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

Schedule for the Economic Analysis of shrimp and paddy in two selected villages in polder 31, Dacope Upzila in Khulna District. 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 Paddy 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 surplus (%)

Area under paddy (Decimal)

% used for home consumption

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) Marketable Used for surplus home consumption (kg) (kg)

6.0 Sources of Household 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? 1. 2. 3. If not, specify complaints:

Yes

No

What could be done to improve polder management?

What has been done to improve polder management?

Section-B
1.0 Shifting from Bagda to Golda Farming Did you recently shift away from Bagda? How were you able to shift? If yes, why? When and how were you able to shift? i. Are you now cultivating golda/white fish concurrently with paddy? a) b) i. Are you now alternating golda/white fish with paddy cultivation? ?

If there is any cost of sifting,specify the cost incurred during shifting? Cost items Amount

iii.

Were there any institutional mechanisms influence you to shift? (Probes, recent events, local governments, influential people, WMOs etc.) if yes how? a) b)

iv.

Please explain your historical background of shifting?

v.

If you recenty shift from alternate shrimp and rice farming to concurrent golda and rice farming or alternate golda rice farming, please specify your pervious cost and returns

a) Cost of shrimp (Bagda) farming(Please provide information on the biggest plot/Gher, Plot/Gher size; _________ Decimals)

Quantity of input used Cost items for Shrimp 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)

b) Gross returns from production of shrimp Variety Area of Gher/pond Bagda Others (specify) Quantity (kg) % used for home consumption Market able surplus (%) Price/unit (Tk) Value (Tk) Gross return (Tk)

3.0 Problems of Practicing Alternative Rice and Golda Farming

Problems (MV Rice Cultivation) a) b) c) d)

Suggestions

Problems(Golda cultivation) a) b) c) d)

Suggestions

4.0 Do you know that the High Court recently made saltwater shrimp cultivation expansion into agricultural land and forestry illegal? What do you think of this news and why?

Thank you very much for your kind cooperation.

Name of the Enurmerature :

Date:

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