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MONITORING
AND RECORD-KEEPING FORMAT FOR SMALLHOLDER CULTIVATION OF A TRANSPLANTED
VEGETABLE CROP
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Farmer
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a |
Name
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b |
Address
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2 |
Site
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a |
Location
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b |
Altitude
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c |
Topography
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d |
Soil type
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e |
Rainfall:
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Mean
annual (mm)
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Mean
monthly (mm)
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f |
Temperature:
Mean monthly maximum and minimum
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g |
Water
supply for irrigation (source, quality, reliability)
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h |
Vegetation
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i |
Previous
land use
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3 |
Area
of Crop ................................................................
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a |
Total
area of farm (ha)
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b |
Current
year's planting (ha)
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b |
Previous
year's planting (ha)................ Production
(kg) ....... |
4
Land Preparation
Date
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Operation
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Method
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Cost
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Outcome
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5
Nursery Activities (where seedlings are produced
for transplanting)
Date
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Operation
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Materials used
(type, quantity, cost)
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Labour
(quantity, cost)
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Outcome
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6
Transplanting (where practised)
Date
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Area
planted
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No.of seedlings
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Spacing
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Cost
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Outcome
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7
Sowing (where direct seeding is practised)
Date
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Area
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Seed
(gm)
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Method
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Spacing
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Cost
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Outcome
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8
Fertilizer Application
Date
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Area
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Amount
(Kg)
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Type
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Material cost
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Labour cost
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Impact
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9
Irrigation
Date
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Area
irrigated
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Method
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Material Quantity/Cost
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Labour Amount/Cost
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Impact
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10
Weed Control
Date
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Area
weeded
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Method
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Material Quantity/
Cost
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Labour Amount/
Cost
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Impact
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11
Pest and Disease Control
Date
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Type of pest/
disease
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Impact pre-treatment
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Treatment Date/Type
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Materials Quantity/
Cost
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Labour Amount/
Cost
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Result of treatment
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12
Harvest
Date
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Area
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State of crop
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Method
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Cost
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Outcome
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13
Sorting, Cleaning, Packing
Date
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Method
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Materials
Quantity/
Cost)
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Labour
Amount/
Cost
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Outcome
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14
Production and Sales
Area
harvested
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Date
planted
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Date harvested
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Quantity harvested (kg)
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Quality Grade/%
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Value of crop sold
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Comments
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Related
information: Records normally
kept by each partner
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