Questionnaires of Jakar High School's students / Sippy Parajuli, Head of Biology and Chemistry Dept, Jakar Higher Secondary School

There are three students for each topic.

Here are the questionnaires of the bhutaneses students on the different subjects :

- Beekeeping and its traditions

Q1.what is beekeeping?

Ans:

Q2. Is there any need of beekeeping in Bumthang?

Yes:

No:

Q3. Is there any economic value in our country?

Yes:

No:

Q3.Some details about associations of beekeeping in Bhutan particularly in Bumthang(Orgin)

Origin:

Temperature:

Altitude:

Rainfall:

Feeding habits:

Any others:

Q4.Do u think beekeeping is helpful to people especially to Bhutanese?

Yes:

No:

Q5.Are the honey manufactured in Bumthang ?

Yes:

No:

Q6.How many types of bees are found in Bhutan and which one is the more common in Bumthang?

Ans:

Q7.Which season is suitable for the manufacturing honey and why?

Ans:

Q8.How much does the beekeeping association in Bumthang produces in a year?

Ans:

Q9.How many workers are involved in the beekeeping?

1-10

10-20

More (pls specify the no.)

Q10.What are the skills they should posses?

Ans:

Q10.Does beekeeping has some effects on the environment?

Yes:

No:

Q11.List some positive and some negative effects of beekeeping on the environment .

Positive:

Negative:

Q12.How many kinds of flower are grown for beekeeping?

Q13. What kind of flower is more suitable for beekeeping?

Ans:

Q14.Can beekeeping be done only in villages?

Yes:

No:

Q15. Can beekeeping be done anywhere?

Yes:

No:

Q16.How many different types honey are there?

Ans:

Q17.Is there any medicinal value for honey ?

Yes:

No:

Q18.List the diseases cured by honey.

- Medicinal plants of Bumthang

1. Are there medicinal plants available in Bumthang?

Yes:

No:

2. List down few medicinal plants(in local name) available in bumthang.

Ans:

3. List down the diseases cured by each one of them listed above.

Ans:

4. Are all these plants being used nowadays?

Yes:

No:

5. Does these medicinal plant helps in the developments of society.

Yes:

No:

6. Which one is in constant use- modern medicines or traditional medicines?(Please tick)

Modern medicines:

Traditional medicines:

7. Can the cultivation of medicinal plants be the main source of income if implemented properly?

Yes:

No:

8. Do they export herbs to other countries?

Yes:

No:

9. Whom do the villagers prefer, medicinal herbs or nearby hospital? (Please tick on the answers)

Medicinal herbs:

Hospitals:

10. Do you think the govt. needs to encourage the use of traditional medicines in the country?

Yes:

No:

11.Do you think use of medicinal plants would help in conservation?

Yes:

No:

- Cordycepts

1. What actually is cordycepts? (scientific name and local term)

Scientific name:

Local term:

2. At what kind of weather and at which altitude do they thrive?

Weather requirement:

Altitude required:

3. Origin of cordycepts?

4. Is it a medicinal herb?

Yes:

No:

5. Do you go for cordycepts collection?

Yes:

No:

6. Which disease is cured by cordycepts?

Cancer:

Tuberculosis:

AIDS:

Any others:

7. Are they benefiting people in terms of income?

Yes:

No:

8. Where are those collected ones actually taken?

9. Do they possess the process of regeneration?

Yes:

No:

10. Will they thrive for years to come OR are there chances if extinction?

Thrive:

Extinction:

11. In which Season do the people go for codycept collection?

April:

May:

June:

July:

August:

September:

12. Are there any hardships in the collection of cordycepts?

Yes:

No:

13. Can any ordinary person do the collection?

Yes:

No:

14. Should the collector be specialized in the field of collection?

Yes:

No:

15. Are there any reasearchs being done in the country for cordycepts? If yes where?

Yes:

Location:

No:

Further informations on Cordycept collection can be the following:

1. Category of People involved in the field of research, collections and conservations

2. Dzongkhag

3. Actual area of locations

4. Hardships

5. Hazard

6. Environmental pollution

7. Attraction of tourist and researchers

8. Accommodation

- Some economically important plants of Bumthang

a) Buckwheat

1. What is the common name of buckwheat?

2. In which month buckwheat is cultivated?

3. Can buckwheat be used without grinding into flour?(Please tick on either yes or no)

Yes:

No:

4. What are the products that we get from buckwheat flour?

Ans:

5. Is there any possible market for the sale of buckwheat products in bhutan?

Yes:

No:

6. Is there any medicinal value of buckwheat?

Yes:

No:

7. List the diseases cured by buckwheat.

8. Can there be possibilities of international market for buckwheat and its products?

Yes:

No:

b) Mushrooms

1. Are there economically important mushrooms available in Bumthang?

Yes:

No:

2. List the different kinds of mushrooms available in Bumthang.

Ans:

3. Are the mushrooms cultivated or grows in the wild? (Please tick)

Cultivated:

As wild:

Both:

4. Are the mushrooms collected for food or medicinal purposes?

For food:

Medicinal use:

Both:

5. In which time of the year are the mushrooms available in the forest?

Ans:

6. List the diseases cured by mushrooms.

Ans:

7. Are there international market for the sale of mushrooms ?

Yes:

No:

8 .Does mushroom collection have any impact on the environmental conservation?

Yes:

No:

9.Is there any preventive measures taken by our govt. to protect the environment during mushroom collection?

Yes:

No:

c) Potatoes

1. In which season is potatoes usually cultivated?

Ans:

2. Where do you get your seeds for cultivation?

Ans

3. Can the cultivation of potato be done by anyone?

Yes:

No:

4. Is an specialized person needed for cultivation of potatoes?

Yes:

No:

5. Do you need to weed and put manures often?

Yes:

No:

6. Do you sell the potato in the local market?

Yes:

No:

7. Is the income generated from the sale of potato sufficient to sustain you financially for one year?

Yes:

No:

8. Are there many varieties of potatoes available in Bhutan?

Yes:

No:

- Sustainable development with Community forest

1. Do you have community forest in Bumthang Dzaongkhag?

a/Yes

b./ No

2. Is it benefiting the people in the dzongkhang?

a/ yes

b/ No

3/Community forest development will prevent landslide, flood and forest fire etc…Do you agree?

a/ Yes

b/ No

4/ Is it difficult to manage community forest?

a/ Yes

b/No

5/ Do you get incentives for managing Community forest?

a/ Yes

b/ No

6. Who initiated the community forest in Bumthang?

7. Who is looking after the community forest?

8/How many community forests are there?

9/ Community forest is vulnerable to natural disaster such as landslides, forest fires, flood etc. Do you agree?

a/ Yes

b/ No

10/How can we incentivize (encourage) people in community forest development?

11/ Whenever we talk of forest management, we are most concerned about protection and conservation of forest rather than making use of forest products in a sustainable manner. Can our focus on preservation alone lead to sustainability?

a/Yes

b/No

12/ Will the rural-urban migration have impact on sustainability of community forests?

a/Yes

b/No

13.Economic benefit normally encourages people to join in community forests. Are there adequate government policies that would ensure that economic interest do not hamper the sustainability of community forest?

a/Yes

b/No

14/People are less and less dependent on forest as their living standard improves. For instance, many people now use electricity and gas for cooking and heating rather than firewood even in villages. Can such development affect the sustainability of community forest?

a/Yes

b/No

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