Sri Lanka Paddy Farmers Survey 2024
Sri Lanka, 2024
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Reason for not purchasing organic fertilizer other (d_12_oth)
Data file: SL2024_clean_anon
Overview
Valid:
270
Type:
Discrete
Width:
200
Range:
-
Format:
character
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| As organic fertilizer he used paddy straw. | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Because no cultivation work has been done | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Can't get yield | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Didn't apply fertilizer | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Didnt apply fertilizer | 2 |
0.7%
|
|
| Didnt use organic fertilizer | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Don't have any cultivation | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Dont have any cultivation | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Famer not interesting to use organic fertilizer and Famer denped on organic fertilizer. | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Farmer not interesting to organic fertilizer | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Farmer not interesting to apply organic fertilizer. | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Farmer not interesting to use and apply organic fertilizer and compost related materials | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Farmer not interesting to use organic fertilizer | 3 |
1.1%
|
|
| Farmer not interesting to use organic fertilizer because low nutrition capacity and spread weed | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Farmer couldn't get the quality compost | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Farmer depends on chemicals fertilizer. | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Farmer doesn't like to use organic compost. | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Farmer not interest to apply organic fertilizer due to weed growth and not enough nutrition for Crop growth. | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Farmer not interesting | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Farmer not interesting to apply organic fertilizer | 5 |
1.9%
|
|
| Farmer not interesting to apply organic fertilizer due to law production of yeild | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Farmer not interesting to apply organic fertilizer due to weed growth and not contribute for higher yield. | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Farmer not interesting to apply organic fertilizer. | 2 |
0.7%
|
|
| Farmer not interesting to apply organic fertilizer. Farmer only depends on chemicals fertilizer. | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Farmer not interesting to apply organic fertilizer. Also farmer unaware about organic fertilizer usage. | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Farmer not interesting to use | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Farmer not interesting to use organic fertilizer | 5 |
1.9%
|
|
| Farmer not interesting to use organic fertilizer. | 2 |
0.7%
|
|
| Farmer not like to apply organic fertilizer. | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Farmer used only inorganic fertilizer to groundnut. | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Good Soil fertility | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Had bad experience of rust in paddy cultivation previously.Not give clear success of cultivation. | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| He couldn't use compost because the cultivation was destroyed due to flood condition. | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| He didn't aware how to supply neutrient from organic fertilizer. | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| He didn't cultivate any crops during that period | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| He didn't cultivate any land. | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| He didn't cultivate his lands. | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| He didn't cultivate his paddy land so that he didn't get organic and inorganic fertilizer during this reference period. | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| He didn't cultivate paddy land so, he didn't buy organic and inorganic fertilizer. | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| He didn't cultivate paddy lands so he didn't buy organic and inorganic fertilizer | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| He didn't get inorganic and organic fertilizer during this reference period because he didn't cultivate paddy lands. | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| He didn't interest about the organic fertilizer. | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| He didn't use any fertilizers for his cultivations because he tenure out his paddy lands and he didn't cultivate even any other crops because he is very older. | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| He didn't use fertilizer during reference period | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| He didn't use fertilizers | 2 |
0.7%
|
|
| He didn't use organic fertilizers | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| He doesn't cultivate anymore | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| He doesn't cultivate due to unhealthy condition | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| He doesn't use organic fertiliser. | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| He had bad experiences on organic fertilizer | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| He had not cultivated any land | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| He has temporarily stopped the cultivation since 6 months due to unhealthy condition. | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| He not cultivated any agricultural land now. | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| He not cultivated paddy land.Don't need to inorganic fertilizer for tea land. | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| He not had cultivated lands because he dose not want any organic fertilizer. | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| He tenured out his paddy land | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| He used previously received liquid fertilizer. | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| He wasn't Cultivated any land. | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| His land was tenure out. | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| No cultivation has been done during this period | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| No need | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Normally farmer uses chemicals fertilizer for Paddy cultivation because chemicals fertilizer give expect yield but not organic fertilizer like that so farmer not interest to use organic fertilizer. | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Normally organic fertilizer using is not suitable for higher yield so farmer depends on chemical fertilizer. | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Not Cultivated | 2 |
0.7%
|
|
| Not Cultivated his land | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Not Used | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Not availability of organic fertilizer | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Not available in market | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Not cultivate | 3 |
1.1%
|
|
| Not cultivate during reference time period. | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Not cultivate in Maha season | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Not cultivate in Maha season, so not apply organic fertilizer. | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Not cultivate maha season due to flood | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Not cultivate paddy land so he didn't buy organic and inorganic fertilizer during this reference period. | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Not cultivated | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Not cultivated any land | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Not cultivated paddy land | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Not cultivated paddy land.As well ,he hope to remove cinnamon cultivation. | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Not followed any cultivation | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Not higher productivity | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Not interesting to use organic fertilizer | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Not prefer | 2 |
0.7%
|
|
| Not use fertilizer | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Not used | 5 |
1.9%
|
|
| Not used organic fertilizer | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Now she not engaged to agricultural activities. | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Only cultivated coconut and applyed fertilizers before the reference period. | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Only use paddy remains in the land | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Organic fertilizer not suitable for produce highest yield | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Paddy farming was not done | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Previously received organic fertilizer subsidy had been used. | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Required high amout of organic fertilizer for cultivation | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Responder don't do any calculations during the last season. ( Responder sold her cultivation land) | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Responder not cultivate any crops during last maha seasons because she tenure out her land. | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Responder not cultivated any Crops during Maha season | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| She didn't cultivate any land | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| She didn't use organic fertilizer | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| She has tenured out her paddy field. | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| She has tenured out the paddy fields | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| She not added any fertilizer during reference period. | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Soil condition isnot suitable for organic fertilizer. Soil has muddy condition. When apply organic fertilizer ,soil become more muddy condition in cinnamon cultivation | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| TURNINOUT | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Tenure In | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Tenure out | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| The farmer didn't cultivate anything | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| The farmer doesn't reach his expect level of harvest when he using organic compost. | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| The land was tenure out | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| The land was tenure out. | 2 |
