Data of Agricultural Services

1. Data of Agricultural Services Mukesh K.Srivastava FAO

2. Agricultural services? • Credit • Extension • Information for decision making • Repair and maintenance services • Processing services and facilites • And so on…..

3. Approach for data collection • Community-level information(Chapter 5) Access to services and facilities: • Theme 6:Agricultural Services (data item 601 to 607) • Actual use: Holding level • Affordability: Holding level • Adequacy: Holding level • Timeliness: Holding level

4. Data items • Theme 06– Agricultural services (Reference group: all holdings) • 0601+ Receipt of credit for agricultural purposes (see paragraphs 11.189–11.191). • 0602+ Source of credit (see paragraph 11.192). • 0603+ Type of collateral for credit (see paragraphs 11.193– 11.194). • 0604+ Period of loan or credit (see paragraph 11.195). • 0605+ Sources of agricultural information (see paragraphs 11.196–11.197). • 0606+ Sources of agricultural extension services (see paragraphs 11.198–11.202). • 0607+ Travelling time to nearest periodic or permanent agricultural produce market (see paragraphs 11.203–11.205).

5. Credit • Credit • Borrowing money • Borrowing goods and services or credit • Data items: • Receipt of credit for agricultural purposes (purpose: agricultural and non-agricultural) • Source of credit • Type of collateral for credit • Period of loan or credit

6. Extension and information • Information (general) • Extension (advisory) • Questions to focus on: • Sources • Periodicity of contact • Usefulness of information • Applicability of information

7. Examples • Credit • Extension

8. Conclusion Not all items for agricultural census • Awareness of a specialized survey to follow • Frames • Cost reduction • Better planning of survey

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