Survey of Pakistani Farmers on Climate Risk and Crop Insurance Awareness

Primary survey data from 324 farmers across 27 villages in the districts of Bahawalpur, Gujrat, and Faisalabad, Pakistan. The dataset was created by Muhammad Khan and last updated in March 2026. It supports a study assessing farm households' perceptions of climate-related risks, awareness of crop insurance, and adopted coping mechanisms.

Use Cases

• Modeling factors influencing insurance awareness based on education and financial inclusion variables mentioned in the description.
• Analyzing the perception-adoption gap for climate risk mitigation tools based on survey responses.
• Studying reliance on informal credit networks as a coping mechanism for climatic shocks.
• Conducting comparative studies on risk perception across different districts (Bahawalpur, Gujrat, Faisalabad).

Strengths

• Survey covers 324 farmers across 27 villages, providing a multi-district sample.
• Includes specific metrics such as 84% of respondents viewing climate hazards as a major threat and fewer than 3% having purchased insurance.
• Data is associated with econometric analysis using logit and probit models, suggesting structured variables.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The dataset is very small at 5.5 KB, indicating limited scope or aggregated summary data.

Provenance

Source

Muhammad Khan via figshare.

Collection Method

Primary survey data collection.

Time Range

Survey period is not specified.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-18 17:33:56; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Districts of Bahawalpur, Gujrat, and Faisalabad in Punjab, Pakistan.