Romanian Academy
RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR QUALITY OF LIFE
The monitoring of Social Effects of the
Agricultural Pollution Control Project
REZULTS OF SURVEYS IN HOUSEHOLDS AND AGRICULTURAL
COMPANIES
A report for Ministry for Environment and Water Management
Author:
Cristina Bjenaru
Dana Niulescu
Raluca Popescu
Coordinators:
Mlina Voicu
Iuliana Precupeu
Main consultant:
Ioan Mrginean
Bucharest
15 February 2005
1
This report summarizes the results of the community studies carried out within the project
"Monitoring of the social effect of the agricultural Pollution Control Project".
Mlina Voicu, Iuliana Precupeu (senior research fellows, RIQL) designed the whole study,
ensured the coordination of the fieldwork activities, and supervised the reporting.
Cristina Bjenaru, Dana Niulescu i Raluca Popescu au analizat datele cantitative culese în
timpul cercetrii de teren i a elaborate prezentul raport.
Ioan Mrginean (full professor of sociology; deputy president, RIQL) provided technical
expertise during the whole activity.
Dana Niulescu has had coordinating the fieldwork research.
2
Table of contents
Survey data: agricultural companies.................................................................4
Survey data: individual households (graphics).....................................................5
Questionnaire addressed to individual households (results)......................................49
3
Survey data: Agricultural Companies
Total surface cultivated using environmental friendly agricultural practices (2004)
(ha) Households Associations
Total
Did you practice the crop rotation periodically changing
the cereals with vegetables (beans, soy, pease) or with
392 23111
23503
technical crop on the same plot of land
Did you use chemical fertilizers asking to a specialist
244 15308
15552
about the quantity of the fertilizers
Did you use organic fertilizers (compost)
158 4990 5148
Did you use organic insect killer against crop diseases
106 595 701
Did you use pesticides against crop diseases asking to a
specialist about the quantity and the quality of the
276 19137
19413
pesticides
Did you use selected seeds
437 28416
28853
Did you use soil testing
183 9181 9364
Did you use natural windbreaks
12 407 419
Percentage of associations using environmental friendly agricultural practices in 2000
and 2004
%
2000 2004
Did you practice the crop rotation periodically changing the
cereals with vegetables (beans, soy, pease) or with technical
98 100
crop on the same plot of land
Did you use chemical fertilizers asking to a specialist about
83 88
the quantity of the fertilizers
Did you use organic fertilizers (compost)
16 24
Did you use organic insect killer against crop diseases
8 9
Did you use pesticides against crop diseases asking to a
83 85
specialist about the quantity and the quality of the pesticides
Did you use selected seeds
98 99
Did you use soil testing
27 24
Did you use natural windbreaks
15 19
4
Survey data: individual households (graphics)
Which type of agriculture do you think that is the best
70,0
61,3
60,0
50,0
40,0
30,0
19,2
20,0
14,1
5,3
10,0
0,0
traditional, as the
modern, with
mixed
DK / NA
parents did
modern means
5
In which of the following activities your household is involved [was
performed in the last 12 months], through the effective work of the
household's members
75,1
80
66,3
70
60
50
40
23,9
30
20
10,0
10,4
5,1
10
2,0
4,7
0,0
0,2
0
cultivating the soil vegetable grow ing
technical crop
Fruit grow ing
vineyard
Yes, only for ow n consumption
Yes, for sel ing too
6
Which of the following are present in your household
60
56,6
50
40
35,6
30
20
10
5,3
2,2
0,4
0,6
0,2
1,0
0
greenhouse
cart
camion
trail
combine
boat
other none
of
harvester
these
7
In the following years, do you intend (only "yes" responses)
23,5
25
20
14,7
15
10
5,5
5
2,9
2,5
2,0
0
to buy
to buy
to borrow
to stop
to set up an to set up a
agricultural
livestock
money for agricultural agricultural
non-
land
agricultural
activity
company
agricultural
activities
company
8
If you are thinking to the way in which you used to practice
the agriculture in 2000, which of the following did you use?
45
39,3
40
35,8
36,6
35
30
25
17,6
20
17,2
15
10,5
10
3,3
5
0
practice the
use
use organic use organic
use
use
use soil
crop
chemical
fertilizers
materials
pesticides
selected
testing
rotation
fertilizers
(compost) against crop against crop
seeds
periodically
diseases
diseases
9
Which of the following did you use (2004)
37,4
40
36,6
34,8
35
30
25
17,4
20
13,7
15
8,4
10
3,5
3,9
5
0
practice the
use
use organic use organic
use
use selected
use soil
use natural
crop rotation
chemical
fertilizers
materials
pesticides
seeds
testing
w indbreaks
periodically
fertilizers
(compost) against crop against crop
diseases
diseases
10
When you are using pesticides...
