Western Ghats Household Baseline

This study consists of sex-disaggregated data and other related materials generated as part of the Sentinel Landscapes Network household survey baseline in Westen Ghats sentinel site in India. A total of 1109 households were surveyed between July & September 2014 and April to July 2015 from 62 villages namely: Bellatha, Buthani, Dasanahundi, Hondarabalu, K.Devarahalli, Kuntugudi, Malladevanahallu, Shanivaramunti, Vodagere, Yerakanagadde Colony, Avandur, Benguru, Bettageri Bakka, Bettathur, Kaloor, Kolagadalu Paka, Kopatti, Kuranabane, Kuyyangeri, Vanachala, Glenmorgan, Thottalingi, Thakkal, Kovilpatti, Kurumbarpalayam, Kurumbarpadi, Moolakadu, Kozhikolli, Kodamula, Kadachanakolli, Theppakadu, Kamrajnagar, Kurunjinagar, Ellamalai, Puthurvayal, Ponkuzhi , Manmadhamoola, Athikkuny , Cherumoola, Alathoor , Kallumukku, Melemoola , Kuzhimoola, Rampalli, Veluthondi, Marukara , Kavumkarakunnu, Chappakolly, Karuvattimoola, Pallivayal, Kottanottu, Karissery , Choorikuni, Kumbarankolli, Kozhimoola, Pambaramoola, Chettiyalathoor, Odappalam , Valluvady , Anappandhi, Anappandhi2, Chettipampra. The data consists of information on household demographics, migration, education, asset ownership, income sources, household food security, progress out of poverty, crop production and sales, livestock products, participation in credit markets, social networks, and natural resource use. In compliance with the CGIAR protocol on collecting sex-disaggregated data, approximately 50% of the respondents interviewed were women. Before downloading any of the files, particularly the data files, please download and read the ’Sentinel Landscapes Network Disclaimer and Terms of Use’.