Research, Policy and Practice
Table 1 Nature of questionnaires used to interview through semi-structured questionnaires survey in Madi, Chitwan, Nepal
From: Farmers' perceptions of grassland management in Magui Khola basin of Madi Chitwan, Nepal
Major groups | Subsets | Data acquisitioned | Category/unit |
|---|---|---|---|
Household sojourn | Age | Numeric | years |
Family size | Numeric | Persons/family | |
Total landholding | Numeric | ha | |
Livestock holdings | Numeric | Number per species | |
Duration of grazing | Numeric | months | |
Attitude of farmers Ranking of seasonal feedstuffs | Social conflict | Categorical | 1 = yes, 0 = no |
Detrimental grazing animal species | Categorical | 1 = buffalo, 2 = goat and 3 = others wild | |
State of herbage composition | Â | Open semi-structure | |
Dominant herbage mixtures | Â | Open semi-structure | |
Time required for regeneration | Numeric | years | |
Areas of grassland improvement | Categorical | 1 = fodder cropping 2 = multipurpose fodder tree plantations 3 = river bank protection | |
Ranking of the natural herbage and crop residues | Frequency data | Open semi-structured for summer and winter herbages and crop residues. Ranking from 1 to 5 indicating the level of preferences |