From where do you usually buy pesticides?
( only from those who use pesticides)
(from those who use pesticides )
do you use to
occasional
buy yourself
6%
and crop
dusting with
your own
do you ask to
machines
authorized firms
47%
to crop dusting
your land
53%
from authorized
firms
94%
From where do you buy the seeds for the agricultural activities?
(from those who use pesticides)
other sources
1%
from own
production
31%
from authorized
firms
from others
49%
producers
(agricultural
associations,
individual
producers)
19%
11
Where do you find information about the agricultural activities?
45
40,5
41,3
40
35 27,2
30
24,9
25
20
13,7
15,7
15
10
4,9
1,6 4,1
4,5 2,7 1,8
5
0,2 0,2 0,4 2,7
0
yself
agricultural engineerTV, radio
Ecological Agriculture review
newspapers, magazine
friends, relatives, neighborsTownhal
agricultural associations
firms which have agricultural activ. .
agricultural consultants others.
my own experience
people I know books
from old people
NA
I don't inform m
12
From the sources mentioned above, which one is the most
important source of information for you?
25
21,7
20 16,0
16,6
14,1
13,5
15
10
5,5
5,7
5
0,4 0,6
1,4 2,0 1,6 0,2 0,2 0,4
0
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13
You can learn the best way to practice agriculture from:
50
44,4
45
40
35
30
23,1
25
20
15
7,4
8,6
9,0
10
3,1
4,5
5
0
books,
parents
agricultural
friends,
TV, radio
others
DK/NA
magazines
engineer
relatives,
neighbors
14
To what extent do you feel concerned about:
water's quality in your village
60.0
48.1
50.0
41.1
40.0
30.0
20.0
7.4
10.0
2.7
0.8
0.0
Very much
Much
Not so much
Not at all
NA/DK
15
To what extent do you feel concerned about: air's
quality in your village
47.4
50.0
42.1
45.0
40.0
35.0
30.0
25.0
20.0
15.0
7.0
10.0
2.5
5.0
1.0
0.0
Very much
Much
Not so much
Not at all
NA/DK
16
How do you appreciate the water's quality in your
village?
70.0
59.3
60.0
50.0
40.0
26.2
30.0
20.0
11.5
10.0
2.9
0.2
0.0
Very good
Good
Bad
Very bad
NA
17
Do you have in your household?
120.0
99.4
92.8
94.7
100.0
86.9
78.2
80.0
No
60.0
Yes
40.0
21.8
13.1
20.0
7.2
5.3
0.6
0.0
well
running
bathroom
WC in
Latrine
water
house
18
How is it built the hole of your latrine?
93.0
100.0
90.0
80.0
70.0
60.0
50.0
40.0
30.0
20.0
4.5
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
10.0
0.0
Dig in the
Dig with
Septic
Other
NAp
DK/NA
ground
the lateral
tank
wall made
by
concrete
19
Which is the most important think taking into
account when you are choosing the place for the
latrine?
56.6
60.0
50.0
35.0
40.0
30.0
20.0
6.3
10.0
0.8
0.2
1.0
0.0
To be far
To be far
To be far
To be in the
Other
NAp
from the
from barn
from w el
backyard
house
20
Do you have in your household?
90.0
81.0
75.9
80.0
70.0
60.0
50.0
No
40.0
Yes
24.1
30.0
19.0
20.0
10.0
0.0
Platform for organic garbage
Rubbish cart
and manure
21
To what extent do you consider that the platform
for organic garbage and manure is useful?
50.0
44.6
45.0
40.0
35.0
29.7
30.0
25.0
20.0
13.9
15.0
10.0
4.7
2.7
4.5
5.0
0.0
Not at all
Not so
Much
Very much
DN
NA
much
22
Do you afford to pay for building a garbage and
manure platform [if you would not have one]?
80.0
70.8
70.0
60.0
50.0
40.0
30.0
21.7
20.0
7.6
10.0
0.0
Yes
No
DK/NA
23
When your platform was built?
80.0
68.2
70.0
60.0
50.0
40.0
30.0
20.0
11.8
10.0
10.0
4.5
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.0
Since
Since
Since
Since
Since
Since
Since
Since
Since
Since
1975
1990
1995
1996
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
24
Who built your platform for garbage and manure?
