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Impact of cyclones on rice farming

Table A5. The impact of Cyclone Amphan on rice production (standardized coefficients of panel fixed
effects regression model)

Variables Model 1 (Khulna) Model 2 (Satkhira) Model 3 (Combined)
Land (acres) −0.0182*** (0.00592) 0.362 (0.307) −0.0102 (0.0207)
Labor (man-days) −0.129 (0.125) −0.162* (0.0880) −0.137* (0.0728)
Seed (kg) −0.0550 (0.0924) 0.120 (0.0908) −0.0221 (0.0695)
Chemical fertilizer (kg) 0.0607 (0.139) −0.157*** (0.0548) −0.0666 (0.0508)
Pesticide (kg) −0.0112 (0.0323) 0.00360 (0.100) −0.00250 (0.0255)
D −0.203*** (0.0218) −0.149*** (0.0285) −0.175*** (0.0160)
during
D −0.0425 (0.0262) 0.0653*** (0.0202) 0.0118 (0.0170)
after
Constant 0.0235 (0.0147) 0.0803*** (0.0247) 0.0542*** (0.00949)
Number of farmers 200 200 400
R (within) 0.260 0.405 0.299
2
R (between) 0.762 0.625 0.886
2
Number of observations 600 600 1,200
Notes: Regression coefficients are expressed in standardized coefficients. Robust standard errors clustered at the farmer level are reported
in parentheses. The dependent variable is rice output measured in maund (1 maund=40 kg). D during is the dummy variable=1 during the
cyclone; D after is the dummy variable=1 after the cyclone. *p<0.10, **p<0.05, ***p<0.01.

Table A6. Cyclone Amphan‑induced relative financial loss in Khulna

Variables Model 1 (loss Model 2 (loss Model 3 (loss Model 4 (loss Model 5
from rice from fish from vegetable from other crop (total loss)
cultivation) cultivation) cultivation) cultivation)
Occupation (agriculture=1, 0.00173 0.00935 0.00138 0.0120** 0.0211
otherwise=0) (0.0176) (0.00606) (0.00257) (0.00554) (0.0268)
Age (years) 0.00128** 0.000739*** 0.000156* 0.000522*** 0.00285***
(0.000506) (0.000207) (8.39e-05) (0.000187) (0.000840)
Gender (male=1, 0.00744 0.0234 0.00928 0.0199 (0.0129) 0.0585
female=0) (0.0318) (0.0146) (0.00999) (0.0541)
Education (years of 0.00554** 0.000319 −5.87e-05 0.000675 0.00532
schooling) (0.00229) (0.000907) (0.000274) (0.000592) (0.00341)
Household size (number of −0.00689** −0.00213* −0.000969** −0.00140 −0.0114**
members) (0.00340) (0.00125) (0.000483) (0.00119) (0.00539)
Constant 0.0150 −0.0270 −0.00138 −0.0182 −0.0263
(0.0476) (0.0210) (0.0112) (0.0200) (0.0827)
Number of observations 200 200 200 200 200
R 2 0.056 0.068 0.034 0.090 0.064
Notes: Robust standard errors are reported in parentheses. *p<0.10, **p<0.05, ***p<0.01.

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