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Farmer Template 2 -Form Fill
Identification
Q01
State
Q02
District
Q03
Block
Q04
Village (Hamlet name)
Q05
Household No.
Q06
Interviewer
Q07
Date of interview
Q08
Interview start time
Q09
Interview end time
Q10
Name of the respondent
Q11
Father’s name of the respondent
Q12
Phone number of the respondent
Q13
What is the gender of respondent?
Male
Female
Transgender
Q14
What is the age of the respondent?
Q15
Marital status of the respondent
Married
Unmarried
Divorced/separated
Q16
Are you the head of the household?
Yes
No
Q17
What is the relation with the head of the household?
Head of household
Husband/wife
Son or daughter
Son in-law or daughter-in-law
Grand-father or grand mother
Grand-son or grand daughter
Father or mother
Father in law or mother in law
Brother or sister
Brother in law or sister in law
Uncle or aunt
Other relatives
Step/adopted children
Not related
Q18
Religion of the respondent
Muslim
Hindu
Christian
Buddhist
Sikh
Jain
Other (specify)
Q19
Caste of the respondent
General
Scheduled Caste
Scheduled Tribe
Other Backward Class
Q20
What is the highest education completed by the respondent?
Primary (1-5)
Upper primary (6-8)
Secondary (9-10)
Higher secondary (11-12)
Graduate
Post-graduate
Never attended school
Q21
Count the number of members that currently stay in your household and are part of your family?
Q22
What is the economic status of your household?
Above poverty line (APL)
Below poverty line (BPL)
Don’t know
Household characteristics
A01
Does your household own this house or any other house?
Yes
No
A02
What is the type of house you are currently living in?
Pucca
Semi-pucca
Kuccha
A03
Do you have any windows at home?
Yes
No
A04
How many rooms are there in this house (excluding kitchen)?
A05
What is the main source of drinking water for members of your household?
Piped water in residence/yard/plot
Hand pump in residence/yard/plot
Well water in residence/yard/plot
Public hand pump
Public tap
Public well
Bore well
Canal
Other source (specify)_______
A06
What kind of toilet facility does your household have?
Open defecation
Flush to piped sewer system
Flush to septic tank
Flush to pit latrine
Flush to somewhere else
Ventilated improved pit biogas latrine
Pit latrine with slab
Pit latrine without slab/ open pit
Twin pit/composting toilet
Dry toilet
Others (specify)
A07
What is the main source of lighting for your household?
Electricity
Kerosene lamp
Gas lamp
Candle
Solar energy
Other (specify) _____________
A08
What type of fuel does your household commonly use for cooking?
Wood
Crop residues
Dung cakes
Coal/ charcoal
Kerosene
Electricity
Liquified petroleum gas (LPG)
Biogas
Other (specify)___________
A09
Does your household own any of the following items? (Items are to be in working condition):
Yes
No
A09_1
Mattress
Yes
No
A09_2
Pressure cooker
Yes
No
A09_3
Chair
Yes
No
A09_4
Cot/bed
Yes
No
A09_5
Table
Yes
No
A09_6
Electric fan
Yes
No
A09_7
Almirah
Yes
No
A09_8
Radio/transistor
Yes
No
A09_9
Sewing machine
Yes
No
A09_10
Clock or watch
Yes
No
A09_11
Bicycle
Yes
No
A09_12
Animal-drawn cart/bullock cart
Yes
No
A09_13
Black & white television
Yes
No
A09_14
Colour television
Yes
No
A09_15
Mobile phone
Yes
No
A09_16
Landline phone
Yes
No
A09_17
Water pump
Yes
No
A09_18
Thresher
Yes
No
A09_19
Power tiller
Yes
No
A09_20
Spray machine/sprayer
Yes
No
A09_21
Refrigerator
Yes
No
A09_22
Air conditioner/cooler
Yes
No
A09_23
Washing machine
Yes
No
A09_24
Internet
Yes
No
A09_25
Computer
Yes
No
A09_26
Motorcycle/scooter
Yes
No
A09_27
Car/jeep
Yes
No
A09_28
Tractor
Yes
No
A10
Does your household have a bank account or post-office account?