90.0
79.8
80.0
70.0
60.0
50.0
40.0
30.0
20.0
9.6
10.5
10.0
0.0
Household's members
Household's members+local
Local authorities+World
authorities+World Bank
Bank
25
When you throw the garbage:
70.0
62.3
60.0
50.0
40.0
33.8
30.0
20.0
10.0
3.9
0.0
Separate the organic and
Throw the all garbage
Do not use to throw the
non-organic garbage
together
garbage
26
Where do you use to throw the organic garbage
(food remains)?
30.0
26.2
24.4
25.0
19.2
20.0
15.3
15.0
10.0
6.4
3.9
5.0
2.5
2.1
0.0
To the
To the
In a hole in Somewhere
Other
Do not
To the
In (plastic)
individual rubbish cart
the yard
in the yard
throw the
vil age
bags, boxes
platform
garbage
platform
27
Where do you use to throw the non-organic
garbage (glass, iron, plastic)?
30.0
26.8
25.0
20.4
20.0
15.2
15.0
12.2
9.7
10.0
6.0
6.4
3.2
5.0
0.0
To the
To the
In a hole in Somewhere
Do not
Other
To the
In (plastic)
individual rubbish cart
the yard
in the yard
throw the
vil age
bags, boxes
platform
garbage
platform
28
Where do you deposit the manure?
33.3
35.0
30.0
26.1
22.7
25.0
20.0
14.5
15.0
10.0
3.3
5.0
0.0
To the individual In a hole in the
Somew here in Do not throw the
Other
platform
yard
the yard
garbage
29
What are you usually doing when you have too
much garbage in your yard?
100.0
86.7
90.0
80.0
70.0
60.0
50.0
40.0
30.0
20.0
3.3
6.4
10.0
0.2
3.3
0.0
Transporting to the Transporting on
Depositing on the
Other
Do not use to
village's platform
the field
road, in front of the
throw the garbage
yard
30
To what extent do you believe that the
establishment of a communal service for garbage
collection would be useful for your commune?
35.0
29.0
29.9
30.0
25.0
20.2
20.0
16.8
15.0
10.0
2.7
5.0
1.4
0.0
Not at al
Not so much
Much
Very much
DN
NA
31
Did you hear about a World Bank project in the
area which aims to improve the agricultural
activity and to protect the environment?
70.0
62.6
60.0
50.0
37.4
40.0
30.0
20.0
10.0
0.0
Yes
No
32
Did you hear which the main goal of the project
is?
65.2
70.0
60.0
50.0
40.0
34.8
30.0
20.0
10.0
0.0
Yes
No
33
In your opinion, how the project has influenced
your life?
70.0
58.4
60.0
50.0
39.1
40.0
30.0
20.0
10.0
1.5
1.0
0.0
They improved it
They did not
They worse it
DK
change it
34
In your opinion, how the project has influenced
the village's people life?
80.0
69.3
70.0
60.0
50.0
40.0
30.0
23.3
20.0
6.4
10.0
1.0
0.0
They improved it
They did not
They worse it
DK
change it
35
To what extent do you consider that local
authorities (townhall) have helped to the project's
implementation?
50.0
44.8
44.3
40.0
30.0
20.0
7.0
10.0
1.5
2.5
0.0
Very much
Much
Not so much
Not at all
DK
36
To what extent do you consider that the village's
people actors have helped to the project's
implementation?
35.0
31.3
30.3
30.0
25.0
20.7
20.0
15.0
12.1
10.0
5.6
5.0
0.0
Very much
Much
Not so much
Not at all
DK
37
In your opinion, who was the main actor in the
project's implementation?
70.0
58.0
60.0
50.0
40.0
34.5
30.0
20.0
10.0
2.0
4.5
1.0
0.0
The townhall
The World
The County
The village's
DK/NA
Bank
Council
people
38
In your opinion, who else should be involved in the
project's implementation?
50
45.5
40
28.5
30
19.4
20
8.1
10
3.3
4.1
4.1
0
The tow nhall Citizens/village Administration
The Mayor
County
World Bank
Others
people
Council/Local
Council
Council
39
In your opinion, who was the main beneficiary of the project?
80
70.1
70
60
50
40
30
20
11
7.9
5.5
8.6
10
2.4
4.3
0
Citizens/village
The
The village
The entire
The livestock's Poor/ordinary
Others
people
townhall/Local
comune
owners
people
Council
40
During the last years have you participated in
courses for farmers about environmental friendly
agricultural practices?
