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
Title and description
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What type of extreme water event affected you most recently?
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- Flooding / waterlogging
- Drought
- Intense rainfall / storms
- Erosion / runoff
- Other
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When did it occur?
Risposta breve
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How severe was the impact on your farm?
Opzione singola
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Very High
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Main impacts you experienced (select up to 3)
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- 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
Title and description
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Did you receive any warning or forecast before the event?
Opzione singola
- 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)?
Opzione singola
- 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)
Opzione multipla
- 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
Title and description
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What sources do you use for weather/water decisions? (select all that apply)
Opzione multipla
- 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?
Opzione singola
- 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)?
Opzione singola
- Yes
- Maybe / need more info
- No
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Practices & Solutions (What Worked)
Title and description
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What measures have you tried to reduce damage from extreme water events? (select all that apply)
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- 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?
Risposta breve
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Main barriers to adopting resilience measures (select up to 2)
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- 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
Title and description
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If you could have ONE thing to support decisions, what would it be?
Opzione singola
- 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
Opzione singola
- 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?
Opzione singola
- Yes
- Maybe
- No
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(Optional) Country/region + farm type:
Opzione multipla
- Country/Region
- Farm type (Crops / mixed / livestock / other)