Paddy Farmers Survey 2023
Sri Lanka, 2023
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LKA_2023_SLPFS_v01_M_v01_A_ESS
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Agrifood Economics and Policy Division (ESA)
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- C2_low_maha_fert_clean_anon
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Reason for not purchasing organic fertilizer other (d_12_oth)
Data file: SL2023_clean_anon
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Valid:
180
Type:
Discrete
Width:
255
Range:
-
Format:
character
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| As it allows the high emergence of weed growth they do not prefer applying organic fertilizer. | 1 |
0.6%
|
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| Because farmer do not cultivate any crop | 1 |
0.6%
|
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| Cultivated land trainure out. | 1 |
0.6%
|
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| Didn't cultivate any crop | 1 |
0.6%
|
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| Didn't cultivate, tenure out land | 1 |
0.6%
|
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| Do not give priority to organic fertilizer. | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| Due to the sloppy land, soil erosion is very high | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| Farmer didn't cultivate any land within the reference period. | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| Farmer didn't cultivates | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| Farmer have compost which were already taken From ASC freely. | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| Goyam kahapata wee Goyam wlta roga athi unu bawa anith farmersla danum deema | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| Has not cultivated | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| He Wasn't cultivate 2022Maha and 2023 Yala season in0.5acre paddy land | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| He could'nt involve with cultivation practices because he face to bypass - surgery. So he did'nt need to buy organic fertilizers. | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| He didn' cultivate any paddy land and didn' use fertilzers for his other cultivations. | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| He didn't apply fertilizer | 2 |
1.1%
|
|
| He didn't apply fertilizer within reference period. | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| He didn't apply organic fertilizer | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| He didn't cultivate | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| He didn't cultivate because he faced an accident, therefore now he couln't cultivate | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| He didn't cultivate paddy lands in previous Yala and Maha season. And he applied urea only for his Maize cultivation in previous Maha | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| He didn't use any fertilizers | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| He didn't use any fertilizers for coconut | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| He didn't use organic fertilizer | 3 |
1.7%
|
|
| He didn't use organic fertilizers | 8 |
4.4%
|
|
| He don't have interest about usage of organic fertilizer. | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| He hadn't cultivate any land. | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| He hadn't cultivated lowland and upland. | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| He hasn't any land to cultivation. | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| He tenure out his paddy land. | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| He used only fishtonic | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| His opinion is that crops are success with chemical fertilizers so he didn't use organic fertilizers in that reference period | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| In off seasons cows are allowed in the land which fertilizers the soil as well. | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| It is a slopy land so, he didn't use compost fertilizer | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| It's not much efficient than chemical fertilizer. | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| Land was tenure out, But the fertilizer is taken from Agricultural Service Center in his name( amount is not known) | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| Land was tenure out. | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| Need high amount of organic fertilizer for his land. | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| No available in near place | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| No cultivation lands. | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| No need any fertilizer | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| No need of fertilizer cause he tenure out his paddy lands to others. | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| No result | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| No use | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| Not Received | 2 |
1.1%
|
|
| Not available | 2 |
1.1%
|
|
| Not cultivate | 2 |
1.1%
|
|
| Not cultivated 2023 yala and 2022 maha seasons. | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| Not cultivated paddy land | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| Not doing Cultivations | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| Not effective | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| Not enough organic fertilizer to apply the wholeland that he owns. | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| Not giving much priority to organic fertilizers. | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| Not in need. | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| Not interested in applying organic fertilizer | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| Not needed in high quantity. Other people cows are allowed in the field in off seasons. | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| Not needed, Not given much attention to organic fertilizer. | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| Not preferred | 3 |
1.7%
|
|
| Not preferred and not available | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| Not preferred. | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| Not received | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| Not suitable for his land. | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| Only used Gliricidia green manure for pepper cultivation. | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| Oragnic compost not available | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| Organic fertilizer (compost) received from the government. | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| Organic fertilizer is wash out due to high rainfall | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| Organic fertilizer not used | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| Other people cows are allowed on the land in off seasons to fertilize the soil. | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| Paddy land is tenourout land, and she doesn't cultivate any considerable crop in home garden. So she doesn't apply any fertilzer. | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| Paddy land was tener out | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| Paddy lands were not cultivated by him. | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| Placing cows in off season to fertilize the soil | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| She didn't cultivated any land in this time period so no need fertilizer | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| She didn't cultivate the paddy or any other field crops she only cultivated perennial crops. | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| She doesn't cultivate crops commercially yet. Paddy land is not cultivated yet during 2023/2024 maha season. Therefore she didn' t buy any chemical or organic fertilizer from market. But it will be cultivated. Therefore, she is willing to receive fertiliz | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| She has no lands for