100
83
80
60
40
14.5
20
2.5
0
No
Yes
I did not know about
them
41
During the last years have you visited
experimental lot prepared using environmental
friendly agricultural practices?
100.0
83.0
80.0
60.0
40.0
17.0
20.0
0.0
No
Yes
42
During the last years have you read in Ecological
Agriculture about environmental friendly
agricultural practices?
92.1
100.0
80.0
60.0
40.0
20.0
7.9
0.0
No
Yes
43
During the last years have you received
brochures, books about environmental friendly
agricultural practices?
100.0
88.9
80.0
60.0
40.0
20.0
11.1
0.0
No
Yes
44
During the last years have you received advice,
consultancy from specialized person about
environmental friendly agricultural practices?
100.0
79.0
80.0
60.0
40.0
21.0
20.0
0.0
No
Yes
45
To what extent do you consider useful the
information transmitted by these actions
(courses, experimental lots, brochures, reviews,
consultancy)?
60.0
48.5
50.0
40.0
27.9
30.0
20.6
20.0
10.0
1.5
1.5
0.0
Not at all
Not so much
Much
Very much
NA
46
To what extent do you use the information
transmitted by these actions (courses,
experimental lots, brochures, reviews,
consultancy) in you agricultural activity?
50.0
42.6
40.0
29.4
30.0
20.6
20.0
5.9
10.0
1.5
0.0
Not at all
Not so much
Much
Very much
NA
47
How do you think that these activities have
influenced you agricultural activities?
70.0
61.8
60.0
50.0
36.8
40.0
30.0
20.0
10.0
1.5
0.0
It rest the same
It increased
NA
48
Questionnaire: addressed to individual households (results)
JANUARY 2005
AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES
v1. In your opinion, which type of agriculture is specific to your household?
1. traditional, as the parents did
39.1%
2. modern,
with
modern
means
18.4%
3. mixed
33.3%
4. Our household does not practice the agriculture
4.7%
99.
DK
/
NA
4.5%
v2. Which type of agriculture do you think that is the best:
1. traditional, as the parents did
14.1%
2. modern,
with
modern
means
61.3%
3. mixed
19.2%
99.
DK/NA
5.3%
In which of the following activities your household is involved [was performed in the last 12
months], through the effective work of the household's members:
Yes, only for
Which surface
Yes, for
NO
own
DK NA
selling too
Mean (ha) Std. dev.
consumption
v3. cultivating the soil (cereals, corn
65.0%
23.9% 10.0%
1.0%
1.5 8.5
etc)
v4. vegetable growing
20.9%
75.1% 2.0%
0.2% 1.8%
0.9 8.9
v5. technical/industrial crop
87.3%
5.1% 4.7%
0.4% 2.5%
0.7 6.7
(sunflower, cotton, tobacco, soy etc.)
v6. Fruit growing
85.9%
10.4%
0.2% 3.5%
0.0
0.1
v7. vineyard
31.5%
66.3% 0.2%
0.2% 1.8%
0.7 7.7
v8. Which of the following are present in your household: [MULTIPLE ANSWER]:
1. tractor
6.5%
6. camion 0.4%
2. sowing machine
2.0%
7. trail
5.3%
3. electric milking machine 0.0%
8. combine harvester
0.6%
4. greenhouse
2.2%
9. boat
0.2%
5. cart
35.6%
10. others
1.0%
96. None of these 56.6%
99. NA
42.3%
[Only for those who have greenhouse]
SERA. Does your greenhouse have basin for collecting the residual water?
1. Yes 0.0%
2. No 1.8%
99. DK 0.2%
97. Nap 98.0%
49
How much land do you have (suitable for agriculture):
v9. owned and used by the household: mean: 1.61 ha, St. dev: 6.79
v10. lease to agricultural associations (and worked by the association): mean 2.49 ha, St.
dev 7.92
Number
998. DK
Number
Livestock in the household?
0 none
Mean St.
Dev. 999. NA
Mean St.
Dev.
SEP1. Cows. 0.37
0.81
SEP3. Sheep 2.45
13.24
SEP2. Pigs 1.32
2.69
SEP4. Poultry 18.42
19.57
SEP5. Horses
0.43 0.79
SEP6. beehives
0.42 5.36
AUTGL. In every society some people are considering themselves rich, while others are
considering themselves poor. If you would to give you a mark, from 1 to 10, like in
school, where 1 means very poor and 10 very rich, what mark it would be?
