socio economic profile of the dairy farmer a1 sheet no. a2 region
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APPENDIX
Interview Schedule
Section A - Socio Economic profile of the dairy farmer
A1 Sheet No.
A2 Region 1 Southern 2 Central 3 Northern
A3 District 1 Trivandrum 2 Kottayam 3 Palakkad
A4 Block
A5 Panchayath
A6 Name and No. of APCOS
A7 Tel No of APCOS
A8 Name and
Address of the farmer
A9 Tel. No. of the farmer
A10 Mb. No. of the farmer
A11 Emil : (o -for no email)
A12 What is your gender? 1 male 2 female
A13 What is your age? (No. of years completed)
A14 What is your Religion? (1 Hindu,2 Muslim 3 Christian 4 other 5 no
religion)
A15 What is your Caste? 1) SC 2) ST 3) OEC 4) OBC 5.1)Nair,
5.2)Syrian Christian 5.3)Namboothri
5.4)Samatha Khestria 5.5 )vaisya 5.6)
Ambalavasi 6 other
A16 What is your highest level of
education?
1) illiterate 2) LPS 3)UPS 4)High school 5)
SSLC 6) PDC/plus two 7 )ITI/certificate 8 )
diploma 9 )degree 10) PG 11) professional
degree 12 ) PhD 13others
A17 What is your Information Technology
(IT) literacy level
1 illiterate 2 basic skills Ms office 3
Internet browsing 4 advanced knowledge
and skills
A18 What is your Marital status? 1single 2 married 3 widower/ widow 4
divorced
5 separated 6 other
A19 What is your Economic status? ( 1 BPL ,2 APL)
A20 Membership in co-operatives
(multiple options )
1 No membership 2 APCOS 3 PACS,4
Other co-operatives
A21 Agriculture land owned by the family Cent ( 100 cents= one acre)
A22 Non Agriculture - land owned by the
family
Cents
A24 Do you have any training in dairy
farming?
1 no training 2 seminar 3 short-term
training(certificate) 4 Diploma 5 Degree and
above
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A25 Do you have any Training /education in
co-operation?
1 no training 2 attended seminar 3 certificate
4 diploma 5 degree and above
A26 Membership in Political Party 1 no membership 2 INC 3KC(M) 4 IUML
5KC(B) 6KC(Jacob) 7JD(veerndarakumar) 8
JSS 9 CMP 10RSP(B) 11 CPI(M) 12 CPI 13
RSP 14 JD 15 IC(Secular) 16KC(T) 17FB
18Others
A27 How would you describe your current
position in the dairy society?
1 President 2 GB member 3 Ordinary
member 4 non member who supplies milk
to the Dairy society
A28 How long have you held in your
current position? (in completed years)
--No of years
A29 what is your total years of association/experience with the dairy society
(compute from the following row) As
President
As GB
member
(exclude
the term
as
president)
Total
yrs
in
GB
(1+2)
Ordinary
member
Tot as
member (3+4)
Staff Non
Member
milk
supplier
Consumer
of the
society
Any
other
Total
no of
years
(5+6+
7
+8+9)
A29a A29b A29
c
A29d A29e A29f A29g A29h A29i A29j
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
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A30 Family details of the dairy farmer
Sl no Name Relation M/F Age Education
completed
If student
(type of
education)
job Monthly
income
Depen-
dent on
HOH
A30a A30b A30c A30d A30e A30f A30g A30h A30i
Tabul
-ation
Family
size(no of
members)
(A30a1)
Relation
Sex
No of
students
Job
A30g
Monthly
income
of family
(A30h1)
Depen
dent
Tot
Nos
(A30b1)
Sons=
(A30b2)
daughters
=
A30c1
M=
A30c2
F=
A30f1
M=
A30f
F=
** see
row
below
D=
ND=
(A30g tabulation)
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ily
wo
rker
Fa
rmer
wit
h d
air
y
Da
iry
farm
ing
on
ly
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v t.
