FINAL Individual farmers
This form can be utilised for face to face interviews or it can be completed by individual farmers/employers online. Once you have completed the form click 'Submit' and your response should be uploaded.  If you get a notification that there are required fields which must be completed, but which you have chosen not to answer, just type N/a in the fields indicated by red stars and click then Submit again. Your response will now be uploaded.
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Introduction, overview of research, informed consent
For face to face interviews  the interviewer will introduce himself/herself and the notes taker and provide the respondent with Phuhlisani contact information.  The interviewer will provide the respondent with a brief background to the research objectives and ensure that their informed consent has been obtained for the interview. Refer to the printed sheets provided. Where a farmer completes the online form independently s/he may refer to the information sheet which will be provide background on the applied research, social dialogue and strategy development process.
Respondent code and individual #
In a face to face interview the interviewer will refer to the separate respondent coding form. Each respondent will be allocated category code and an individual informant number which should be entered here. Where a farmer completes this online a number will be automatically generated once the form is submitted.
Authorised attribution status *
Interviewer establishes respondents' preferences with regard to attribution.  Individual respondents may select from different options which will restrict how they can be identified or attributed in the study
Respondent name
If the respondent has elected to remain anonymous enter 'Anon' into the name field
Farm/ company name
Municipality in which your farm is located *
Cell
We request cell phone numbers so that we can communicate the research, dialogie and stretgy development process through bulk SMS. Personal data will remain confidential and will not be used for any other purpose.
email *
Interview format *
Date of interview *
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Q1. What is the main type of business on your farm? *
Q2. How long have you been on the farm?
Clear selection
Q3. How many supervisors and skilled workers do you employ?
Q4. How many general workers do you employ on a permanent basis?
Q5. How many seasonal workers do you employ on average each season?
Q6. How many adults (workers and dwellers) stay permanently on the farm?
Q7. How many children under the age of 18 stay permanently on the farm?
Q8. How many dwelling units do the families that live on the farm occupy?
Q9. Of the  seasonal workers you employ do any stay  in hostels or  termporary accomodation on the farm?
Clear selection
Q10. If you answered YES to the question above approximately how many seasonal workers stay on the farm for how many months a year?
Q11. What are the key economic and regulatory challenges you face in your farming business? *
Q12. How do you rate the significance of the following factors and their impact on your farming business? *
Click the appropriate bullet to record your response
Low significance
Medium but manageable significance
High significance
Critical significance
Deregulation and global competition
Increasing production risks associated with climate change
Water scarcity
Shortage of skilled agricultural labour
Labour legislation
Sectoral determinations on the minimum wage
Tenure legislation (ESTA and PIE)
Lack of agreed policy for farm worker settlement
The absence of state support for improved farm worker housing and services
Land reform policy proposals (50/50, farm size limitations)
Reopening of restitution claims
Crime and attacks on farms
Q13. In the period that you have managed your farm have you made changes in your management and employment practices? *
Select the most appropriate statement
Q14. If there have been changes in your management and employment practices please describe what these have been and assess their impact if any, of on farm employment levels of permanent and seasonal workers and the provision of housing and services for workers on your farm(s). *
Q15. What services do you provide for workers on farm?
Not applicable
Free service
Farm workers pay
Preschool for children on farm
Primary school on the farm
Bursaries/ assistance with school fees
Clinic services
Housing
Sanitation
Piped water
Electricity
Sports and recreational facilities
Transport to town for shopping
Transport for medical care
Land, fencing and water for food gardens
Seasonal produce
A shop
Clear selection
Q16. Has the municipality provided any subsidies or incentives which result in improving housing or services on your farm? *
Q17. If you answered YES to the question above please explain and provide examples. *
Q18. In your view how significant are the factors listed below in contributing to the housing and services backlog in your municipality? *
Low significance
Average significance
High significance
Population growth is outstripping housing & service provision
Migration into the area by work seekers 
Labour shedding/ evictions and displacement of workers off farms
Low capacity within municipality to manage the housing process
Lack of appropriate land for low income housing
Failure to include farm workers on the housing demand database
Q19. In your experience what are the most common circumstances which result in an employer seeking to evict an occupier? *
Rare
Fairly common
Most common
Following a labour relations dispute
As a cost cutting measure
When the property is sold
As a result of changing land uses on farm
As a consequence of social problems or alleged criminal activity
Q20. In your view how well aware are farm workers and dwellers living on farms of their rights in terms of ESTA? *
Q21. How prevalent are legal evictions using the provisions of ESTA and PIE in your area? *
Q22. In your area how commonly would employers resort to out of court  methods to get an occupier to vacate their property?
Rarely used
Fairly common
Frequent
Cut access to services 
Pay the occupier cash to vacate property
Provide occupier with a wendy house in an informal settlement
A combination of 2 and 3 
Clear selection
Q23. Are there houses on your farm which are occupied by former workers/ their descendants/ other people who are not working on the farm?
Clear selection
Q24. Have you negotiated with any farm occupiers that they leave your property in the last five years?
Clear selection
Q25. Have any of your workers voluntarily opted to move to town and commute to work?
Clear selection
Q26. Have you had cause to seek an eviction order to evict an occupier from your property since the promulgation of ESTA?
Clear selection
Q27. If you answered YES to any of the three question above where did the occupier find  alternative accommodation?
Clear selection
Q28. Have farmers/land owners in your area approached the  municipality or province to establish agri-villages or agri-suburbs to settle farm workers off the farm? *
Q29. If you answered YES to the question above how did the municipality respond to these requests?
Q30. Are there any examples of agri-villages or agri-suburbs which have been planned or implemented in your municipality?
What are yourr perspectives on the suitability, success or failure of agrivillages
Q31. What steps, if any, have you taken to ensure that farm workers on your farm are registered on the housing demand database? *
Q32. Part 3 of the National Housing Code details various subsidy options as part of the Farm Residents Housing Assistance Programme. Are you aware of the availability of these subsidies?
Clear selection
Q33. If you answered YES to the question above have you or other farmers that you know made use of these subsidies.  If not why not?
Q34. In your view what should government be doing differently to improve the living conditions, wellbeing and tenure security of farm workers living on farms? *
Q35. What provisions should municipalities and employers be making for farm workers who have reached retirement age? *
Q36. Please rank your responses to the following statements
Strongly disagree
Disagree
Neutral/ undecided
Agree
Strongly agree
In future most workers apart from a smallcore of essential skilled employees will live off farm
Municipalities should actively plan for the creation of agrivillages and agrisuburbs where farm workers can own their own houses and diversify their livelihood opportunities
Subsidies and tax concessions are required to upgrade housing and services on farms
Many farm worker families have developed  strong attachments to place and social networks on farms and do not want to move to towns
Clear selection
Q37. Are there any other issues you would like to raise or draw our attention to?
Thank you for taking the time to complete this form. If you have any queries about the research please contact the lead researcher Dr Rick de Satge by email rick@phuhlisani.co.za. You can follow the research and dialogue process  on the project website at www.winelandsfarmworkers.org.za
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