Codelist:

crops 1(a) local rice 2(b) millet 3(c) sorghum 4(d) white maize 5(e) yellow maize 6(f) imp. rice 7(g) soya

q2 company registered (yes-no:1-0)

q3 year of registration

q4 legal status of company (1:sole ownership 2:subsidiary 3: partnership 4: cooperative 5: shareholding 6: state-owned enterprise 7:other)

q5 company operating in other business (yes-no:1-0)

q5* type of business

q6 seat of company

q7 other branches (yes-no:1-0)

q7* location of other branches

q8 position in business 1 owner/manager 2 manager only

q9 year started grain business

q10 purchase source yes-no a:traders b:famers c:NAFCO d:aggregators e:others

q11 sell to yes-no a:traders b:processors c:NAFCO d:retailers e:consumers f:others

q12a 1st important crop

q12b 2nd important crop

q12c 3rd important crop

q13 share of business income from grain trading

q15 max storage capacity

q16a-g total quantity purchased (2012/2013)

q17a-g unit for purchase

q18a-g1jan-q18a-g1dec yes/no best time to start stocking

q18a-g2jan-q18a-g2dec yes/no bese time to release stocks

q19 risk of loosing business partners if stop of supply for 3 month 1 - no risk 2 - low risk 3 - medium risk 4 - high risk

q20 stocks at times during 2012/2013

q21 largest stocks by crop

q21unit unit of largest stocks

q22a risk of stocking commodities for more than 3 months 1 - no 2 - low 3 - medium 4 - high

q22b advantage from stocking commodities for more than 3 months 1 - no 2 - low 3 - medium 4 - high

q23 willing to take more risk than other traders 1 - strong agree 2 - agree 3 - disagree 4 - stong disagree

q25 experience of traders pushing competitors out of business yes-no

q26 food aid agencies affecting business yes-no

q28 importance of long term business relations 1 - no 2 - low 3 - medium 4 - high

q30 source of prices information yes-no a radio b tv c newspaper d other traders e business partners f friends g information system h NAFCO h others

q31 frequency of price updates 1 several times a day 2 daily 3 3days 4 weekly 5 monthly

q32 frequency of price changes 1 several times a day 2 daily 3 3days 4 weekly 5 monthly 6 seasonally

q33 price of most important commodity a today b in one month c in three months d in six months

q33unit unit

q34 frequency of price drops 1 every week 2 every month 3 multiple times a year 4 once a year 5 every other year 6 never

q35 this years rain was much as compared to last year 1 - strong agree 2 - agree 3 - disagree 4 - stong disagree

q36 minimum garanteed price of NAFCO

q37 import duty for perfumed rice

q38 region with highest production of most important commodity 1 GA 2 ASH 3 BA 4 VOL 5 CEN 6 EAS 7 NOR 8 UE 9 UW 10 WES

q39 transportation 1 no transport 2 only own vehicle 3 only hired 4 both

q40 storage 1 no storage 2 only own warehouse 3 only rented 4 both