| FOREWORD.................................................................................................... |
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INTRODUCTION.............................................................................................
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| PART I - INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON
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| CHAPTER 1 - COVERAGE
OF AGRICULTURAL CENSUSES |
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| 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 |
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| 2.1 Methods of enumeration......................................................................... |
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| 2.2 Use of sampling....................................................................................... |
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| CHAPTER 3 - MAIN
SUBJECTS |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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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 |
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| 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)
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