zwe-reep-sstf-2019-v1 DataFirst 2020-03-26 Nesstar Publisher Version 3 Survey on Small-scale Tobacco Farmers 2019 SSTF 2019 zwe-reep-sstf-2019-v1 Rutendo Chingosho Nesstar Publisher African Capacity Building Foundation Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation DataFirst Support Agricultural Survey Chingosho, Rutendo. Survey of Small-scale Tobacco Farmers 2019 [dataset]. Version 1. Cape Town: REEP [producer], 2019. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2020. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/chv2-zf14 Occupational health and safety Tobacco farming Small-scale farming This is an investigation into the challenges faced by small-scale tobacco farmers in Zimbabwe. 381 small-scale tobacco farmers in Manicaland province of Zimbabwe were interviewed for the survey. 74% of farmers in the survey sample are contract farmers. That is, they have contracts with tobacco leaf companies which determine their production and prices. in exchange the farmers receive technical advice and other support, such as fertilizer and seed, or transportation costs. The rest were independent farmers. Zimbabwe The survey was undertaken in the Manicaland province of Zimbabwe. The data was collected at the level of individual farm Individuals and establishments The population of interest is small scale tobacco farmers in Manicaland province of Zimbabwe. Sample survey data The survey collected the following data from small-scale tobacco farmers in Zimbabwe: Farmers' credit and debt (reasons for credit, credit amount in US dollars, creditor information), farm size, type and size of labour force, average annual turnover in US dollars, aspiration to become an independent farmer, availability of financial records, and expectations of profit, social support during financial need, and experience with and opinion of the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board. The survey also collected data on farmers' health and compensation for illness, and use of protective gear for tobacco farming. Rutendo Chingosho The farmers were chosen for the survey based on the size and location of their farms. The areas covered were Odzi, Shamhu and Headlands in Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe. Smallholder tobacco farms of more than 37 hectares were selected. The sample may not be nationally representative of small-scale tobacco farmers (and possibly not even provincially representative). However, 74% of the farmers in the survey sample are contract farmers, and according to Zimbabwe's Tobacco Industry Marketing Board, 80% of tobacco farmers in Zimbabwe operate under the contract system. Thus the survey findings are generalisable to some extent. Face-to-face [f2f] A survey questionnaire was used to collect information from contract or independent farmers Data collection of the survey received ethics approval from the University of Cape Town on 19/02/2019 DataFirst Chingosho, Rutendo. Survey of Small-scale Tobacco Farmers 2019 [dataset]. Version 1. Cape Town: REEP [producer], 2019. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2020. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/CHV2-ZF14 Public use files, available to all sstf-2019-v1.NSDstat 381 36 Nesstar 200801 unique id 381 0 1 381 191 110.129 gender 381 0 1 335 2 44 3 1 no answer 1 age 381 0 17 1 19 1 20 4 21 4 22 9 23 3 24 6 25 5 26 14 27 16 28 14 29 7 30 10 31 4 32 21 33 7 34 9 35 13 36 20 37 7 38 8 39 17 40 21 41 8 42 13 43 11 44 12 45 12 46 5 47 5 48 6 49 7 50 11 51 3 52 6 53 1 54 1 55 6 56 6 58 4 60 9 61 1 62 3 63 3 64 3 65 8 66 3 67 1 68 1 69 2 70 4 74 1 79 1 89 1 no answer 2 highest level of education 381 0 1 16 3 112 4 87 5 140 6 6 7 4 8 4 9 2 answer incomplete 3 no answer 7 tobacco farming primary or secondary 381 0 1 325 2 56 primary occupation 381 0 1 37 2 2 3 1 4 2 5 11 n/a 324 no answer 4 year started farming 381 0 1960 1 1980 1 1987 3 1989 1 1993 3 1994 1 1998 1 2000 8 2001 8 2002 7 2003 8 2004 7 2005 9 2006 10 2007 10 2008 15 2009 19 2010 58 2011 27 2012 27 2013 38 2014 28 2015 21 2016 28 2017 16 2018 10 2019 5 can't recall 1 no answer 10 tobacco income source 381 0 1 237 2 142 no answer 2 other income source 381 0 Poultry 1 animal husbandry 