Transcript Design and implementation of on

Field data collection
Asfaw Tolessa
Addis Ababa, 25 February 2003
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Pre-Field work activities
 Preparatory workshop for 2 days
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11-12 December 2000
 Targeted at key-persons from the Region
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12 Zones livestock experts
 Create awareness about the project, objectives
and activities
 Consultation forum for design and implementation
of the project activities
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Discussion on the questionnaire
Detail report of all Zones
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Content of the Zonal report
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Livestock density
Distribution of species
Number of PA’s per district
Human population & distribution
Land allocation
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Scheduling the survey time
 Rain fall
Availability of livestock
Availability of Farmers
Accessibility
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Road
Rivers
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Scheduling the survey time(Cont.)
 Seasonal activity
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availability of DAs
availability of District SMSs
availability of farmers
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Dividing the survey into phases
 The Region into 4 phases
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Based on
Rainfall
 Availability
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3 zones per phases
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Division of the Region into 4
phases
Table 1. Division of Oromia Region into four phases for execution of survey in 2001
Phase
Zone
Month of survey
No. of PAs
No. of
woredas
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II
III
IV
Total number of
households
Arsi
June
5
600
Bale
May/June
5
428
Borena
May
5
450
East Hararge
August
5
510
West Hararge
August/September
4
419
East Shewa
August
4
420
North Shewa
October
4
360
West Shewa
October
5
600
Jimma
October
4
390
East Wellega
December
5
420
West Wellega
December
5
390
Illubabor
December
4
600
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Organization
 All Zonal Agricultural Development Department
 All District Agricultural Development Offices
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Given assignment to co-operate
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All did as requested
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Organization (cont.)
Survey project team
Hierarchical approach
 Survey Project team (4 people)
Zone supervisors
 12 Zonal livestock experts (key-persons) as
supervisors
Woreda supervisors
 55 woreda livestock experts as woreda
supervisors
 185 development agents as enumerators
Enumerators
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Preparation for field work
 Vehicle
 Communication (Radio)
 Budget
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Addis team (ILRI/OADB)
Zonal supervisors
District supervisors
Enumerators
Questionnaire
Teaching aids
First aid
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Field work
 Field work activities started May 18,2001
Training
2
days theory & class exercise
 1 day practical
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Training content
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Introduction
Background and goals of the project/survey
Questionnaire design, content and organization
Introduction to the questionnaire
Household questionnaire
Cattle questionnaire
Sheep questionnaire
Goat questionnaire
Secondary species questionnaire: Camel, Chicken,
Donkey, Mule, Horse
 Class exercise on the questionnaire
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Training content (cont.)
 Discussion on the class exercise
 Interview Techniques – Experiences: timing and dealing
with farmers
 Guidelines of filling the questionnaire
 Introduction to field exercise, discussion on group
formation and logistics
 Field exercise on the interviewing techniques
 Field exercise on phenotypic description
 Enumerators self exercise on phenotypic description
 Field survey guidelines, assignment of DAs and
instruction on supervision, logistics, distribution of
questionnaires and supplies
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Training methodology
 Training: 3 days per Zone
 5 days is recommended!!
The training consisted of:
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Classroom training
Training methodology (cont.)
2. Class
room
group
exercises; Participants
were split up in groups.
One of the participants
played as farmer. The
others interviewed him
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Training methodology (cont.)
3. Field exercises: Groups of participants were sent
out in the field to interview a farmer
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Field work (cont.)
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Data collection
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10 days survey
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30 farmers/PA
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1 enumerator/PA
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30 questionnaires/Enumerator
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3 questionnaires/day/Enumerator
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Field work (cont.)
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Supervision
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District supervisor
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His/her enumerators
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2-5 enumerators/supervisor
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1 visit/day
Zonal supervisors
– District supervisors
– Enumerators
– 4-6 districts/zone
– Have own vehicle
– Join Addis Team
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Execution of the survey
 Resources in the form of fuel, and minor maintenance
were provided to supervisors, and enumerators
 In some cases bicycles, mules or horses were rented
to make the supervisors and enumerators mobile
 Survey length was 10 days per Zone
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End of surveying
 West Wollega
 22 December,2001
Problems Observed
 Market days
 Untimely rains
 Unexpected high costs
 Maintenance
 Wrong PA &/or HH selections
 Some wrong NGOs experiences
 Payment for simple group discussions
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Positive Observations
 Responsible feeling
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ZADD
DADO
DAs
 Collaboration
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Farmers
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HH heads
Family members
Neighbours
Village leaders
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