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Farmer Template 4 -Form Fill
Farmer’s background information
Q01
District
Q02
Block
Q03
Gram panchayat
Q04
Village
Q05
Farmer ID (to be filled by the enumerator)
Q06
Name of the farmer
Q07
Are you the household head?
Yes
No
Q08
What is your relationship with the household head?
Spouse
Brother
Sister
Son
Daughter
Cousin
Not related
Q09
Age of the farmer
Q09A
Caste
Scheduled Caste(SC)
Scheduled Tribe (ST)
Other Backward Class(OBC)
General
Others(specify)
Q09B
Religion
Hinduism
Islam
Sikhism
Christianity
Buddhism
Jainism
Others(specify)
Q09C
Years of education
Q10
Phone number of the farmer
Q11
Respondent type
DeHaat
Non-DeHaat
Q11A
Do you own a two-wheeler?
Yes
No
Q11B
Do you own a tractor or power tiller?
Yes
No
Q11C
What is the total area cultivated in this Kharif season?
Q11D
How many katthas are in 1 acre in your village?
Q11E
How many bighas are in 1 acre in your village?
Q12
Which stores did you buy inputs from for the Rabi 2019 sowing season?
Q13
Which all inputs did you buy from the store in the Rabi 2019 sowing season?
Seeds
Fertilizers
Pesticides
Q14
Where is this store located?
Within the village
Neighbouring villages
Nearest block headquarter
Nearest district headquarter
Q15
How satisfied were you with the quality of input provided to you?
Not at all
Not much
To some extent
To a large extent
Completely
Q16
Why do you use this particular dealer/store for input purchase?
Is in closer proximity than other stores
Has good reputation of supplying quality inputs
Gives best rate
Has better variety/choices to choose from
Trust due to regular procurement
Delivers inputs at my home/farm
Well behaved/ disciplined staff
Better credit terms for input purchase
Other (specify)
Q17
Did you sell your Rabi harvest last year (2020)?
Yes
No, crop damaged due to flood
No, did not sell
Q18
Where did you sell your rabi harvest last year?
Dealer/store
Local market/ Middlemen/ Trader
Government Mandi/APO
Others (specify)
Q19
Which dealer/store did you use to sell your Rabi harvest?
Q20
Why do you use this particular dealer/store?
Near my farm/house
Offered the best rate for my harvest
Offered pick up facility of my harvest from the village for sale in market
Trust factor (Regular channel)
Can borrow money in times of need or urgency
Makes payments of the sale of my produce on time
Others (specify)
Q21
Is this the same dealer/store you used last Rabi season to sell your harvest?
Yes
No
Can’t say
Q22
Which channel did you use primarily for advisory services on a crop query, query on a particular product (seed/fertiliser/crop protection) during the Rabi season of 2019?
Local retailer store [Please mention names of both owner and board of the store(s)]
DeHaat centre [Please mention location]
Government extension official (Kisan Salahkar/ District Agriculture Office/Agriculture Coordinator)
Fellow farmers in community
Did not consult anyone
Others (specify)
Q23
Why do you use this particular channel?
I trust this source for advisory information and my queries
Easily accessible to me from my home or phone
Responsive to my queries and questions
Others (specify)
Q24
Which stores did you buy inputs from for the Kharif 2020 sowing season?
Q25
Which all inputs did you buy from the store in the Kharif 2020 sowing season?
Seeds
Fertilizers
Pesticides
Q26
Where is this store located?
Within the village
Neighbouring villages
Nearest block headquarter
Nearest district headquarter
Q27
How satisfied were you with the quality of input provided to you?
Not at all
Not much
To some extent
To a large extent
Completely
Q28
Why do you use this particular dealer/store for input purchase?
Is in closer proximity than other stores
Has good reputation of supplying quality inputs
Gives best rate
Has better variety/choices to choose from
Trust due to regular procurement
Delivers inputs at my home/farm
Well behaved/ disciplined staff
Better credit terms for input purchase
Other (specify)
Q29
Did you sell your Kharif harvest last year (2020)?
Yes
No, crop damaged due to flood
No, did not sell
Q29A
Where did you sell your kharif harvest last year?
Dealer/store
Local market/ Middlemen/ Trader
Government Mandi/APO
Others (specify)
Q30
Which dealer/store did you use to sell your Kharif harvest?
Q31
Why do you use this particular dealer/store?
