TY  - RPRT
AB  - This paper aids researchers who are conducting microeconomic work in developing countries to more effectively collect farm production data. The discussion focuses on helping the researcher who has fairly well-defined research ideas to better visualize the steps that are necessary for collecting farm production data by raising conceptual and organizational issues that will be faced during the collection process. A wide range of data collection strategies is reviewed for both data-intensive studies that concentrate on production and technological issues, as well as less intensive studies that are only interested in measuring the contribution of farming activities to overall household income. Both survey-based and recordkeeping methodologies are discussed and the tradeoffs of each approach are considered. Examples of survey and recordkeeping instruments provide illustrations of both successful and not so successful forms; the merits and weaknesses of the sample forms and associated data collection methods are critiqued.
AU  - Rozelle, Scott
DA  - 1991
DA  - 1991
DO  - 10.22004/ag.econ.7267
DO  - doi
ID  - 7267
KW  - Consumer/Household Economics
KW  - Research Methods/Statistical Methods
L1  - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/7267/files/wp910017.pdf
L2  - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/7267/files/wp910017.pdf
L4  - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/7267/files/wp910017.pdf
LA  - eng
LK  - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/7267/files/wp910017.pdf
N2  - This paper aids researchers who are conducting microeconomic work in developing countries to more effectively collect farm production data. The discussion focuses on helping the researcher who has fairly well-defined research ideas to better visualize the steps that are necessary for collecting farm production data by raising conceptual and organizational issues that will be faced during the collection process. A wide range of data collection strategies is reviewed for both data-intensive studies that concentrate on production and technological issues, as well as less intensive studies that are only interested in measuring the contribution of farming activities to overall household income. Both survey-based and recordkeeping methodologies are discussed and the tradeoffs of each approach are considered. Examples of survey and recordkeeping instruments provide illustrations of both successful and not so successful forms; the merits and weaknesses of the sample forms and associated data collection methods are critiqued.
PY  - 1991
PY  - 1991
T1  - RURAL HOUSEHOLD DATA COLLECTION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: DESIGNING INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS FOR COLLECTING FARM PRODUCTION DATA
TI  - RURAL HOUSEHOLD DATA COLLECTION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: DESIGNING INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS FOR COLLECTING FARM PRODUCTION DATA
UR  - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/7267/files/wp910017.pdf
Y1  - 1991
T2  - Working Paper
T2  - 91-17
ER  -