Question

What is the importance of qualitative research in the field of agriculture and fisheries

Answer 1

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Explanation:

Qualitative research relies on unstructured and non-numerical data. The data include field notes written by the researcher during the course of his or her observation, interviews and questionnaires, focus groups, participant-observation, audio or video recordings carried out by the researcher in natural settings, documents of various kinds (publicly available or personal, paper-based or electronic records that are already available or elicited by the researcher), and even material artifacts. The use of these data is informed by various methodological or philosophical assumptions, as part of various methods, such as ethnography (of various kinds), discourse analysis (of various kinds), interpretative phenomenological analysis and other phenomenological methods. Qualitative research methods have been used in sociology, anthropology, political science, psychology, social work, and educational research.

Answer 2

Qualitative research is immensely important to the fields of agriculture and fisheries as it helps achieve an understanding of complex social, cultural, and economic factors influencing these industries.

• Interviews are an example of a qualitative methodology that is of immense importance. Interviews of farmers and focus groups provide insight into the motivations and needs of the farming and fisheries industry
• It enables the detection of barriers that hinder growth or development. They may range from economical, and technological, or could be related to unmet land needs
• Consumer preferences can be better understood through thorough qualitative research
• These are the reasons why qualitative research is important in agriculture and fisheries

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