How do you access Karnataka ABD Survey data?

Karnataka ABD Survey is labeled “Open download” on this guide. Open the access portal or documentation links on the record for the current host process—do not assume open download if registration or a DUA is required.

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ABD Karnataka

Karnataka Household Surveys for Agricultural Biodiversity Assessment

Name: Karnataka Household Surveys for Agricultural Biodiversity Assessment
Creator: Bioversity International

The Karnataka ABD survey is used to measure on-farm and wild species diversity, diets, and seed systems in Bijapur villages.

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M.R. Bellon; P. Mathur; S. Dandin · 2016 · Harvard Dataverse

agriculture biodiversity

Host / institution

Harvard Dataverse · Bioversity International

Geography

Karnataka, Bijapur district, village, household

Time coverage

Household sample (~200 HH in three villages)

Update frequency

Study deposit (v2)

What this is best for

Village-level agricultural biodiversity and seed-system research in Karnataka

Main limitations

Three-village sample in Bijapur—not statewide inference

Quick answers

Short research-facing answers derived from this catalog record.

What is Karnataka ABD Survey used for?: Village-level agricultural biodiversity and seed-system research in Karnataka
How do you access Karnataka ABD Survey data?: Karnataka ABD Survey is labeled “Open download” on this guide. Open the access portal or documentation links on the record for the current host process—do not assume open download if registration or a DUA is required.
What geography and time does Karnataka ABD Survey cover?: Geography: Karnataka, Bijapur district, village, household. Time coverage: Household sample (~200 HH in three villages).
What are the main limitations of Karnataka ABD Survey?: Three-village sample in Bijapur—not statewide inference

Guides for using this data

Official portals, user guides, codebooks, and tutorials for access and analysis.

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PortalDataverse depositdoi.org/10.7910/DVN/OZWE7N

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Name / code	Description	Group
species grown / collected	Species grown / collected	Representative fields
diet and market use	Diet and market use	Representative fields
seed system sources	Seed system sources	Representative fields
socioeconomic assets	Socioeconomic assets	Representative fields

Formats

tabular

Technical tags

household surveystate-dataopen download

Example uses

On-farm diversity, markets, and rural livelihoods case studies

Academic identifiers

Data DOI: 10.7910/DVN/OZWE7N

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Pairs well with

Many Indian data problems need survey + administrative combinations.