputs? 1. Yes 2. No
53 19. If yes which inputs do you use?
54 1. Improved seed 57 4. Herbicide
55 2. Chemical fertilizers 58 5. Other (specify)________________
56 3. Pesticide
59 20. If you say no why
60 Lack of income 63 Price of input
61 Distance to input source 64 Others (specify): _________
62 Shortage of input supply
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 69 21. How much yield did you get from cultivation of crops? Fill the table below.
Crop Yield Did you sale the crop last production Amount of income
season? obtained
1. Yes 0. No
Barely
Wheat
Teff
Sorghu
m
Maize
Rice
Chat
Bean
Pea
Others
Total
70 22. Do you have livestock? 1. Yes 2. No
71 23. If yes, fill the table below
S/N Type of Number of In Did you sale your livestock last year Income obtained from
livestock livestock TLU and this year? 1. Yes 2. No sale of livestock
1 Oxen
2 Cow
3 Sheep
4 Mule
5 Horse
6 Donkey
7 Goat
8 Poultry
9 Bull
10 Heifer
11 Other (Specify)
Total
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 74 24. In question number 23 why you sale; Specify________________
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76 Part V: Household Expenditure
77 25. Fill the following table
No Type Monthly expenditure in Annual expenditure in
Birr Birr
1 Cloth
2 Health
3 Education
4 Kerosene
5 Social obligation
6 Farm input
6.1 Purchase of fertilizer
6.2 Purchase of improved
seed
6.3 Purchase of chemicals
6.4 Farm labor
6.5 Purchase of farm tools
6.6 AI service
6.7 Tax for the land
6.8 Veterinary service
6.9 Other farm expenditures
Total Non-food expenditure
7 Food expenditures
7.1 Purchase of cereals
7.2 Purchase of oil
7.3 Purchase of small
ruminants
7.4 Purchase of poultry
(Chickens)
7.5 Purchase of fruit,
vegetable, coffee, onion,
tea, chat...
7.6 Purchase of sugar,
salt….
Total Food expenditure
8 Others
Total expenditures
78 26. Have you received credit service from lenders? 1. Yes 2. No
79 27. If yes for question 27 for what purpose did you spend? Justify
80 1. Purchase of farm input 83 4. Purchase of livestock
81 2. HH consumption 84 5. Other(specify) ___________
82 3. To pays tax and debts
85 28. If you say no for 27 why?
86 1. No access to credit 87 2. High interest rate

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 88 3. Fear of inability to pay 90 5. Other (Specify) _____________
89 4. Lack of awareness
91 29. Did you pay back the credit? 1. Yes 2. No
92 30. If no, why? 1. Crop failure 2. Death of livestock 3. Fall in crop &livestock price
93 4.other________
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95 31. What are the major staple foods that your household consumes? (Multiple answer possible).
96 1. Teff 2.Wheat 3 .Barley 4. Maize
97 5. Sorghum 6.other (specify) _______________
98 Part VI: Food security status of household
99 32. Did your household suffer from any shortage of food to eat at last year? 1. Yes 2. No
100 33. If yes, How many times a day did the adults and children in your household eat at last year?
101 __________
102 34. How many calories do you take for the last seven days? Or how many do you usually
103 consume in one week? _______________________Kg
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Food Units Home Purchased Other Total amount
items production consumed

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106 35. How do you cope with the problem of food shortage?
107 ______________________________________________________________________________
108 ______________________________________________________________________________
109 _____________________________________________________________________________
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111 Part VII: Environmental concerns
112 36. Have you heard information about “climate change”? Yes (go to question 38)
113 No
114 37. What do you know about it? ______________________________________
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116 38. Where have you heard about climate change? Tick as many as you feel apply:
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118 1. Television_____________
119 2. Radio _____________
120 3. Friends/ family________
121 4. Newspaper___________________
122 5. Environmentalgroups___________
123 6. Other specify____________
124 38. How important is the issue of climate change to you personally?

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125 Important (go to question 41) ______ Not important (go to question 42) _________
126 "Not at all important (go to question 38) ___________
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129 39. Why is it important to you?
130 ___________________________________________________________________________
131 ___________________________________________________________________________
132 ________________________________________________________________________
133 40. What do you think causes climate change?
134 ___________________________________________________________________________
135 _________________________________________________________________________
136 41. What impacts, if any, do you think climate change may have?
137 ______________________________________________________________________________
138 ______________________________________________________________________________
139 ___________________________________________________________________
140 42. Do you think climate change is something that is affecting or is going to affect you,
141 personally?
142 “Yes (go to question 45)__________ No _________
143 43. If yes, in what way(s) is it affecting you, or is it going to affect you?
144 ______________________________________________________________________________
145 ______________________________________________________________________________
146 ______________________________________________________________________________
147 __________________________________________________________________
148 43. Do you think anything can be done to tackle climate change?
149 Yes (go to question 43) _______ No_________
150 44. If yes, what do you think can be done to tackle climate change?
151 ______________________________________________________________________________
152 ________________________________________________________________________
153 ___________________________________________________________________________
154 45. Do you use any climate adaptation strategies? If “yes” go to question no.48, “No” tick in
155 blank space__________
156 38. Which climate change adaptation strategy you use?
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158 1. Scale Irrigation 161 4. Soil And Water Conservation Practice
159 2. Improved Varieties 162 5. Crop Associations
160 3. Income source Diversification 163 6. Selling Asset

164 39. Agroecologic characteristics in the study

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Dega
Weyna dega
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