0.7%
|
|
| They not cultivated paddy land in this season. | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| They allowed cattle and goat ,graze their own land & they collect those cowdung and goat waste for their maha season while prepare the land. | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| They allowed cattle and goat, graze their own land & they collect those cowdung and goat waste for their maha season while prepare the land. | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| They didn't cultivate any crops in last maha season | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| They didn't cultivate paddy in this maha season. | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| They don't cultivate | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| They don't have their own cultivation | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| They don't need | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| They dont have any cultivation to maintain | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| They had previously received organic fertilizer subsidy. | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| They hadn't any cultivation | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| They used paddy remains only. | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Tranure out all cultivated land. | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Turnout | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Use paddy straw | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| at the reference time period he didn't get original fertilizer in free | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| because he doesn't like organic fertilizer | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| because they use only inorganic Fertilizers. | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| destroyed cultivation due to flood | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| did not cultivation | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| didn't do cultivation | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| didn't harvest paddy | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| didnt cultivated paddy lands..Also didnt use fertilizer for rubber lands.. | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| don't like to use organic fertilizer | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| don't use organic fertilizer | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| don't use the compost to maha season | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| due to low harvest , don't use organic fertilizers | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| farmer had old fertilizer | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| farmer not interesting to apply organic fertilizer. | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| farmer not interesting to apply organic fertilizer. Totally farmer depends on chemicals fertilizer. | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| farmer not interesting to use organic fertilizer because when use organic fertilizer that contribute to higher growth of weed in paddy field. | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| haven't done cultivations | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| he didn't do cultivation for last maha season. he tenured out his land. | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| he didn't do the cultivation because he went to Canada so he tenure out of his land | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| he didn't do the cultivation. | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| he didn't use organic fertilizer because not received free. | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| he didnt like to use organic fertilizer | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| he doesn' t cultivate any land | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| he doesn't like to use organic fertilizer | 2 |
0.7%
|
|
| he got enough chemical fertilizer | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| his paddy land already have high nutrition so don't need organic fertilizers | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| kalin bawitha kara nisi prayojana genimta noheki wima nisa newatha bawitha nokarai | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| land was tenure out | 2 |
0.7%
|
|
| low harvest | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| money problem | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| no any cultivation.. | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| no cultivate | 3 |
1.1%
|
|
| no cultivated | 2 |
0.7%
|
|
| no cultivating lands | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| no cultivating lands. | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| no need | 2 |
0.7%
|
|
| no paddy farming | 2 |
0.7%
|
|
| not cultivated | 7 |
2.6%
|
|
| not cultivated any land | 2 |
0.7%
|
|
| not cultivated in maha season | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| not effective than chemical fertilizer | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| not effective than chemical fertilizer | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| not interested about compost | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| not need | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| not need due low efficiency | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| not prefer for compost | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| not preferred | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| not received free fertilizer | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| not received free organic fertilizer | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| not use | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| not use compost in maha season | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| not use compost to maha season | 2 |
0.7%
|
|
| not use in maha season | 7 |
2.6%
|
|
| not use organic compost to maha season | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| not use organic fertilizer because of it wasn't free | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| not use organic fertilizer in maha season | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| not use to maha season | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| not use to paddy land | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| not used | 2 |
0.7%
|
|
| not willing to purchase their own mony | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| only used paddy remains | 14 |
5.2%
|
|
| only used paddy remains and glirisedia | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| only used paddy remains of last season | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| only used paddy remains. didn't apply other fertilizers. | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| only used paddy remains.. | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| only used paddy straw | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| own preparation | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| paddy farming was not done | 2 |
0.7%
|
|
| sathun bo wima wedi | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| she didn't do cultivation for this maha season. because she tenure out her land | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| she didn't do the cultivation. so she didn't need bio fertilizer | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| she didn't cultivate any crop commercially | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| she didn't involve for fertilizer applications and management practices | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| she does not cultivate paddy | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| she doesn't cultivate paddy land | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| since low yield they don't buy organic fertilizer | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| tenure out | 2 |
0.7%
|
|
| tenure out the land | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| they didn't cultivate this period | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| they didn't done the maga season cultivation | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| turnout | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| used earlier received liquid fertilizer | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| used the last season remains | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| used the paddy remains | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| weed growing problems | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| weed growing rate is high | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| weeds growing rate is high | 1 |
0.4%
|
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.