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Developing Agricultural Market Information Systems
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24 Has research been done to understand the impact of [MIS]? Providers
25 If the results of this research are available openly online, please providea link the research output below. Providers
26 According to the research, which of the following impacts have beenmeasured and related to [MIS]? Providers
27 Which types of information does [MIS] collect on its users? Providers
Assessment of MIS 28 Do you use [MIS] to access market information? General
29 Which types of crops/commodities and/or livestock do you use [MIS]for? [OPEN] Users & General
30 What are your main reasons for using [MIS]? [OPEN] [User] Users & General
31 What, in your opinion, are the main reasons for users to use [MIS]?
32 How, in your opinion, could [MIS] be improved? [OPEN] Users & General
33 Are there any alternatives to [MIS] in [country]? All respondents
34 What is the name of the closest alternative to [MIS] in [country]?[COMPMIS] All respondents
35 Please provide the website of [COMPMIS] All respondents
36 Who is the main provider of [COMPMIS]? All respondents
37 What type of organisation is [COMPMIS]? All respondents
38 What, in your opinion, are the strengths of [COMPMIS] compared to[MIS]? All respondents
39 What, in your opinion, are the weaknesses of [COMPMIS] compared to[MIS]? All respondents
40 Which of the following organisational functions does the informationobtained from [MIS] influence? Please select all that apply. Users
41 How are these functions affected by the information obtained from[MIS]? [OPEN] Users
42 Please rank the following criteria of effectiveness of agricultural MIS inorder of importance. All respondents
43 How do you rate the services of [MIS] on the following criteria? [poor –fair – average – good - excellent] All respondents
Challenges and opportunities facing MIS 44 Which of the following challenges are applicable to agricultural MISproviders in [country]? Please select all that apply. All respondents
45 Which of the following support mechanisms are in place foragricultural MIS in [country]? All respondents
46 To what extent do you think an effective regulatory framework couldimprove the functioning of MIS in [COUNTRY]? [Not at all – very little
– somewhat – to a great extent] All respondents
47 What, specifically, would you propose to improve the functioning ofMIS in [COUNTRY]? [SHOW IF ‘somewhat’ or ‘to a great extent’ are
selected in previous question] All respondents