3.7.1 Questionnaire
According to Kakooza (1996), questionnaire is
an instrument that consists of a set of questions to which the subject responds
in writing. Like any good test, questionnaires must ask for information that
Hundred and two (102) respondents can follow without
assistance.
This technique helped the researcher to collect primary data
through a survey based on self-administered questionnaires with both open-end
and close-end questions.
3.7.2 Interviews
According to Cambridge international dictionary English
standard, (Blackman, 1998), an interview is a series of
questions in formal or informal situation, usually in order to obtain
information about different themes, an interview is face-to-face communication
between interviewers and interviewees that is why the researcher asked prepared
and none prepared questions to three respondents(Representative of cooperative
KOPAKAKA, Agronomist of sector Karenge and Agronomists of Rwamagana district)
with view of knowing their reactions about the role of coffee in their socio
economics development.
3.7.3 Observation
Observations made during interviews or when travelling around
the rural areas andfarms are also important in explaining certain findings. For
instance, farmers madereflections on the many problems they faced in the past
and how they used to dealwith them. This provided an understanding of the
cooperatives benefits that were notmentioned in any document.
Through visits of farmers in their homes, observations were
made as to how the coffee farmers live in their home; how their houses are
built; their infrastructures and the economic development of Karenge sector.
3.8 Data processing procedures
Data processing referred to the categorization of responses
into meaningful information in order to carry out their patterns.
3.8.1 Editing
It is a process that was carried out after data collection
process in order to ensure that the information collected from the respondents
was accurately recorded. The researcher edited the recorded responses in
respect of cross checking all collected questionnaires to ensure that all wrong
entries were corrected.
3.8.2 Coding
This was consisted of translating edited responses into
numerical figures or terms.A complete coding schedule was done to ensure that
various responses obtained were classified into meaningful forms so as to bring
out those essential patterns of interest
3.8.3 Tabulation
According to Alton, (1971), once data is edited and coded the
following step is to put together them in same kind of table and may undergo
some other forms of statistical analysis. This kind ofstatisticaltables show
the number of occurrences of responses to particular theme.
3.9 Limitations of the study
In processes of carrying out this research the researcher
faced the following constraints:Conducting out research, while studying and
working was a limiting factor for the success of this research; therefore, the
researcher visited many times the supervisor, members of cooperativeKOPAKAKA
and agronomists of Karenge sector and Rwamagana district.
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