Appendix B: Sample Farm Description Questionnaire

Farm Description Questionnaire		Date:
1. Name of farm
2. Name(s) of owner:
3. Management: Director/Gen. Manager: Other Managers:
4. Contact Person: Postal Address: Telephone:	Mobile	Fax
5. Location of farm:
6. Office location:

From Integrated Social and Environmental Auditing, Natural Resource and Ethical Trade Programme (NRET), Theme Papers on Codes of Practice in the Fresh Produce Sector at www.nri.org/NRET/TP7.pdf.

Labor

Total workforce including management: Breakdown of current labor force:

		Permanent		Casuals
Worker Status	Total Number	Male	Female	Male	Female
Director(s) Managers 1 General workers Drivers Security

Note: ¹ Workers status is not well defined. They are supposed to be permanent but have not been afforded full permanent rights.

Assets

7. Farm history (period of establishment):

8. Total farm size (acres):

9. Active farm size (acres):

10. Farm size under fallow (if any):

11. Farm machinery and equipment:

12. Farm map (check):

13. Soil Analysis (check):

Farming System

Crops Grown	When Started	Cropping System (Mono or Mixed)	Current Stage(s)
1. .........( for export )
For subsistence
2.
3.
4.

14. Outline of major farm specific operations/activities from land preparation through to the sale (local and exports) of produce

PineappIe

Activity 1	Activity 5
Activity 2	Activity 6
Activity 3	Activity 7
Activity 4	Activity 8