World Programme for the Census of Agriculture

FAO publications

This section provides access to FAO publications only. For an in-depth look at country census documentation (census reports, questionnaires, instruction manuals, and other related census materials), please visit this page.
2001

This supplement to the report on the 1990 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.

1997

This supplement is intended to assist countries in improving their current surveys of aquaculture and to provide a framework for those countries planning to develop databases on aquaculture.

1997

This publication on the 1990 WCA presents the census results collected from the reports issued by the countries that conducted censuses during the 1986–1995 decade.

1996

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. Also available in Arabic.

1995

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. Also available in French.

1990

This supplement provides specific recommendations for countries in Asia and the Pacific for carrying out agricultural censuses. It is part of the Programme for the 1990 World Census of Agriculture.

1987

This book provides guidance on processing the census of agriculture data in an efficient and cost-efficient way. The purpose of this book is to provide guidance on processing of micro-computer agricultural census data to those countries that will participate in FAO's 1990 World Census of Agriculture.

1986

This publications provides information about the 1990 World Census of Agriculture. It is aimed to assist countries in planning, developing and operating the statistical component of a national information system for food and agriculture.