Farmer Survey Dataset

Farmer Survey Dataset containing some 15000 survey responses as part of the FarmFit programme of IDH. Dataset has been subset, cleaned and responses recoded to preserve anonymity 

These reponses were collected via the Akvo Foundation following our standardised methodology, underpinned by our Learning Framework and based upon our Farmer Survey Question Library. 

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variable 
question

country
country where survey was conducted

region
region where survey was conducted

education level
What is the highest level of education that the farmer achieved?

gender
What is the gender of the farmer?

age group
What is the age of the farmer?

household size
How many people live in the household?

farm size (acres)
What is the total size of the farm?

crop type
Type of focus crop

farming experience
For how many years have you been farming on the current farm location?

land tenure
Do you own or rent the land you use for farming?

fertiliser
In this period (within the last 12 months), did you use fertiliser (including compost) to take care of the focus crop? 

certified seeds
In this period (within the last 12 months), did you buy seeds for the focus crop? 

pest management
In this period (within the last 12 months), did you use pesticides/fungicides/herbicides to take care of the focus crop? 

phone ownership
Do you currently  own a personal mobile phone?

internet use
Do you use internet?

agricultural financing
In the past 12 months, have you taken any loans? (e.g. from a local lender, microfinance bank, NGO, relative, cooperative)

bank account
Do you have a bank/Microfinance account?

mobile account
Do you have a mobile money account? (Farmer does not need to have credit or a loan, this question concerns mainly the account)

losses-rain pattern
Over the past 5 years, did you experience crop losses due to changing rain patterns (including floods) on this farm location?

losses-drought
Over the past 5 years, did you experience crop losses due to drought on this farm location?

losses-heatwave
Over the past 5 years, did you experience crop losses due to heatwaves on this farm location?

losses-storms
Over the past 5 years, did you experience crop losses due to storms (including cyclones, monsoons) on this farm location?

losses-mudslides
Over the past 5 years, did you experience crop losses due to mudslides on this farm location?

farmer organization
Are you member of a farmer organisation? (Cooperative, VSLA, SACCO, community group etc.)

service provider awareness
Have you heard of [service provider]? (if farmer receives input financing from [service provider] you can fill in yes without asking the question)

agricultural continuity
Do you intend to continue working in agriculture?

land expansion
Do you plan to increase the land you farm on in the future?