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A system of integrated agricultural censuses and surveys
Volume 1 - Revised reprint
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World Programme for the Census of Agriculture
2010

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

FOREWORD

SUMMARY OF CONTENTS

ABBREVIATIONS

PART ONE:WORLD PROGRAMME FOR THE CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 2010
 
CHAPTER 1 -INTRODUCTIONParagraphs
 
 What is a census of agriculture?1.1
 Background to the world programme for the census of agriculture1.2 – 1.7
 
The census of agriculture in an integrated agricultural statistics system
1.8 – 1.14
 Outline of WCA 20101.15 – 1.23
 Changes from earlier agricultural census programmes1.24 – 1.29
 Data items and questionnaires1.30 – 1.32
 
CHAPTER 2 -IMPORTANCE OF THE CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
 
 Introduction2.1 – 2.4
 Monitoring the Millennium Development Goals2.5 – 2.14
  What are the Millennium Development Goals?2.5 – 2.6
  MDG indicators2.7 – 2.14
 Poverty monitoring and analysis2.15 – 2.20
 Food security monitoring and analysis2.21 – 2.26
 Measuring the role of women in agriculture2.27 – 2.31
 Agricultural planning and policy-making2.32 – 2.34
 Improving current agricultural statistics2.35 – 2.40
 Providing baseline data for monitoring agricultural development projects2.41 – 2.42
 Providing data for the private sector2.43
 
CHAPTER 3 -METHODOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS 
 
 Timing of the census of agriculture3.1 – 3.2
 Objectives of the census of agriculture3.3 – 3.5
 Scope and coverage of the census of agriculture3.6 – 3.15
 Content of the census of agriculture3.16 – 3.21
 Statistical unit3.22 – 3.35
 Agricultural holder3.36 – 3.41
 Sub-holding and sub-holder3.42 – 3.52
 Agricultural census frame3.53 – 3.63
 Complete and sample enumeration methods3.64 – 3.71
 Agricultural census reference period3.72 – 3.74
 Field organization of census core and supplementary modules3.75 – 3.76
 Steps in developing an agricultural census3.77
 
CHAPTER 4 -LIST OF ITEMS FOR THE CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
 
 Introduction4.1 – 4.3
 Items recommended for the core module 
 Items for consideration for the supplementary modules 
 
CHAPTER 5 -COMMUNITY-LEVEL DATA 
 
 Introduction5.1 – 5.7
 Defining a community5.8 – 5.11
 Community-level items5.12 – 5.15
 Concepts and definitions for community-level items5.16 – 5.27
 Methodological considerations5.28 – 5.33
 
CHAPTER 6 -RELATIONSHIP OF THE CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE TO THE POPULATION CENSUS AND OTHER CENSUSES 
 
 Relationship with the population census6.1 – 6.35
  Introduction6.1 – 6.2
  
Options for coordinating the agricultural and population censuses
6.3 – 6.4
  Statistical units in the agricultural and population censuses6.5 – 6.7
  Use of common concepts, definitions and classifications6.8
  Sharing field materials6.9 – 6.10
  
Using the population census as a household frame for the agricultural census
6.11 – 6.13
  Existing agriculture-related data in the population census6.14 – 6.17
  
Collecting additional agriculture-related data in the population census
6.18 – 6.27
  Linking data from the agricultural and population censuses6.28 – 6.30
  Conducting the two censuses as a joint field operation6.31 – 6.35
 Relationship with the housing census6.36
 Relationship with economic censuses6.37 – 6.42
 Summary6.43 – 6.44
 
CHAPTER 7 -COMBINING THE CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE WITH THE AQUACULTURAL CENSUS 
 
 Introduction7.1 – 7.6
 Scope of the aquacultural census7.7 – 7.8
 Statistical unit for the aquacultural census7.9 – 7.11
 Basic approach for the aquacultural census7.12 – 7.14
 Methodology for a census of agriculture and aquaculture7.15 – 7.24
  Core module7.16 – 7.20
  Supplementary modules7.21 – 7.24
 
CHAPTER 8 -COLLECTING ADDITIONAL AGRICULTURAL DATA FOR HOUSEHOLDS THAT ARE NOT AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS 55 
 
 Introduction8.1 – 8.3
 
Use of a population census or survey to meet additional data needs
8.4 – 8.8
 Scope of a wider census of agriculture8.9 – 8.12
 
Analysing household data for agricultural holdings and non-production households
8.13 – 8.15
 Methodology and items for a wider census of agriculture8.16 – 8.21
  Core module 8.17 – 8.18
  Supplementary modules 8.19 – 8.21
 Frame for a wider census of agriculture8.22
 
CHAPTER 9 -PROGRAMME OF AGRICULTURAL SURVEYS 
 
 Introduction9.1 – 9.8
 Inter-censal structural survey9.9 – 9.11
 Crops9.12 – 9.15
 Livestock9.16 – 9.19
 Aquaculture9.20 – 9.21
 Farm management and cost of production9.22 – 9.23
 Time use9.24 – 9.25
 
CHAPTER 10 -SAMPLING FRAMES FOR AGRICULTURAL CENSUSES AND SURVEYS 
 
 What is a sampling frame?10.1 – 10.11
 Sampling frames for census supplementary modules10.12 – 10.15
 Sampling frames for the programme of agricultural surveys10.16 – 10.27
 Special sampling frame situations for agricultural surveys10.28 – 10.37
 
