Agricultural Census, 2012
Peru, 2012
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Agricultural Census, 2012
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Peru | PER |
Agricultural Census [ag/census]
The first Agricultural Census (AC) in Peru was conducted in 1961 (jointly with the Census of Population and Housing), followed by the ACs conducted in 1972 and 1994. The fourth AC, to which the metadata review and data presented here refer, was carried out in 2012.
The main objective of the census is to have updated information on the structure of the agricultural sector in terms of number of agricultural units, type of agriculture, size, spatial distribution, characteristics of tenure, land use and technology employed; at the national and political-administrative divisions in the country.
Specific objectives:
a. To obtain information that allows to know the basic characteristics of the units and the agricultural producers who run them.
b. Know the characteristics of the producers, men and women, their access and control of productive resources and their participation in peasant organizations and institutions. The project will also contribute to the study of rural poverty.
c. To know the participation of the members of the household in agricultural work.
d. Know the existing population of livestock in the country, by species and category, in the different levels of aggregation (district, province, department and national).
e. Obtain information necessary for the elaboration of sample frames that serve as The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is responsible for the design and implementation of agricultural surveys.
f. Contribute to the Integrated System of Agricultural Statistics (SIEA) for improving and analysing agricultural information.
g. To have basic information for updating the National Accounts.
h. Allow national and international comparability of the information obtained.
Census/enumeration data [cen]
Households
Scope
The scope of the study includes agriculture, livestock, access to credit and labour force.
| Topic | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Agriculture & Rural Development | FAO |
| Land (policy, resource management) | FAO |
| Water | FAO |
| Livestock | FAO |
| Access to Finance | FAO |
| Labor | FAO |
| Gender | FAO |
Coverage
National coverage
The statistical unit was the agricultural unit (AU), defined as "the land or set of lands used totally or partially for agricultural production, including livestock, conducted as an economic unit, by an agricultural producer, regardless of size, tenure regime or legal status". AUs were classified according to their juridical status.
Producers and sponsors
| Name |
|---|
| National Statistical Institute (INE) |
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| National Institute of Statistics and Informatics | Technical assistance |
| Ministry of Finance | Technical assistance |
| Food and Agriculture Organization | Technical assistance |
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Governement of Peru | Funding |
Sampling
(a) Frame
The frame was built in the first phase of the census activities. Complete and/or sample enumeration methods
(b) The census was a complete enumeration exercise carried out in two phases:
· The first phase focused on the location of operators (names and addresses) for every parcel found in the field and land owners with or without agricultural activity, as well as on the location of the lands.
· In the second phase, one paper questionnaire was filled out for each identified holding. The collection of data on land use was done on a parcel basis.
Survey instrument
A single questionnaire was used in the AC 2012 collecting:
· The agricultural producer
· Agricultural unit
· Land use
· Land tenure regime
· Destination of agricultural production
· Sowings carried out in the agricultural unit
· Main agricultural practices
· Irrigation
· Existence of livestock, birds, other animals and hives
· Main livestock practices
· Use and origin of energy
· Use of agricultural machinery and equipment
· Agricultural credit
· Training, technical assistance and/or business advice
· Employment of labour in the agricultural unit
· Agricultural infrastructure
· Some views of the agricultural producer
· Characteristics of the agricultural producer's household
· The role of women in agricultural production
The questionnaire covered 15 of the 16 core items recommended in the 2010 WCA. See questionnaire in external materials section.
Data collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2012-10-15 | 2012-11-15 |
Reference periods:
· agricultural year 2011/2012 (from 1 August 2011 to 31 July 2012), for temporary crop plantings, agricultural practices and employment, etc.
· the last 12 months, for technical assistance and credit received by holdings, training, etc.
Data processing
(a) DATA PROCESSING AND ARCHIVING
Scanning technology was used for census data capture.
(b) CENSUS DATA QUALITY
From the total agricultural units enumerated in the AC, 98.5 percent of questionnaires were fully completed, while 1.5 percent included incomplete information.
Data appraisal
Preliminary results were published in December 2012. In July 2013, the final results were disseminated by means of a printed report and CD-ROMs. Safe access to census microdata was also provided. Links to the AC results are available in the web portals of each institution that participated in the Advisory Committee, as well as of the decentralized offices of the MoA. The census results were disseminated at the national and subnational (departmental, provincial, district, etc.) levels.
Data Access
| Is signing of a confidentiality declaration required? | Confidentiality declaration text |
|---|---|
| yes | See https://proyectos.inei.gob.pe/CenagroWeb/?id=banner#%5C |
CONTACT:
Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI)
Address: Av. Gral. Garzon 654 - 658, Jesus Maria Lima-Peal
Telephone: (+51) 652 0000 2032640
See also https://proyectos.inei.gob.pe/CenagroWeb/?id=banner#%5C
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica (INEI) | [email protected] | http://www.inei.gob.pe |
Metadata production
DDI_PER_2012_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 Divison | Food and Agriculture Organization | Metadata producer |
Metadata version
PER_2012_AC_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS_v01