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
98. DK
11.7% 14.7% 18.4% 15.7% 21.9%
8.8% 6.1% 2.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.4%
poor
rich
Mean: 4.22
St. Dev. 6.28
I am not
In the following years, you intend:
Yes No
NA
decided
v11. to buy agricultural land
82.4%
14.7%
2.9%
-
v12. to buy livestock
74.2%
23.5%
2.2% -
v13. to borrow money for agricultural activities
93.3%
5.5%
1.2%
-
v14. to stop agricultural activity
93.7%
2.9%
2.5% 1.0%
v15. to set up an agricultural company
96.1%
2.5%
1.2%
0.2%
v16. to set up a non-agricultural company
96.7%
2.0%
1.2% -
ENVIRONMENTAL FRIENDLY AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES
[Just for those who cultivate the land. For the others go to Sources of information]
If you are thinking to the way in which you used to practice the agriculture in 2000,
which of the following did you use?
Yes
No
DK
Nap
AGRO1. Did you practice the crop rotation periodically
changing the cereals with vegetables (beans, soy, pease) or with 35.8% 49.1% 0.4% 14.7%
technical crop on the same plot of land
AGRO2. Did you use chemical fertilizers asking to a specialist 17.6% 67.9% 1.0% 13.5%
about the quantity of the fertilizers
AGRO3. Did you use organic fertilizers (compost)
39.3% 46.6% 0.8% 13.3%
AGRO4. Did you use organic materials against crop diseases
10.5% 74.4% 1.6% 13.5%
AGRO5. Did you use pesticides against crop diseases asking to 17.2% 68.3% 1.2% 13.3%
a specialist about the quantity and the quality of the pesticides
AGRO6. Did you use selected seeds
36.6% 49.2% 0.8% 13.3%
AGRO7. Did you use soil testing
3.3% 82.0% 1.4% 13.3%
50
If you are thinking to the way in which you used to practice the agriculture in 2004,
which of the following did you use?
If yes, which
surface (ha)?
Yes No
DK NAp
St.
Mean
Dev.
AGRO8.
Did you practice the crop rotation
periodically changing the cereals with vegetables 34.8%
51.3%
0.89
6.06 13.9%
(beans, soy, pease) or with technical crop on the
same plot of land
AGRO9.
Did you use chemical fertilizers
asking to a specialist about the quantity of the 13.7%
72.8%
0.53
4.10 13.5%
fertilizers
AGRO10. Did you use organic fertilizers 37.4% 48.9% 0.36 1.69 0.2% 13.5%
(compost)
AGRO11. Did you use organic materials 8.4% 77.9% 0.23 1.53 0.2% 13.5%
against crop diseases
AGRO12. Did you use pesticides against crop
diseases asking to a specialist about the quantity 17.4% 68.9% 0.61 4.34 0.2% 13.5%
and the quality of the pesticides
AGRO13. Did you use selected seeds
36.6% 49.7% 0,97 4.52 0.2% 13.5%
AGRO14. Did you use soil testing
3.5% 82.8% 0,39 5.62 0.2% 13.5%
AGRO15. Did you use natural windbreaks
3.9% 82.8% 0.03 0.24 0.2% 13.5%
[If the answer to AGRO12 is YES, otherwise got o AGRO18]
AGRO16. When you are using pesticides...
1. do you use to buy yourself and crop dusting with your own machines
8.2%
2. do you ask to authorized firms to crop dusting your land
9.2%
97.
Nap 82.6%
AGRO17. From where do you usually buy pesticides?
1. from authorized firms
15.7%
2. occasional 1.1%
3. from the market
0.0%
99.NA/DN
0.6%
97. Nap
82.6%
AGRO18. From where do you buy the seeds for the agricultural activities?
1. from authorized firms
30.3%
2. from others producers (agricultural associations, individual producers) 12.1%
3. from own production
19.0%
4. other sources.
0.8%
99. NA/DN 0.5%
97. Nap 33.7%
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION
S1.
Where do you find information about the agricultural activities? (MULTIPLE
ANSWER)
1. agricultural engineer
27.2%
2. TV, radio
40.5%
3. Ecological Agriculture review
1.6%
4. newspapers, magazine
4.1%
5. friends, relatives, neighbors
41.3%
6. Townhall 13.7%
7. agricultural associations
24.9%
8. firs which have agricultural activities
4.9%
9. agricultural consultants
4.5%
10. others Wich:
2.7%
11. my own experience
1.8%
12. people I know
0.2%
13. books
0.2%
14. from old people
0.4%
97. I don't inform myself
15.7%
99. DK/NA 2.7%
S2.