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ent
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rary
Pvt
- p
erm
an
ent
Pvt
-te
mp
ora
ry
Sel
f- e
mp
loye
d
(non
ag
ri)
Ho
use
hold
w
ork
NR
I
Stu
den
t
No
job
A30g1 A30g2 A30g3 A30g4 A30g5 A30g6 A30g7 A30g8 A30g9 A30g10 A30g11 A30g12
A30b 1Hoh 2 Spouse of Hoh 3Son 4 Daughter 5 Son-in-law 6 Daughter in law 7 Brother 8 Sister
9Father 10 Mother 11 father in law 12 mother in law 13 grandchild 14 other
A30c 1 male 2 female /A30d age in years/A30e 1 illiterate 2 lps 3 ups 4 high school 5 sslc 6
pdc/plustwo7 certificate 8 diploma 9 degree 10 pg 11professional degree 12phd 13 others
A30f 1 literacy centre 2 school 3 college 4 vocational 5 professional 6 other
A30h monthly income in Rs. A30h1 total of column of A30h
A30i 1 (dependent (D) 2 not dependent (ND)
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A31 Scale to measure the socio economic status of the family of the dairy farmers
A31a Monthly per capita income from all
sources
(total monthly income/no of family
members
(Ref A30hi/A30a1)-------------------/-------
---------
Rs=
>50000 20000-49999 10000-
19999
5000-9999 2500-4999 1000-2499 <1000
7 6 5 4 3 2 1
A31b Education of either husband or wife who
is more educated among them
(Ref A30e)
Professional
MBA/Engg/
Doctor
PG/PhD
Non-
technical
Degree 10th pass to
Graduation
primary
pass<10th
<primary
/one year
school
Just
literate
Illiterate
7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
A31c Occupation of husband otherwise wife Ref(A30g)
Gov service/ owner
of a firm employing
>20staff/
professional
doctor/Engg/CA/etc
Private
job /own
business
with
staff<20
Service in
shops/transport/
own cultivation/
Self employed
/petty
business with
income
>Rs5000
Self employed with
income<Rs.5000(ho
use wife/labourer)
None of
family
member is
employed
5 4 3 2 1 0
A31d Family possession (presence of each
item given below carry one score each)
Refrigera
tor
TV Radio
music
system
AC Washing
machine
Telephone mobile credit
card
sanitary
latrine
News
paper
total
A31e Living in a type of house
own
house
with
5rooms/
more
own
house
with
3-4
rooms
rented
/govt
house
with
5rooms
own
house
with
1-2
rooms
Rented/
gov house
with 3-4
rooms
rented/
gov house
with 2
rooms
own
small
house
(one
room)
rented
house
(one
room)
no place to
live,
pavement
7 6 6 5 5 4 3 2 1
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A31f Possession of a vehicle /equivalent
2 or more
cars/trucks/tractors
One
car/tractor/truck
One more
scooters/
One /more
cycles
None of them
4 3 2 1 0
A31g Earning members in the family(number) Ref(A30h)
3 & above two Only one No one
3 2 1 0
A31h No of children in the family Ref(A30b)
0-1 2 3 4 5 6&above
5 4 3 2 1 0
A31i Facility of some essentials in the family
Both tap water &power
supply
only one of the above none
2 1 0
A31j 1. Education of children(exclude under
five children)
Ref(A30 e&f)
all children going
/ever gone to
school/college
>50% ever gone
/going to
school/college
<50%children ever
gone /going to
school or college
no child ever gone
/going to
school/college
3 2 1 0
A31k Employment of a domestic servant at
home
Employed >2
fulltime
Only One
fulltime
>3 part-time
staff
Employed 1-2
part-time
No servants
4 3 2 1 0
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A31l Type of locality the family is residing
Living in urban
locality
Living in rural
area
Living in
resettlement colony
Living in slums No fixed living
and mobile
5 4 3 2 1
A31m Caste of family Ref(A15)
Upper caste OBC Dalits Tribals
4 3 2 1
A31n Members of family gone aboard in last
three years (official or personal)
Whole family Only parents Only one member none
3 21 0
A31o Possession of agriculture land for
cultivation
Ref (A21)
own agriculture
land>100 acres
own agriculture
land 51- 100acres
own
agriculture
land21-
50acres
Own
agriculture
land and 6-
20acres
Own
agriculture land
<6acres
no
agriculture
land
5 4 3 2 1 0
A31p Possession of non agricultural land /land
for housing /other type of land
Ref(A22)
>9000sqft(20.66+cent) 4509-9000sqft(10.35-
20.66 cent)
225-4500sqft(0.51-
10.33 Cent)
<225 sqft/no land
(<0.51cent)
3 2 1 0
A31q Presence of milch cattle in the family for
business purpose
Own 4 or more Own 1-3 Own one N0
3 2 1 0
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A31r Presence of non milch cattle or pet animals in the family
Own 2 or more Own one no
2 1 0
A31s Besides the house in which the family is
living ,the family owns other house /shop
or shed of any size whether given on rent
or not
own3or more own2 or more owns one does not own any
3 2 1 0
A31t Position held(besides the positions as employee) by any on member in the family
Holding position of 3 or more
organizations (official /non official
)as president/secretary
/treasurer etc
Holding position of 2-1
organizations
(official/nonofficial)as
president/secretary/
treasurer etc.
