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Census of Agriculture, 2004-2008

Niger, 2004 - 2007
Reference ID
NER_2004-2008_CA_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS
Producer(s)
Central Census Bureau
Collections
Agricultural Census Metadata
Metadata
Documentation in PDF DDI/XML JSON
Created on
Nov 16, 2020
Last modified
Nov 16, 2020
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  • Study Description
  • Downloads
  • Identification
  • Scope
  • Coverage
  • Producers and sponsors
  • Sampling
  • Data Collection
  • Questionnaires
  • Data Processing
  • Access policy
  • Disclaimer and copyrights
  • Metadata production

Identification

Survey ID Number
NER_2004-2008_CA_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS
Title
Census of Agriculture, 2004-2008
Country
Name Country code
Niger NER
Study type
Agricultural Census [ag/census]
Series Information
The Census of Agriculture (CA) 2004-2008' is the third CA to be carried out in Niger. Previous agricultural censuses were conducted in 1970 and 1980.
Abstract
The General Census of Agriculture and Livestock i.e. Recensement Général de l’Agriculture et du Cheptel (RGAC) is the result of a successful cooperation between the Government of Niger, the European Union, the World Bank and the FAO. The objective of this important statistical operation is to improve the quality of the census, specifically the effectiveness of agricultural and rural development programmes, for which there is a need for a renewed statistical information system capable of :

- Providing the data to better analyse constraints and target interventions accurately;
- Evaluating the impact and measure the performance of the actions carried out;
- Monitoring progress towards achieving the results assigned to the Rural Development Strategy (RDS) and the policy aimed at reducing poverty in Niger.
Kind of Data
Census/enumeration data [cen]
Unit of Analysis
Households

Scope

Notes
The scope of the study covered the following topics:

- Irrigation
- Passage corridor
- Migration
- Livestock
o sedentary pastoral
o nomadic
o transhumant grazing systems
- Horticultural farming
- Fisheries
- Agricultural organization/affliliations
Topics
Topic Vocabulary
Agriculture & Rural Development FAO
Animal health FAO
Pastoralism FAO

Coverage

Geographic Coverage
National coverage
Universe
The statistical unit was the agricultural (farm) household, defined as "a household where any of its members practices agriculture without being only an employee in agriculture".

Producers and sponsors

Primary investigators
Name Affiliation
Central Census Bureau The Government of Niger
Funding Agency/Sponsor
Name Abbreviation Role
The government of Niger Funding
European Union EU Funding
World Bank WB Funding

Sampling

Sampling Procedure
i. Methodological modality for conducting the census
The CA 2004-2008 adopted a modular approach, with a core module and nine supplementary/thematic modules.

ii. Frame
The main source of sampling frame consisted in the EAs from the Population Census (PC) 2001. Approximately 7 500 out of 8 000 EAs were included. The PC also provided the list of households involved in agricultural activities. In addition, the livestock frame included all known water points and transhumant routes.

iii.Complete and/or sample enumeration method(s)
A complete enumeration of households within the 7 465 EAs from the PC which engaged in agricultural activity was done to identify agricultural households.
The supplementary/thematic modules were conducted using sample enumeration.

iv. Sample design
A stratified two-stage sampling design was used for the supplementary/thematic modules. The 36 departments served as strata. A sample was then drawn at the departmental level. The EAs were the PSUs and households were the SSUs, and were selected at EA level with an equal probability. According to the module, relevant samples of EAs were designed. In total, approximately 13 000 households were selected for the crop production module and 12 000 households for the animal production module.

Data Collection

Dates of Data Collection
Start End Cycle
2004-09 2005-03 Core module
2007-01 Supplementary and "thematic" modules
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face [f2f]

Questionnaires

Questionnaires
The CA used 19 questionnaires for the core and supplementary/thematic modules. The questionnaires addressed topics such as: irrigated and rainfed crops, crop farm productivity, livestock numbers by type of animal, sedentary, nomadic, and transhumant livestock, livestock productivity, food security, support for farmers' organizations. The questionnaires used were:

Q1: Pre-census of agricultural households
Q2: Inventory and measurement of pastoral settlements
Q3: Inventory and measurement of plots of land
Q4: Laying and harvesting the yield squares
Q7: Survey of water points in dry season concentration areas
Q8: Census of terminal crossing points of transhumance corridors
Q9: Census of sedentary livestock
Q9-2 : Complementary study of the livestock numbers in the avian population
Q10: Census of transhumant livestock
Q11: Nomadic livestock census
Q11-2 :Complementary study of the nomadic livestock
Q12: Census of horticultural production sites
Q14: Estimated areas and horticultural production
Q15: Inventory of markets
Q17: Village questionnaire
Q18: Household questionnaire
Q19: Plot questionnaire


The CA questionnaires covered 11 of the 16 core items3 recommended for the WCA 2010 round.

Data Processing

Data Editing
1. DATA PROCESSING AND ARCHIVING
Data entry, editing and imputation were undertaken using the CSPro software. The SPSS software was used for data analysis and Microsoft Excel was used for tabulation.

2. CENSUS DATA QUALITY
Efforts were made to minimize non-sampling errors through thorough preparation of training materials and formation of census personnel, and by making quality consciousness an important part of the work of enumerators and supervisors.

Access policy

Contacts
Name Email URL
Institut National de la Statistique [email protected] Link
Ministere de Agriculture et de l'elevage, Direction des Statistiques Link
Confidentiality
See https://www.stat-niger.org/
Access conditions
CONTACTS:

Ministere de ('Agriculture et de l'elevage, Direction des Statistiques
Address: B.P. 12091, Niamey, the Niger
Telephone: (+227) 20737959 / 20732147

Institut National de la Statistique
Address: BP 13416 Niamey, the Niger
Telephone: (+227) 20723560

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

Metadata production

DDI Document ID
DDI_NER_2004-2008_CA_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS_FAO
Producers
Name Abbreviation Affiliation Role
Office of Chief Statistician OCS Food and Agriculture Organization Adoption of metadata for FAM
Census team, Statistics Division ESS Food and Agriculture Organization Metadata producer
DDI Document version
NER_2004-2008_CA_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS_V01
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