Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
S
URVEY
P
ARAMETERS
Social - name, gender, age, religion, civil status, family composition, place of
residence, level of education
Economic - household's standard of living, daily expenses, possession of
essential goods ensuring the quality of life (electricity, water, radio, TV,
refrigerator, freezer)
Technical and production - sources of irrigation water, organization of market
gardening (seniority, area exploited, time devoted, distribution of tasks by
gender) and agricultural equipment and inputs
Biodiversity - types of vegetable species cultivated, animal species raised
Environmental (other than biodiversity) - bacteriological and chemical
characteristics of irrigation water, management of agricultural inputs affecting
the environment, risks from behaviour during work, health risks to market
gardeners or other actors in the agri-ecosystem
Self-reliance - identification of problems related to UA, research on causes of
problems and their solutions, assistance for the market gardener, identification
and analysis of solutions by the market gardener, definition of important needs
by the market gardener, strengthening of capacities.
each Monday, from 08:30 to 10:30 am, for six consecutive weeks. After
collection, samples were placed in an ice-cooled tank and then transported to
the laboratory and kept in a refrigerator.
Field analyses
Preliminary tests for pH, electrical conductivity, total dissolved solids and
temperature were conducted in the field after each sample collection. The pH
Table 8.1 Water sampling sites in greater Kinshasa
Sampling site
Abbreviation
Water types
Abbreviation
N'djili River: downstream
ENDA
Enhanced well
EPA
N'djili River: upstream
ENDM
Crude well
EPNA
Nkelo: drainage area
ED
Tap water
ERO
Nkelo: small bridge
EPP
Nkelo: pond
EET
Nkelo: market
EMA
Nkelo: experimental garden
EJE
Location of water sample collection: ENDA, from N'djili River downstream; ENDM, from N'djili
River upstream; ED, from drainage area; EPP, at small bridge; EET, from pond site; EMA, from
market; EJE, from experimental garden; EPA, from built wells; EPNA, from natural wells; ERO, tap
water.
