QUESTIONNAIRES ON POSTHARVEST LOSSES OF HOT PEPPER BY

FARMERS IN SAVIEFE COMMUNITY

The information required from you in this questionnaire is for academic

and research purposes. Any information therefore provided will be
treated confidential. I hope that you will co operate to make this a
success.

PERSONAL INFORMATION

1. Name:…………………………………………………………..
2. Gender: Male [ ] Female[ ]
3. Age:……………………………………………………………...
4. Location (Village of the farmer)…………………………………………………
5. Level of education. Primary[ ] , JHS[ ] , SHS[ ] ,
Tertiary[ ] ,None[ ].

INFORMATION NEEDS

6. Please indicate the extension messages you receive on

postharvest losses:

MEASURES MESSAGES
Storage
Packaging
Transportation
Processing
Preservation
Harvesting
 7. Please indicate which of the aspect of postharvest operations
you require more information or training on.
 Processing of hot pepper(blanching, drying)[ ]
 Sorting and packaging of hot pepper[ ]
 Storage facilities or methods[ ]
 Management of pest and diseases[ ]
8. What safety measures do you practice during harvesting?
 Wear gloves[ ]
 Wear goggles[ ]
 Wear aspirators[ ]
 Wear face mask[ ]
9. Where do you acquire the information as safety measures from?
 Friends[ ]
 Family[ ]
 MOFA[ ]
 Others[ ]

CAUSES OF POSTHARVEST LOSSES

10. Do you suffer losses during handling of hot pepper?

Yes [ ] No [ ]

If yes, how:…………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
11. Can you quantify the extent of losses?
Yes [ ] No [ ]
12. Mention quantity loss:…………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
13. Where do you sell your pepper.
 Market [ ]
  Homes[ ]
 Farm gate[ ]
14. What is the distance of market from the farm.
 Far[ ]
 Near[ ]
15. How do you transport your pepper from farm to the
market?
 By car[ ]
 On foot[ ]
 By water transport[ ]
16. Do you incur any losses during transport?
Yes [ ] No [ ]
If yes,
how………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
17. How do you store your pepper produce?
 In sacks[ ]
 In containers[ ]
 In baskets[ ]
18. Do you encounter any problems during storage?
Yes [ ] No [ ]
If yes, list them……………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………….

EFFECT OF POSTHARVEST LOSSES

19. What quantity of pepper do you harvest each time:

……………………………………………………………………………………………
20. What quantity of pepper do you sell.
 ………………………………………………………………………………………………
21. What is the appearance of the pepper you sell, do the
buyers make any comments about the quality of your produce?
……………………………………………………………………………………………..
……………………………………………………………………………………………..
22. Is there any variation in the price of your produce and others
on the market?
Yes [ ] No [ ]
23. What is the price difference if any?
……………………………………………………………………………………………
24. After selling do you meet your production cost?
Yes [ ] No[ ]
25. How much profit or loss do you make?
 Profit:…………………………………………………………………………
 Loss:…………………………………………………………………………
26. Are you able to buy your basic needs from your production?
Yes [ ] No [ ]

MEASURES OF CONTROLLING

27. Do you package your pepper products before selling?

Yes [ ] No [ ]
28. Do you process your pepper?
Yes [ ] No [ ]
29. In what state do you sell your pepper?
 Dried[ ]
 Fresh[ ]
30. If you dry it, where do you dry it
 On tarpaulins[ ]
 By the roadside[ ]
  In a solar dryer[ ]
31. What problems do you encounter during drying?
 Scattering by animals[ ]
 Contamination with animal feaces[ ]
 Theft[ ]
 Sudden rains wetting[ ]
32. Are there any measures taken to control postharvest losses?
Yes [ ] No [ ]
If yes, what are they:…………………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
33. Do these measures give any improvement in controlling
postharvest losses?
Yes [ ] No[ ]
If yes, how:………………………………………………………………………….
……………………………………………………………………………………………

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR CO-OPERATIONS.MAY

GOD BLESS YOU ABUNDANTLY.