Holding position
as member of
executive /
committee of an
organization
Does not
hold any
position
4 3 2 1
A31u Parental support in the form of non movable property
>50 acres of agriculture
land or
house/plot>1000sqft/or
both
21-50 acres of
agriculture land or
house/plot>501-
1000sqft/or both
upto20 acres of
agriculture -
land or house
/plot100-
500sqft/or both
No agriculture
land but a
house/plot25-
100sqft
No parental
property
4 3 2 1 0
A31v Total amount of income tax paid by the family
>10 lacs 1-10lacs 50000-
1lacs
20000-
50000
10000-
20000
5000-
10000
<5000 nil
7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
A31 Total socioeconomic score of the family
Sum of values ( A31a……A31v)(22items)
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Section-B - Dairy farming and allied aspects
B1 number and type of milch animals (cows)
Type 1-Jersey 2- Swiss
Brown
3-HF 4-sunadini 5-Other
crossbreed
6-Local
breed
7-total
(a)In milk(no of
cows)
B1a7
(b)Milk/day(liter)
(average/year)
B1b7
(c) Expected
milk/day(liter)
B1c7
(d)Dry
(e) Heifer
(f)Calf(female)
(g)Calf (male)
(h)Total
B2 Number and type of milch animals (buffalo)
Type 1-Murrah 2-
jaffarabadi
3-Local
breed
4-Cross
breed
5-Any other
breed
6-Total
(a)In milk(no of buffalos) B2a6
(b)Milk/day B2b6
(c)Expected milk/day B2c6
(d)Dry
(e)Heifer
(f)Calf(female)
(g)Calf (male)
(h)Total
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B3 Number and type of milch animals (goats)
Type 1-Jamuna
pari
2-Malabari 3-Local
breed
4-Cross
breed
5-Any other
breed
6-Total
(a)In milk(no of goats) B3a6
(b)Milk/day B3b6
(c)Expected milk/day B3c6
(d)Dry
(e)Heifer
(f)Calf(female)
(g)Calf (male)
(h)Total
B4 Total Quantity of milk production per day (lean season) (liter)
B5 Qty of milk sold per day to dairy society (lean season)
B6 Average price/liter given by Dairy society in lean season
B7 Qty of milk in local sale (lean season) 0 for no sale
/exact qty in liter
B 8 Average price/liter for local sale in lean season
B9 Qty of milk for household consumption (lean season)
B10 Total Quantity of milk production per day (flush season )
B11 Qty of milk sold per day to dairy society (flush season)
B12 Average price/liter given by dairy society (flush season )
B13 Qty of milk in local sale (flush season) 0 for no sale
/exact qty in liter
B14 Average price /liter for local sale (flush season)
B15 Qty of milk for household consumption (flush season)
B16 Average no of days you supply milk in an year
B17 Priority of Dairy farming as far as your livelihood is concerned
1 main
2 subsidiary
B18 No of family members involved in the dairy related work M Tot
F
B19 Average no of hours employed by family per day for dairy
farming
(total hours
spend by all
concerned)
B20 Male members (husband and male children) Hours spend by
male members
B21 Female members (wife and female children)
Hours spend by
female members
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B22 Who makes major decisions in matters of dairy farming?
