Main results and metadata by country (2006–2015)

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Main results and metadata by country (2006–2015)

World Programme for the Census of Agriculture 2010

Year of publication 2019

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 404

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (series)

ISBN 978-92-5-131950-5

Series title FAO Statistical Development Series

Series number 17

Edition 1

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Synopsis (short abstract) At the end of each round, the FAO Statistics Division reviews and assesses national census practices, methodologies and results, and summarizes the findings in methodological publications, under the Statistical Development Series (SDS). The SDS 17, i.e. this first publication, is a compendium of reviews of country agricultural censuses conducted during the WCA 2010 round (which covers the period 2006–2015) and their main results. This publication includes detailed metadata on agricultural censuses conducted by different countries. Apart from providing information on historical background, legal, institutional frameworks and international collaboration, the publication also provides an overview of the census staff, reference and enumeration periods, scope and coverage, methodological modalities, frame, data collection methods, questionnaires used, new technology used, data processing and archiving, and census data quality and dissemination. The metadata reviews are complemented by tables with main results on key structural characteristics, such as number of holdings, total area of holdings, area irrigated, machinery, gender, and sex of holders, number of household members, farm labor, livestock, and crop areas. This review of the WCA 2010 round is intended to serve as useful reference material for census planners and data users, providing valuable lessons for future censuses, which will ultimately lead to improved assessments of countries’ agricultural sectors.

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FAO. 2019. Main results and metadata by country (2006–2015). World Programme for the Census of Agriculture 2010. FAO Statistical Development Series No. 17. Rome.

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