3.10 Elaboration of the
Questionnaire
We first contacted the local authorities to provide
information on the environment of the study and technical agronomists for pre
survey to gather information, before developing a survey questionnaire. The
field visit to the study area was made for better adapt the questionnaire to
the reality and achieve our objective. An interview with local farmers was used
to collect information for the study. The questionnaire was written in English
translated into Kinyarwanda to facilitate communication between interviewer and
the respondent. 89 respondents filled the questionnaire.
Source:
Office of the executive secretary of CYANIKA sector, 2014
3.11 Interview Schedule
In this study 7 respondent were interviewed. The questions
were prepared and read to the respondents then the answers recorded. This was
done face to face between the interviewer and the respondents conducted for the
purpose of obtaining the information related to the topic.
3.12.Method of Data
Analysis
Analysis of data provides sense for the Data collected during
the field work. The research strategies employed for this study combine both
qualitative and quantitative methods.
3.13. Qualitative
analysis
Most of answers asked to farmers were qualitative. But through
this method, I obtained the information that related to the feelings and
personal experience of farmer to the way that the use of agricultural inputs
has promoted food production in the area.
3.14. Quantitative
analysis
I used methods to measure the phenomena that can be expressed
in quantity. I also used mathematical and statistical symbol to summarize the
economic information through this method, I was able to analyze various
variables to get searched information.
3.15. Data processing and
analysis
After collecting all information, data were processed and
analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) and Microsoft
Excel. After the data entry,
and data cleaning, graphs and tables were generated based on the tabulation
plan that include views of the respondents on the role of fertilizers,
pesticides and improved seeds in increasing food production and therefore,
insuring food security
The Data analysis were done in the context of the problem
studied, the objectives and the research questions that were formulated at the
beginning of the study and literature reviewed
CHAPTER ROUR: PRESENTATION OF THE FINDINGS
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