(1 HoH(male) 2 HoH(female) 3 spouse 4 Jointly 5 jointly with
other members of the family)
B23 No of workers employed for dairy farming 0 for no workers
/exact numbers
B24 Daily wages paid for workers (if B23 in not 0) Rs
B25 Do you have biogas unit in your house 0 no 1 yes
B26 If yes what is your average monthly saving on fuel RS-
B27 If yes are you getting carbon credit benefit 0 no 1 yes 3
applied for
B28 Use of cow dung /slurry
(1 agriculture 2 sale 3green fodder cultivation 4 vermi
compost)
B29 If cow dung is sold, How much is the monthly return? Rs
B30 Is Land available for green fodder cultivation (own/leased) 0 no 1 yes
B31 If yes, Do you Cultivate green fodder 0 no 1 yes
B32 If yes, the area under green fodder cultivation (In cents )
B33 Do you maintain farm register 0 no 1 yes
B34 Do you have the calculation of cost of Milk production /liter 0 no 1 yes
B35 If yes, what is the cost of production /liter in lean season In RS
B36 If yes what is the cost of production /liter in flush season In RS
B37 Monthly expenditure for dairy unit during lean season In RS
B38 Monthly expenditure for dairy unit during flush season In RS
B39 Present asset value of your dairy unit RS
B40 Average milk production per cow/day Ref B1b7/B1a7
B41 Expected milk production per cow/day Ref B1c7/B1a7
B42 Have you taken any Loan for dairy farming(if no go to B48) 0 no 1 yes
B43 If yes, what was the loan amount
B44 Interest Rate
B45 Outstanding loan at present
B46 Source of funding (1 Bank 2 NGOs 3 Relatives 4 Friends)
B47 If loan is from Ban , liaison is through (1 Apcos 2 AH dept 3
Dairy dept 4 LSG 5NGO 6 Relatives 7 Friends)
B48 Have you received any grant for dairy farming (full/part-
schemes e.g. cowshed )(if no go to B51)
0 no 1 yes
B49 If yes the amount received Rs
B50 The sponsoring agency for the grant(1 LSG 2 Gov Depts. 3
APCOS 4 Milma 5NGOs 6 others )
B51 Which is your preferred breed of cow for viable dairy farming
(1 Jersey 2 HF 3 Sunadini 4 brown Swiss 5 local 6 mix of all)
B52 Are you satisfied with measurement /reading of milk at
APCOS
1 yes 0 no
B53 Do you have computerized system for milk collection at your
society (milk analyzer)
1 yes 0 no
B54 Do you have any bank account?
(multiple options)
1 No 2 coop.
bank 3
Scheduled bank
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B55 How do you receive money for milk supplied to APCOS?
(1 cash weekly 2 cash bi weekly 3 Direct payment to bank
weekly 4 to bank biweekly )
B56 Which is your preferred mode of receiving money from
APCOS in future? (1 cash payment from APCOS 2 payment
through bank)
B57 Which of the following is your experience in dairy farming
(1:I am an active member of the society with making
reasonable livelihood from the dairy farming and plan to
continue in the present mode.2:I am going to expand my dairy
farming since it makes good returns 3:I am limiting the dairy
farming to the minimum for household needs only 4;I am
planning to quit the dairy farming activity due to financial
loss/no reasonable benefit
B58 Please Rank the following problems of dairy sector based on
your experience (1 to 10)
Rank
Increase in cost of production of milk due to high feed/ fodder
price
Non availability of green fodder
Veterinary services are not satisfactory
Morbidity is high for crossbreed animals
Farmers are not getting fair price for milk
MILMA is not supporting farmers
Lack of labour support from family
Labour cost is very high
Productivity of animal is coming down over the years
Government support is inadequate
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B60 Kindly rank the following statements in the order of importance you give as a
dairy farmer
(What are the assets of your organization:, social, political, economic,
organizational assets)
Rank
1-6
B60a 1 APCOS under Milma have a good state level network and marketing
structure
B60b 2 APCOS is a good platform for people to come together
B60c 3 APCOS have created necessary financial basis for its activities
B60d 4 APCOS has created necessary common infrastructure for dairy milk
collection at village level.
B60e 5 APCOS has the capacity to overcome the present challenges in dairy
farming as a group
B60f 6 APCOS is successful in organizing marginal farmers in the villages
B59
The following ten statements are considered as guidelines for success in dairy farming.
