Evaluation of survey by the zones

Asfaw Tolessa

ILRI, 26 February 2003

Content of evaluation

1. Training

2. Questionnaire

3. Survey length and supervision

4. Transport and resources

5. Accessibility

6. Constraints

7. Any other comment

Response

Targetted at:

Zone and woreda supervisors from all zones

In TOTAL 23 supervisors responded 3 zone supervisors 15 woreda supervisors 5 unknown supervisors Following zones responded:

East Shoa,Jimma, Arsi, East Wollega, Borana

Training

Level NumberHigh 2Normal 16Low 5

Level of training

Duration NumberLong 0Sufficicent 8Short 15

Duration of training

Content NumberIntensive 5Sufficient 17Poor 0

Training contentQuality NumberGood 16Average 7Poor 0

Training method

Training (cont.)

Other methods to be included:

- Video

- Sharing experiences with zones that have

already done the survey

- Pictorial presentation of all indigenous breeds

- More practical exercises

Training (cont.)

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House

hold

Produ

ction

syste

m

Health

Breed

ing&

castr

atio

n

Breed

spec

ific in

form

atio

n

Produ

ction

char

acte

ristic

s

Pheno

typic

desc

riptio

n

Colou

r des

crip

tion

Min

or sp

ecie

s

Inte

rvie

w tech

niqu

es

Part of questionnaire that should receive more attention

% o

f s

up

erv

iso

rs

Questionnaire

Quality NumberGood 21Average 2Poor 0

Content of questionnaireQuality NumberGood 21Average 2Poor 0

Quality of organisation

Comments: Questionnaire covers all aspects of livestock Clear words It contains many crosscheck questions Lacks some parameter indicators Amharic translation did not match sometimes with the

English

Survey length and supervision

Yes 23No 0

Needing more time

Length NumberToo short 7Sufficient 14Long 2Too long 0

Survey length

On average 8 extra days for the survey would have

been preferred (range 2 to 20)

Survey length and supervision (cont.)

Level NumberGood 5Average 17Below average 1

DA performance

Yes 8No 15

visits sufficientNumber of

Comments: On average woreda supervisors were able to visit DAs

3.5 times; zone supervisors visited woreda supervisors

1.5 times during the survey It was indicated that on average 6 times was preferred

by woreda supervisors and 3.5 times by zone

supervisors

Transport and resources

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Car

Mot

orcy

cle

Public

tran

spor

t

Bicycle

Mule

/hor

se

On fo

ot

Type of transport used during the survey

% o

f su

per

viso

rs

Transport and resources (cont.)

Yes 4No 18

Resources sufficient

0

20

40

60

80

100

Fuel Oil spareparts

Type of resource that was insufficient%

of

sup

ervi

sors

Comments: There was a shortage of budget for public transport There was a general shortage of transport facilities Not enough Per Diem

Transport and resources (cont.)

Yes 13No 10

Resources for DA sufficient

Comments: There was a shortage of budget for rent for mule or horses There was a general shortage of budget for transport facilities Not enough Per Diem to compensate for the overtime

Accessibility of survey sites

Quality NumberVery good 1Good 7Not good 15

Accessibility

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ed ro

ads

Exces

sive

mud

Absen

ce o

f roa

d

Hilly a

rea

PAs f

ar fr

om e

acho

...

House

hold

s far

fro.

..

Reason for not good accessibility

% o

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up

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Constraints

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ket d

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Holid

ays

Safet

y

Distan

ce o

f site

s

Crop

activ

ities

Live

stock

mov

emen

t

Other

Constraints during the survey

% o

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up

erv

iso

rs

Any other comment

Interviewing elder people who have knowledge of

the area and of the present livestock; when it was

introduced in the area or if it is truly indigenous

The survey was very appreciated and it is hoped

that it will contribute to the development of a

livestock breeding policy

The approach of using DAs as enumerators was

appreciated

There was fear of taxation

Conclusion

Training was good, but too short Video as training methodology could be included ‘Breed specific information’, ‘Phenotypic description’, and

‘Interview Techniques’ should have been given more attention The questionnaires were good Survey length was in general too short; an average of 8 extra

days would have been preferred to complete the survey Zone and Woreda supervisors indicated to have preferred to

visit the supervised more than they could have done now Selected households and survey sites were far from each other In general the resources and Per diem were not enough

compared to the workload and time taken to finish the survey