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