Kindly give your actual situation in relation to these statements
(Weight is given as shown in the columns)
Statements Y/N
(1/0)
Low
( 1)
(<30%
Medium
(2)
<60%
High
(3)
>60%
B59a 1 Local sale of milk
B59b 2 Use of Locally available feed/fodder and cultivation,
collection and preparation of fodder at locally
B59c 3 Green fodder cultivation (one cow/10cents )
B59d 4 Value added products from cow dung( biogas,
vermicompost, dried cow dung
B59e 5 Value added products from milk(curd/ghee/etc)
B59f 6 Regular monitoring of animal health and treatment
B59g 7 Enriched fodder production (urea malaises, mineral
block, straw ball)
B59h 8 Separation of calf immediate after delivery
B59i 9 Received Training in dairy farming ,first aid treatment
etc.
B59j 10 Usage of government projects of dairy farming like
jeeva-rekha, calf protection calf clinic, milkgram, milk
shed
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B61 Awareness of critical problems and solutions in dairy sector
(open ended)
What are the most
critical problems
that you encounter
in dairy sector
Possible
solutions
What are you
doing at
present?(at
individual
level )
What are you
doing at
present?( at
APCOS
level)
Possible
Solutions at
apex level
(union/
federation)
Section C- Awareness of Dairy Farmers about the programmes in Dairy Sector
Sl
No
Items
C1 Do you know anything about multi-state co-operative society
act of 2002?
1 Yes 0 No
C2 Are you aware about the 110th
constitutional amendment bill
regarding new co-operative act?
1 Yes 0 No
C3 Did you notice the R.Halie committee recommendation for
revamping milk sector in Kerala?
1 Yes 0 No
C4 Do you know that welfare and pension scheme is started for
farmers under dairy farmers’ welfare board?
1 Yes0 No
C5 Do you aware about the interest free loan under NABARD
scheme for dairy farmers?
1 Yes 0 No
C6 Are you aware about the cattle insurance scheme? 1 Yes 0 No
C7 Do you know about milk shed development project of Dairy
Development Dept (DD)? (financial aid for dairy units)
1 Yes 0 No
C8 Are you aware about the green fodder dev project (pulu krishi
vikasana project) of DD?
1 Yes 0 No
C9 Are you aware of the Fodder subsidy scheme (20ps/ liter for
farmers supplying 10 and above liters /day (Max-Rs 60/month)
to dairy society?
1 Yes 0 No
C10 Do you know about Calf protection scheme (implemented
through local self government and veterinary hospital?
1 Yes 0 No
C11 Do you know about Jeeva-reaskha subsidy for dairy unit of AH
dept?
1 Yes 0 No
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Section D: Scale to measure the perception of dairy farmers on Co-operation
Sl No
Statements SA A N D SD
D1 Dairy co-operative is a autonomous association of dairy farmers
jointly owned by them
D2 A dairy co-operative insists that only farmers who supply milk
can become its members
D3 This co-operative provides all the services to its members that
could be expected of a co-operative of this type
D4 Democratic values of freedom, equality, solidarity and justice are
foundational to working of the co-operative society.
D5 Self-help and self responsibility are values of coop movements.
D6 Social responsibility of co-operatives and caring for others are
not practiced in co-operative societies.
D7 The affairs of the dairy co-operative society is managed in a
democratic manner
D8 Members have no role in setting policies and making decisions
regarding the working of the village dairy Society ( APCOS)
D9 The co-operatives main objective is to maximize benefits to its
members
D10 Co-operatives are autonomous, self-help organizations controlled
by their members
D11 Local , regional, state level network gives more strength to the
dairy co-operative movements
D12 The co-operative provides members the support they need in
terms technical and other input for enhancing their productivity
and output in dairy and allied sectors
D13 While focusing on member needs, co-operatives work for the
sustainable development of their
communities through policies accepted by their members
D14 The function of the member of a co-operatives board is to
represent and protect the interest of the members who elected
him to the board
D15 The main function of the board is to ensure that the co-operative
is run in the best interest of its members
D16 Those who do more business with the co-operatives will have
greater interest in its affairs and perform well as members of
the board
D17 The board and staff perform their functions to the best of their
abilities
(SA –strongly agree, A- agree, N- no opinion, D-disagree, SD-strongly disagree)
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Section E – Commitment of Dairy Farmers to APCOS
Sl No
Statements SA A N D SD
E1 I feel bad if this organization is making loss
E2 I am contributing to the achievement of goals of this organization
E3 I do not like somebody tarnishing the image of this organization
E4 I have been working even on holidays( extra time ) in this
organization
E5 An employee(member) should be concerned about the image of
his /her organization
E6 I do not stay back in the organization after office hours(more
time)even if required
E7 I am committed to the welfare of my organization
E8 I do not like the goals of this organization (SA –strongly agree, A- agree, N- no opinion, D-disagree, SD-strongly disagree)
Section F- Participation of Dairy Farmers in APCOS/Local Community
Statements
F1 Do you regularly participate in the Annual General Body meeting of your
society?
