Farm Manager Survey

Economic and Social Impacts of Farm Restructuring

in Central Asia and Easten European

QUESTIONNAIRE

FOR

MANAGER OF PEASANT FARMS/

AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISES

The aim of the Survey is to help the World Bank to assess the economic and social impacts of farms restructuring in order to advise the Government on measures that could improve the outcomes.

Your assistance would be greatly appreciated

CONFIDENTIALITY

All information provided would be totally confidential. Data will only be used in aggregate form. Names and details of individuals will not be released to Government Department or any other organisation or to the Public.

Neither your name nor your address will ever be associated with the information that you have given.

№ of questionnaire: ______

Respondent’s name: ______

District, sector ______

Village: ______

Survey Code No.: ______

Date of Interview: Day ____ Month ______2003

Farm size* / £ 5 ha / 5-15 ha / > 15 ha

* Based on all land used for farming (owned, leased or used under other arrangements.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION AND ASSISTANCE

Interviewer name ______

SECTION A – LAND ownership and land transactions

[Interviewer: Make sure that the respondent is the farm manager who is the most knowledgeable about the farm’s activities – no exceptions!]

A1) How old are you? ______years

A2) What is your education?

Only one answer
Higher / 1 / Continue
Incomplete higher / 2 / Continue

Secondary special (college)

/ 3 / Continue
Secondary professional (vocational school) / 4 / Continue
Secondary general / 5 / Go to q. А4)
Incomplete secondary / 6 / Go to q. А4)
Primary school / 7 / Go to q. А4)
None / 8 / Go to q. А4)

А3) Do you have any special education in agriculture or farm management?

Yes / 1
No / 2

A4) What is your farm organization at present?

Only one answer
Full partnership / 1
Mixed partnership / 2
Limited Liability Partnership / 3
Double liability partnership / 4
Joint Stock Company / 5
Agricultural cooperative / 6
Public corporation / 7
Private businessmen / 8
Peasant farm / 9
Other (specify)
______

A5) Since which year has the peasant farm/ agricultural had its current form/ legal status? ______

A6) Which reorganizations had taken place in your peasant farm/ agricultural enterprise before? Name type of reorganizations and year.

Year / Type of reorganization

A7) Have you ever heard about any agricultural/ farm progects conducted by Government or any funds in your rayon/ village in the last 5 years?

Yes

/ 1 / Continue
No / 2 / Go to q. A10)

А8) Did your peasant farm/ agricultural enterprices benefit from such agricultural projects?

Yes

/ 1 / Continue
No / 2 / Go to section A10)

А9) From which projects did your peasant farm/ agricultural enterprices benefit? Name it, please.

A10) How many members/shareholders does the peasant farm/ agricultural enterprises include? ______

A11) How much land is owned by the peasant farm/ agricultural enterprices in JURIDICAL TERMS

Area (ha)
1 Shares of farm/enterprice members
2 Purchased land
3 Inherited land
4 Leased out land
5 Other land (specify)
6 TOTAL LAND privately owned by farm [without community owned land or communal land; interviewer: do not fill in yourself, but carefully prompt respondent, if 1+2+3+4+5 do not add up to 6]

А12) How much land does the peasant farm/ agricultural enterprices use? [0 if farm does not use land; no blanks; consistency check à 2+3+4+5+6=1]

Area (ha)
1 Total land used
of which

2 Own land (incl. purchased or inherited)

3 Leased land
4 Land that the farm does not own or lease [including community owned land or communal land]
6 Other land (specify)

А13) Out of the total land USED, how much is

[blanks only if q.A9 =0; otherwise value ≥ 0; consistency check à 1+2+3+4+5 = q.A10 total land used]

/ Area (ha)

1 Arable land

2 Orchards

3 Vineyards

4 Hayfields and pastures

5 Other (specify)

A14) Did the peasant farm/ agricultural enterprices buy land since it was created in its present form?

Yes / 1 / Continue
No / 2 / Go to q. A17)

A15) IF YES, when did the peasant farm/ agricultural enterprices buy land, how many hectares, from whom, how much did the farm pay per ha of purchased land, and was the transaction registered? [blank only if q.A12 = no, otherwise all values > 0]?

А15.1. / А15.2. / А15.3. / А15.4. / А15.5.
When (year) / Area (ha) / From whom? / Price (tenge) /ha, including monetary value of payments in kind / Was the transaction registered?
Yes / No
1 / 1 / 2
2 / 1 / 2
3 / 1 / 2
4 / 1 / 2
5 / 1 / 2
1 – Private farmers
2 – Individuals not engaged in farming
3 – Agricultural enterprise
4 – Municipaly/ State
Other (specify)
______

A16) If the farm bought land, what were the three main reason for purchasing land?

Circle max. THREE
Purchased land is near farm / 1
High quality of purchased land / 2
Purchased land has access to irrigation / 3
Purchased land is close to market / transport / 4
Profitable to cultivate more land / 5
Enough manpower available to cultivate more land / 6
Wanted to have secure ownership of more land / 7
Other reason (specify)

A17) Could the peasant farm/ agricultural enterprices purchase (more) land if it wanted to? [ask everybody]?

Yes

/ 1
No / 2

A18) What are the three main difficulties to purchasing (more) land? [ask everybody]?

Circle max. THREE
Nobody in the farm's area wants to sell land. / 1
Farm management does not know who in the farm's area wants to sell land. / 2
Difficult to determine appropriate land price. / 3
Farm management does not know if there is a legal basis for purchasing land. / 4
Farm management does not know which authority deals with land transactions in the farm’s area. / 5
The land transaction process (legal aspects, registration) seems complicated and is unclear to farm managers. / 6
Land transaction process is expensive. / 7
Farm does not have the financial means to purchase land. / 8
No difficulties / 9
Other reason (specify)

A19) Did the peasant farm/ agricultural enterprices sell land since it was created in its present form?

