Questionnaire

As a part of my MBA course, I am working on a research project on ‘Reducing Fruit Losses by

Improving Post Harvest Handling’. The questions given in this survey will be exclusively used
for the research project. It would be very much appreciated if you would spend a few minutes of
your precious time to answer the questions given below.

Name: Gender

 Male  Female

Organization: Designation:

Involvement
in
agriculture/  Less than 1  1 to 5  6 to 10  More than 10
horticulture
(Years)

Contact Info. (Phone, Email,)

Phone:
Visiting card if available would be
Email
very much appreciated)
Visiting Card  Attached  Not available

Please answer the questions by simply ticking ( ) the appropriate column to show your
agreement or disagreement with the statements using the scale given below:

Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree

1 2 3 4 5

Thank you for your cooperation

 Questionnaire (Continued)

Disagree
Disagree
Strongly

Strongly
Neutral

Agree

Agree
H1 1 Using trained labor, harvesting at correct ripening 1 2 3 4 5
stage, and protection from fall are essential for
reducing crop damage     

H2 2 Improving fruit variety, maintaining fruit tree/plants 1 2 3 4 5

results in a better harvest
    

H3 3 Correct use of pesticides, preventing crop damage is 1 2 3 4 5

important to pre and post harvest losses
    

H4 4 Proper handling in post harvest stage, protecting from 1 2 3 4 5

high temperature in storage at the farm and in
transportation to market or fruit processing factories is     
important for reducing post harvest losses

H5 5 Better packaging such as ventilated cardboard 1 2 3 4 5

packaging, maintaining cool chain to the market or
processing plant, are essential for reducing crop     
damage.

H4 6 Proper and timely transportation, protecting harvesting 1 2 3 4 5

crop from extreme conditions during transport,
selecting cool/refrigerated transport are essential for     
reducing crop damage.

H6 7 Avoiding wooden crates with nails etc. using internal 1 2 3 4 5

packing such as shredded paper, using ventilated
cartons, burdening fruits with weight as in unsupported     
transportation are essential for preventing damage
during transport.

8 Meeting requirement of the importing countries such as 1 2 3 4 5

irradiation, chemical treatment along with ensuring
high quality fruit and fruit packaging are essential to     
enhancing exports.

9 Pakistan could significantly improve its fruit exports by 1 2 3 4 5

better farming and post harvesting techniques.
    

THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP