Pakistani Farmer Survey on Climate Risk and Borrowing Practices in Three Districts

Primary survey data from 324 farmers across 27 villages in the districts of Bahawalpur, Gujrat, and Faisalabad, Pakistan. The dataset, created by Muhammad Khan and last updated in March 2026, assesses perceptions of climate-related risks, awareness of crop insurance, and reliance on informal credit networks.

Use Cases

• Modeling factors influencing insurance awareness based on education and financial inclusion variables.
• Analyzing the perception-adoption gap for formal risk-mitigation instruments among farmers.
• Studying reliance on informal credit networks as a coping mechanism for climate shocks.
• Benchmarking farmer awareness levels of crop insurance schemes in specific Pakistani districts.

Strengths

• Survey covers 324 respondents, providing a specific sample size.
• Data includes results from 27 distinct villages across three districts.
• Contains specific descriptive findings, such as 84% of respondents viewing climate hazards as a major threat.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset is very small at 9.5 KB, indicating limited scope.

Provenance

Source

Muhammad Khan via figshare.

Collection Method

Primary survey data.

Time Range

Survey period not specified.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-18 17:34:00; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Districts of Bahawalpur, Gujrat, and Faisalabad, Pakistan.