Aboki, peter maisaje

APPENDIX A
University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Faculty of Agriculture

Department of Agricultural Economics

Questionnaire

Dear respondent,

I am a PhD research student of the University of Nigeria Nsukka. I am doing a research titled ‘Economics of groundnut processing and marketing in north central Nigeria’. Please kindly assist in the completion of this interview schedule. Your responses will be of immense importance in the achievement of the objectives of this research. The information thus given will be used for the research only and shall be treated with utmost confidentiality. Your identity will not be disclosed to anybody for any reason which shall be detrimental to you.

Thank you very much.

Yours faithfully

Aboki, Peter Maisaje

PROCESSORS’ QUESTIONNAIRE

Section A: Socio-Economic characteristics of respondents.

State………………LGA…………………… Location……………………..

1. 
   (i)Name………………………………. (ii)Age……………….. (ii) Gender: Male…………… female………….
   
2. 
   Marital status: married………………single…………………….divorced.
   
3. 
   Household size: No of wives…………………Children……………..dependants………………..
   
4. 
   Years of experience in groundnut processing (oil and cake)…………………
   
5. 
   Occupation: (i) major………………..minor………………………
   
6. 
   Education: Years of formal schooling…………….
   
7. 
   Membership of Groundnut processing association (yes or no)…………. Any other ether co-operative yes……….. No………….
   

Section B: Groundnut oil processing activities.

1 (a) what quantity of groundnut do you process in a week? ………………………..

(b) Price/quantity……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

(mudus, basins, bags or kg).

2. The quantity of oil obtained from the quantity (bottle, 4litre, 10litre, 25litre)………………….. and, cake (mudus, basin, bag)…………………

3. Method of processing you are involved in (tick): traditional processing…………………modern processing……………....

4 Sources of groundnut for processing: Farmers……………….. Traders……………….

5 Procurement of groundnut for processing per bag

	Activity	Price/unit	Total cost
I	Raw groundnut seed
Ii	Transportation
iii	Loading/off-loading
Iv	Market charges
V	Commission agents
vi	Others(specify)

6 For various activities in GNO processing cost items per qty (mudus, basin or bag) of groundnut

Activity	Equipment	Labour cost	Equipment cost	Quantity of G/nut
Shelling, decortications, drying & storage
Scorching/roasting
Polishing
Grinding, pasting or crushing
Oil expelling or extraction
Oil refining/treatment
Cake molding/frying
Oil/Cake packaging
Marketing
Others(Specify)

8. 
   Equipment ownership/ maintenance
   

equipment	Own(1)/hire(2)	Maint cost/wk	Age

7. 
   Do you have any training in the operations of the equipment/ machine? Yes……..No……….
   
8. 
   If no to 8 give reasons ……………………………………
   

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7. 
   Do the operators (if hired) have technical training in the machines? Yes…….. No………
   

12. 
    (a) Do you get spare parts: yes………no………. (b) Do you get Maintenance/technician: yes………..No………..
    

12. 
    Labour use
    

Equipt/activity	Family labour (no of person)	Hrs spent	Hired labour No of persons	Time spent (hrs)	Cost

12. 
    Material inputs (additives)
    

Material/additives	qty	Cost	Material/additives	qty	Cost
Fuel/wood			Fortification
Electricity			Water
Diesel/petrol			Salt
Packaging			Others(specify)

12. 
    Do you sell at (i) processing site ………(ii) markets ………………(iii) through co-operatives
    
13. 
    If in markets complete the followings (i)
    

market	qty	Transportation +self	Total cost
Makt1
Mkt2

(ii) Revenue obtained from groundnut oil

Unit	Unit price	Qty/mkt	Total/ sales
Cup( peak milk tin)
Bottle
5litres
10ltres
25ltres
Others (specify)

(iii) Revenue obtained from groundnut cake

Unit	Unit/price	kg
Counting
Mudu
Bag
Others(specify)

17. Do you package into units? Yes…………No………..

18. If yes tick appropriately (a) less than 1/2 litre (b) 1/2litre or more (c) 1litre or more (d)2litre or more (e) 4litres or more(f) 10litres or more(g)25 litres (h) others (specify)………...

19. Do you Clean (filter) the oil before sale? Yes………… No…………..

20. Do you add any additives? Yes…………No………..

21. If yes tick (i) vitamin A (b) iodine (c) others (specify)…………………………………………………….

22. What qty of the products do you sell per week? (a)Oil ………………………… (b) Cake………………………

23. Do you package your cake? Yes……………..No………………..

24. If yes, give example………………….price………………

25. Fill in the table qty of cake from given groundnut.

Qty	Qty(oil)	Qty(cake)
1 mudu
1 basin
1 bag

26. Distribution of oil and cake produced

Qty	Groundnut oil	Groundnut Cake
Obtained
Consumed
Gift
Stored
Sold
Others(specify)

27. Utilities used

Utilities	Quantity used	Charge/month
Water
Electricity
Telephone
Others (specify)