ANNEXURE
Name of respondent: ………………………………………………………
Contact No.: …………………………………………………………………
Village Name: ………………………………………………….....................
Taluka Name: ………………………………………………………………
District Name: ………………………………………………………………
1. Gender of the Farmers
A. Male
B. Female
2. Age of Farmers (in year)
A. 18 – 30 years
B. 31 – 40 years
C. 41 – 50 years
D. 51 – 60 years
E. Above 50 years
3. Farming experience of Farmers
A. Below 5 Years
B. 5-10 Years
C. Above 15 Years
4. Education Level of Farmers
A. Below SSC
B. SSC
C. HSC
D. Graduate
E. Post graduate
5. Land Holding Size (ha) of Farmers
A. Marginal (up to 1 ha)
B. Small (1-2 ha)
C. Semi-Medium (2-4 ha)
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D. Medium (4-10 ha)
E. Large (More than 10 ha)
6. Occupation of Farmers
A. Only Farming
B. Farming + Horticulture
C. Farming + animal husbandry
D. Farming + Service
E. Farming + Business
7. Annual family income of the Farmers
A. Below 2,00,000
B. 2,00,001 - 4,00,000
C. 4,00,001 – 6,00,000
D. Above 6,00,000
8. Type of Farming adopted by Farmers
A. Irrigated
B. Rainfed
9. Source of Irrigation
A. Check dam
B. Open well
C. Canal
D. River
E. Bore well
10. Type of Paddy Variety Sown by Farmers
A. Short Duration (90-100 Days)
B. Medium Duration (100-120 days)
C. Long Duration (Above 120 Days)
11. Source of Information for purchasing of Hybrid Paddy Seeds
A. Advertisements
B. Farmers’ Meetings
C. Field Demonstration
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D. Fellow Farmers
E. Private Dealers
12. Mode of Payment
A. Cash
B. Credit
C. Cash & Credit
D. Cash & Digital Payment System
13. Preferred Packing Size for Hybrid Paddy Seeds
A. 1 kg
B. 3 kg
14. Factors considered by farmers while purchasing Hybrid Paddy Seeds
Highly Somewhat Uni
Factor Important Neutral
Important Important Important
Pest and Disease
Resistance
Performance
Past Experience
Price
Brand image
Timely
availability
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15. Satisfaction level of Farmers towards Hybrid Paddy Seeds
Satisfaction level of HS (5) S (4) MS (3) DS (2) HDS (1)
farmers
Packaging size
Germination
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Availability
Price
Quality
Yield
16. Constraints as Perceived by Farmers in Buying of Hybrid Paddy Seeds
Sr. No. Parameters
1 Fear of adulteration
2 Lack of availability
3 Fear of duplicate product
4 Weed Infestation
5 Pest Infestation
6 Market Price Fluctuations
7 Crop Lodging
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