Yes

/ 1 / Continue
No / 2 / Go to q. A22)

A20) IF YES, when did the peasant farm/ agricultural enterprices sell land, how many hectares, to whom, how much did the farm receive per ha of sold land, and was the transaction registered?

А20.1. / А20.2. / А20.3. / А20.4. / А20.5.
When (year)? / Area (ha) /

To whom?

/ Price (tenge)/ ha, including monetary value of payments in kind / Was the transaction registered?
1 / Yes / No
2 / 1 / 2
3 / 1 / 2
4 / 1 / 2
5 / 1 / 2
1 / 2
1 – Private farmers
2 – Individuals not engaged in farming
3 – Agricultural enterprise
4 – Municipaly/ State
Other (specify)
______

A21) If the peasant farm/ agricultural enterprices sold land, what were the main reasons for selling land?

Circle max. THREE
Plot too far from the farm / 1
Land of very poor quality / 2
Not profitable to cultivate / 3
Cannot get necessary inputs / 4
Not enough money / 5
Not enough manpower / 6
Other reason (specify)

A22) Does the peasant farm/ agricultural enterprices currently lease land from non-members?

Yes

/ 1 / Continue
No / 2 / Go to q. A25

A23) ЕСЛИ IF YES, how many hectares does the peasant farm/ agricultural enterprices lease, from whom, how much does the peasant farm/ agricultural enterprices pay per ha of leased land, for what period, and was the transaction registered?

А23.1. / А23.2. / А23.3. / А23.4. / А23.5. / А23.6.
Area (ha) / From whom? / Cash paid per ha, (tenge; per year) / Value of products in kind paid per hectare (tenge; per year) / Term (years) / Was the transaction registered?
Yes / No
1 / 1 / 2
2 / 1 / 2
3 / 1 / 2
4 / 1 / 2
5 / / 1 / 2
1 – Private farmers
2 – Individuals not engaged in farming
3 – Agricultural enterprise
4 – Municipaly/ State
Other (specify)
______

А24) If the peasant farm/ agricultural enterprices currently does lease in land, what are the main reasons for renting in land?

Circle max. THREE
Leased in land is near farm / 1
High quality of leased in land / 2
Leased in land has access to irrigation / 3
Leased in land is close to market / transportation / 4
Profitable to cultivate more land / 5
Enough manpower available to cultivate more land / 6
Other reason (specify)

A25) Could the peasant farm/ agricultural enterprices lease in (more) land if it wanted to? [ask everybody]?

Yes

/ 1
No / 2

A26) What are the main difficulties to renting in (more) land? [ask everybody]?

Circle max. THREE
Nobody in the farm's area wants to lease out land. / 1
Farm management does not know who in the farm's area wants to lease out land. / 2
Difficult to determine appropriate price for renting. / 3
Farm management does not know if there is a legal basis for renting land. / 4
Farm management does not know which authority deals with land transactions in the farm’s area. / 5
The land transaction process (legal aspects, registration) seems complicated and is unclear to farm managers. / 6
Land transaction process is expensive. / 7
Farm does not have the financial means to lease land. / 8
No difficulties / 9
Other reason (specify)

A27) Does the peasant farm/ agricultural enterprices currently lease out land?

Yes

/ 1 / Continue
No / 2 / Go to q. А30)

A28 IF YES, how many hectares does the peasant farm/ agricultural enterprices lease out, to whom, at what price, for what period, and was the transaction registered?

А28.1. / А28.2. / А28.3. / А28.4. / А25.6. / А25.7.
Area (ha) / To whom? / Cash received per ha, (tenge; per year) / Value of products in kind received per hectare (tenge/ha; per year) / Term (years) / Was the transaction registered?
Yes / No
1 / 1 / 2
2 / 1 / 2
3 / 1 / 2
4 / 1 / 2
5 / 1 / 2
1 – Private farmers
2 – Individuals not engaged in farming
3 – Agricultural enterprise
4 – Municipaly/ State
Other (specify)
______

A29) If the peasant farm/ agricultural enterprices currently does lease out land, what are the main reasons for renting out land?

A30) Does the peasant farm/ agricultural enterprices carry out any farm activity jointly with other farms/ farmers?

Yes

/ 1 / Continue
No / 2 / Go to section B

A31) What are these activities, what formal or informal form of cooperation did the peasant farm/ agricultural enterprices choose and what is your opinion on the current level of cooperation?

А31.1. / А31.2.
Activities / Form of cooperation (circle ONE answer) / Cooperation level (circle ONE answer)
1 Production of crops and livestock / 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
2 Processing / 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
3 Sale of products / 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5

4 Joint use of machinery and equipment

/ 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5

5 Purchase of farm inputs

/ 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
6 Mutual credit / 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
7 Consulting and professional advice / 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
8 Other (specify) ______/ 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / / 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
0 – Do not carry out such kind of activity
1. Informal Agreement
2. Formal contract
3. Association/Union
4. Cooperative
Other (specify)
______/ 0 - Do not carry out such kind of activity
1. Very good results
2. Adequate for our needs
3. Must be expanded
4. Not satisfied with the arrangement
5 Don’t know

SECTION B – FARM PRODUCTION AND Marketing

В1) Please describe the livestock that the peasant farm/ agricultural enterprices owns at present (0 if none)

Animal / At this moment, how many heads of livestock does the farm have?

1 Cattle

2 of which:
Dairy Cows
3 Pigs
4 Sheep, goats
5 Poultry
6 Horses
7 Other (specify)

В2) Did the peasant farm/ agricultural enterprices sell livestock during last 12 months?