Table 7.

Crib sheet for factor 3 under Q-method.

Statement number	Q-statements	Factor arrays
Highest
7	Farmers easily understand the information given by advisory services	4
24	Farmers have phone contacts of advisory service providers	4
Higher or equal to
43	Advisory service providers offer conflicting advice	3
27	Service providers delay to offer agricultural advice	3
14	Advisory service providers make inputs physically available to farmers	3
23	It is difficult to physically access the advisory service providers	3
Lower or equal to
28	Advisory service providers offer post-harvest handling information	−3
20	Advisory services are available during production season	−3
34	Advisory service providers link farmers with the input market	−3
41	Advisory service providers offer a secured market for farmers' products	−3
Lowest
10	Skills on the right quantity of inputs to use are gained from the advisory service providers	−4
17	The advice received from advisory service providers is always correct	−4
32	I would like to continue working with the same service provider in the next production season	−4