Analyzing the contribution of higher learning institutions on rural development in Rwanda: case of the study SPREAD-NUR and Abahuzamugambi Coffee Cooperative Maraba

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QUESTIONNAIRE

My name is GASHEMA Vincent and I am an undergraduate student at National University of Rwanda, in the Faculty of Economics and Management, Department of Economics, Option of Money and Banking. I am doing a research entitled «ANALYZING THE CONTRIBUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING INSTITUTIONS ON RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN RWANDA: Case of The Study SPREAD-NUR and ABAHUZAMUGAMBI COFFEE COOPERATIVE MARABA» and I would like to carrying out this survey in order to get data for the completion of my Bachelor's degree in Economics. I would like to ensure to all respondents completing this survey questionnaire that all of your answer will be kept in confidentiality for academic purpose use only. Thank you for your cooperation.

A. Identification

Q1. Sex: Male Female

Q2. Age: How old are you?

Q3. Marital status: Single Married Widow(er) Divorced

Q4. Occupation: What was your Occupation before the implementation of SPREAD-NUR?

Farmer Self-employed Seller Local government employed Labor seller Breeding

Q5. Apart from coffee farmer what is your other occupation?

Farmer Self-employed Seller Local government employed Labor seller Breeding

Q6. Education: Before SPREAD-NUR arrived what was you education level?

Non-formal education Primary school Secondary school High school Vocation and Artist

Q7. To day what is you education level?

Non-formal education Primary school Secondary school

High school Vocation and Artist

Q8. How many persons were they in your family before SPREAD-NUR arrived?

Q9. How many persons are they in your family to day?

B. Coffee production and Quality

Q10. Before the SPREAD-NUR arrived, had you coffee plantations? Yes No

a) If yes, how many trees of coffee had you?

b) On which area( are) c) with which production per season (Kgs)

Q11. To day and after SPREAD-NUR arrived, how many trees of coffee do you have?

a) On which area (are)? c) with which production (Kgs)?

Q12. Which washing system for coffee did you use before SPREAD-NUR arrived?

Traditional Washing System Modern Washing System

Q13. Which washing system for coffee are you using after SPREAD-NUR arrived?

Traditional Washing System Modern Washing System

Q14. Did you add inorganic fertilizer in your coffee plantations before SPREAD-NUR arrived?

Yes No

Q14a. If yes, which quantity in Kgs

Q15. To day, do you add inorganic fertilizer in your coffee plantations?

Yes No

Q15a. If yes, which quantity? Kgs

Q16. Did you use pesticides before SPREAD-NUR arrived in your plantations?

Yes No

Q16a. If yes, which quantity in Kgs

Q17. Do you use pesticides in your plantations?

Yes No

Q17a. If yes, with which quantity in Kgs

Q18. Did your coffee plantations face pest problem and/or other problems which may reduce production before SPREAD-NUR arrived? Yes No

Q19. Do your coffee plantations face pest problem and/or other problems which may reduce production to day? Yes No

Q20. Do you think that pest and other problems which may reduce coffee production in your plantation have been reduced after SPREAD-NUR arrived? Yes No

Q21. Where did you use to sell your production (Coffee) before SPREAD-NUR arrived?

Local Market Cooperative

Q22. Where do you use to sell your production (Coffee) after SPREAD-NUR arrived?

Local Market Cooperative

C. Rural Development Status

Income generation

Q23. Had you a bank account before SPREAD-NUR arrived? Yes No

Q24. Do you have a bank account to day? Yes No

Q25. What kinds of jobs/ income generating activities did you engaged in before the coming of SPREAD-NUR?

Farming ? Raise livestock Labor sale Trading

Q26. What kinds of jobs/income generating activities are you engage in after the coming of SPREAD-NUR?

Farming Raise livestock Labor sale Trading

Q27. If you have chosen at least one among the above projects, how did you begin?

Using the income from the production of coffee

Using the income from other activities you have

Loan from Cooperative ABAHUZAMUGAMBI

Food Security

Q28. How did you rate your family food condition before SPREAD-NUR came?

Sufficient Insufficient

Q29. How many times did you use to eat per day before SPREAD-COME came?

Q30. To day, how do you rate your food condition after SPREAD came?

Sufficient Insufficient

Q31. How many times do you use to eat per day after SPREAD-COME came?

Q32. Had any member of your family experienced under nutrition problem before SPREAD-NUR came? Yes No

Q33. Had any member of your family experienced under nutrition after SPREAD-NUR came? Yes No

Q34. If food for your family is not enough, what do you do?

Raise livestock Farming Trading Labor sale

Q35. Do you think that the quality of food that served in your household has been improved? Yes No

Health

Q36. How did you rate health services at that time before SPREAD-NUR?

Very poor Poor Good Very good

Q37. How do you rate health services at this time after SPREAD-NUR came?

Very poor Poor Good Very good

Q38. Had all members of your family medical insurance before SPREAD-NUR come? Yes No

Q39. Do all member of your family have medical insurance? Yes No

Q40. Do you participate in HIV/AIDS education? Yes No

Q40a. If yes, how specifically do you participate?

Dramas and dances Education group

Q41. From whom do you learn about basic health and HIV/AIDS education (indicate your special choice)

Village health volunteer SPREAD-NUR meeting

Health center/health post TV/Radio

Environment

Q42. What is the major current environmental threat and problem faced by environment in your region?

Water pollution Air pollution Forest fire Wildlife hunt

Q43. Do you think activities undertaken by SPREAD-NUR are performed in the way protecting natural resources? Yes No

If no, what else should be done?

Q44. What type of lighting did you use before SPREAD-NUR came ?

Candle Petroleum Electricity Salar energy

Q45. What type of lighting do you use ?

Candle Petroleum Electricity Salar energy

Q46. How did you use to get information before SPREAD-NUR came ?

Radio Television Cell-phone

Q47. How do you use to get information after SPREAD-NUR came ?

Radio Television Cell-phone

Q48. How do you evaluate the pertnership of SPREAD_NUR in coffee production............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................