Farmers’ Preference: AHP Workshop and Analysis

Farmers’ Preference:AHP Workshop and Analysis

Cynthia LaiDr. Catherine Chan-Halbrendt

AHP Hierarchy

Improved Income

Profit Labor Saving Yield Environmental Benefit

GOAL:

OBJECTIVES:

CAPS 1(Maize Plow)

CAPS 2(Maize Minimum

Tillage)

CAPS 3(Maize/Cowpea Intercrop Plow)

CAPS 4(Maize/Cowpea Intercrop

Minimum Tillage)

PROGRAMS:

AHP Breakdown

• GOAL: Improved income

• OBJECTIVES:• Profit

• Labor Saving

• Yield

• Environmental Benefit

Potential CAPS Program Outcomes/OutputCAPS 1 (Maize Plow) CAPS 2 (Maize Minimum Tillage)

CAPS 3 (Maize/Cowpea Intercrop Plow) CAPS 4: Maize/Cowpea Intercrop Minimum Tillage

The Survey

There are 2 steps to each exercise:1. State which option is more important/preferred2. Show the level of “importance” compared to the

other option using the scale and candies provided.

Equal Moderate Strong Very Strong Extreme

Scale of Importance

• For the pair of Farm Practices listed below, in your opinion, say to your recorder:

(1) Which Farm Practice is more important to meeting the goal of soil fertility?

For example…

Practice 1 OR Practice 2

3 times more important!

(2) Using the scale indicated and the candies provided, how much more important is the preferred practice compared to the other?

Equal Moderate Strong Very Strong Extreme

The SurveyPart 1: Farmers’ Importance

Goal: Improved Income Page 1

Which objective is more important to meeting the goal of improved income?

O1: PROFIT OR O2: LABOR SAVING

Equal Moderate Strong Very Strong Extreme

• How much more important is that one objective you chose compared to the other?

Which objective is more important to meeting the goal of stable income?

O1: PROFIT OR O3: Yield

Equal Moderate Strong Very Strong Extreme

• How much more important is that one objective you chose compared to the other?

Which objective is more important to meeting the goal of stable income?

O1: PROFIT OR O4: Environmental Benefit(Soil Fertility and Moisture)

Equal Moderate Strong Very Strong Extreme

• How much more important is that one objective you chose compared to the other?

Which objective is more important to meeting the goal of stable income?

O2: Labor Saving OR O3: Yield

Equal Moderate Strong Very Strong Extreme

• How much more important is that one objective you chose compared to the other?

Which objective is more important to meeting the goal of stable income?

O2: Labor Saving OR O4: Environmental Benefit(Soil Fertility and Moisture)

Equal Moderate Strong Very Strong Extreme

• How much more important is that one objective you chose compared to the other?

Which objective is more important to meeting the goal of stable income?

O3: Yield OR O4: Environmental Benefit(Soil Fertility and Moisture)

Equal Moderate Strong Very Strong Extreme

• How much more important is that one objective you chose compared to the other?

The SurveyPart 2: Farmers’ CAPS Preference

Objective: ProfitPage 2

Which CAPS Program is preferred to meeting the objective of Profit?

CAPS 1(Maize Plow)

OR

CAPS 2(Maize Minimum Tillage)

• How much more important is that CAPS Program you chose compared to the other?

Equal Moderate Strong Very Strong Extreme

1

2

3

4

5

Which CAPS Program is preferred to meeting the objective of Profit?

CAPS 1(Maize Plow)

OR

CAPS 3(Maize/Cowpea Intercrop Plow)

• How much more important is that CAPS Program you chose compared to the other?

Equal Moderate Strong Very Strong Extreme

1

2

3

4

5

Which CAPS Program is preferred to meeting the objective of Profit?

CAPS 1(Maize Plow)

OR

CAPS 4(Maize/Cowpea Intercrop Minimum

Tillage)

• How much more important is that CAPS Program you chose compared to the other?

Equal Moderate Strong Very Strong Extreme

1

2

3

4

5

Which CAPS Program is preferred to meeting the objective of Profit?

CAPS 2(Maize Minimum Tillage)

OR

CAPS 3(Maize/Cowpea Intercrop Plow)

• How much more important is that CAPS Program you chose compared to the other?

Equal Moderate Strong Very Strong Extreme

1

2

3

4

5

Which CAPS Program is preferred to meeting the objective of Profit?

CAPS 2(Maize Minimum Tillage)

OR

CAPS 4(Maize/Cowpea Intercrop Minimum

Tillage)

• How much more important is that CAPS Program you chose compared to the other?

Equal Moderate Strong Very Strong Extreme

1

2

3

4

5

Which CAPS Program is preferred to meeting the goal of Profit?

CAPS 3(Maize/Cowpea Intercrop Plow)

OR

CAPS 4(Maize/Cowpea Intercrop Minimum

Tillage)

• How much more important is that CAPS Program you chose compared to the other?

Equal Moderate Strong Very Strong Extreme

1

2

3

4

5

Objective: Minimum LaborPage 3

Which CAPS Program is preferred to meeting the objective of Minimum Labor?

