Questionnaire survey

On

An assessment and analysis of the impact of climate change on cropping pattern

Part A: General information of the respondent

1. Name of the respondent …………………………………………………...

2. Age: ☐ 20-30 ☐ 30-40 ☐ 40-50 ☐ 50-65 ☐ More

3. Sex:

☐ Male ☐ Female

4. Address of the respondent …………….........................................................

5. Occupation of the respondent:

☐ Farmer ☐ Day labourer ☐ Fisherman ☐ Teacher ☐ NGO worker ☐ Govt. employee

☐ Retailers ☐ Other

6. Agricultural land:

☐ Own land ☐ Lease Land

7. What is your monthly income?

☐ 3000-5000 ☐ 5000-10000 ☐ 10000-20000 ☐ 20000-50000 ☐ More

8. What is your educational background?

☐ Illiterate ☐ Primary ☐ Secondary ☐ Higher secondary ☐ Honors/ degree ☐ More

Part B: Information about the condition of crops during the disaster period

9. What kind of crops do you produce?

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10. What type of disasters do you usually face in your locality?

☐ Flood ☐ Drought ☐ Cyclone ☐ Hail storm ☐ River erosion ☐ Other

11. Which disaster mostly affect cropping pattern in your locality?

☐ Flood ☐ Drought ☐ Cyclone ☐ Hail storm ☐ River erosion ☐ Other

12. What kind of crops are usually affected in the disaster period? And why?

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Part C: Information about climate change impact

13. Do you know about climate change?

☐ Understand very well ☐ Understand well ☐ Understand but not well ☐ not understand

14. What is the negative impact of climate change on cropping pattern? (In your opinion)

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15. How has the seasonal pattern changed in your area?

☐ Huge change ☐ Moderate change ☐ Less change ☐ No change

16. How much affected your agricultural practice by changing seasonal patterns?

☐ Too much affected ☐ Affected ☐ Not much affected ☐ Not affected ☐ I don’t know

17. Crop production reduced due to changes in the seasonal pattern? What do you think?

☐ Yes ☐ No

18. How much crop production has decreased due to changes in seasonal patterns? (If decreased)

☐ Much ☐ Moderate ☐ Less ☐ Not decreased

Part D: Climate factors that are responsible for reducing crop production

19. Do you face any problems with irrigation?

☐ Yes ☐ No

20. Which sources do you use for irrigation?

☐ River ☐ Lake ☐ Rainwater ☐ Groundwater ☐ Other

21. How is the amount of rainfall during the rainy season?

☐ Extreme ☐ Medium ☐ Low

22. What type of rain pattern occurs in your locality?

☐ Regular ☐ Irregular

23. What type of problem do you face with irregular rain pattern? (If face any problem)

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24. Do you face waterlogging on your agricultural land?

☐ Yes ☐ No

25. What type of problem do you face with waterlogging? (If face waterlogging)

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26. Which temperature is not suitable for your farming?

☐ Very high temperature in summer season ☐ Very low temperature in winter season ☐ Both

☐ Not vary with temperature

27. What type of problem do you face with highly changing in temperature to crop production?

Ans…………………………………………………………………………………………...

Part E: Adaptation strategy and suggestions (open-ended question)

28. Do you make any changes in cropping patterns due to the impact of climate change?

☐ Change ☐ Some change ☐ Don’t change

29. What do you think? Is the right crop being produced at the right season?

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30. What do you do to overcome the problem you face of the impact of climate change on crop
production?
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31. What is your suggestion to cope with the impact of climate change on the Agricultural sector?

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32. What actions do you believe should be done to increase crop production?

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