Baseline survey Trainings: 14 February 2011

M.N.M. Ibrahim

Regional Project Coordinator - ILRI

Development and application of decision-support tools to conserve

and sustainably use genetic diversity in indigenous livestock

and wild relatives

Baseline surveys in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka & VietnamBaseline surveys in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka & Vietnam

Collaborating Institutions

Bangladesh: March 2009

Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh

Vietnam: March 2009

National Institute of Animal Husbandry

Sri Lanka: March 2009

University of Peradeniya

Pakistan: January 2011

University of Agriculture, Faisalabad

Baseline surveys

• At the baseline level 3 types of

surveys are required:

Participatory Rural Appraisal

(PRA)or Focus Group Discussion

(PRA)

Household survey (HH)

Market Agent survey (MA)

Baseline Survey Activities

Baseline survey Trainings:• Bangladesh: Nov 2009• Sri Lanka: Jan/Feb 2010• Vietnam: Mar 2010• Pakistan: Feb 2011

Survey Execution:• Bangladesh: Nov 2009 to Jan 2010• Sri Lanka: Mar to May 2010• Vietnam: Apr to June 2010• Pakistan: Mar/Apr 2011

Baseline Survey Activities …….

Data Entry and Cleaning:• Bangladesh: Feb to Apr 2010• Sri Lanka: Jun to Sep 2010• Vietnam: Jul to Oct 2010• Pakistan: May to June 2011

Analyses and Reporting:• Bangladesh: Nov/Dec 2010• Sri Lanka: Nov/Dec 2010• Vietnam: Jan 2011• Pakistan: July 2011

PRA Training in SL

HH survey Training - SL

Role-Play

PRA - BD

Market Agent Survey - BD

Awareness conducted by Site Manager - BD

Lessons Learnt….

• Farmer turn out for PRA is poor!!Site manager or logistics team member has not done his/her job properly – insufficient publicity or last minute notification

• Participation by women are low!!Chicken are generally cared for by women, and goats by both men & women. Important to have equal representation

• Some farmers in the group are more active/talkative and deny others in giving their opinion!!Observer/Facilitator should divert attention to others in the group

Lessons Learnt….

• Members of the PRA team or enumerators are less familiar with technical termsClarify your doubts during training and use the glossary

• Confusion in names used by farmers to identify chicken and goat breeds Guide the farmers by showing colour photos

• Incomplete PRA reports!!The PRA team should get together and review the notes taken by the note keepers and put together the draft report the very next day