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Bureau of Socioeconomic Research and Training (BSERT) and Department of Agricultural Economics Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh

Interview Schedule on An Economic Investigation into the Dilemma of Rice versus Shrimp Farming in Selected Areas of Dacope Upazila under Khulna District of Bangladesh

Section A
1.0 a) Identification of the Respondent Name:.. Village....Fathers name:. UnionUpazila ...Polder Area b) What do you cultivate? Paddy Shrimp White fish Yes Vegetables No

c) Doyou engaged in any type of NGO/s? If yes,specify the name of NGO/sDuration of membershipd) Do you have any trainning ? Yes

No

if yes, specify the organization and purpose of trainning -

e) Family composition of the farmer Sl. No. Relationship with HH Age Main Occupation Secondary Occupation Literacy level Remarks

2.0 Land Ownership Land utilization

Owned land (Decimal)

Leased in (Decimal)

Leased out (Decimal)

Total area (Decimal)

Homestead area Area under vegetable crops (specify) Area under Bagda gher Area under Golda gher Area under Paddy Fallow land (if any) Other (specify)

3.0 Cropping pattern Crop season Golda Bagda Paddy Vegetables Others (specify) Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

4.0 Cost and Return of PaddyFarming a) Cost of PaddyCultivation (Please provide information on the biggest plot ), Plot size; _________ Decimals; Name of the variety:_________________ Items costs/return Gross Costs Power tiller Seeds/seedlings Labor (land preparation, transplanting, weeding, harvesting, etc.) Urea TSP Fertilizers TSP MOP MOP Gypsum Gypsum Cow dung/manure Irrigation cost Chemical Pesticides Organic Quantity with units Unit price (Tk) Total value(Tk)

Other (specify) Total b) Return from PaddyCultivation Yield (kg) Unit price Estimated Gross (Tk/kg) value return (Tk) of byproduct (Tk) Marketable surplus

Area under paddy (Decimal)

used for home consumption

5.0 Bagda/GoldaFarming a) What do you cultivate ? Shrimp (Bagda) Prawn (Golda) Both

b) Sources of Post larva(PL) c) Cost of golda/bagdafarming(Please provide information on the biggest plot/Gher, Plot/Ghersize; _________ Decimals) Quantity of input used Cost items for Bagda/golda farming Home Supplied Gher preparation Night duty (wathman salary) Labour Feeding Liming and salting Others Post Larva Feed (put names of feed;..................) Lime Salting Electricity Price/unit Total cost(Tk) (Tk) Hired/purchased Total

Others(specify)

d) Gross returns from production of Bagda/Golda Species Area of Gher/pond Quantity Price/unit Value (Tk) (Tk) (kg) Gross return (Tk) Bagda Golda Others (specify) Used for home consumption Marketable surplus

6.0 Sources of Houshold Income


Sources of income Paddy farming Aman Shrimp culture Boro Prawn culture Others Fish Culture Small business Sewing machine/tailoring Rickshaw/van pulling Labor selling Others (specify) Amount (Tk) % of total Sources of income Amount (Tk) % of total

Vegetables production Cattle rearing Poultry and duck rearing Goat rearing Sheep rearing Buffalo rearing Foreign remittances

7.0 Are you benefited from this polder? If yes, what sorts of benefits?

Yes

No

If not, specify complaints:

What could be done to improve polder management?

What has been done to improve polder management?

Section B 7.0 Decision Making between Shrimp and Rice Farming i. Which do you prefer to cultivate the most? Why?

ii.

Are there any problems related to water for you to cultivate what you prefer most? a) If yes what type of problems?

b) What are the main causes of the problem?

c) How did you solve these problems?

iii.

Has anyone helped you to solve these problems?

a) Who?

b) Who gave this person/committee this responsibility?

c) How were it formed/who took the initiative to create this?

iv.

Is there any shortage of men/women labour in cultivating shrimp/rice? Why? What problems do you face due to this?

v.

What are the existing (institutional and non-institutional) mechanisms for solving the probable conflicts? How would this help to increase production of the crop you are cultivating?

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vi.

How does the polder affect livelihoods in the community? Has the community or others taken any initiatives to change anything with the polder (more sluice gates, pipes, re-excavation of silted khalsetc)? Why and how was this organized?

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vii.

How are different people affected by the polder? a) Women

b) Disadvantaged groups

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viii.

Do you have any other specific suggestion/s for improving farm efficiency as well as overall management of this polder?

Thank you very much.

Name of the Enumerator:

Date:

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