6 building 1 buying & selling 4 carpentry 2 casual farm-work 2 fishing 1 gardening 3 maize 46 mining 3 moulding bricks 2 moulding bricks & maize 1 multiple crop farming 18 n/a 236 no answer 44 poultry 4 shoe-making 1 small business 2 soya beans 1 teaching 1 transport 1 welding 1 contract or independent farmer 381 0 1 280 2 100 no answer 1 company you contract with 381 0 AgriTrade 30 Agritex 1 BAT 12 Boka 35 Boost Africa 43 Central Leaf 1 Chidziva 25 Curveid Tobacco LTD 6 MTC 2 Premier 10 Premium 8 TIMB 28 TSF 58 n/a 99 no answer 23 use of credit 381 0 1 3 1,2,3 232 1,2,3,4 8 1,2,3,4,5 2 1,2,4 1 1.2 1 2 1 2,3,4 20 2,3,4,5 3 2.3 3 4 2 n/a 100 no answer 5 other use of credit 381 0 1 2 Food for laborers 1 Tobacco wrapping paper and coal 1 a 1 coal & wrapping for tobacco 1 food for laborers & firewood 1 maize seed 2 maize seed, coal 1 money 1 n/a 363 no answer 4 protective gear 1 tobacco wrapping paper, transport charges 1 wood 1 debt related to tobacco growing 380 0 1 209 2 159 3 1 No answer 1 no answer 10 debt value in usd 380 0 1 26 2 20 3 32 4 22 5 73 7 36 fertilizers 1 n/a 157 no answer 13 creditors tobacco debt owed 380 0 1 2 Agribank 1 Boka 2 Boost Africa 1 Curveid Tobacco LTD 3 FBC Bank 1 MTC 2 TIMB 4 Workers 20 family & friends 4 family , friends, neighbors 1 friends, neighbors 2 n/a 186 no answer 70 workers 80 workers , neighbors 1 size of farm size 380 0 1.2 10 1.9 1 11.1 1 12 1 12.4 20 14.1 1 14.8 43 15 3 17.3 116 18 2 18.5 2 19.8 4 2 2 2.5 25 20 1 24.71 1 3 1 3.7 19 35 1 4 2 4.9 45 49.4 1 5 3 6 2 7.4 29 8.6 1 9.9 33 No answer 1 no answer 9 workers during high season 380 0 0 1 10 25 11 3 12 33 13 4 14 4 15 6 16 2 18 1 2 17 20 1 28 1 3 23 30 1 36 3 38 1 4 46 5 31 6 68 7 22 8 63 9 12 No answer 1 family members 2 no answer 9 workers during low season 380 0 0 10 1 13 10 3 12 2 15 1 18 1 2 45 3 22 4 25 5 25 6 7 7 5 8 4 9 1 Family members 28 No answer 4 family members 146 no answer 38 annual turnover sales in usd 380 0 1 23 2 14 3 33 4 17 5 33 6 36 7 193 No answer 2 no answer 29 desire to switch to independent farming 381 0 1 10 2 4 3 9 4 102 5 138 n/a 95 no answer 23 desire to switch to contract farming 381 0 1 15 2 10 3 6 4 14 5 39 n/a 283 no answer 14 record expenses 378 0 1 76 2 152 3 104 4 1 no answer 45 cover expenses from profit 378 0 1 67 2 54 3 79 4 129 5 1 no answer 35 not anwered 13 tobacco farming expectations prior to being a farmer 379 0 1 325 2 6 3 2 4 1 no answer 45 profit expectations match reality 379 0 1 41 2 269 3 23 no answer 45 no anwer 1 who you turn to when faced with financial issues 379 0 1 223 2 18 3 10 4 25 5 50 No answer 1 no answer 52 member of timb 379 0 1 233 2 63 4 2 no answer 81 extent timb represents interests 381 0 1 8 2 31 3 42 4 83 5 143 No answer 5 n/a 4 no answer 65 possess protective gear for tobacco handling 380 0 1 33 2 262 3 37 4 1 No answer 1 no answer 46 employees ppossess protective gear for tobacco farming 380 0 1 26 2 266 3 38 No answer 1 no answer 49 suffered any tobacco-related illness 380 0 1 54 2 265 3 1 No answer 1 no answer 59 tobacco-related illness 381 0 DDT 1 Dizziness & chest pains 1 Green sickness tobacco 3 Green tobacco sickness 1 Spraying-related irritation 1 Stomach ache 1 barn injuries 1 bush top 1 chest pains 8 chest pains & headaches 1 chest pains, flu 1 coughing 10 coughing & chest pains 1 coughing & flu 2 coughing & sneezing 1 coughing, chest pains 1 dDT 1 feeling weak 2 flu 1 flu from dust 1 green sickness tobacco 2 green tobacco sickness 2 headaches 3 headaches & dizziness 2 headcahes & dizziness 1 itch irritation 1 n/a 266 no answer 62 stomach ache 2 family members suffered tobacco-related illness 380 0 1 45 2 287 No answer 1 no answer 47 tobacco-related illness suffered by family 380 0 DDT 1 Dizziness & chest pains 1 Green sickness tobacco 3 Stomach problems 1 bush top 1 chest pains 8 chest pains & headaches 1 chest pains, flu 2 coughing 8 coughing & chest pains 1 coughing & sneezing 1 ddt 1 fatigue & injuries when looking for firewood 1 feeling weak 2 green sickness tobacco 2 green tobacco sickness 1 headache 2 headache & flu 1 headaches 2 n/a 287 no answer 51 stomach problems 1 whooping cough 1 compensation for tobacco-related illness 381 0 1 4 2 368 No answer 1 no answer 8