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Farmers' estimations as a source of production data : (Record no. 65332)

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001 - CONTROL NUMBER
control field 65332
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control field MX-TxCIM
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control field 20220720212215.0
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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 0-8213-1705-9
022 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD SERIAL NUMBER
International Standard Serial Number 0253-7494
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Original cataloging agency MX-TxCIM
041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE
Language code of text/sound track or separate title eng
090 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED LC-TYPE CALL NUMBER (OCLC); LOCAL CALL NUMBER (RLIN)
Classification number (OCLC) (R) ; Classification number, CALL (RLIN) (NR) Look under series title
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
9 (RLIN) 27608
Personal name Murphy, J.
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Farmers' estimations as a source of production data :
Remainder of title methodological guidelines for cereals in Africa
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Washington, DC (USA) :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. The World Bank,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 1991.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent viii, 38 pages
490 ## - SERIES STATEMENT
Series statement World Bank Technical paper :
Volume/sequential designation Number 132
Series statement Africa Technical Department series
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. The reliability and timeliness of agricultural production data are insufficient to meet information needs in many African countries. The use of simple data collection methods well adapted to the irregular plots of African traditional agriculture would help improve this situation. This paper, based on recent evidence comparing the standard crop-cut method and the method based on farmers' estimations, respectively, with the actual weight of harvest, discusses the types of information needs for which the farmers' estimations provide a valid source of production data. It analyzes the advantages, limitations, and requirements of using the farmers' estimations method; and provides guidelines for collecting, analyzing and interpreting production data from the farmers concerned. The paper is intended for management and technical staff in line ministries and agricultural services agencies, as well as for survey specialists. It can also be used during training sessions on data collection methodologies. The purpose of the paper is twofold: (1) to inform management and technical staff of the validity and limitations of the farmers' estimations of cereal production as a data source for some information needs, and (2) to provide technical staff and survey specialists with detailed guidelines on the organization, design, and implementation of data collection, as well as on the verification, interpretation, and utilization of the results in the broader agroecological, economic, and cultural context of the country. The document begins with a review of the diversity of information needs regarding cereal production among agricultural and rural development agencies. Chapter 2 provides a summary of evidence regarding the relative validity, advantages, and limitations of using the farmers' estimates of production, compared with the standard crop-cutting method. Chapter 3 reviews the key issues which influence data collection and analysis, Chapter 4 elaborates on the stepby-step organization and implementation of a survey, and Chapter 5 emphasizes the necessity of interpreting the results in light of data from other sources and of various agro-ecological, economic and behavioral indicators. Chapter 6 is an annotated bibliography for the various categories of methodologies in use for estimating cereal production; it covers methodological guidelines as well as case studies of actual field measurement which include sufficient information on the method used to be of interest to technical staff.
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Language note Text in English
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Source of heading or term AGROVOC
9 (RLIN) 12714
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Resource management
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Source of heading or term AGROVOC
9 (RLIN) 1654
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Farmers
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Source of heading or term AGROVOC
9 (RLIN) 6476
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Surveys
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Source of heading or term AGROVOC
9 (RLIN) 6443
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Production data
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Source of heading or term AGROVOC
9 (RLIN) 9145
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Data Collection
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Source of heading or term AGROVOC
9 (RLIN) 1069
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Crops
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Source of heading or term AGROVOC
9 (RLIN) 6065
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Early warning systems
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Source of heading or term AGROVOC
9 (RLIN) 1036
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Cereals
651 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME
Source of heading or term AGROVOC
9 (RLIN) 1316
Geographic name Africa
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Casley, D.J.
9 (RLIN) 27610
700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Curry, J.J.
9 (RLIN) 7542
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Koha item type Working paper
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Date last seen Total Checkouts Full call number Barcode Copy number Price effective from Koha item type Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Damaged status Not for loan Collection code Withdrawn status Home library Current library Date acquired
05/26/2022   Look under series title 642450 1 05/26/2022 Working paper Not Lost Dewey Decimal Classification     Serials Collection   CIMMYT Knowledge Center: John Woolston Library CIMMYT Knowledge Center: John Woolston Library 05/26/2022

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