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

Interview Schedule for the Comparative Study on Livelihood Adaptation of Disadvantaged People in Some Selected Areas of Polder Number 29 and Latabunia in Dumuria Upazila of Khulna District

Sample No: 1.0 Socio-demographic Profile

a. Identification of Respondent: Name: .. Fathers name: Village: .Union: .................. Upazila: b. Category of the Respondent (use ): i) Farmer (Cultivate rice/shrimp/other fish/vegetables) ii) Wage labour iii) Other (Specify)

c. Ownership of Land Types of land Homestead area Farm land -Own land - Leased in land - Leased out land Shrimp farm (Area under Gher) Total

Area (Decimals)

d. Family Members and Their Occupational Structure SL. Name Relationship with Age Educational No. respondent (Years) level 1 2 3 4 5 6 e. Housing Facilities Type of house Nos. Straw house Tin roof with non-tin wall Other (Specify)

Occupation

f. Physical Assets Owned Physical assets Building/Tin roof/straw roof Tube well Chair, Table Bicycle/motorcycle TV/Radio

Yes/No

Physical assets Toilet Electric fan Mobile phone Others, if any

Yes/No

2.0 Household Income from different Income Generating Activities Income Generating Amount % of Income Generating Amount Activities (Tk.) Activities (Tk.) total Rice farming Shrimp farming Vegetables production Catching fish Cattle rearing Small trading Poultry and duck Labour selling rearing Goat rearing Rickshaw/van pulling Sewing Sheep rearing machine/tailoring Others (specify) Buffalo rearing 3.0 Expenditure of the Family Items Food Food grain Vegetables Yearly expenses (Tk/yr)

% of total

Remarks

Fish and livestock products

Others (Specify) Clothing Housing and sanitation Repairing New construction Health Doctors Medicine Education Farming Purchasing seed, feed and fertilizer Using PT and DP Labor hiring Electricity Other (Specify)

4.0 Consumption Pattern of the Family Item Food status (use ) Food consumed yesterday (During last 24 hours) Sufficient Moderate sufficient Insufficient
Rice (gm) Ata/flour (gm) Potato (kg) Vegetables (gm) Pulses (gm) Dry fish (gm) Fish (kg) Eggs (No.) Meat (kg) Soybean oil (ml) Mustard oil (ml) Milk (ml) Fruits(kg) Others (specify)

5.0 Production Cost (if any) Production Cost for Rice (Aman/ Boro) Cost items Quantity with units Price/unit(Tk) Total cost (Tk) Human labor Power tiller cost Seed/Seedlings Fertilizer -Urea -TSP -MP -Gypsum Organic manure (Cow dung) Pesticides Chemical Organic Irrigation cost Miscellaneous (specify) cost Total Production Cost for Bagda/Galda Cost items Quantity (unit) Price/unit Total cost (Tk) Human labor Shrimp seeds (PL) Feed (Fish meal) Lime Urea TSP Land use cost Miscellaneous cost (specify) Total

Production Cost for Vegetables Cost items Human labor Power tiller cost Seedlings Fertilizer -Urea -TSP -MP -Gypsum Organic manure (Cow dung) Pesticides Chemical Organic Irrigation cost Miscellaneous cost (Specify)

Quantity (unit)

Price/unit

Total cost (Tk)

Total 6.0 Sources of Income i. Income from different crop production (rice/shrimp/other fish/vegetables/fruits) Crop Quantity Price Total % used for % of (kg) (Tk/kg) Value of home surplus (if production consumption any) (Tk) Rice Main product By-product Shrimp -Galda -Bagda OtHer fish (specify) Vegetables (Specify) Fruits (Specify) Others (Specify)

ii. Remittances (if any) Tk:

Provide short story about getting remittances:

7.0 Time Frame for different Crop Production Crop In which season When did you Do you cultivate any you grow this get this Profit? crop simultaneously? crop? Rice -Aman -Boro Shrimp -Galda -Bagda Other fish (Specify) Vegetables (Specify) Fruits (Specify)

8.0 Are there any benefits that you get from having a Polder? i) Yes ii) No

If yes, what sorts of benefits?

Are there any problems that the polder may cause to you and your community?

What has been done to improve polder management?

What could be done to improve polder management?

9.0 What were the natural hazards you faced in last five years in this area?

10.0 Impacts of natural hazards on household income and employment of family members

11.0 Coping strategies taken during natural hazards

12.0 What are the major problems you face in your daily life?

13.0 Do you have any specific suggestion/s for making food security of your family and
improving livelihood patterns?

Thank you,

Date: Signature of Interviewer