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Agricultural Census, 2014

Mauritius, 2014
Reference ID
MRT_2014_AC_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS
Producer(s)
Statistics Mauritius (SM)
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Agricultural Censuses
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Nov 13, 2020
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  • Study Description
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  • Identification
  • Scope
  • Coverage
  • Producers and sponsors
  • Sampling
  • Survey instrument
  • Data collection
  • Data processing
  • Data Access
  • Disclaimer and copyrights
  • Contacts
  • Metadata production
  • Identification

    Survey ID number

    MRT_2014_AC_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS

    Title

    Agricultural Census, 2014

    Country
    Name Country code
    Mauritius MRT
    Study type

    Agricultural Survey [ag/oth]

    Series Information

    The first Agricultural Census (AC) was carried out in the Republic of Mauritius in 1930 and the second AC in 1940. The AC 2014 was the first AC to be carried out after more than 70 years.

    Abstract

    A census of agriculture consists of the statistical operations for collecting, processing and disseminating data on the structure of agriculture. Usually the whole country is covered, however, under certain circumstances only a significant part of it may be covered. The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations recommends that every country should conduct Agricultural Censuses every 10 years. In this context, the present Agricultural Census was carried out in Mauritius in 2014 by Statistics Mauritius with the collaboration of FAO and the Ministry of Agro Industry and Food Security. The World Programme for the Census of Agriculture 2010 guidelines published by the FAO was followed. Several important aspects related to agriculture were covered including number of farmers, characteristics of households, farm activities, land use, land tenure, type of crops grown, livestock reared and marketing aspects. The purpose of this report is to present the results and analysis of data collected in relation to the land use section of the Census.

    Kind of Data

    Census/enumeration data [cen]

    Unit of Analysis

    Households

    Scope

    Notes

    The scope of the study covered the following areas:

    · Identification of farmers
    · Characteristics of household
    · Agricultural activities on farm
    · Main purpose of production
    · Number of paid employees
    · Land use and tenure for agricultural production
    · Temporary and permanent crop production
    · Livestock
    · Agricultural practices
    · Marketing practices
    · Agricultural loans
    · Agricultural associations/affiliations

    Topics
    Topic Vocabulary
    Agriculture & Rural Development FAO
    Food (production, crisis) FAO
    Land (policy, resource management) FAO
    Livestock FAO
    Trade FAO
    Access to Finance FAO
    Keywords
    Crop production Livestock production Forestry Aquaculture Fisheries

    Coverage

    Geographic Coverage

    National coverage

    Universe

    The statistical unit was the agricultural holding, defined as "an economic unit of agricultural production under single management, comprising all livestock kept and all land used for agricultural production purposes without regard to title, legal form or size". The AC covered both the holdings:
    (i) in the household sector, or "agricultural businesses" (namely corporations, NGOs, government institutions etc.);
    (ii) most commonly, those in the non-household sector. In the household sector, a distinction was made between "household farms" and "private households"

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name
    Statistics Mauritius (SM)
    Producers
    Name Role
    Food and Agricultural Research and Extension Institute Technical assistance
    Ministry of Agro Industry and Food Security Technical assistance
    Food and Agriculture Organization Technical assistance
    Funding Agency/Sponsor
    Name Role
    Ministry of Finance and Economic Development Funding

    Sampling

    Sampling Procedure

    i Methodological modality for conducting the census
    The AC 2014 was conducted in three phases, depending on the type of the holding: (i) for agricultural businesses, from July to December 2014; (ii) for "household farms", from July to September 2014 (using a long form); and (iii) for "private households", from October to November 2014 (using a short form).

    ii. Frame
    The frame for the holdings in the non-household sector consisted of a list of agricultural establishments obtained from the MAIFS, the FARE! and other administrative sources. The sampling frame for the holdings in the household sector was built based on administrative data sources and the information collected in the 2011 Housing and Population Census.

    iii. Complete and/or sample enumeration methods
    For the AC 2014, a complete enumeration was carried out for the holdings in the non-household sector. Sample enumeration was undertaken for those in the household sector.

    iv. Sample design
    The sample design for "household farms" was a stratified random sampling. The sample comprised 10 339 farms, representing 38 percent of the estimated number of "household farms".
    The sample design for "private households" was a stratified cluster sampling. A sample of 32 clusters (25 for Mauritius and 7 for Rodrigues) was drawn and each "private household" in the selected cluster was interviewed. A total sample of 8 778 private households was drawn. This represented approximately 2 percent of households in the Island of Mauritius and approximately 13 percent in the Island of Rodrigues.

    Survey instrument

    Questionnaires

    Three types of questionnaires were used in the AC 2014:

    (i) a business questionnaire (CA1) - for holdings in the non-household sector;
    (ii) a farm questionnaire (CA3) - for "household farms" (using a long form);
    (ii) a household questionnaire (CA4) - for "private households" (using a short form).

    All 16 core items recommended by FAO were covered in the AC 2014. The core items covered were:

    0001 Identification and location of agricultural holding
    0002+ Legal status of agricultural holder
    0003 Sex of agricultural holder
    0004 Age of agricultural holder
    0005 Household size
    0006 Main purpose of production of the holding
    0007 Area of holding according to land use types
    0008 Total area of holding
    0009 Land tenure types on the holding
    0010 Presence of irrigation on the holding
    0011 Types of temporary crops on the holding
    0012 Types of permanent crops on the holding and whether in compact plantation
    0013 Number of animals on the holding for each livestock type
    0014 Presence of aquaculture on the holding
    0015+ Presence of forest and other wooded land on the holding
    0016 Other economic production activities of the holding’s enterprise

    Data collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End Cycle
    2014-07 2014-08 Data collection: Agricultural businesses
    2014-10 2014-11 Data collection: Private households
    2014-12 Data collection: Agricultural businesses
    Time Method

    The 12-month period preceding the census (from 1 July 2013 to 30 June 2014), for items on crops, labour, livestock sold, etc.

    Data processing

    Data Editing
    1. DATA PROCESSING AND ARCHIVING
      The entire data processing exercise (except for data capture, which was contracted out) was done in-house using the CSPro software. The coded questionnaires were sent in batches to the service provider, which ran validation and consistency checks. Validation reports were then submitted to SM after the data capture. Data files in text and Microsoft Excel formats were made available to SM after working on the validation reports. The tables with census results were compiled in-house using the CSPro software.

    2. CENSUS DATA QUALITY
      During the data collection stage, possible sources of errors were reduced by: (a) intensive training of field staff, which was provided with a detailed instruction manual; (b) well-designed questionnaires; (c) close supervision of the fieldwork; (d) re-interviews being conducted to clear queries and ensure corrections of the data collected; and (e) intensive editing and consistency checks carried out in the office, during which outliers were flagged and reported to supervisory staff for call-backs if necessary.

    Data Access

    Confidentiality
    Is signing of a confidentiality declaration required? Confidentiality declaration text
    yes See https://statsmauritius.govmu.org/English/Pages/default.aspx
    Access conditions

    CONTACT:

    Statistics Mauritius
    Address: First Floor, LIC Centre, John Kennedy Street, Port Louis, Mauritius
    Telephone: (+230) 2081800 / 2114150

    Disclaimer and copyrights

    Disclaimer

    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

    Contacts
    Name Email URL
    Statistics Mauritius [email protected] http://statsmauritius.govmu.org

    Metadata production

    DDI Document ID

    DDI_MRT_2014_AC_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS_FAO

    Producers
    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

    DDI Document version

    MRT_2014_AC_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS_v01

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