Yes, bank account
Yes, post-office account
Both bank & post-office account
None
A11
Does anybody in the HH have Kisan credit card (KCC)?
Yes
No
A12
Does your household have access to insurance?
Yes
No
A13
What type of insurance does your household have?
Health
Accidental
Life
Vehicle
Regular crop insurance
Weather based crop insurance
Livestock insurance
Others (specify)
Land ownership and crop residue management practices
B01
Does your household own agricultural land?
Yes
No
B02
Total agricultural land owned
B03
How much of your owned land do you cultivate?
B04
Have you taken any land on lease for cultivation?
Yes
No
B05
How much land have you taken on lease?
B06
Do you pay cash for this land or do you divide the crop between you and the landowner?
Cash
Crop-Input sharing
Both
B07
How much do you pay during a year for this land?
B08
Have you leased out your land to someone else for cultivation?
Yes
No
B09
How much land have you leased out?
B10
Do you receive cash for this land, or do you divide the crop between you and the tenant?
Cash
Crop-Input sharing
Both
B11
How much do you receive during a year for this land?
B12
What is the total owned land under irrigation?
B13
What was the total land owned by you in 2018?
B14
What was the total land under cultivation in 2018?
B15
What was the total land leased-in in 2018?
B16
What was the amount paid for leasing-in land in 2018?
B17
What was the total land leased-out in 2018?
B18
What was the amount received for leasing-out land in 2018?
B19
What was the total owned land under irrigation in 2018?
B20
Do you use any of the following types of farm machinery?
Yes
No
B20_1
Happy Seeder
Yes
No
B20_2
Combine Harvester
Yes
No
B20_3
Rotavator
Yes
No
B20_4
Cutter
Yes
No
B20_5
Baler/round baler
Yes
No
B20_6
Reaper binder
Yes
No
B20_7
Super Seeder
Yes
No
B20_8
Power tiller
Yes
No
B20_9
Zero-till drill
Yes
No
B20_10
Strip till drill
Yes
No
B20_11
Super seeder
Yes
No
B20_12
Reversible plough
Yes
No
B20_13
Chopper/shredder/mulcher
Yes
No
B20_14
Centrifugal / diesel/ solar pump
Yes
No
B21
If yes, how does the respondent has ownership of the machinery?
Own
Rented
Shared
Co-op owned
Received by BISA/CIMMYT
Others (specify)
B22
Did you use this machinery in 2018?
Yes
No
B23
What is the land area planted using HS technology?
B24
What was the land area planted using HS technology in 2018?
B25
How do you get rid of paddy stubble in your land?
Use Happy Seeder machine to manage paddy stubble
Use other equipment to manage paddy stubble
Manually get rid of the paddy stubble
Burn the stubble
Don’t get rid of the stubble
Others (specify)
B26
Did you burn your paddy stubble this year?
Yes
No
B27
How much cropped area did you burn this year?
B28
Did you burn your paddy residue in 2018?
Yes
No
B29
How much cropped area did you burn in 2018?
B30
Why do you burn your paddy residue?
Burning saves times to sow next crop
Burning saves on labour cost
Cannot afford machines to clear land
Others (specify)
B31
Who does the paddy stubble burning?
On my own/ relatives/ other HH members
Hired labour to get it done
Others (specify)
B32
Do you know the ill-effects of stubble burning?
Yes
No
Stubble burning has no ill-effects
B33
What are the ill-effects of stubble burning?
Causes air pollution
Has severe health hazards
Decreases soil productivity
Leads to burning of crop-friendly organisms
Others (specify)
Cultivated crops
C01
Crop Code
Paddy
Wheat
Maize
Millet
Sorghum
Barley
Oat
Groundnut
Mustard
Rapeseed
Nizer
Sunflower
Soyabean
Linseed
Til
Pigeonpea
Blackgram
Chickpea
Greengram
Horsegram
Lentil
Lathyrus/chikling pea
Potato
Tomato
Cabbage
Cauliflower
Chilli
Capsicum
Spongegourd
Bittergourd
Bottlegourd
Spinegourd
Snakegourd
Pointed gourd
Ridge gourd
Leafy vegetable
Sweet potato
Brinjal
Cucumber
French bean
Green pea
Broccoli
Radish
Carrot
Coriander
Ladiesfinger
Coccinia (kundru)
Elephant foot yam
Colocasia (Kacchu)
Aru
Flat bean (Saim)
Drumstick
Beet root
Pupmkin
Cowpea
Bean
Kakri
Ashgourd
Guava
Mango
Lemon/Lime
Orange
Papaya
Watermelon
Litchi
Berries
Banana
Sugarcane
Beal (woodapple)
Pomelo
Pomegranate
Pineapple
Onion
Garlic
Turmeric
Ginger
Tobacco
Jute
Dhaincha
Makhana
Water chestnut
Bamboo
Marigold
Others (specify)
C02
How much of the agricultural land was used in the cultivation of this crop?
