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Impact of cyclones on rice farming

Table A9. The impact of Cyclone Bulbul on rice production (standardized coefficients of panel fixed effects
regression model)

Variables Model 1 (Khulna) Model 2 (Satkhira) Model 3 (Combined)
Land (acres) 0.0952 (0.0734) 0.155*** (0.0552) -0.116* (0.0635)
Labor (man-days) 0.260 (0.201) −0.351*** (0.0783) 0.180 (0.178)
Seed (kg) 0.0483 (0.0650) −0.117** (0.0543) −0.0143 (0.0483)
Chemical fertilizer (kg) 0.0214 (0.0339) 0.0666*** (0.0149) 0.0595*** (0.0202)
Pesticide (kg) −0.00420 (0.0281) −0.0124 (0.0826) 0.0241 (0.0338)
D −0.499*** (0.0415) −0.0525*** (0.0174) −0.359*** (0.0309)
during
D 0.0395* (0.0237) 0.0122 (0.0121) −0.00930 (0.0204)
after
Constant 0.343*** (0.0431) −0.274*** (0.0224) 0.123*** (0.0130)
Number of farmers 200 200 400
R (within) 0.427 0.455 0.330
2
R (between) 0.575 0.783 0.094
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 is the dummy variable=1 after the cyclone. *p<0.10, **p<0.05, ***p<0.01.
after

Table A10. Cyclone Bulbul‑induced relative financial loss in Khulna
Variables Model 1 (loss Model 2 (loss Model 3 Model 4 Model 5
from rice from fish (loss from (loss from (total loss)
cultivation) cultivation) vegetable other crop
cultivation) cultivation)
Occupation (agriculture=1, 0.124** −0.000588 0.00902* 0.0104 0.135*
otherwise=0) (0.0513) (0.0428) (0.00533) (0.00767) (0.0811)
Age (years) 0.00243* 0.00179 9.66e-05 −0.000370 0.00399*
(0.00145) (0.00111) (0.000121) (0.000433) (0.00237)
Gender (male=1, female=0) −0.0210 −0.0551** −0.0126*** −0.0187*** −0.128
(0.125) (0.0266) (0.00429) (0.00644) (0.145)
Education (years of schooling) 0.0141** 0.00530* −0.000141 −0.00197 0.0233**
(0.00628) (0.00286) (0.000425) (0.00159) (0.00934)
Household size (number of −0.0168** 0.00843 −0.00181** 0.000325 −0.0156
members) (0.00818) (0.0128) (0.000810) (0.00158) (0.0186)
Constant 0.0869 −0.0414 0.0283** 0.0629* 0.186
(0.156) (0.113) (0.0124) (0.0331) (0.222)
Number of observations 200 200 200 200 200
R 2 0.103 0.028 0.039 0.015 0.075
Notes: Robust standard errors are reported in parentheses. *p<0.10, **p<0.05, ***p<0.01.

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