Farming household survey for the evaluation of nitrogen options for economic and social benefit in the eastern region of Bhutan, 2022

This dataset holds survey data of individual farming households in the Eastern region in Bhutan relating to their nitrogen use. The survey was conducted in 2022 and the questions covered two seasons (2022 and 2021 farming seasons) asked at a single visit in the 2022 season. The questions on the winter season were based on recall.

The data cover the following topics: household characteristics, general farm characteristics, plot characteristics, crop production and harvest, synthetic and organic fertiliser use and compost production, labour, irrigation, pesticides, livestock, information sources, drivers of and barriers to adoption of sustainable practices, attitude, behaviour, perception and opinion, household expenditure and income, household asset and wealth, subsidies.

The data were collected primarily to assess differences in nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) and sustainable nitrogen practices between households. The data also aim to enhance understanding of farmers’ attitudes, opinion and decision making affecting NUE in crop production and farm related factors which enable adoption of sustainable practices.

The data are part of a wider SANH (South Asian Nitrogen Hub) harmonised household survey covering Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

本数据集收录不丹东部区域农户的氮肥施用相关调研数据。本次调研于2022年实施，调研人员在2022种植季的单次访谈中，采集了受访者关于2021与2022两个种植季的相关信息，其中冬季种植季的调研内容基于受访者回忆填报。

本数据集涵盖以下调研主题：农户家庭特征、农场整体特征、地块特征、作物生产与收获情况、合成肥与有机肥施用及堆肥生产情况、劳动力投入、灌溉管理、农药施用情况、畜牧养殖情况、信息获取渠道、可持续农作实践采纳的驱动因素与阻碍因素、农户态度、行为、认知与观点、家庭收支情况、家庭资产与财富状况、农业补贴情况。

本次数据采集的核心目标为评估不同农户间的氮肥利用效率（Nitrogen Use Efficiency, NUE）与可持续氮肥管理实践的差异；同时旨在深化理解农户的态度、观点与决策如何影响作物生产中的氮肥利用效率，以及支撑可持续农作实践采纳的农场层面相关影响因素。

本数据集是覆盖孟加拉国、印度、马尔代夫、尼泊尔、巴基斯坦与斯里兰卡的南亚氮肥枢纽（South Asian Nitrogen Hub, SANH）统一化农户调研项目的组成部分。