Census of Agriculture, 2011
Belize, 2011
Identification
BLZ_2011_CA_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS
Census of Agriculture, 2011
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Belize | BLZ |
Agricultural Census [ag/census]
The first Agricultural Census (AC) of Belize was conducted in the frame of the 1970 World Census of Agriculture round, followed by a second AC carried out in 1984/1985. The third AC, to which the metadata review and data presented here refer, was carried out in 2011.
Census/enumeration data [cen]
Households
Scope
The scope of the study includes information on farms, crops cultivated, livestock production and forestry.
| Topic | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Agriculture & Rural Development | FAO |
| Land (policy, resource management) | FAO |
| Livestock | FAO |
| Forests & Forestry | FAO |
Coverage
National coverage
The statistical unit was the farm, defined as an economic unit of agricultural production under single management comprising all livestock kept and all land used wholly or partly for agricultural production purposes, without regard to title, legal form, or size. The farmland may consist of one or more parcels, in one or more separate locations; however, they must all be within the same district and share the same "production means" utilized by the farm, such as labour, farm buildings, and machinery or draught animals.
Producers and sponsors
| Name |
|---|
| Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Forestry, the Environment, Sustainable Development and Immigration (MAFFESD&I) |
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Statistical Institute of Belize | Technical assistance |
| Food and Agriculture Organization | Technical assistance |
Sampling
i. Methodological modality for conducting the census
The classical approach was used in the AC 2011.
ii. Frame
A list of agricultural households was provided by the 2010 Population and Housing Census (PHC). In addition, to update that list, a village listing form was used to identify first agricultural households, and then farms; the head of household was asked the screening questions (see threshold point 7) and when a "yes" answer was given, the enumerator proceeded with the questionnaire. Belize used the EAs established for the PHC 2010. In 2002, the DoA conducted an exercise for setting up the Belize Farm Registry (FR).
Survey instrument
One questionnaire was used for data collection. The information collected was on:
· Farm and farmer identification
· Total land & land tenure of farm by parcel
· Permanent (perennial) crops
· Temporary crops
· Livestock on the farm today
· Farm implements and equipment
· Agroforestry
· Farm and farm household activities
The AC 2011 questionnaire covered 15 items from the 16 core items recommended in the WCA 2010. The following item was not covered: "Other economic production activities of the holding's enterprise".
Data collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2011-02-01 | 2011-08-31 |
Reference period: calendar year 2010 (from 1 January to 31 December 2010), for flow items, such as planted area, harvested area, machinery and equipment, and farm labour.
Data processing
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DATA PROCESSING AND ARCHIVING
The SIB scanned the questionnaires to capture the census data. -
CENSUS DATA QUALITY
Several issues related to the quality of the enumerators' work in filling in the census questionnaires and to the respondents' misunderstanding certain questions were identified. These issues resulted in poor clarity of numbers, sums of numbers not being equal to the sums recorded, unreliable data on areas for mixed crops, etc. and affected the quality of data and the time required for data entry and data processing process.
Data Access
| Is signing of a confidentiality declaration required? | Confidentiality declaration text |
|---|---|
| yes | See http://sib.org.bz/about-us/privacy-policy/ |
CONTACT:
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Forestry, the Environment, Sustainable Development and Immigration (MAFFESD&I)
Address: H.M. Queen Elizabeth II Blvd., Belmopan City, Belize C.A.
Telephone: (+501) 8282241 / 2242; (+501) 6233253
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 | URL | |
|---|---|---|
| Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Forestry, the Environment, Sustainable Development and Immigration (MAFFESD&I) | [email protected] | https://www.agriculture.gov.bz/ |
Metadata production
DDI_BLZ_2011_CA_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
BLZ_2011_CA_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS_v01