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MONITORING AND RECORD-KEEPING FORMAT FOR SMALLHOLDER CULTIVATION OF A TRANSPLANTED VEGETABLE CROP
| 1 | Farmer ........................................................................ | |
| a | Name ........................................................................... | |
| b | Address ........................................................................ | |
| 2 | Site ............................................................................. | |
| a | Location ....................................................................... | |
| b | Altitude ........................................................................ | |
| c | Topography ................................................................... | |
| d | Soil type ....................................................................... | |
| e | Rainfall: ........................................................................ | |
| Mean annual (mm) .......................................................... | ||
| Mean monthly (mm) ........................................................ | ||
| f | Temperature: Mean monthly maximum and minimum .............. | |
| g | Water supply for irrigation (source, quality, reliability) ........... | |
| h | Vegetation .................................................................... | |
| i | Previous land use ........................................................... | |
| 3 | Area of Crop ................................................................ | |
| a | Total area of farm (ha) ................................................... | |
| b | Current year's planting (ha) ............................................. | |
| b | Previous year's planting (ha)................ Production (kg) ....... | |
4 Land Preparation
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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)
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Date
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Operation
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Materials used
(type, quantity, cost) |
Labour
(quantity, cost) |
Outcome
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6 Transplanting (where practised)
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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)
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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
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Date
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Area
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Amount
(Kg)
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Type
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Material cost
|
Labour cost
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Impact
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9 Irrigation
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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
|
Impact
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10 Weed Control
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Date
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Area
weeded
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Method
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Material Quantity/
Cost |
Labour Amount/
Cost |
Impact
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11 Pest and Disease Control
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Date
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Type of pest/
disease |
Impact pre-treatment
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Treatment Date/Type
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Materials Quantity/
Cost |
Labour Amount/
Cost |
Result of treatment
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12 Harvest
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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
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Date
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Method
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Materials
Quantity/ Cost) |
Labour
Amount/ Cost |
Outcome
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14 Production and Sales
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Area
harvested
|
Date
planted
|
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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15 Comments
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Related information: Records normally kept by each partner
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