Agricultural Census, 2014-2015
Democratic Republic of Congo, 2014 - 2015
Identification
COD_2014-2015_AC_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS
Agricultural Census, 2014-2015
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Democratic Republic of Congo | COD |
Agricultural Census [ag/census]
The Republic of the Congo conducted its first agricultural census in 1985-1986. The second General Agricultural Census (GAC) in the Congo was carried out in 2014-2015.
The previous agricultural census carried out in Congo dates back to 1985. Since the census of about 30 years ago, the rural sector in general, and the agriculture sector in particular has undergone major structural changes. In order to obtain a new picture of the main features of the rural sector, farms and agricultural structures in Congo, the Government of the Republic of Congo issued the Presidential decree n° 2013-732 of 18 November 2013, organising the General Census of Agriculture whose objectives were:
(i) to highlight the structural characteristics of agriculture, livestock farming, livestock production and the environment, fisheries, aquaculture, water and forestry with a view to providing references for measuring the dynamics of the rural world;
(ii) to improve the collection, processing, analysis and dissemination of statistics of agriculture, animal husbandry, fisheries, aquaculture, water and forestry;
(iii) contribute to the strengthening of the monitoring and evaluation system of the Strategy for the Sustainable Development of the Mediterranean Sea, growth, employment and poverty reduction, and the process of achieving the millennium development goals;
(iv) to contribute to the strengthening of the technical capacities of the relevant departments of the Ministries in charge of agriculture, fisheries and forestry in the European Union collection, processing, analysis and publication of agricultural statistics.
Census/enumeration data [cen]
Households
Scope
The scope of the study covered the following areas:
· Information on households and farmers
· Agricultural activities of household members
· Non-agricultural activities of household members
· Land ownership
· Practices of seasonal crops
· Existence of household agricultural materials and equipment
· Household livestock numbers
· Poultry farming
· Types of forestry activities practised
· Fishing and aquaculture practice
· Number of people saving money in a bank or microfinance institution
| Topic | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Agriculture & Rural Development | FAO |
| Forests & Forestry | FAO |
| Land (policy, resource management) | FAO |
| Livestock | FAO |
Coverage
National coverage
The statistical unit was the agricultural holding. Two types of agricultural holdings were distinguished:
(i) holdings in the household sector ("agricultural households")
(ii) holdings in the non-household sector ("modern holdings").
An agricultural household was defined as "a household with at least one member operating one or more agricultural fields or rearing animals, or practicing aquaculture and/or fishery or forestry activities for their own account or for the account of the household".
A modern holding is characterized by the following criteria: bookkeeping (keeping records); existence and use of equipment; use of hired/paid employees; cultivation of large surfaces; and the fact that the objective of the production is mainly for sale.
The statistical unit for the community survey is the village.
Producers and sponsors
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fishing (MALF) | Government of the Congo |
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Central Census Bureau | Technical assistance |
| Food and Agriculture Organization | Technical assistance |
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Government of the Congo | Funding |
Sampling
i. Methodological modality for conducting the census
Although the modular approach was planned for the AC, with the initial implementation of the core module in 2014-2015, the supplementary modules could not be implemented because of budget constraints. A community survey was carried out together with the AC. As of mid-2019, the country was planning to implement the following supplementary modules: crops and livestock (household sector), commercial farms, and fisheries and aquaculture.
ii. Frame
The census frame was constituted by the EAs from the 2007 Population and Housing Census (PHC). All households in the EAs covered in the GAO were listed and all agricultural households identified were enumerated.
iii. Complete and/or sample enumeration methods
The AC used complete enumeration for the core module and for the community survey.
iv. Sample design
Sampling was not used.
Survey instrument
Two questionnaires were used to collect infromation for two different types of holdings:
(i) a questionnaire for agricultural households;
(ii) a questionnaire for "modern holdings".
The community survey questionnaire (for the community component) was used together with the census questionnaires and implemented by the supervisors using focus group interviews. The census questionnaires covered 15 of the core items recommended in the WCA 2010.
Data collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2014-11 | 2015-03 |
The agricultural season (from 1 September 2013 to 31 August 2014), for other items, such as the main purpose of production and the use of irrigation.
Data processing
(a) DATA PROCESSING AND ARCHIVING
Manual data entry was done using the CSPro software. The SPSS software was used for data editing, imputation, validation and tabulation.
(b) CENSUS DATA QUALITY
The fieldwork was organized in five steers to optimize the quality of data collected. A comprehensive mechanism for monitoring and supervising fieldwork was established. A team of five enumerators was coordinated by a field supervisor, which was responsible for one geographical zone, called a "control sector". A district supervisor was responsible for a group of two to five field supervisors covering a geographical zone of one to two districts or communes. A department supervisor was responsible for the organization of fieldwork in the supervised department. Finally, a national supervisor from the CCB was responsible for all operational and technical matters in the field. The data processing procedures included programs for checking and correcting errors. Procedures for questionnaire retrieving and monitoring were in place from the field to the data processing stage. The data analysis incorporated chapters on data validation against other data sources, such as the PHC and current surveys.
Data Access
| Is signing of a confidentiality declaration required? | Confidentiality declaration text |
|---|---|
| yes | See http://www.cnsee.org/ |
CONTACT:
Ministere de l'agriculture, de l'elevage et de la Oche
Address: 6, str. Trechot, Moungali, BP 2354 Brazzaville
Telephone: (+242) 066667190
Disclaimer and copyrights
The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ministere de l'agriculture, de l'elevage et de la Oche | Government of the Congo | [email protected] | http://congo.countrystat.org/ |
| Ministere de l'agriculture, de l'elevage et de la Oche | Government of the Congo | [email protected] | http://congo.countrystat.org/ |
Metadata production
DDI_COD_2014-2015_AC_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS_FAO
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Office of Chief Statistician | Food and Agriculture Organization | Adoption of metadata for FAM |
| Census team, Statistics Division | Food and Agriculture Organization | Metadata producer |
Metadata version
COD_2014-2015_AC_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS_v01