C03
How much land was cropped using Happy Seeder?
C04
What was the cost of cultivating this crop in INR?
C05
What is the total quantity produced last year?
C06
How much did you sell?
C07
Where did you sell the crop?
Local market in the village
Trader/middlemen
Market outside the village
APO/mandi
Bartered/exchanged
Others (specify)
C08
What was the average market rate you got for this crop?
C09
What was the income from the sale of this crop?
C10
Crop Code
Paddy
Wheat
Maize
Millet
Sorghum
Barley
Oat
Groundnut
Mustard
Rapeseed
Nizer
Sunflower
Soyabean
Linseed
Til
Pigeonpea
Blackgram
Chickpea
Greengram
Horsegram
Lentil
Lathyrus/chikling pea
Potato
Tomato
Cabbage
Cauliflower
Chilli
Capsicum
Spongegourd
Bittergourd
Bottlegourd
Spinegourd
Snakegourd
Pointed gourd
Ridge gourd
Leafy vegetable
Sweet potato
Brinjal
Cucumber
French bean
Green pea
Broccoli
Radish
Carrot
Coriander
Ladiesfinger
Coccinia (kundru)
Elephant foot yam
Colocasia (Kacchu)
Aru
Flat bean (Saim)
Drumstick
Beet root
Pupmkin
Cowpea
Bean
Kakri
Ashgourd
Guava
Mango
Lemon/Lime
Orange
Papaya
Watermelon
Litchi
Berries
Banana
Sugarcane
Beal (woodapple)
Pomelo
Pomegranate
Pineapple
Onion
Garlic
Turmeric
Ginger
Tobacco
Jute
Dhaincha
Makhana
Water chestnut
Bamboo
Marigold
Others (specify)
C11
How much of the agricultural land was used in the cultivation of this crop in 2018?
C12
How much land was cropped using Happy Seeder?
C13
What was the cost of cultivating this crop in 2018 in INR?
C14
What is the total quantity produced in 2018?
C15
Where did you sell the crop in 2018?
Local market in the village
Trader/middlemen
Market outside the village
APO/mandi
Bartered/exchanged
Others (specify)
C16
What was the income from the sale of this crop in 2018?
C17
What is the quantity of ___ used for cultivating crops in the agricultural cycle 2019-20?
C18
What is the quantity of ___ used for cultivating crops in the agricultural cycle 2018-19?
C19
Do you see any change in usage over the years?
Increase in chemical fertilizer/pesticide/weedicide quantity
Decrease in chemical fertilizer/pesticide/weedicide quantity
Increase in organic fertilizer/pesticide/weedicide
Decrease in organic fertilizer/pesticide/weedicide
Change in fertilizer/pesticide/weedicide brand
Others (specify)
C20
Do you see any effects of reduced chemical usage?
Increase in yield
Decrease in yield
Decrease in yield initially but now increased
Increase in quality of produce
Decrease in quality of produce
Reduction in cost of cultivation
No effect seen
Others (specify)
Other sources of income
D01
What is the income from __ in last 12 months? [In INR]
D01_1
Livestock
D01_2
Wage
D01_3
Salary/Job
D01_4
Micro-enterprise/ business
D01_5
Pension
D01_6
Remittance
D01_7
Others (specify)
D02
What was the total income from __ in 2018? [In INR]
D02_1
Livestock
D02_2
Wage
D02_3
Salary/Job
D02_4
Micro-enterprise/ business
D02_5
Pension
D02_6
Remittance
D02_7
Others (specify)
Adoption of Happy Seeder Technology
E01
Have you heard of Happy Seeder Technology?
