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 captures farm households' perceptions of climate-related risks, awareness of crop insurance schemes, and adopted coping mechanisms.

Use Cases

• Modeling the determinants of crop 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.
• Assessing regional differences in risk perception and adaptation strategies across three Pakistani districts.

Strengths

• Survey covers 324 respondents, providing a substantive sample size.
• Data includes descriptive findings such as 84% perceiving climate hazards as a major threat and only 21% aware of insurance schemes.
• Analysis uses econometric models (logit and probit) to identify significant factors.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the three surveyed districts in Pakistan.

Provenance

Source

Muhammad Khan via figshare.

Collection Method

Primary survey data collection.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-18 17:33:57; freshness should be verified.

Geography

27 villages (mouzas) in the districts of Bahawalpur, Gujrat, and Faisalabad, Pakistan.