SurveyAgri-businesses / Agritech / Cooperatives7 questions · ~4 min

Farmer Needs Survey template

This free Farmer Needs Survey template helps you understand farmers’ activities, challenges and support needs. It has 7 ready-made questions, takes about 4 minutes to answer, and is anonymous by default. Customise every question, then share it by link, QR code or website embed.

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Questions in this template

  1. What do you farm? *
    Multiple choice
    Grains / cereals · Vegetables / fruit · Dairy · Poultry · Fisheries · Livestock · Other
  2. How large is your farm?
    Single choice
    Under 2 acres · 2–5 acres · 5–10 acres · More than 10 acres
  3. What are your biggest challenges? (up to 3) *
    Multiple choice
    Water / irrigation · Pests and diseases · Cost of seeds and fertiliser · Getting a fair price · Access to credit · Weather · Labour · Storage
  4. Where do you mostly sell your produce?
    Single choice
    Local market · Trader / middleman · Cooperative · Directly to companies · Online · Other
  5. How satisfied are you with the price you get for your produce?
    Rating scale
  6. Which services would help you most?
    Multiple choice
    Weather alerts · Crop advice · Market prices · Soil testing · Equipment rental · Loan and insurance information
  7. How do you usually get farming information?
    Multiple choice
    Phone calls · WhatsApp · Radio / TV · Agriculture officer · Other farmers

* required. Every question is editable.

Recommended settings

Visibility
Unlisted — only people with the link
Responses
Anonymous — not linked to accounts
Results
Only you and your workspace see results
One response per
Browser

Best for: Simple choices, multilingual-friendly, anonymous.

Industries: Agriculture & Food.

Tip: Offer the survey in local languages and keep it short for field use: it works offline with field collection.

Best practice for market research

  • Describe the concept neutrally — avoid selling it in the question.
  • Use ranking to force trade-offs between features.
  • Segment results by audience answers with the “Only people who answered” filter.

Farmer Needs Survey: frequently asked questions

What questions should a Farmer Needs Survey include?

A good Farmer Needs Survey is short and focused. This template asks: What do you farm? · How large is your farm? · What are your biggest challenges? (up to 3) · Where do you mostly sell your produce? — plus 3 more. Remove anything you won’t act on.

Is the Farmer Needs Survey anonymous?

Yes. Responses are anonymous by default and aren’t linked to anyone’s account.

How long does the Farmer Needs Survey take to complete?

About 4 minutes — 7 questions. Shorter surveys get more responses.

Can I customise the Farmer Needs Survey template?

Yes. Every question, option and setting is editable before you publish, and you can add skip logic, pages, a cover image and translations into 20 more languages, from Chinese, Hindi and Spanish to Arabic, Bengali and Hausa.

How do I share the Farmer Needs Survey and see results?

Publish it to get a link, QR code and embed code. Results update live; export to CSV or Excel, print a PDF report, or connect Google Sheets.

Farmer Needs Survey template (free) · Quibzy