1 Yes 0 No
F2 Does your society organize special meeting of members to discuss
something relevant to dairy farming?
1 Yes 0 No
F3 If yes, do you participate in such meetings? 1 Yes 0 No
F4 Does your society has organized any awareness pregame for the village
community ?(e.g. health ,waste management ,water conservation etc)
1 Yes 0 No
F5 Do you take any leadership in organizing common programmes for the
welfare of community?
1 Yes 0 No
F6 Are you doing any welfare programme/services as part of your society’s
contribution towards the village community?
1 Yes 0 No
F7 Do you regularly participate in the GramaSaba meetings of your ward? 1 Yes 0 No
F8 If yes, do you discuss problems of dairy farmers and suggest any action
programmes?
1 Yes 0 No
F9 Are you a member of microcredit group in the locality?
(SHG/Ayalookottam/credit union)
1 Yes 0 No
F10 If yes, do you hold any leadership positions in such groups? 1 Yes 0 No
F11 Are you a member of any local farmers clubs /arts and sports clubs/cultural
associations/village development/water shed associations / etc?
1 Yes 0 No
F12 If yes, do you hold any leadership roles there 1 Yes 0 No
F13 Are you associated with any NGO’s projects for farmers in your locality 1 Yes 0 No
F14 Did you participate in any PRA/RRA activities conducted in your village by
any agencies?
1 yes 0 No
F15 Are you an elected/contested member for LSG elections 1 yes 0 No
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F16 Are you a member of the PTA-executive of the local school/college? 1 yes 0 No
F17 Are you in the executive committee of any Religious associations of the
locality?
1 yes 0 No
F18 Are you a member of local credit co-operative society? 1 yes 0 No
F19 If yes, did you hold any position in the Board at present or earlier? 1 yes 0 No
F20 Are you a member of any other Producer’s co-operative other than APCOS? 1 yes 0 No
F21 Are you a member of any local NGO? 1 yes 0 No
Section G- Leadership Effectiveness of the Presidents of the APCOS
Statements about leadership effectiveness Always Often Occasionally
Rarely Never
G1 Appreciates the good work
G2 Makes his ideas known to the group
G3 Tries out innovative strategies in solving group
problems
G4 Informs the changes well in advance
G5 Plans the work to be carried out
G6 Considers not accountable for his actions
G7 Supports the group in its activities.
G8 Judicious and fair in using the rewards
G9 Over exercises his powers,
G10 Is unpredictable in his behaviour
G11 Easily moved by the situations
G12 Rational in making decisions
G13 Makes his presence felt in the group
G14 Makes that each member of the group understands
his work
G15 Easily approachable.
G16 Acts as the spokesman of the group
G17 Encourages participative decision making.
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G18 Consults the group before implementing the
important decisions
G19 Loyal to the group
G21 Adheres to the group norms
G22 Treats others as his equals
G23 Concerned about the welfare of the group
G24 Advocates rights of the group members
G25 Recognizes rights of the group members
G26 Stands by his words
G27 Predictable in his behaviours
G28 Admits his mistakes
G29 Defends his mistakes
G30 Avoids repeating mistakes
G31 Tends to escape obligations
G32 Is attentive while listening to others
G33 Does not mingle with group
G34 Enjoys loneliness.
G35 Respects the opinion of others in group decisions
G36 Involves the community and general public in
Major policy formulations.
G37 Disregards the information that challenges his
status quo
G38 Helps group to arrive at consensus.
