Pakistan Cotton Survey 2013, Round 1.1

<p>The dataset "Pakistan Cotton Survey 2013, Round 1.1" was collected to inform the research study that examines the efficiency of markets for cotton seed in Pakistan with particular emphasis on the market for genetically modified cotton seed embodying insect-resistance traits from the soil bacterium Bacillus thurigiensis (Bt) that have been conferred through genetic modification. </p>
<p> The survey was designed by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and implemented by Innovative Development Studies (IDS). It collected data on household, farm and plot characteristics of cotton growers. Data were collected in face-to-face interviews with 728 farmers who were selected in a statistically representative sample of all cotton-growing agroclimatic zones in both Punjab and Sindh Provinces, accounting for more than 99 percent of the cotton cultivated in Pakistan. The first round was implemented between March-May in 2013, soon after participants planted cotton. </p>

本数据集“2013年巴基斯坦棉花调查第1.1轮”（Pakistan Cotton Survey 2013, Round 1.1）的采集旨在为一项研究课题提供数据支撑，该课题旨在评估巴基斯坦棉花种子市场的运行效率，其中重点关注携带来自土壤细菌苏云金芽孢杆菌（Bacillus thurigiensis，Bt）抗虫性状的转基因棉花种子（genetically modified cotton seed）市场——此类抗虫性状通过基因修饰技术导入。
本次调查由国际粮食政策研究所（International Food Policy Research Institute，IFPRI）设计，由创新发展研究机构（Innovative Development Studies，IDS）执行。调研团队采集了棉花种植户的家庭、农场及地块特征相关数据，调研通过面对面访谈的方式完成，受访的728名农户来自覆盖巴基斯坦旁遮普省与信德省所有棉花种植农业气候区的统计代表性抽样样本，上述区域的棉花种植面积占巴基斯坦全国总种植面积的99%以上。首轮调查于2013年3月至5月间开展，恰在受访农户完成棉花种植后不久。