FOREWORD....................................................................................................

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INTRODUCTION.............................................................................................

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PART I - INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON

CHAPTER 1 - COVERAGE OF AGRICULTURAL CENSUSES

1.1   Coverage at world level..........................................................................

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1.2   Coverage at country level........................................................................

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1.3   Comparability of census results...........................................................

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CHAPTER 2 - METHODOLOGY APPLIED

2.1   Methods of enumeration.........................................................................

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2.2   Use of sampling.......................................................................................

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CHAPTER 3 - MAIN SUBJECTS

3.1   Number and area of holdings and fragmentation.............................

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3.2   Land tenure...............................................................................................

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3.3   Legal status of the holder.......................................................................

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3.4   Members of holder’s household and employment...........................

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3.5   Land use....................................................................................................

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3.6   Crops..........................................................................................................

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3.7   Livestock....................................................................................................

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CHAPTER 4 - CLASSIFICATION BY SIZE

4.1   Special comparability problems...........................................................

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4.2   Classification of the 1990 census data by size of holdings............

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4.3   Comparison of data for 1990, 1980, and 1970 censuses..............

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TABLES

Table   1.1 Number and area of holdings: countries participating in 1930 - 1990 rounds of agricultural censuses................................................

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Table   1.2 Total country area and population in 1990 (source: FAO Production Yearbook, 1994), and number and area of holdings for countries included in this report .....................................

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Table   1.3 Total country area and population in 1990 (source: FAO Production Yearbook, 1994) and latest data on number and area of holdings for countries not included in this report for which some data on number and area of were available ......................................................................................

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Table   1.4 Total country area and population in 1990 (source: FAO Production Yearbook, 1994) for countries not included in this report, for which no data on number and area of holdings were available ...

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Table   1.5 Coverage of agricultural censuses and application of sampling for countries taking a census in the period 1986 - 95.............................................

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Table   3.1 Number and area of holdings and fragmentation............................

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Table   3.2 Number and area of holdings by tenure of holdings.......................

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Table   3.3 Area of holdings by tenure of land operated..................................

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Table   3.4 Number and area of holdings by legal status of the holder............

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Table   3.5 Members of holder’s household and hired permanent workers.....

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Table   3.6 Area of holdings classified by land use groups.............................

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Table   3.7 Wheat: number of holdings reporting and area..............................

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Table   3.8 Rice: number of holdings reporting and area.................................

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Table   3.9 Maize: number of holdings reporting and area..............................

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Table 3.10 Number of holdings reporting and number of head of Cattle.........

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Table 3.11 Number of holdings reporting and number of head of Buffaloes...

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Table 3.12 Number of holdings reporting and number of head of Sheep and Goats ...................

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Table 3.13 Number of holdings reporting and number of head of Pigs and Horses ...................

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Table 3.14 Number of holdings reporting and number of head of Chickens.....

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Table   4.1 Number and area of holdings classified by size.............................

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Table   4.2 Number and area of holdings classified by size: 1990, 1980 and 1970 rounds of censuses (including only countries providing this information for the 1990 round of censuses) .....................

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MAPS

Map 1 Average size of holding......................................................................

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Map 2 Agricultural population per holding..................................................

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Map 3 Agricultural population per 1 Ha of holding area...........................

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Map 4 Area of holdings as percent of total country area..........................

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PART II - PRIMARY RESULTS BY COUNTRY (Data are shown for 80 countries)