Yes
No
E02
From where have you heard about Happy Seeder Technology?
Field staff under HARIT
Voice and text messages
Videos and travelling seminars
Farmer ambassadors
Custom machine operator/ Happy Seeder operator
Government officials/agri. dept./KVK
Other NGO field staff
TV/ Radio/Newspaper/Social media
Friends/ relatives/ community/ progressive farmer in or around the village
Others (specify)
E03
Did you know about Happy Seeder Technology before 2019?
Yes
No
E04
From where had you heard about Happy Seeder before 2019?
TV/radio/newspaper/social media
Government officials/agri. dept./KVK
Other NGO field staff
Friends/ relatives/ community/ progressive farmers
Others (specify)
E05
Do you use Happy Seeder Technology now?
Yes
No
E05A
How satisfied are you with the Happy Seeder Technology?
Not at all satisfied
Not satisfied
Neutral
Satisfied
Highly Satisfied
E06
Since how long have you been using Happy Seeder Technology?
E07
Do you want to use a Happy Seeder?
Yes
No
E08
Why do you use or want to use a Happy Seeder?
Saves time and effort
It’s cost effective solution to manage crop residue
Reduces environmental pollution due to non-burning of crop residue
Helps preserve micro-nutrients, moisture & organic contents of the soil
Saves on excess use of fertilizer/pesticide/weedicide
Lead to better productivity of the crop sown
Requires less water for irrigation
Others (specify)
E09
How much are you willing to pay to own a Happy Seeder?
E10
How much are you willing to pay to use/operate a Happy Seeder annually?
E11
Why don’t you use or want to use a Happy Seeder?
It does not work effectively
Upfront cost is too high for me
Operation and maintenance are costlier than traditional methods
I do not know how to operate it
Leads to low yield of the sown crop
My land is not laser-levelled to support use of Happy Seeder
Pest attack increases with use of Happy Seeder
Farm requires better management after sowing using Happy Seeder
I don’t have adequate agricultural land
Happy Seederis not available in my area
I use other equipment to work my farm and avoid burning paddy stubble
Others (specify)
E11A
Do you prefer any other equipment over Happy Seeder to manage paddy stubble and reduce stubble burning?
Baler/Round baler
Reaper binder
Super Seeder
Cutter
Combine harvester
Chopper
Shredder
Mulcher
Rotavator
Do not use any other equipment
Others (specify)
E12
Do you currently own a Happy Seeder?
Yes, I own
No, I take on rent
Don’t own/use it
E13
Who owns the Happy Seeder that you take on rent?
Local farmer
Farmer ambassador
Friend/relative
Co-operative society/farmer producer group
Others (specify)
E14
How did you obtain finance for owning Happy Seeder?
Obtained using own money
Obtained by taking loans
Obtained through government schemes/subsidy
Got it in on lease-agreement from BISA/CIMMYT
Others (specify)
E15
When did you purchase your first or only Happy Seeder that you are using on your farm?
E16
Do you provide your Happy Seeder on rent (at a cost or for free)?
Yes
No
E17
Why don’t you rent-out your Happy Seeder?
I don’t know who requires it
I am worried about its misuse
I don’t have staff to operate
Haven’t given much thought of renting out
Others (specify)
E18
How likely are you to recommend Happy Seeder technology to other farmers?
Highly unlikely
Unlikely
Can’t say/decide
Likely
Highly likely
E19
Why do you want to recommend Happy Seeder Technology to other farmers?
It is easier to use
It is environment friendly machine
It is effective and requires less effort
Reduction in input usage to cultivate crop
Others (specify)
E20
Have you interacted with farmer ambassadors identified under the HARIT project?
Yes
I am a farmer ambassador for the village
No
Don’t know
E21
Since how long have you been a farmer ambassador?
E22
Have you received any training from BISA/CIMMYT under HARIT project since 2019 for being a farmer ambassador?
Yes, training on Happy Seeder Technology
Yes, training on promotional activities of Happy Seeder
No, didn’t receive any training
Other training received (specify)
E23
What are the topics the farmer ambassador talk about?