G39 Strives hard to analyze the group problems
G40 Adamant in taking decisions
G41 Takes decisions himself
G42 Places principles above his own personal
advantages
G43 Well-informed about contemporary events
G44 Interested in social, economic and political issues
G45 Expresses abstract ideas clearly
G46 Uses suitable words to convey his ideas
G47 Warm and appealing in relationship with others
G48 Faces the challenging situations calmly
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G49 Ignores the viewpoints of others
G50 Empathise with staff problems
G51 Sorts out the correct information before action
G52 Strives hard to maintain group identity
G53 Stimulates well ordered climate, conducive for
team work
G54 Vague and fuzzy in expression.
G55 Tends to delay action on policies
G56 Experiments new ideas after carefully studying
, the pros and cons.
G57 Makes others feel at ease in his presence
G58 Monopolizes discussion when appointed official
leader of a group.
G59 Moves surely and judiciously in effecting policies
G60 Consistently seeks and employs new data.
G61 Tends to be upset by everyday occurrences
and keeps the staff in continuous uproar
G62 Hesitant to lead discussions in new situations.
G63 Facilitates others to make effective contribution
to group
G64 Involves in exchange of information with peers
as well as with subordinates and superiors.
G65 Translates information into actionable instruction
for subordinates
G66 Gives opportunity to others to develop and grow
G67 Shows interest in group members and their
activities
G68 Lacks patience for doing an activity continuously
G69 Lacks confidence to initiate action
G70 Uses arbitrary authority to control group
G71 Refuses to explain his actions
G72 Gets disturbed easily
G73 Identifies himself with group
G74 Gives directions to the activities of the group.
G75 Exhibits flexibility in decision making
G76 Gets anxious about petty matters
G77 Worries over unforeseen consequences
G78 Tends to feel one among the group
G79 Enjoys undue exercise of power
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Section H- Linkages in Dairy Sector
H1
No of training programmes you have attended in
dairy farming and allied sectors in the last three
years
(0 if not attended
otherwise the
exact number (1,
2, 3,…)
H2 Have you attended any training programmes in co-
operative movement
(0-1-2-3-4-5)
H4 Agency (training
in co-operation)
Partici
pated
y/n
No
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Topics Rate the level of use
fullness (1,2,3)1low-
3 highest
H4a APCOS
H4b PACS
H4c LSG
H4d Dept. of co-
operation
H4e Milma
union/federation
H4f NGOs
H4g Education
institutions
H4h Any other
H3
Training programmes attended by you in the last 3years, organized by the
following agencies/depts.
Agency(dairy farming) Particip
ated y-1
n-0
No
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Topics Rate the level of
use fullness
(1,2,3)1low-3
highest
H3a APCOS
H3b LSG(panchyath/block)
H3c AH Dept
H3d DD Dept
H3e KLDB
H3f KrishiBhavan
H3g Milma union/federation
H3h NGOs
H3i Education
Institution(name)
H3j Any other(-----------)
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H6 This section focuses on your needs for education, training, and research in dairy and allied
sector, herd management, farm business finance and human resource management (mark
only one block for each statement on the 5 point scale below where 1 is none and 5 is a lot
Items 1
None
2 3 4 5 lot
H6a Basic training in Dairy farming
H6b Disease control of cattle
H6c Value added products from milk
H6d Advanced Scientific training in dairy farming
H6e Local production of cattle feed
H6f Fodder cultivation and preservation
H6g Rural entrepreneurship
H6h Home economics and management
H6i Azolla cultivation
H6j Organic farming
H6k Other live stock rearing
H6l Any other
H5 As a farmer do you have direct contact (interaction) with any of the offices listed
blow? How valuable was the information and services you received as far as your
dairy farming is concerned?
Agency Contact
Y/N
(1,0)
1
Low
value
2 3 4 5
Very
high
value
H5a Your milk society
H5b MILMA unions’ field staff (supervisors)
H5c Ext staff of dairy development department
H5d Veterinary doctor assigned by MILMA
H5e Veterinary doctor of your area (AH dept)
H5f Staff of veterinary Hospital
H5g Krishibhavan
H5h Local self government
H5i Other dairy farmers
H5j Ext staff/faculty of agriculture university
H5k Faculty and students of nearby colleges
H5l Private companies who supply fodder
H5m Other private dairies /companies
H5n NGOs working in your area
H5o Banks working in your area
H5p Kudubasree and other microcredit agencies
H5q Kissan toll free number
H5r Any other -----------------------------------------
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H7 How valuable was the information you obtained from the following sources to
operate the dairy farm?