From the sources mentioned above, which one is the most important source of
information for you?
agricultural engineer
16.0%
TV, radio
21.7%
Ecological Agriculture review
0.4%
newspapers, magazines
0.6%
friends, relatives, neighbors
16.6%
Townhall 5.5%
agricultural associations
14.1%
firms which have agricultural activities
1.4%
agricultural consultants
2.0%
others 2.9%
Nap 3.5%
DK 5.7%
S3.
You can learn the best way to practice agriculture form:
1. books, magazines
3.1%
2. parents 23.1%
3. agricultural engineer
44.4%
4. friends, relatives, neighbors
7.4%
5. TV, radio
8.6%
6. others
4.5%
98. DK / 99.NA 9.0%
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ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION
To what extent do you feel concerned about...
4.Very
2.Not so
3.Much
1.Not at all NA/DK
much
much
ECO1. Water's quality in your 48.1% 41.1% 7.4% 2.7% 0.8%
village.
ECO2. Air's quality in your village
47.4%
42.1%
7%
2.5%
1%
ECO3. How do you appreciate the water's quality in your village?
4. very good
3. good
2. bad
1. Very bad
DK
NA
26.2% 59.3%
11.5%
2.9%
0%
0.2%
Do you have in your household?
1. Yes
0. No
99. NA
ECO4. well
86.7% 13.1% 0.2%
ECO5. running
water
21.7% 77.9% 0.4%
ECO6. bathroom 7.2%
92.4%
0.4%
ECO7. WC in house
5.3%
94.3%
0.4%
ECO8. Latrine (WC outside your house) 99.4%
0.6%
0%
[If the answer toECO8 is Yes, if no go to ECO13...]
ECO9. How deep is your latrine?______ m Mean 5.840, Std. Dev.: 8.8096
ECO10. How is it built the hole of your latrine?
1. dig in the ground
93%
2. dig with the lateral wall made by concrete
4.5%
3. septic
tank 0.6%
4. other.
How?______________
0.6%
97
Nap
0.6%
99.
DK/NA
0.6%
ECO11. Which is the most important think taking into account when you are choosing
the place for the latrine?
1. to be far from the house
35%
2. to be far from barn
0.8%
3. to be on the flat ground
0%
4. to be far from well
56.6%
5. to
be
in
the
backyard
6.3%
6. other.
How?____________
0.2%
99.
DK/NA 1%
ECO12. How far from the latrine is located the nearest well? Mean: 34.97 m,
Std.Dev.:31.1
ECO13. How deep is the well used by your household? Mean: 16.3 m, Std.Dev.: 11.8
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Do you have in your household?
1 Yes
0. No
99. NA
ECO14. A platform for organic garbage and manure
24.1%
75.9%
0%
ECO15. A rubbish cart
19%
81%
0%
ECO16. To what extent do you consider that the platform for organic garbage and
manure is useful?
4. Very much
3. Much
2. Not so much
1. Not at all
98. DN
99. NA
29.7% 44.6% 13.9%
4.7 2.7%
4.5%
ECO17. Do you afford to pay for building a garbage and manure platform [if you would
not have one]?
1. Yes
2. No
99. DK/NA
21.7%
70.8%
7.6%
[If the answer to ECO17 is Yes]
ECO18. Which amount of money do you afford to pay for building the
platform?_______lei Mean: 960,806 lei, Std. Dev.: 1,307,082
[For those who have individual platform, if NO go to ECO21]
ECO19. When your platform was built? __________year
Before
2000 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 DK/NA NAp
0.6%
0.2% 1
% 0.2% 2.7% 15.3% 2.2% 1.6% 75.9%
ECO20. Who built your platform for garbage and manure?
1. Household's
members
without
external
help
2.2%
2. Household's members with local authorities and World Bank's help
2.5%
3. Local authorities with World Bank's help
18.6%
97.
NAp
75.9%
99. DK/NA 0.8%
ECO21. When you throw the garbage:
1. Do you use to separate the organic and non-organic garbage
62.2%
2. Do you throw the all garbage together, not depending on the content
33.7%
3. We do not use to throw the garbage
3.9%
99. DK
/NA
0.2%
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ECO22. Where do you use to throw the organic garbage (food remains):
1. to
the
individual
platform
19%
2. to
the
rubbish
cart
2.5%
3. in a hole made in the yard or in the garden
26%
4. somewhere in the yard or in the garden
24.1%
5. other.
Where?______________
3.9%
6. We do not use to throw the garbage
15.1%
7. to
the
village
platform 2.0%
10.
