Questionnaire

Introduction

The questionnaire below contains questions one to 15 that intends the respondent to read and answer
them in the provided spaces. The aim of the questionnaire is to ensure that respondent provides the
answers on the strategies in which urban centers and urban informal settlement centers such as Ouzai
can adopt to achieve sustainable urban agriculture that could help resolve many problems in such
settlements.

Questionnaire

1. Please tell us your name?

Name

2. Please indicate your age bracket by ticking in the end box

A Below 18 years
B 18-30
C 31-43
D Above 43

3. How many years have you stayed in the Ouzai informal settlement? Tick the appropriate box

1 Below 5 years
2 10 to 15 years
3 Above 15 years

4. Please highlight four agricultural projects the population has already launched at the
settlement?

1
2
3
4

5. Tick any five environmental aspect issues faced when implementing the sustainable agricultural
projects named above?

1 Drought
2 Pollution
3 Weather
 4 Soil conditions
5 Green spaces
6 Water supply shortage
7 High rainfall
8 High temperature

6. What are the 4 social aspects that impacted on the implementation of the agricultural projects
named above?

1
2
3
4

7. What are the 2 main economic challenges faced when implementing the agricultural projects
above? Tick where appropriate

1 High interest rates

2 Inflation
3 Low income
4 Income disparity
5 Low GDP

8. What were the two main role of the authorities and local government in implementing the
projects named above?

1
2

9. Did the local people trained on the project before starting the implementation? Tick where
appropriate

1 Yes
2 No

10. Name 3 main failures that you experienced as a result of implementing the projects?

1
2
3

11. Name 4 major achievements you experienced as a result of implementing the agricultural
projects?
 1
2
3
4

12. How did you measure your achievement and project performance? Tick any two

1 Return on investment
2 Social benefits
3 Expansion of the project

13. Name 5 major current actions you have undertaken to ensure that agricultural projects are
sustainable?

1
2
3
4
5

14. Where do you intend to source resources such as finance to finance the sustainable agricultural
project in the settlement? Tick any two

1 Bank loan
2 Crowdfunding
3 Grants
4 Assistance from political leaders

15. How can you share the knowledge of sustainable agricultural projects and strategies to other
cities and informal settlements in Lebanon?

1
2
3
4