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Abstract: This publication, which is part of FAO Statistical Development Series, 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. 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. Data sources and contact information is provided for each country. These concise two-page overviews of national censuses present a unique panorama of country practices on agricultural censuses to which national census agencies can refer when planning their censuses.
Lead authoring unit/office: Statistics Division (ESS)
Abstract: Volume 2 is a revised and updated edition of “Conducting Agricultural Censuses and Surveys”, published by FAO in 1996. The revision is opportune not only in view of the recent publication of the new census programme and methodology but also in view of the substantial changes witnessed in the census technological environment over the last two decades. The availability of digital, mobile and more affordable tools for data capture, geo-positioning, remote sensing imaging, digital archiving and online dissemination have provided new cost-effective alternatives to traditional ways of conducting the agricultural census. This publication is part of FAO Statistical Development Series.
Lead authoring unit/office: Statistics Division (ESS)
Abstract: This publication, which is part of FAO Statistical Development Series, provides guidance on agricultural censuses carried out by countries in the period between 2016 and 2025. The World Census of Agriculture (WCA) 2020 will ensure that data collected are comparable at the international level while also addressing emerging information needs of the 21st century.
Lead authoring unit/office: Statistics Division (ESS)
Abstract: This page contains the Web-based resources cited in the WCA Operational Guidelines (Volume 2) ordered by chapter and paragraph. These resources include relevant specialized methodological publications and actual country examples. They intend to illustrate or provide more guidance on certain implementation aspects of agricultural census as well as to learn from experience on how to overcome practical issues.
Lead authoring unit/office: Statistics Division (ESS)
Abstract: This publication, which is part of FAO Statistical Development Series, 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.
Lead authoring unit/office: Statistics Division (ESS)
Abstract: This publication, which is part of FAO Statistical Development Series, aims to provide practical guidance for population and housing census and agricultural census planners looking to implement a cost-effective census strategy by coordinating the population and housing census with the agricultural census.
Lead authoring unit/office: Statistics Division (ESS)
Abstract: This publication, which is part of FAO Statistical Development Series, 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.
Lead authoring unit/office: Statistics Division (ESS)
Abstract: This publication, which is part of FAO Statistical Development Series, presents guidelines for the 2010 round of agricultural censuses, covering agricultural censuses to be undertaken between 2006 and 2015. For this round, a new approach is being used, with the emphasis on conducting agricultural censuses within the framework of the system of integrated agricultural censuses and surveys and in the broader context of the national statistics system.
Lead authoring unit/office: Statistics Division (ESS)
Abstract: This publication, which is part of FAO Statistical Development Series, is a supplement to the definitions, concepts and standards presented in the Programme for the World Census of Agriculture 2000. It is intended to help countries generate databases that are internationally comparable.
Lead authoring unit/office: Statistics Division (ESS)
Abstract: This supplement to the Report on the 1990 World Census of Agriculture (WCA) presents the census results collected from the reports issued by the countries that conducted censuses during the 1986-1995 decade and made them available to FAO after mid-1997. It is part of FAO Statistical Development Series.
Lead authoring unit/office: Statistics Division (ESS)
