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Agricultural Census, 2013

Bolivia (Plurinational State of), 2013
Reference ID
BOL_2013_AC_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS
Producer(s)
National Institute of Statistics (INE)
Collections
Agricultural Censuses
Metadata
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Nov 24, 2020
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  • Study Description
  • Downloads
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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

    BOL_2013_AC_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS

    Title

    Agricultural Census, 2013

    Country
    Name Country code
    Bolivia (Plurinational State of) BOL
    Study type

    Agricultural Census [ag/census]

    Series Information

    The first Agricultural Census (AC) was conducted in 1950 and the second in 1984. The 2013 AC, to which the present metadata review and data refer, was the third census to be conducted in the Plurinational State of Bolivia.

    Abstract

    The First National Agricultural Census was carried out in 1950, three years before the 1953 Agrarian Reform. The data reflected a country characterised by latifundia with a total of 86,377 Agricultural Production Units (UPA) and a cultivated area of 654,251 hectares. The country did not conduct another agricultural census until 1984, the year in which the Second National Census was carried out Agricultural that was incomplete. However, in this Census showed important changes in the structure the number of agricultural holdings has increased, and the number of to a total of 519,399, with a cultivated area of 1,137,405 hectares.

    Objective:
    The general objective of an Agricultural Census is to have up-to-date and structural information on the agricultural, livestock, forestry, hunting and fishing activities and others, through the quantification of the PPUs, which to establish policies, plans and programmes for development in favour of the agricultural sector.

    Kind of Data

    Census/enumeration data [cen]

    Unit of Analysis

    Households

    Scope

    Notes

    The scope of the study was agriculture (including forestry), livestock and infrastructure.

    Topics
    Topic Vocabulary
    Agriculture & Rural Development FAO
    Land (policy, resource management) FAO
    Infrastructure FAO
    Water FAO
    Livestock FAO
    Forests & Forestry FAO
    Labor FAO
    Environment FAO

    Coverage

    Geographic Coverage

    National coverage

    Universe

    The statistical unit was the agricultural production unit (UPA), which "comprises the land or parcel, set of land or parcels, used wholly or partially for agricultural activities, and that is conducted as an economic unit by a producer, regardless of size, tenure or legal status".

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name
    National Institute of Statistics (INE)
    Producers
    Name Role
    Ministry of Planning and Development Technical assistance
    Ministry of Rural Development and Lands Technical assistance

    Sampling

    Sampling Procedure

    i. Frame
    The census frame was established using the list of producers at the community level, based on which UPAs and plots with agricultural activity were identified. The cartography and the list of producers facilitated the location of UPAs in the field

    Survey instrument

    Questionnaires

    Two questionnaires were used for data collection:

    (a) Census ballot of the agricultural production unit (UPA):

    I. Geographical census location of the UPA
    II. Characteristics of the producer
    III. Agricultural production unit
    IV. Land use
    V. Main uses and agricultural practices
    VI. Livestock and poultry
    VII. Main practices in livestock and poultry
    VIII. Water sources for irrigation and animal consumption
    IX. Forests or mountains
    X. Hunting and fishing
    XI. Assistance or support received, credit and insurance
    XII. Infrastructure, machinery and equipment and implements for general use
    XIII. Use of electricity, natural gas, animal traction and agricultural machinery
    XIV. Staff working at the UPA

    (b) Community census ballot:

    I. Geographical census location of the community
    II. General characteristics of the community
    III. Availability of services
    IV. Performance of different livestock species
    V. Agricultural pests and diseases
    VI. Environment
    VII. Technical assistance and services
    VIII. Farm labour
    IX. Forestry, fish farming and others

    The AC 2013 census questionnaire covered all 16 core items recommended for the WCA 2010 round.

    Data collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End
    2013-09 2013-11
    Time Method

    The agricultural year (July 2012-June 2013), for land use, labour, etc.

    Mode of data collection
    • Face-to-face [f2f]

    Data processing

    Data Editing
    1. DATA PROCESSING AND ARCHIVING
      Once the fieldwork was completed, the information was processed. The latter stage of work comprised: coding, data entry, processing, and building the database. Data entry and coding involved more than 700 persons. This activity was carried out from December 2013 to July 2014. At the same time, consistency criteria and data imputation rules were formulated, in cooperation with the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). For the CA, it was decided to use open-source Free Software technology. The SPSS programme was used to tabulate the results.

    2. CENSUS DATA QUALITY
      Validation of the census data was automated. Automatic criteria of consistency and imputation were established for each question, through the relationship of variables and the grouping of atypical cases or inconsistencies; in these cases, the PostgreSQL software was used.

    Data Access

    Confidentiality
    Is signing of a confidentiality declaration required? Confidentiality declaration text
    yes See https://www.ine.gob.bo/index.php/transparencia/transparencia-institucional/#1590592933158-f9adfac0-3c02
    Access conditions

    CONTACT:

    Institute Nacional de Estadistica
    Address: Jose Carrasco Avenue, No. 1391 - Miraflores, La Paz, Plurinational State of Bolivia
    Telephone: (+591) 2 2222333

    See also https://www.ine.gob.bo/index.php/transparencia/transparencia-institucional/#1590592933158-f9adfac0-3c02

    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
    Institute Nacional de Estadistica [email protected] https://www.ine.gob.bo/

    Metadata production

    DDI Document ID

    DDI_BOL_2013_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

    BOL_2013_AC_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS_v01

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