In close proximity to my farm/house
Offered the best rate for my harvest
Offered pick up facility of my harvest from the village for sale in market
Trust factor (Regular channel)
Can borrow money in times of need or urgency
Makes payments of the sale of my produce on time
Others (specify)
Q32
Is this the same dealer/store you used last Kharif season to sell your harvest?
Yes
No
Can’t say
Q33
Which channel did you use primarily for advisory services on a crop query, query on a particular product (seed/fertiliser/crop protection) during the Kharif season of 2020?
Local retailer store [Please mention name(s)]
DeHaat centre [Please mention location]
Government extension official (Kisan Salahkar/ District Agriculture Office/Agriculture Coordinator)
Fellow farmers in community
Did not consult anyone
Others (specify)
Q34
Why do you use this particular channel?
I trust this source for advisory information and my queries
Easily accessible to me from my home or phone
Responsive to my queries and questions
Others (specify)
Q34A
Did you grow this crop in the kharif season of 2020?
Yes
No
Q35
What seed variety did you use in the Kharif season of 2020?
Hybrid/Improved
Local/Desi
Q36
Was this the same seed variety used in the Kharif season of 2019?
Yes
No
Q37
If yes, why did you not change the variety?
Trust with the vendor
Have been purchasing this variety for years
Was not aware about the new variety
I already had stock of it
Others (specify)
Q38
If not, why did you change the seed variety from Kharif 2019 to Kharif 2020?
For better yields
Has better resistance to pests/diseases
Price of the seed variety
Easy access and availability in the market
Others (specify)
Q39
How did you come to know about this seed variety?
Saw/heard about the seed variety working well in a fellow farmer field/community
I heard about it through government channels
I heard about it through an awareness drive conducted by an NGO
I heard about it through an awareness drive conducted by a private organisation
Others (specify)
Q40
How did this change in seed variety impact your cultivation practice for this crop in Kharif 2020?
Increased/Decreased the area of land under cultivation
Used more quantity of seed per unit area
Used less quantity of seed per unit area
No change
Others (specify)
Q41
How many family members were involved in the Rabi 2019 harvest?
Q42
Did you hire labour for the Rabi 2019 harvest?
Yes
No
Q43
If yes, how many labourers did you hire?
Q44
Were these labourers from the same village as you?
Yes
No
Q45
If No, from where were these labourers from?
Neighbouring village
Nearby cities
They were migrant labourers
Q46
What were the challenges in accessing labour during the Rabi 2019 harvest?
Strict lockdown rules/restrictions around my village
Fear of corona prevented movement of labour
Labour cost was more than previous Rabi season
Labour cost was less than previous Rabi season
Quality/Regular labourers were not available
No challenge/changes
Others (specify)
Q47
How many family members were involved in the Kharif plantation stage of 2020?
Q48
Did you hire labour for the Kharif 2020 plantation?
Yes
No
Q49
How many labourers did you hire?
Q50
Were these labourers from the same village as you?
Yes
No
Q51
If No, from where were these labourers from?
Neighbouring village
Nearby cities
They were migrant labourers
Q52
What were the challenges/changes observed in accessing labour during the Kharif land preparation?
Strict lockdown rules/restrictions around my village
Labourer unavailability due to fear of COVID
Labour cost was more than previous Kharif season
Labour cost was less than previous Kharif season
Quality/Regular labourers were not available
No challenge/changes
Others (specify)
Q53
How many family members were involved in the Kharif harvest
Q54
Did you hire labour for the Kharif 2020 harvest?
Yes
No
Q55
How many labourers did you hire?
Q56
Were these labourers from the same village as you?
Yes
No
Q57
If No, from where were these labourers from?
Neighbouring village
Nearby cities
They were migrant labourers
Q58
What were the challenges in accessing labour during the Kharif harvesting period?
Labourer unavailability due to fear of COVID
Labour cost was more than previous Kharif season
Labour cost was less than previous Kharif season
Quality/Regular labourers were not available
The availability of labourers has increased
No challenge/changes
Others (specify)
Q59
Did you observe a change in the sale price of your rabi harvest sold as compared to previous years?
Yes, I sold it at a higher price
Yes, I sold it at a lower price
I did not cultivate this crop
No change
Can’t say
Q60
Why was there a change?
Demand had decreased as compared to previous years due to COVID, hence I had to reduce the price
Demand had increased as compared to previous years due to COVID, hence I sold it at a higher price
Travel restrictions/transportation issues due to COVID had impacted my access to markets hence I had to sell it at a lower price at the easily accessible areas
My regular dealer/trader offered me a higher price
My regular trusted dealer/trader gave me a lower price this time
I had no other source to sell my harvest to, hence I compromised on the price
Others(specify)
Q60A
Did you grow this crop in the kharif season of 2020?