Benefits of crop residue management
Use of Happy Seeder technology
Practice of no burning agriculture
Advice on input usage
Advice on land management
Advice on harvest techniques
Advice on crop pest/disease management
Others (specify)
E24
When did the farmer ambassador first contact you?
E25
Have you implemented any of those topics discussed?
Yes
No
E26
How beneficial do you think the interaction was with the farmer ambassador?
Not at all useful
Not useful
Can’t say/neutral
Useful
Quite useful
E27
Have you interacted with the field staff from BISA/CIMMYT?
Yes
No
Can’t say/don’t remember
E28
Where or how did you interact with them?
They visited my house
They called me over phone
They organized a meeting/visit
They did a promotion on a vehicle/travelling seminar
Others (specify)
E29
What are the topics the field staff talk about?
Benefits of crop residue management
Use of Happy Seeder technology
Practice of no burning agriculture
Field visits / demonstrations of Happy Seeder
Servicing and maintenance of Happy Seeder
Cropping practices
Others (specify)
Don’t know/remember
E30
When did the field staff first contact you?
E31
Did you implement any of the recommendations from the field team?
Yes
No
E32
How beneficial do you think the interaction was with the field staff?
Not at all useful
Not useful
Can’t say/neutral
Useful
Quite useful
E33
Did you speak to any Happy Seeder service provider?
Yes
No
E34
When was the first time you interacted with the Happy Seeder service provider?
E35
How did you get in touch with the HS service provider?
I got a call/text to contact him
I went with a friend/relative
A meeting was organised by him
He visited me at my home
Got recommended by someone
Others (specify)
Don’t know/remember
E36
What did you speak about with the HS service provider?
How to avail HS
How to use HS
How to contact HS service provider for any issue
Benefits of using HS
Others (specify)
Don’t know/remember
E37
How beneficial do you think the interaction was with the Happy Seeder service provider?
Not at all useful
Not useful
Can’t say/neutral
Useful
Quite useful
E38
Why do you think the interaction with service provider was useful?
E39
Were you part of any ___ to observe HS and its uses?
Yes
No
E39_1
Live demonstration
Yes
No
E39_2
Field days
Yes
No
E39_3
Travelling seminar
Yes
No
E39_4
Awareness campaign
Yes
No
E40
How did you become a part of it?
I was contacted by HARIT staff
I was contacted by a friend/relative
I was contacted by someone else
E41
Did you find it useful?
Yes
No
E42
Why do you think it was useful?
I learned about HS
I learnt about benefits of HS
I learnt how to access HS
Others (specify)
E43
Have you received any voice or text messages regarding Happy Seeder?
Yes, received text messages
Yes, received voice messages
No, never received
Don’t know/remember
E44
What was the topic discussed in the message?
About Happy Seeder and its benefits
Paddy harvest preparation activities (irrigation timing, use of combine harvester, Super-SMS)
How to access Happy Seeder
How to use Happy Seeder
How to contact Happy Seeder service provider for any issue
Changes required in crop practice to use Happy Seeder in next season
Tackling pests/ worms and crop diseases
Stories about other farmers
Others (specify)
Don’t know/remember
E45
Did you implement any of those topics discussed in the messages?
Yes
No
E46
Why were you not able to implement the measures suggested in the message?
Idea suggested was not practical
Idea suggested was costly
Did not get sufficient time keeping in mind other crop related work
Could not implement due to COVID restrictions/lockdown
I tackled the issue on my own
I forgot about the message
The message was not relevant for me
Others (specify)
E47
Since how long have you been receiving such messages?
Less than a year
More than a year but less than 2 years
More than 2 years
Don’t know/remember
E48
How useful do you think those messages about HS were?
Not at all useful
Not useful
Can’t say/neutral
Useful
Quite useful
E49
How do you think were the text/audio messages useful?
Encouraged me to buy/ use a Happy Seeder
Helped me inform about the right usage of Happy Seeder
Helped me inform about the right cropping practices
Informed me about ways to fight crop diseases
Informed me about ways to reduce input costs
Informed me about ways to increase my crop yield
Others (specify)
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