Paddy Farmers Survey 2022
Sri Lanka, 2022
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LKA_2022_SLPFS_v01_M_v01_A_ESS
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Agrifood Economics and Policy Division (ESA)
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Jul 02, 2025
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- C_perennials_roster_clean_anon
- C_plot_roster_clean_anon
- C2_low_maha_fert_clean_anon
- C2_low_yala_fert_clean_anon
- C4_up_maha_fert_clean_anon
- C4_up_yala_fert_clean_anon
- D_Chem_Fert_roster_clean_anon
- D_Org_Fert_roster_clean_anon
- D_Org_Fert_roster_clean_anon
- E_seed_roster_clean_anon
- F_crop_sale_roster_clean_anon
- F_rice_sale_roster_clean_anon
- FO_distance_clean_anon
- G_livestock_roster_clean_anon
- I_disaster_roster_clean_anon
- I_farming_roster_clean_anon
- I_market_roster_clean_anon
- I_weather_roster_clean_anon
- J1_off_farm_roster_clean_anon
- J2_cash_roster_clean_anon
- K_loan_roster_clean_anon
- SL2022_clean_anon
- SL2022_FO_clean_anon
- B_mem_roster_clean_anon
D4. Specify what issues or difficulties you have faced in regard to the use of o (d_4_oth)
Data file: SL2022_clean_anon
Overview
Valid:
144
Type:
Discrete
Width:
199
Range:
-
Format:
character
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consultation is not practical | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| Difficult to get large amount of organic fertiliser | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| Farmer organization eken dunna compost wala quality eka adui. | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| He tenured out his paddy land for the another farmer. | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| High possibility of weed growing | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| High weed emergence | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| Higher labour days required | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| Increasing weed. | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| It is very difficult to use organic fertilizer for this areas because his paddy field is a water logging land...he told that it is very difficult to cultivate without chemical fertilizer... | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| It promote ghe growth of weed than the paddy. | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| Less preference for organic fertlizer | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| Low grade organic fertiliser is given by Government for last time. | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| Low grade organic fertiliser was given at last season | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| Low yield | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| More cash spent for purchsing | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| New weed spreading, high pest attack during storage of paddy | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| No any effect on the yield | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| No enough space and labourity to self production | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| No harvest | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| Not enough money to buy organic fertlizer | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| Not experienced with this.Difficulty to transportation | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| Not suitable for paddy cultivation | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| Organic fertiliser which gave during maha season was late and low grade. | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| Organic fertiliser which gave to her was not in good grade | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| Organic fertiliser which has gave to them was late and low grade. It contain some seeds of weeds species. | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| Possibility of weed emergence high | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| Rajayen dipu compost wala gunathmakabawa adu wima | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| She has not proper idea about that | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| She has not proper idea about this | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| They got organic fertiliser from APC which was in low grade. not fully decomposed | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| Wage is high | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| Weed emergence high | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| allergic problems. | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| aswenna adui | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| bad smell | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| compost promote the weed growth | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| couldn't make compost due to heavy rain | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| decompose time is not enough | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| decrease of yield | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| difficult to handle | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| difficult to make compost. | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| difficult to use organic fertilizers when compare to the inorganic fertilizer application | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| difficulty in producing high amount of compost | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| diyara pohora nisa wagawa kaha vima. | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| goyama kaha weema | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| grass growing | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| grass growth | 2 |
1.4%
|
|
| growth retardation of the paddy plants. | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| hard to produce due to flood | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| have not enough space to make compost | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| he didn't use it therefore he didn't know anything about it | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| he used discovery... it cost mush. prices are increased compared to previous years..for compost in yala weed growth was high | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| high labour wages paid | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| high odour | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| high possibility of weed emergence | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| high price | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| high weed emergence | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| increase diseases, Increase weed, initiate new weeds, less yield | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| increase the cost , increase the weed and less yield | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| increase weed | 2 |
1.4%
|
|
| increase weed growth | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| increase weeds,Very bad smell. | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| increasing weeds, less yield | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| it case yellowing and empty seeds | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| it increases the weed in field | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| it is not effective method due to high flooding | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| it promotes the weed growth | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| it will not raise the paddy raise the weed | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| kabanika pohora hdagnnwa thamanma . namuth machine ekk na . em ekk tyenwanm hodai | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| kabanika pohora pwichchiyedi wal palati wadi una | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| kabanika pohora yoda netha | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| last time low quality organic fertiliser was givens | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| less preference | 2 |
1.4%
|
|
| less yeild | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| less yield | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| less yield .. late issues delays yield | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| less yield lack of growth | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| less yield weed growth | 3 |
2.1%
|
|
| low harvest | 5 |
3.5%
|
|
| low pest resistant. | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| low quality of the compost fertilizer which was distributed by government and this farmer is dissapointed about the government actions | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| low quality of the organic fertilizer | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| low yield | 2 |
1.4%
|
|
| much weeds | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| never used organic fertilizer | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| no experience | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| no proper technology in the production process | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| no used | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| not applied for the paddy field due to bad odor | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| not cultivatedd | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| not enough time to produce compost. | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| not needed | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| not suitable for their land during maha season | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| not that much useful | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| not used | 2 |
1.4%
|
|
| not useful | 3 |
2.1%
|
|
| organic compost -poultry manure increase weed population | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| organically produced rice was tastier than urea applied rice. | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| paliboda wadi wenawa | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| plant growth well. but yeild is low | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| pohora sodagena yama | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| poor quality of fertilizer which were given by government | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| possibility of weed growing | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| produced compost fertilizer using cowdung | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| some organic fertilisers are harmful to human. skin problems are came | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| tenure out | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| thama kabanika pohora dala waga karala na | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| time-consuming | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| transport issues | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| transport problem | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| un desiarable smell less yield weed growth | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| uro weni saththu haranawa organic fertilizer dana wita | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| used organic fertiliser is given by government which isn't in good grade. | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| waga nokarai | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| weed control is difficult. less yield. | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| weed emergence high | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| weed growing possibility high | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| weed growth | 5 |
3.5%
|
|
| weed growth and less yield | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| weed growth n less yield | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| weed growth. less yield | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| wishesha denumak ho awabodayak e sambansawa netha | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| yield loss, damage to the plants | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| රජයෙන් කොම්පà·à·ƒà·Šà¶§à·Š පොහොර ලබ෠දී ඇà¶.ඒවà·à¶ºà·š ප්â€à¶»à¶¸à·’à¶à·’ය අඩුයි | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| කà·à¶¶à¶±à·’ක පොහොර යොද෠වගà·à¶šà¶» ඇà¶à·’ නමුà¶à·Š අස්වà·à¶±à¶šà·Š ලබ෠නොගà¶à·Š නිස෠අදහසක් දිය නොහà·à¶š. | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| වල් පà·à¶½ ගහනය අදික වීම | 1 |
0.7%
|
|
| වල් බà·à·€à·’ම | 1 |
0.7%
|
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.