QUESTIONNAIRE FOR FARMERS ATTITUDE AND ADOPTION OF PESTICIDES IN ONION FARMING IN

SOKOTO STATE

Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development,

Usmanu Danfodio university,sokoto

Dear Sir/Madam,

we are a undergraduate students of Usmanu Dan fodio University, Sokoto, currently working on

the following topic: "Farmers attitude and adoption of pesticides in onion farming in Sokoto state,
Nigeria".

Please answer the questions to the best of your knowledge, all information supplied will

be treated with confidentiality

SECTION A: Background Information

1. Name of respondent:……………………………………………………

2. Name of village:………………………………………………………...

3. Name of L.G.A:…………………………………………………………

Section B: Socio-economic Characteristics of Onion Production Farmers in the

Study Area.

4. Age:…………………………years

5. Sex: Male ( ), Female ( )

6. Marital Status: Married ( ) Single ( )

Indicate your household size:

7. How many wives do you have?.................................

8. How many children do you have?.............................

9. Beside your wife/wives and children, are there some people living with you?
Yes ( ) No ( )

10. If yes, how many of them?.......................................

11. Educational Qualification of Head of Household:

a. No formal education ( )

b. Adult education ( )

c. Qur'anic education ( )

d. Primary education( ):…………………..years

e. Secondary education( ):………………..years

f. Tertiary education( ):…………………..years

12. How long have you been in onion farming?...............................years.

13. Do you belong to any social organization? Yes ( ) No ( )

14. If Yes, how many social organizations do you now belong to?................

15. If yes, for how long have you been?..............................years.

16. Did you have any visit by extension agents in 2021? Yes ( ) No ( )

17. If yes, how many times were you visited by the extension agents with

information on onion production during the 2021 farming

seasons?............Times.

18. Are you satisfied with the visit? Yes ( ) No ( )

19. If yes, give reasons.

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20. If no, give reasons.

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21. Do you have access to credit for onion production? Yes ( ) No ( )

22. If Yes, state sources and amount of credit received in 2021 for onion
production .....................................................................................................................................................
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23. If No, how do you finance your onion farm?

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24. Did you return the credit after harvesting your onion? Yes ( ) No ( )

25. If No, please give reasons for not returning the credit.

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THANK YOU SO MUCH