How reliable do you think these following sources of information for farming/gardening are?

 Not very Somewhat Very
 reliable reliable reliable



 Tribal leaders




 Elders



 Table C-9: Modern self-identity index
 To what degree do you disagree or agree with the following statements? Please check the box
which best describes your opinion.
 Strongly Strongly
 S. age Disagree Neutral Agree g
 Disagree Agree
 I am not the type of farmer/ gardening
 oriented towards using traditional
 farming/ gardening practices.
 I am up-to-date with current regulations,
 products and technologies.

 I rely on modem technology and
 mechanization.

 I rely on external resources available to
 me from off my farm/garden.

 I rely on high inputs.


 I take risks.


 I make investments.

 I use a corporate or business model to run
 my farm.

 My main objective is to maximize profit
 per unit production.

 I specialize in producing 1 or 2 crops.


 I want to expand the acreage on my farm/
 gardening.



 I want to contract with large corporations.