Agricultural Pollution Control Project Monitoring of social effects
Objective To asses the social impact of the project on both components: Garbage and manure management Environmental friendly agricultural practices
Research methodology Quantitative methods - survey focused on individual households Qualitative methods - community’s studies focused on the local communities
Quantitative method Target population: individual households Sample: random sample of 500 cases representative for the households of the 7 communes Instrument : questionnaire
Questionnaire: Environmental friendly agricultural practices (including crop rotation, crop nutrient management with soil testing and use of organic manure) Garbage and manure management Sources of information for agricultural activities Project’s impact (information about the project, opinion and attitudes towards it) Household’s resources
Qualitative method: Target population Local communities Agricultural associations Instruments: Community’s fiche In-depth interviews Associations’ fiche
Community’s fiche Objective: socio-demographic and economic profile Respondents: local representatives (mayor, vice-mayor, townhall secretary), medical stuff (doctor, nurse) Number: 7 fiches
In-depth interviews Objectives: environmental friendly agricultural practices garbage and manure management Project’s impact (information and attitudes) Respondents: local representatives (mayor, vice-mayor, townhall secretary) agricultural engineer of the townhall managers of the agricultural associations and of the agricultural enterprises Number of interviews: 42
Associations’ fiche Objective: the utilization of the environmental friendly agricultural practices in agricultural associations and enterprises Respondents: managers of the agricultural associations and of the agricultural enterprises Number: 43 fiches
Work: in progress…. Deadline: 15 th of February