agriculture. | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| She is not used. | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| She's not cultivating anything. | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| Their paddy lands are tenure out and they didn't buy or receive any fertilizer | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| They did not cultivate their lands. So they don't need organic fertilizers. | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| They didn't cultivated paddy land and they didn't use organic fertilizer for rubber land | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| They didn't use any fertilizer | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| They didn't use organic fertilizer | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| They didn't use organic fertilizers. | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| They do not do farming anymore. | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| They don't apply cowdung as directly. After the harvesting period they allow cows in to their fields upto next cultivation. | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| They don't like to use organic fertiliser for betel cultivation.. | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| They haven't any crop production lands | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| They usually apply once in 3 to 4 years interval. | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| Used only chemical fertilizer | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| Usually the do not apply organic fertilizer | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| Within a limited cost inorganic fertilizer has high efficiency and labour cost also low. | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| allowing cattles to grazing in their land | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| applied paddy straw only | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| apply chemical fertiliser only | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| because organic fertilizer not provide much yield. | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| cultivation land is tenure out | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| didn't use | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| difficulties in getting large amounts of fertilizer | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| difficulties in transportation and application | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| difficulty in getting large quantity | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| don't have time to produce organic fertlizer | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| freely given by asc | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| hasn't cultivated | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| he didn't use organic fertilizer | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| he didn't do cultivation. he tenure out his land | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| he didn't use because not much yield production | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| he didn't use it because of low production | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| he didn't use organic fertilizer | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| he didn't use organic fertilizer because if doesn't give much yield. | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| he didn't use organic fertilizer because it doesn't give more yield | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| he didn't use organic fertilizer because no any sources to produce and not much money to purchase | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| he didn't use organic fertilizer currently because difficult to collect | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| he doesn't use it because it doesn't give more yield | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| he don't have raw materials for preparation so he didn't use that. | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| he got free from asc | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| he has already purchased organic fertilizer in stocks. so he didn't bought. | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| high cost and difficulty in transportation | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| high cost for transportation of fertiliser from shop to the home | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| high quantity need | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| higher weed emerging | 2 |
1.1%
|
|
| in paddy lands he applied paddy straw only | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| insufficient raw materials for production so he didn't use that. | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| land tenure out | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| larger quantity is need and difficulties in transportation | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| less yield | 2 |
1.1%
|
|
| lowland land is tenured out. | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| need larger quantity of fertilizer | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| no | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| not available in market | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| not aware about it | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| not conducting farming activities | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| not cultivate | 4 |
2.2%
|
|
| not cultivated | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| not doing cultivation | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| not engage in farming | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| not enough raw materials for production | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| not in quality | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| not interested | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| not received organic fertiliser subsidy | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| she didn't cultivate in 2022 maha season & in Yala season cultivated sesame but no addition of fertiliser. | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| she's not doing cultivation | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| some amount of organic fertilizer was given by apc in past times they stored and they produced little amount by them self also | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| take long time to answer | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| they allow cattle for grazing in their land | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| they are only doing coconut | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| they didn't use for field | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| they didn't want purchase the organic fertilizer . they belive that, chemical ifertilizer is good . it is enough. they utilise own prepared organic fertilizer (livestock wastes). | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| they get from asc freely | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| they getting cow dung from neighbours without paying money | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| they getting from their animal husbandry | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| they producing themselves | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| they using their animal waste to their field | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| they usually didn't apply organic fertilizer and need large quantity | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| they usually didn't use any organic fertilizer | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| use chemical fertiliser only | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| use paddy straw only | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| use paddy straw which remained after harvesting in the previous season | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| using crop residues in from their land | 1 |
0.6%
|
|
| usually didn't practice his cultivation with organic fertilizer | 1 |
0.6%
|
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.