Table 1
Questionnaire outline proposed to suppliers (cultivation stage).
Inventory Cultivation stage
Field
preparation
Planting Field
operations
(irrigation,
weed and
pest control,
fertilization)
Harvesting Ginning
Land
Occupation
Where?
Fields extend?
Fertilisers Green manure?
Synthetic?
Which ones?
Quantities?
Pesticides,
Herbicides,
Defoliants
Which ones?
Quantities?
Technique of Application?
Irrigation Requirements?
Technique?
Origin?
Agricultural
Machinery
Degree of Mechanisation?
Which Operations?
Energy and Fuel Consumptions?
Production Average annual yield?
Utilization of residues?
Secondary products manufacturing?