Sampling frames for a sample-based agricultural census core module
10.38 – 10.41
 
PART TWO:AGRICULTURAL CENSUS ITEMS - CONCEPTS, DEFINITIONS AND TABULATIONS
 
CHAPTER 11 -CONCEPTS AND DEFINITIONS OF AGRICULTURAL CENSUS ITEMS 
 
 Introduction11.1 – 11.3
 General core items11.4 – 11.19
 Theme 01: Land11.20 – 11.67
  Core items11.20 – 11.52
  Supplementary items11.53 – 11.67
 Theme 02: Irrigation and water management11.68 – 11.90
  Core items11.68 – 11.72
  Supplementary items11.73 – 11.90
 Theme 03: Crops11.91 – 11.147
  Core items11.91 – 11.98
  Supplementary items11.99 – 11.147
 Theme 04: Livestock11.148 – 11.172
  Core items11.148 – 11.152
  Supplementary items11.153 – 11.172
 Theme 05: Agricultural practices11.173 – 11.188
  Core items11.173 – 11.175
  Supplementary items11.176 – 11.188
 Theme 06: Agricultural services11.189 – 11.205
  Supplementary items11.189 – 11.205
 Theme 07: Demographic and social characteristics11.206 – 11.225
  Core items11.206 – 11.209
  Supplementary items11.210 – 11.225
 Theme 08: Farm labour11.226 – 11.268
  Basic concepts in labour statistics11.226 – 11.233
  Supplementary items11.234 – 11.268
 Theme 09: Household food security11.269 – 11.291
  Basic household food security concepts11.269 – 11.274
  Supplementary items11.275 – 11.291
 Theme 10: Aquaculture11.292 – 11.311
  Core items11.292 – 11.296
  Supplementary items11.297 – 11.311
 Theme 11: Forestry11.312 – 11.319
  Core items11.312 – 11.313
  Supplementary items11.314 – 11.319
 Theme 12: Management of the holding11.320 – 11.328
  Supplementary items11.320 – 11.328
 
CHAPTER 12-AGRICULTURAL CENSUS TABULATION PROGRAMME 121 
 
 Introduction12.1 – 12.6
 Part A: Core and supplementary modules12.7 – 12.29
  Core items to be tabulated12.7
  Main classification items12.8 – 12.18
  Core module: cross-tabulations12.19 – 12.24
  Supplementary modules: cross-tabulations12.25 – 12.29
 Part B: Community-level data12.30 – 12.37
  Summary characteristics of communities12.32 – 12.33
  Community-level data as classification items for core and supplementary modules12.34 – 12.37
 Part C: Census of agriculture and aquaculture12.38 – 12.42
  Core module: cross-tabulations12.38 – 12.41
  Supplementary modules: cross-tabulations12.42

APPENDIXES

APPENDIX 1   -   THE AGRICULTURAL CENSUS WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE SYSTEM OF NATIONAL ACCOUNTS

APPENDIX 2   -   INTERNATIONAL STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION OF ALL ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES (ISIC): SCOPE OF THE AGRICULTURAL CENSUS

APPENDIX 3   -   CLASSIFICATION OF CROPS

APPENDIX 4   -   ALPHABETICAL LIST OF CROPS WITH BOTANICAL NAME AND CROP CODE

APPENDIX 5   -   CLASSIFICATION OF LIVESTOCK

APPENDIX 6   -   CLASSIFICATION OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

GLOSSARY OF TERMS

REFERENCES

BOXES

BOX 2.1   -   USE OF THE AGRICULTURAL CENSUS TO STUDY SMALL HOLDINGS: AN EXAMPLE

FIGURES

FIGURE 1.1   -     THE AGRICULTURAL CENSUS IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE SYSTEM OF INTEGRATED AGRICULTURAL CENSUSES AND SURVEYS

FIGURE 4.1    -    GUIDE TO THE LIST OF AGRICULTURAL CENSUS ITEMS

FIGURE 10.1   -   HOUSEHOLD SAMPLING FRAMES FROM COMPLETE AND SAMPLE ENUMERATION CORE MODULES

FIGURE 11.1   -   CLASSIFICATION OF LAND USE

FIGURE 12.1   -   AGRICULTURAL CENSUS CORE MODULE: TABULATION CLASSES

FIGURE 12.2   -   AGRICULTURAL CENSUS CORE MODULE: RECOMMENDED CROSS-TABULATIONS

FIGURE 12.3   -   AGRICULTURAL CENSUS SUPPLEMENTARY MODULES: CROSS-TABULATIONS WITH CORE ITEMS

FIGURE 12.4   -   AGRICULTURAL CENSUS SUPPLEMENTARY MODULES: MAIN CLASSIFICATION ITEMS IN EACH MODULE

FIGURE 12.5   -   AGRICULTURAL CENSUS CORE MODULE: CROSS-TABULATIONS WITH COMMUNITY DATA

FIGURE 12.6   -   AGRICULTURAL CENSUS SUPPLEMENTARY MODULES: CROSS-TABULATIONS WITH COMMUNITY DATA

FIGURE 12.7   -   AQUACULTURAL CENSUS CORE MODULE: RECOMMENDED CROSS-TABULATIONS