(plastic)
bags,
boxes
6.3%
99. DK /NA
1%
ECO23. Where do you use to throw the non-organic garbage (glass, iron, plastic):
1. to
the
individual
platform
14.5%
2. to
the
rubbish
cart
5.7%
3. in a hole made in the yard or in the garden
25.6%
4. somewhere in the yard or in the garden
19.4%
5. We do not use to throw the garbage
11.7%
6.
other.
Where?______________
6.1%
7. to
the
village
platform 3.1%
10.
in
?,
plastic
bags,
boxes
9.2%
99. DK/
NA
4.7%
[For those who have livestock in the household, others go to ECO26]
ECO24. Where do you deposit the manure?
1. to
the
individual
platform
22.5%
2. to
the
rubbish
cart
0%
3. in a hole made in the yard or in the garden
15.3%
4. somewhere in the yard or in the garden
17.6%
5. other.
Where?______________
2.2%
6. We do not use to throw the garbage
9.8%
97.NAp
31.3%
99. DK
/
NA
1.2%
ECO25. How far from the nearest well do you deposit the manure? Mean: 34.8 , Std.Dev.: 36.1
ECO26. What are you usually doing when you have too much garbage in your yard?
1. I am transporting them to the village's garbage platform
85.5%
2. I am transporting them on the field
3.3%
3. I am depositing them on the road, in front of the yard
0.2%
4. other.
What
else?__________
6.3%
5. We do not use to throw the garbage
3.3%
99.
DK/NA 1.4%
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ECO27. How often do you use to transport the organic garbage (food remains and
manure) to the village's garbage platform? Mean: 2 months, Std. Dev.: 3.4
ECO28. How often do you use to transport the non-organic garbage (glass, iron, plastic)
to the village's garbage platform? Mean: 2.4 months, Std. Dev.: 3.5
ECO29. To what extent do you believe that the establishment of a communal service for
garbage collection would be useful for your commune?
4. Very much
3. Much 2. Not so much 1. Not at all 98. DK
99. NA
29.9% 29%
16.8% 20.2%
2.7%
1.4%
IMPACT
PBM1. Did you hear about a World Bank project in the area which aims to improve the
agricultural activity and to protect the environment?
1.
Yes
2.
No
99.
DN/NA
62.4%
37.2%
0.4%
[If the answer is NO go to FACTUAL DATA]
If the answer to PBM1 is YES:
PBM2. Did you hear which the main goal of the project is?
1. Yes
2. No
99. DN/ NA
97 Nap
40.3%
21.5%
2.7%
35.6%
If the answer is NO go to FACTUAL DATA]
If the answer to PBM2 is YES:
In your opinion, how the project has influenced the following:
1. They
2. They did
3. They
98.
99.
97.
improved it not change it
worse it
DK
NA
NAp
IMP1. Your life.
24.1% 16.2% 0.6%
0.4%
0%
58.7%
IMP2. Village's people life
28.6%
9.6%
0.4%
2.7% 0% 58.7%
To what extent do you consider that the following actors have helped to the project's
implementation?
1.
Very
2.
3. Not
4. Not
98.
99.
97.
much
Much so much
at all
DK NA NAp
IMP3. Local authorities
1% 0% 58.9%
18.4% 18.2%
2.9% 0.6%
(townhall)
IMP4. Village's people
4.9%
12.7%
12.3%
8.4%
2.2% 0% 59.5%
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IMP5. In your opinion, who was the main actor in the project's implementation?
1. The
townhall
23.7%
2. The
World
Bank
14.1%
3. The
County
Council
0.8%
4. The
village's
people
0.4%
5. Others. Who else?_______________
0%
97.
NAp
59.1%
99.
DK/NA 1.8%
IMP6. In your opinion, who else should be involved in the project's implementation?
The
townhall
45.5%
Citizens/village
people
28.5%
Administration
Council/Local
Council
3.3%
The
Mayor
4.1%
County
Council
8.1%
World
Bank 4.1%
Others
19.4%
IMP7. In your opinion, who was the main beneficiary of the project?
Citizens/village
people
70.1%
The
townhall/Local
Council
11%
The
village 7.9%
The
entire
comune
5.5%
The
livestock's
owners
2.4%
Poor/ordinary
people
4.3%
Others
8.6%
98. I did not
PBM3 In which of the following situations have you
1.
0.
99.
97.
know about
been during the last years?