Yes
No
Q61
How much have you sold/plan to sell? (in quintals)
Q62
Was the same amount sold last year as well?
Yes
No, selling more
No, selling less
Q63
Why was there a change?
Sold more for additional cash income
Kept more for home consumption since market availability had reduced
Kept more for home consumption since family members had increased
Waiting for rates to rise to sell
Demand of crop has increased
Demand of crop has decreased
Others (specify)
Q64
What was the sale price of the crop?
Q65
Was there a change in the price as compared to the last few years?
Selling at a higher price
Selling at a lower price
No change
Q66
How much was the change (increase/decrease) as compared to previous years?
10-25%
25-50%
50-75%
75-100%
Q67
Why was there a change in the price?
Demand of produce decreased, thereby decreasing price
Demand of produce increased, thereby increasing price
Change in government norms
Others (specify)
Q68
What were the terms of sale?
Cash
Credit
Q69
Were the terms (interest rate) what you normally get?
Yes, it was same
No, the interest decreased
No, the interest increased
Q70
Did you lose any part of your harvested crop?
Yes
No
Did not grow this crop
Q71
What were the reasons for the loss of harvested crop?
Could not sell my produce due to low demand
Spoilage of crop
Others (specify)
Q72
What were the reasons for the spoilage?
Poor storage
Delayed threshing
Erratic weather condition
Poor drying/high moisture content
Others (specify)
Q73
What is your method/facility for storage of produce?
Earthen/ metal bins
Jute/ plastic bags
Heaping in open or in a room
Pics bag/ super bag/ other hermetic storage facility
Others (specify)
Q74
What is the period of storage before sale of produce?
0-3 months
4-6 months
6-12 months
Q75
Did you avail warehouse storage facilities for your harvested crop?
Yes
No, I was unable to avail warehouse
No, I did not need warehouse storage facility for the crop
Q76
Why not? What were the challenges in availing warehouse?
Warehouse rates were very high
High rush for warehouse
Did not have transportation facilities to reach to the warehouse
Warehouse management refused to provide storage facility
Others(specify)
Q77
Has your mode of financial transaction changed in your purchases for cultivation over the Rabi and Kharif seasons this year, due to COVID?
Yes, I have switched from cash to digital payment platforms for most of my purchase transactions.
No, I use cash for my transactions as always
No, I have always been using digital payment platforms for my purchase transactions
There has been a change in the mode, but not due to COVID
Q78
Has your mode of financial transaction changed during the sale of your Rabi and kharif harvest this year, due to COVID?
Yes, I have switched from cash to digital payment platforms for most of my purchase transactions.
No, I use cash for my transactions as always
No, I have always been using digital payment platforms for my purchase transactions
There has been a change in the mode, but not due to COVID
Q79
Are there any challenges in using digital platforms?
Fear of money loss due to fraud
Lack of facility to operate digital payment
Require more knowledge to operate
Difficulty in transaction if money in bank account is less
Nobody to teach how to operate
No challenges
Others (specify)
Don’t know/Can’t say
Q80
Are there any advantages or positives of using digital platforms for your business transactions in COVID times?
Easy to use
Transparency and security by increasing accountability and tracking
Avoids the need of maintaining separate balance sheet every time a transaction is done
Fast transaction
No advantage
Others (specify)
Don’t know/Can’t say
Q81
Due to COVID, have you increased the use of digital currency or online platforms to check or order products online more than in pre-COVID times?
Yes
No
Can’t say
Q82
What are the Dehaat platforms that you have used?
Dehaat app
Dehaat toll-free number
Dehaat store
Have not used DeHaat till now
Q83
Why did you reach out to these platforms?
Input purchase (seed/fertilizer/pesticide) for my Rabi crop this year
Input purchase(seed/fertilizer/pesticide) for my Kharif crop this year
Advisory/crop query on my Rabi crop
Advisory/crop query on my Kharif crop
To inquire about market prices for sale of my Rabi crop
To inquire about market prices for sale of my Kharif crop to be harvested
To inquire about how I can sell my produce through DeHaat
Other (please specify)
Q84
How many recharges have you received after your interviews conducted so far?
Q85
Name of the interviewer
Q86
Interviewer code
Q87
Date of interview
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