CAPS 1(Maize Plow)

OR

CAPS 2(Maize Minimum Tillage)

• How much more important is that CAPS Program you chose compared to the other?

Equal Moderate Strong Very Strong Extreme

1

2

3

4

5

Which CAPS Program is preferred to meeting the objective of Minimum Labor?

CAPS 1(Maize Plow)

OR

CAPS 3(Maize/Cowpea Intercrop Plow)

• How much more important is that CAPS Program you chose compared to the other?

Equal Moderate Strong Very Strong Extreme

1

2

3

4

5

Which CAPS Program is preferred to meeting the objective of Minimum Labor?

CAPS 1(Maize Plow)

OR

CAPS 4(Maize/Cowpea Intercrop Minimum

Tillage)

• How much more important is that CAPS Program you chose compared to the other?

Equal Moderate Strong Very Strong Extreme

1

2

3

4

5

Which CAPS Program is preferred to meeting the objective of Minimum Labor?

CAPS 2(Maize Minimum Tillage)

OR

CAPS 3(Maize/Cowpea Intercrop Plow)

• How much more important is that CAPS Program you chose compared to the other?

Equal Moderate Strong Very Strong Extreme

1

2

3

4

5

Which CAPS Program is preferred to meeting the objective of Minimum Labor?

CAPS 2(Maize Minimum Tillage)

OR

CAPS 4(Maize/Cowpea Intercrop Minimum

Tillage)

• How much more important is that CAPS Program you chose compared to the other?

Equal Moderate Strong Very Strong Extreme

1

2

3

4

5

Which CAPS Program is preferred to meeting the goal of Minimum Labor?

CAPS 3(Maize/Cowpea Intercrop Plow)

OR

CAPS 4(Maize/Cowpea Intercrop Minimum

Tillage)

• How much more important is that CAPS Program you chose compared to the other?

Equal Moderate Strong Very Strong Extreme

1

2

3

4

5

Objective: YieldPage 4

Which CAPS Program is preferred to meeting the objective of Yield?

CAPS 1(Maize Plow)

OR

CAPS 2(Maize Minimum Tillage)

• How much more important is that CAPS Program you chose compared to the other?

Equal Moderate Strong Very Strong Extreme

1

2

3

4

5

Which CAPS Program is preferred to meeting the objective of Yield?

CAPS 1(Maize Plow)

OR

CAPS 3(Maize/Cowpea Intercrop Plow)

• How much more important is that CAPS Program you chose compared to the other?

Equal Moderate Strong Very Strong Extreme

1

2

3

4

5

Which CAPS Program is preferred to meeting the objective of Yield?

CAPS 2(Maize Minimum Tillage)

OR

CAPS 3(Maize/Cowpea Intercrop Plow)

• How much more important is that CAPS Program you chose compared to the other?

Equal Moderate Strong Very Strong Extreme

1

2

3

4

5

Which CAPS Program is preferred to meeting the objective of Yield?

CAPS 2(Maize Minimum Tillage)

OR

CAPS 4(Maize/Cowpea Intercrop Minimum

Tillage)

• How much more important is that CAPS Program you chose compared to the other?

Equal Moderate Strong Very Strong Extreme

1

2

3

4

5

Which CAPS Program is preferred to meeting the objective of Yield?

CAPS 3(Maize/Cowpea Intercrop Plow)

OR

CAPS 4(Maize/Cowpea Intercrop Minimum

Tillage)

• How much more important is that CAPS Program you chose compared to the other?

Equal Moderate Strong Very Strong Extreme

1

2

3

4

5

Objective: Minimum Environmental Impact

(Soil Fertility and Moisture)Page 5

Which CAPS Program is preferred to meeting the objective of Minimum Environmental Impact?

CAPS 1(Maize Plow)

OR

CAPS 2(Maize Minimum Tillage)

• How much more important is that CAPS Program you chose compared to the other?

Equal Moderate Strong Very Strong Extreme

1

2

3

4

5

Which CAPS Program is preferred to meeting the objective of Minimum Environmental Impact?

CAPS 1(Maize Plow)

OR

CAPS 3(Maize/Cowpea Intercrop Plow)

• How much more important is that CAPS Program you chose compared to the other?

Equal Moderate Strong Very Strong Extreme

1

2

3

4

5

Which CAPS Program is preferred to meeting the objective of Minimum Environmental Impact?

CAPS 2(Maize Minimum Tillage)

OR

CAPS 3(Maize/Cowpea Intercrop Plow)

• How much more important is that CAPS Program you chose compared to the other?

Equal Moderate Strong Very Strong Extreme

1

2

3

4

5

Which CAPS Program is preferred to meeting the objective of Minimum Environmental Impact?

CAPS 2(Maize Minimum Tillage)

OR

CAPS 4(Maize/Cowpea Intercrop Minimum

Tillage)

• How much more important is that CAPS Program you chose compared to the other?

Equal Moderate Strong Very Strong Extreme

1

2

3

4

5

Thank you for your participation!Results will be available after lunch…