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?


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


• 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




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




O2: Labor Saving OR O3: Yield




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




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



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?


1

2

3

4

5


CAPS 1(Maize Plow)

OR




1

2

3

4

5


CAPS 1(Maize Plow)

OR

CAPS 4(Maize/Cowpea Intercrop Minimum

Tillage)



1

2

3

4

5



OR




1

2

3

4

5



OR


Tillage)



1

2

3

4

5

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


OR


Tillage)



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




1

2

3

4

5


CAPS 1(Maize Plow)

OR




1

2

3

4

5


CAPS 1(Maize Plow)

OR


Tillage)



1

2

3

4

5



OR




1

2

3

4

5



OR


Tillage)



1

2

3

4

5

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


OR


Tillage)



1

2

3

4

5

Objective: YieldPage 4

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

CAPS 1(Maize Plow)

OR




1

2

3

4

5


CAPS 1(Maize Plow)

OR




1

2

3

4

5



OR




1

2

3

4

5



OR


Tillage)



1

2

3

4

5



OR


Tillage)



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




1

2

3

4

5


CAPS 1(Maize Plow)

OR




1

2

3

4

5



OR




1

2

3

4

5



OR


Tillage)



1

2

3

4

5

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

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Farmers’ Preference: AHP Workshop and Analysis