Chapter 7
SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS IN ACCOMPLISHING CAF FORM 3 – QUESTIONNAIRE FOR AGRICULTURE This chapter provides detailed instructions on how you will accomplish CAF Form 3 (Questionnaire for Agriculture). This form will be used for every household with a member who is an operator of crop farm, livestock/poultry farm, and/or insects and worms farm to record information on his/her agricultural operation such as the characteristics of the farm, number of parcels and area of the farm, structure of the farm parcel, temporary and permanent crops planted, other emerging crop practices, livestock and poultry inventory, and farm machineries, equipment, and facilities used. It also intends to collect data on the number of farm workers/laborers, types of services and assistance received, other economic activities of the operator, and challenges encountered in the farm operation.
7.1 CONTENTS OF CAF FORM 3 CAF Form 3 is a twelve-page booklet type questionnaire which contains the following parts:
Title Panel Interview Record Certification Section A - Geographic Identification Section B - Characteristics of Farm and Parcels Section C - Crops Planted and/or Harvested Section D - Livestock/Poultry Raising and Culturing of Insects/Worms Section E - Machineries, Equipment, Facilities, and Other Tools Section F - Workers/Laborers Section G - Technical and Financial Support and Assistance Section H - Other Economic Activity of the Operator Section I - Other Agricultural Practices Section J - Challenges/Problems Encountered Section K - Use of Physical Card/PhilID Card/Printed E-PhilID
Generally, one CAF Form 3 will be administered to every agricultural operator. The example below determines the number of CAF Form 3 to administer in an agricultural household: Example 1 Mr. Jose Ramos lives in Bgy. Matapat with his two sons and wife. Mr. Ramos owns an 8,000 square meter unirrigated land where he plants palay during the rainy season and plants corn during dry season. He also manages a one-hectare palay farm where he serves as a tenant to Ms. Cruz. In addition to this, his wife is currently raising ducks and chickens in their backyard. How many CAF Form 3 should you administer to the household of Mr. Ramos? In this situation, you should administer a total of two forms of CAF Form 3 – one form for the crop operation of Mr. Ramos and one form for his wife’s poultry operation.