World Programme for the Census of Agriculture 2000
The Programme for the World Census of Agriculture 2000 assists countries by providing definitions, concepts, standards and guidelines for censuses in the decade 1996 - 2005. This is to generate a database of internationally comparable figures, such as number of farms by size, number of livestock by type and age/sex classification, and land use by crops and agricultural inputs.
The census programme can be considered as the means to achieve harmonization of national practices: FAO encourages countries to follow the Programme as closely as national conditions and practices allow.
The 2000 programme covered the censuses carried out during the decade (1996 - 2005). Some 122 countries are reported to have carried out an agriculture census during the decade, and 114 countries made available their census reports to FAO. These reports served as the basis for preparation of internationally comparable data and metadata on the agricultural censuses reported in the publication.
Programme for the World Census of Agriculture 2000
FAO Statistical Development Series 5
The Programme for the World Census of Agriculture 2000 is intended to assist countries by providing definitions, concepts, standards and guidelines for censuses in the decade 1996-2005 in order to generate a data base of internationally comparable figures.
Guidelines on employment: supplement to the programme for the world census of agriculture 2000
FAO Statistical Development Series 5a
This publication is a supplement to the definitions, concepts and standards presented in the Programme for the World Census of Agfriculture 2000.
Guidelines on the collection of structural acquaculture statistics: supplement to the Programme for the World Census of Agriculture 2000
FAO Statistical Development Series 5b
This supplement is intended to assist countries in improving their current surevys of acquaculture and to provide a framework for those countries planning to develop databases on acquaculture.
Conducting agricultural censuses and surveys
FAO Statistical Development Series 6
This publication is a revised and updated edition of 'Taking Agricultural Censuses', 1978, FAO. It is complementary to the Programme for the World Census of Agriculture 2000 and provides much practical information on the steps involved in actually conducting an agricultural census.
Main Results and Metadata by Country (1996-2005)
2000 World Census of Agriculture
FAO Statistical Development Series 12
This publication reports the main characteristics of the structure of agriculture in countries as defined by the characteristics of agricultural holdings, gender of holder, land tenure and land use, crops, livestock, etc., and the metadata on each agricultural census covered in the publication.
Analysis and International Comparison of the Results
2000 World Census of Agriculture
FAO Statistical Development Series 13
This publication presents a comparison of data (not without limitations) received from different countries. It provides selected data on number and area of holdings, gender of the holder, farm population, employment, land tenure, land use, main crops, livestock, irrigation and machinery and equipment.
Methodological Review (1996-2005)
2000 World Census of Agriculture
FAO Statistical Development Series 14
This publication is a methodological review of the agricultural censuses conducted within the framework of the Programme for the World Census of Agriculture 2000. It covers methodological aspects like enumeration methods and techniques, census frames, geographical and holding type coverage, census scope, etc.