Yes
No
NA NAp
them
1. I have participated in courses for farmers about
5.9% 33.9%
1% 0%
59.1%
environmental friendly agricultural practices
2. I have visited experimental lot prepared using
6.7% 32.9%
1.4% 0.2% 58.7%
environmental friendly agricultural practices
3. I have read in Ecological Agriculture about
3.3% 38%
0% 0%
58.7%
environmental friendly agricultural practices
4. I have received brochures, books about environmental
4.5% 36%
0.8% 0%
58.7%
friendly agricultural practices
5. I have received advice, consultancy from specialized
8.6% 32.3%
0.4% 0%
58.7%
person about environmental friendly agricultural practices
[If the answer is yes for at least one of the questions PBM3, if no got o FACTUAL DATA]
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IMP8. To what extent do you consider useful the information transmitted by these
actions (courses, experimental lots, brochures, reviews, consultancy)?
4.Very much
3. Much
2. Not so much 1. Not at all 98. DK 99. NA
97. NAp
2.9% 6.7% 3.9% 0.2%
0%
0.2%
86.1%
IMP9. To what extent do you use the information transmitted by these actions (courses,
experimental lots, brochures, reviews, consultancy) in you agricultural activity?
4.Very much
3. Much
2. Not so much
1. Not at all
98. DK
99. NA
97. NAp
2.9% 5.9% 4.1%
0.8% 0%
0.2%
86.1%
IMP10. How do you think that these activities have influenced you agricultural
activities?
3 It increased
2. It rest the same
1. It decreased
98. DK
99. NA 97. NAp
8.6% 5.1% 0%
0%
0.2%
86.1%
FACTUAL DATA
Does your dwelling have access to ...?
1 Yes
0. No
99. NA
GAZ Methane
gas 0.2%
99.8%
0%
ELE Electricity 98.6%
1.4%
0%
Does your household have a ...?
1. DA 0. NU
99. NA
AUTO car
17.4%
82.6%
0%
TEL telephone
26.8%
73.2%
0%
TELEMOB mobile
telephone
22.9% 77.1%
0%
FRIG freezer
72.6%
27.4%
0%
MSPAL washing
machine
38.2%
61.8% 0%
ASPIR vacuum
cleaner
15.7%
84%
0.2%
APRC
cable / parabolic antenna
51.1% 48.9%
0%
TVC color
TV
69.7%
30.1%
0.2%
TVAN
white - black TV
34.8% 65.2%
0%
RADIO radio
63.6%
36.4% 0%
PC computer
6.1%
93.9%
0%
CONT
bank account
10.4% 88.8%
0.8%
SEX. Sex
1. Male
2. Female
70.1%
29.9%
AGE. Age: 54 years Std.Dev.: 16
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EDUC. What is the highest level you have reached in your education?
1. without school 5.3% 8. post-high school education 1.2%
2. primary (1- 4 grade) 27% 9. foreman school 0.8%
3. secondary (5 - 8 grade) 24.3% 10. higher education lower level (college) 0.4%
4. complementary school 1.4%
11. university degree 1.4%
5. first part of high school (9 - 10 grade) 4.9%
12. postgraduate studies 0%
6. professional school 21.7% 99. NA 0.2%
7. high school (9 12 grade) 11.2%
OCUP. Which is you present status: [MULTIPLE ANSWER]
1. pupil
/
student
0.4%
2. housekeeper
14.9%
3. registered
unemployed
2.2%
4. unregistered unemployed (he / she does not receive unemployment benefits and is searching for
employment) 5.7%
5. retired
45.8%
6. unable to work
2.5%
7. works with legal contract or authorization
14.5%
8. self-employed (including the agricultural farmers)
58.3%
9. employer
1.4%
10. daily worker or employed without contract
15.3%
11. satisfying
military
service
0%
99. NA
0%
NRMEM. How many people are living in your household.?:_ Mean: 3.16, Std.Dev.: 1.641
MEM1. Under 16 years old Mean: 3.1
MEM2. over 16 years old Mean: 2.63
VENDEC. Taking in account all the incomes sources of your household, please tell me
which is the total amount of money earned by all members of your household last month
(December)?
Mean:
4.3millions
lei
VAGMAI. Can you tell me please, what amount of money do you earn last month from
selling agricultural products?
Mean: 9.8 millions lei
VENT04. Last year (2004), the total income of your households was:
Mean: 43.9, Std.Dev.: 52.7 millions lei.
FIELDWORK OPERATOR will fill the answers for the questions below.
99. NA
2.5%
EVAL. In your opinion the 1. Interested by all the questions
53.2%
subject was ...
2. Interested by all some questions
32.9%
3. Not at all interested
11.5%
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