Items
1
No
value
2 3 4 5
Very
valuable
NA
H7a 1 Half day seminar
H7b 2 One day workshop
H7c 3 On farm hands on training
H7d 4 Training at training centers of the
depts.
H7e 5 Radio programs
H7f 6 TV programs
H7g 7 Information from internet (English)
H7h 8 Malayalam web site on dairy farming
H7i 9 Magazines and news paper
H7j 10 Training materials/DVD/videos
H7k 11 News letters
H7l 12 Exhibition and kissan mela
H8 Please indicate how you would like to receive educational information or training
in the coming years regarding dairy farming
Item
1
Not
preferred
2 3 4 5
Highly
preferred
H8a 1 Half day seminar
H8b 2 One day workshop
H8c 3 On farm hands on training
H8d 4 Training at training centers of the depts.
H8e 5 Radio programs
H8f 6 TV programs
H8g 7 information from internet (English)
H8h 8 Malayalam web site on dairy farming
H8i 9 Magazines and news paper
H8j 10 Training materials/DVD/videos
H8k 11 News letters
H8l 12 Exhibition and kissan mela
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H9 What are the existing and
desired network that are
necessary in dairy farming at
different levels to make
concerted efforts in the sector
Sco
re
Existing
partnership
/networks
0 no
1 low
2 good
3 excellent
Sco
re
Desirable partnership -
network(if Not, how
important is this
partnership )
0 not desirable
1 good
2 important
3 very important
Narration Narration
H9a Does your APCOS have any
linkage with the nearby
Colleges for any joint
programmes?
H9b With the local level NGOS
who have expertise in
Agriculture and Animal
husbandry programmes
H9c With national/international
agencies promoting livelihood
programmes
H9d With social work institutes as
part of their extension work
H9e Agriculture/veterinary
university
H9f Micro credit groups
(SHG/Kudumbashree/credit
union)
H9g MILMA union
H9h AH department and vet. clinics
H9i Dairy dev dept
H9j KLD board
H9k Agriculture (krishibhavn)
H9l Local self governments
H9m Any other
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Section I- Details about APCOS
I1 Name and Reg.No. of society
I2 Region 1 South 2 Central 3.North
I3 District 1 Tvm 2 Ktym 3 Plkd
I4 Block
I5 Year of Registration
I6 No of years in operation
I7 Do you have automated system for milk collection 1 Yes 0 No
I8 No of Sub Centres for milk collection 0 no / (no of centres )
I9 Membership 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-2010
M F T M F T M F T M F T M F T
I9a Members on roll
I9b Pouring members
I9c Pouring Non members
I9d Total
I9e Local milk buyers
I10 Grade of
society(A,B,C,D)
I11 ASSEST
I11a Own land(area cent)
I11b Land value
I11c Building (sq.ft)
I11d Value of building
I11e Other movable asset (machine/computer /furniture
I11f Value of mov. assets
I11g Cash deposit
I11h Share in apex society
I12 Liability
I12a Share capital (no)
I12b value of share
I12c Liability (loan )
I13 Grant received for last
5 years
I14 Total Milk collection
(lt/kg)
I15 Ave milk collection/day
I16 Qty of milk sold to
union (yearly)
I17 Qty of milk in local
sale(yearly)
I18 Average price/liter
given to farmers
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I19 Average price/liter
from union
I20 Average price/liter of
local sale
I21 Dividend provided
I22 % of dividend given
I23 Honorarium to
President
I24 No of staff
I25 Salary to secretary
I26 Wages to staff
I27 Other expenditure
I28 Total turnover
I29 Profit/loss
I30 Which are the services provided by APCOS to its members?
I32 What are the problems faced by society (social/financial /political /cultural)?
I33 What are your suggestion for improving the performance of the society and enhancing
dairy farming in the locality?
I34 SWOT Analysis
Strengths of your society
Assets –financial- organizational- social –cultural
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Weakness
Opportunities
Threats
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