1. Livelihoods

2.1 HH agricultural income

Percentage of households (heads) that responded “On-farm activities” or “Off-farm agricultural work” the question: During the last 12 months your household main income source came from:

N Percentage
Households 137 47%

2.1.1 Farmers’ agricultural income dependency

Percentage of male and female farmers that responded “Yes” to the question: “During the last 12 months, did you or anyone in your household got an income from agricultural related activities?”

Gender N Percentage
Female 37 62%
Male 101 72%

2.2 Households’ income sources

2.2.1 Households’ main income source

Percentage of households (heads) that answered the question: “During the last 12 months your household main income source came from:”

N Off-farm activities (general) On-farm activities Remittance or External aid
Households 137 28% 47% 24%

2.2.2 Households’ off-farm income dependency

Percentage of households (heads) that answered “Yes” to the question: “During the last 12 months, in addition to be working on your farm, did you or anyone in the household make money working off-farm?”

N Percentage
Households 99 57%

2.2.3 Households’ off-farm income sources

Percentage of households (heads) mainly dependent on on-farm income that reported additional income sources, responding to the question: “During the last 12 months, in addition to be working on your farm, did you or anyone in the household make money working off-farm?”

N Agricultural (in other farms) Agricultural and non-agricultural Non-agricultural
Households 31 3% 26% 71%

2.2.4 Households’ additional income sources

Percentage of households (heads) that reported having additional income sources, responding to the question: " During the last 12 months did your household have another (main sources) of additional income?"

N We did not have other income Yes, a pension Yes, money sent by family members living off-farm Yes, subsidies from government
Housedolds 137 58% 8% 18% 15%

Percentage of households (heads) that report having additional income in response to the question: During the last 12 months did your household have another (main sources) of additional income?


2.3 Farmers’ agricultural saving capacity (gender disaggregated)

Percentage of farmers, men or women, who answered Yes to the question: “During the last 12 months, did your household income coming from agricultural activities allowed you to make savings?”

Number of farmers N Percentage
Farmers 138 44%
Female 37 35%
Male 101 48%

2.4 Farmers’ investment capacity

2.4.1 Farmers’ On-farm Investment capacity (gender disaggregated)

Percentage of farmers, men or women, who answered Yes to the question: “During the last 12 months, did you or anyone in your household invest money on your farm?”

Number of farmers N Percentage
Farmers 138 87%
Female 37 86%
Male 101 87%

2.4.2 Farmers’ On-farm Investment type (gender disaggregated)

Percentage of farmers, men or women responding to the question: “Was this investment a short term or long term investment?”

Number of farmers N Investment for <b>less than 1 year</b> Investment for <b>more than 1 year</b>
Farmers 120 99% 1%
Female 32 100% 0%
Male 88 99% 1%

2.4.3 Farmers’ On-farm “climate intended” Investment (gender disaggregated)

2.4.3.1 Climate intention of the investment in your own farm (Prevention)

Percentage of households, men or women who answered Yes to the question: “Was this investment intended to prevent from climate related damages?”
N Percentage
Farmers 120 40%
Female 32 62%
Male 88 32%

2.4.3.2 Climate intention of the investment in your own farm (recover)

Percentage of farmers, men or women who answered Yes to the question: “Was this investment intended to recover from climate related impacts?”
N Percentage
Farmers 120 10%
Female 32 12%
Male 88 9%

2.4.4 Farmers’ on-farm investment areas

Percentage of famers, men or women responding to the question: “For what did your household mainly use the investments?

Number of farmers N Infrastructure improvement Purchase management / production inputs To pay labour time
Farmers 120 1% 74% 25%
Female 32 0% 81% 19%
Male 88 1% 72% 27%

2.5 Households’ agricultural income reduction

Percentage of households (heads) that responded “Yes” to the question: “During the last 12 months, did your household face any situation that led to the reduction of your agricultural-based production or income generated on your own farm?”

N Percentage
Households 58 42%
CSV community N Percentage of households
Narayani 8 38%
Rajhar 16 33%
Tamsariya 34 50%

2.6 The frequency of climate shocks affecting agricultural incomes

Percentage of households (heads) that answered Yes to the question: During the last 12 months did you face climate related events that affected the household production or income generated on your farm?

N Percentage
Households 31 23%
CSV community N Percentage of households
Narayani 6 29%
Rajhar 9 19%
Tamsariya 16 24%

2019-12-04