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:. Union Upazila ...Polder Area b) What do you Cultivate? Paddy Shrimp White fish Yes Vegetables No

c) Do you 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. Age Relationship with HH 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 Fallow land (if any) Other (specify)

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

4.0 Cost and Return of Rice Farming a) Cost of Rice Cultivation (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 Fertilizers TSP TSP MOP Gypsum Gypsum Quantity with units Unit price (Tk) Total value(Tk)

Cow dung/manure Irrigation cost Chemical Pesticides Organic

Other (specify) Total b) Return from Paddy Cultivation Yield (kg) Unit price Estimated Gross (Tk/kg) value return (Tk) of byproduct (Tk) Marketable % used for surplus (%) home consumption

Area under paddy (Decimal)

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

b) Sources of Post larva (PL) c) Cost of golda/bagda farming(Please provide information on the biggest plot/Gher, Plot/Gher size; _________ 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 Golda Species Area of Gher/pond Quantity Price/unit Value (Tk) (Tk) (kg) Gross return (Tk) Golda Others (specify) Used for home consumption Marketable surplus (%)

6.0 Sources of Houshold Income

Sources of income Aman Rice farming Boro Vegetables production Cattle rearing Poultry and duck rearing Goat rearing Sheep rearing Buffalo rearing Foreign remittances Prawn culture Others Fish Culture Small business Sewing machine/tailoring Rickshaw/van pulling Labor selling Others (specify) Shrimp culture Amount (Tk.) % of total Sources of income Amt. (Tk.) % of total

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 khals etc)? Why and how was this organized?

vii.

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

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b) Disadvantaged groups

viii.

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

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Thank you very much.

Name of the Enumerator:

Date:

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