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to maintain a reserve stock of grains and a program to train
Senegalese in grain storage and preservation.
209. Yaciuk, G. M~thodologie de l'Enquite sur la Technologie Post Recolte en
Milieu Paysan. Bambey: CNRA/ISRA, July 1977, 80 p.
Outline of the methodology used in a survey of peasants'
post-harvest technology. Objectives of the survey include:
obtaining data on post-harvest techniques used on farms and
determining research required to develop new techniques. Cluster,
non-random, sampling was used in which the governor and his local
assistants selected the villages, while the village chiefs chose
the families. Selection of interviewers was based on their
knowledge of the local language, their previous relations with
the interviewed people, their experience in group work, their
willingness to work under difficult conditions and their aptitude
to learn. The document also covers the training program
of the interviewers, their program, questionnaire preparation,
and a description of the computer program used to process the
data. The questionnaire is presented in an appendix.
210. Yaciuk, G. R'sultats de l'Enqudte sur la Technologie Post-Recolte en
Milieu Paysan. Bambey: CNRA/ISRA, September 1977, 40 p.
Second of three reports on a survey of post-harvest technology.
The results are reported in tabular form using the
numbers of the questions from the survey instrument. (This
report must be read simultaneously with the first volume (methodology)
where explanation and codes are given.) The first set
of tables presents frequency distributions stratified by region.
A second section deals with questions of seasonal changes in
post-harvest techniques used by farmers.
211. Yaciuk, G.; A.D. Yaciuk. Discussions des R6sultats de l'Enquite sur la
Technologie Post-Recolte en Milieu Paysan au S~n~gal. Bambey:
CNRA/ISRA, November 1977, 120 p.
Third of three reports of a survey of post-harvest technology.
Statistics are presented on the ethnic and religious
composition of the sample from eight different regions as well
as on other characteristics - age distribution, marital status,
number of children, education, profession, housing - of the interviewed
people. The majority of the population is Wolof and
changes in education and housing are positively related to income
level. Threshing of millet is done according to immediate needs
of the family except in the region where there is a threshing
machine. Grains are mainly stored in granaries or sacks and the
major problems of conservation are insects, moisture, fire, and
robbery. Millet is the most important food grain in rural consumption,
therefore the authors urge that research should be
oriented toward the selection of seed varieties and extension of
their use by farmers.