Regional Roundtable on the World Programme for the Census of Agriculture 2020 (WCA 2020)
12-16 December 2016, Montevideo, Uruguay
This meeting was part of a series of regional meetings to present the World Programme for the Census of Agriculture 2020 (WCA 2020) to FAO member countries.
Purpose
The meeting disseminated the new WCA 2020 to selected member countries in the FAO Latin American region. The objective was to help participants gain a deeper understanding of the new FAO recommendations and international standards that guide the implementation of agricultural censuses between 2016 and 2025.
The Programme presented conceptual approaches to be adopted for collecting data on many emerging subjects and some operational aspects of census taking. Plans of the countries for implementing the next round of agricultural census and surveys were also reviewed.
Participants
The participants were professional statisticians and census leaders who are likely to play a role in the planning and execution of next agricultural census in their respective countries. A total of 19 countries were invited to the meeting, including Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay (host) and Venezuela.
Technical presentations
TS1 - Overview of the New Features of the WCA 2020
TS2 - Roundtable on countries census plans, approaches and methodologies
TS3a - Methodological consideration: Census modalities
TS3b - Methodological consideration: Linking Population and Housing Census with Agricultural Census
TS4 - Theme 1: Identification and general characteristics
TS9 - Theme 6: Agricultural practices and Theme 7: Agricultural Services
TS11 - Theme 9: Work on holding
TS12 - Theme 11: Household food security
TS13 - Theme 12: Aquaculture and Theme 14: Fisheries
TS14 - Theme 13: Forestry and Theme 15: Environment/greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
TS16 - Census tabulation, archiving and dissemination
TS17a - Operational issues: Use of Technology for field data capture and compilation
TS17b - Operational issues: Communication and publicity in the census
Country presentations
Cuba - Methodological Consideration/Current agricultural statistics
Brasil - Agricultural Census 2006, Methodological consideration
Colombia - 3rd National Agricultural Census 2014, Identification and general characteristics
Venezuela - VII Agricultural Census, Land
Mexico - Agricultural Census 2017, Land
Peru - IV National Agricultural Census 2012, Irrigation
Chile - VII National Agricultural and Forestry Census 2007, Irrigation
Argentina - National Agricultural Census 2008, Crops
Costa Rica -VI National Agricultural Census 2014, Crops
Paraguay - National Agricultural Census 2008, Livestock
Uruguay - General Agricultural Census 2011, Livestock
Paraguay - National Agricultural Census 2008, Agricultural practices and services
Panama - VII Agricultural Census Agricultural practices and services
Dominican Republic - VIII National Agricultural Census
Argentina - National Agricultural Census 2008, Work on holding
Ecuador - Land survey and agricultural production survey, Work on holding
El Salvador - IV Agricultural Census 2007-2008, Household food security
El Salvador - IV Agricultural Census 2007-2008, Aquaculture
Chile - VII National Agricultural and Forestry Census 2007, Aquaculture and fishery
Costa Rica - VI National Agricultural Census 2014, Forestry, Environment and GHG
Uruguay - General Agricultural Census 2011, Forestry, Environment and GHG
Nicaragua - Community level data
Costa Rica - VI National Agricultural Census 2014, Census tabulation, archiving and dissemination
Peru - Census tabulation, archiving and dissemination
Nicaragua - Census tabulation, archiving and dissemination
Brasil - Agricultural Census 2006, Use of Technology for field data capture and compilation
Mexico - Agricultural Census 2017, Use of Technology for field data capture and compilation
Bolivia - 1st Census of Agriculture 2013, Communication and publicity in the census