Extreme Water Events & Farm Resilience
Farmer Survey (Mycelium Field Insights)
We’re collecting farmer experiences with floods, droughts, and intense rainfall to understand what information helps most, what forecasts are missing, and which practices are working. Answers can be short. No technical expertise needed.
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About the Event
Titulo y descripción
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What type of extreme water event affected you most recently?
Opción múltiple
- Flooding / waterlogging
- Drought
- Intense rainfall / storms
- Erosion / runoff
- Other
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When did it occur?
Respuesta corta
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How severe was the impact on your farm?
Opción única
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Very High
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Main impacts you experienced (select up to 3)
Opción múltiple
- Crop loss
- Soil erosion
- Compaction / loss of soil structure
- Nutrient loss / contamination
- Infrastructure damage (roads, drainage, irrigation, buildings)
- Livestock impact
- Delays to planting/harvest
- Other
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Forecasts & Early Warning
Titulo y descripción
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Did you receive any warning or forecast before the event?
Opción única
- Yes, accurate and useful
- Yes, but too late
- Yes, but not accurate
- No warning
- Not sure
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How much lead time did you have (if any)?
Opción única
- None
- < 6 hours
- 6–24 hours
- 1–3 days
- More than 3 days
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What information would have helped you most? (select up to 3)
Opción múltiple
- Rainfall intensity and timing
- Flood risk / water accumulation risk
- Soil moisture / drought risk
- River levels / drainage capacity
- Erosion / runoff risk
- Field-level recommendations (“what to do now”)
- Clear uncertainty (“how sure is the forecast?”)
- Other
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Data & Tools You Actually Use
Titulo y descripción
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What sources do you use for weather/water decisions? (select all that apply)
Opción múltiple
- National weather service
- Weather apps
- Local farmer networks / WhatsApp / cooperatives
- Advisors / agronomists
- Irrigation/drainage authority / municipality
- On-farm sensors (rain gauge, soil moisture, etc.)
- Satellite/precision farming tools
- I don’t use any specific source
- Other
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Do you currently collect or store farm data related to water/soil?
Opción única
- Yes, on paper
- Yes, digitally (spreadsheets/apps)
- Yes, via sensors/precision tools
- No
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Would you be open to sharing some data for collective learning (with safeguards)?
Opción única
- Yes
- Maybe / need more info
- No
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Practices & Solutions (What Worked)
Titulo y descripción
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What measures have you tried to reduce damage from extreme water events? (select all that apply)
Opción múltiple
- Cover crops / winter cover
- Reduced tillage / no-till
- Increased organic matter / compost
- Contour farming / strip cropping
- Grass buffer strips / hedgerows
- Swales / retention ponds / infiltration ditches
- Drainage improvements
- Irrigation efficiency / scheduling changes
- Crop diversification / rotation changes
- Changing planting dates
- Other
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Which 1–2 measures helped most?
Respuesta corta
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Main barriers to adopting resilience measures (select up to 2)
Opción múltiple
- Cost
- Lack of time/labour
- Lack of machinery / technical support
- Uncertainty about results
- Land tenure / rental constraints
- Regulations / permits
- Market pressure (contracts, crop requirements)
- Other
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What Mycelium Should Build / Research
Titulo y descripción
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If you could have ONE thing to support decisions, what would it be?
Opción única
- Better local forecasts
- Field-level risk alerts (my specific plots)
- Practical recommendations (what to do this week)
- Peer examples from similar farms
- Funding/support guidance
- Other
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Preferred way to receive alerts or advice
Opción única
- SMS
- WhatsApp/Signal
- App notification
- Through cooperative/advisor
- Other
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Would you like to join a community meet-up to exchange practices?
Opción única
- Yes
- Maybe
- No
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(Optional) Country/region + farm type:
Opción múltiple
- Country/Region
- Farm type (Crops / mixed / livestock / other)