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Agricultural Census, 2015

Azerbaijan, 2015
Reference ID
AZE_2015_AC_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS
Producer(s)
State Statistical Committee (SSC)
Collections
Agricultural Censuses
Metadata
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  • Study Description
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  • Identification
  • Scope
  • Coverage
  • Producers and sponsors
  • Sampling
  • Survey instrument
  • Data collection
  • Data processing
  • Data appraisal
  • Data Access
  • Disclaimer and copyrights
  • Contacts
  • Metadata production
  • Identification

    Survey ID number

    AZE_2015_AC_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS

    Title

    Agricultural Census, 2015

    Country
    Name Country code
    Azerbaijan AZE
    Study type

    Agricultural Census [ag/census]

    Series Information

    The 2015 Agricultural Census (AC) was the second comprehensive agricultural census to be conducted in Azerbaijan. The first AC was carried out in 1921. Between these two comprehensive ACs, only specialized agricultural censuses were conducted, such as livestock censuses or censuses of sown areas of crops, orchards and vineyards.

    Kind of Data

    Census/enumeration data [cen]

    Unit of Analysis

    Households

    Scope

    Notes

    The scope of the study includes:

    · Land property, rent relations and land using
    · Sown area of agricultural plants
    · Perennial plants
    · Land areas treated with fertilizers and pesticides in agriculture year
    · Irrigation methods applied in farm
    · Number and breed of livestock and poultry
    · Fish farming in lakes and ponds
    · Equipment for processing of agricultural products
    · Existing of agricultural buildings and structures
    · Existing of agricultural equipment and machines
    · Employees working in agriculture

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

    Coverage

    Geographic Coverage

    National coverage

    Universe

    The statistical unit was the agricultural holding, defined as an economic entity engaged in the production of crop and livestock products. The AC covered both holdings in the household sector and in the non-household sector.

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name
    State Statistical Committee (SSC)
    Producers
    Name Role
    Ministry of Agriculture Technical assistance
    Ministry of Economy Technical assistance
    Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources Technical assistance
    Ministry of Finance Technical assistance
    State Committee on Property Issues Technical assistance
    Azerbaijan State Agrarian University Technical assistance
    Institute of Economy of National Sciences Academy Technical assistance
    Scientific-Research Institute on Agriculture Economy Technical assistance

    Sampling

    Sampling Procedure
    1. Methodological modality for conducting the census
      The classical approach was used in the AC 2015.

    2. Frame
      Statistical registers and administrative records were used to build the frame.

    3. Complete and/or sample enumeration methods
      The AC 2015 was conducted by complete enumeration of agricultural holdings.

    Survey instrument

    Questionnaires

    Two questionnaires were used in the AC 2015:

    a. one for holdings in the non-household sector (Form 1)
    b. one for those in the household sector (Form 2)

    The 16 core items recommended by FAO to be collected in the WCA 2010 were covered, namely:

    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

    See questionnair in external materials.

    Data collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End
    2015-06-01 2015-06-30
    Time Method

    Reference periods:
    · agricultural year 2014/2015 for use of fertilizers and pesticides, etc.;
    · the 12 preceding months, for receipt of credit.

    Data Collection Notes

    Data collection from the agricultural holdings in the household sector was undertaken using the face-to-face interviewing method and a printed questionnaire (the PAPI method). Self-interviewing using paper questionnaires was applied to collect census data from holdings in the non-household sector.

    Data processing

    Data Editing

    (a) DATA PROCESSING AND ARCHIVING
    The data from census questionnaires were entered into the AC database manually by operators in regional offices of the SSC, using the MySQL program.

    (b) CENSUS DATA QUALITY
    A mechanism for the monitoring and supervision of census fieldwork was established. It included supervision of fieldwork by supervisors, daily checks of the quality of the census questionnaires filled by enumerators and, if necessary, repeated visits to farms the data relating to which were in doubt. In addition, a PES was conducted to assess the AC's results.

    Data appraisal

    Data Appraisal

    Preliminary census results were published in 2016. The final results were disseminated in 13 volumes in 2016. The census results were disseminated at the national and subnational level.

    Data Access

    Confidentiality
    Is signing of a confidentiality declaration required? Confidentiality declaration text
    yes See https://www.stat.gov.az/
    Access conditions

    CONTACT:

    State Statistical Committee,
    the Republic of Azerbaijan
    Address: AZ 1136 Inshaatchilar Avenue 81, Baku, Azerbaijan

    Telephone: (+99) 4125387357

    See also https://www.stat.gov.az/

    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
    State Statistical Committee [email protected] http://www.stat.gov.az

    Metadata production

    DDI Document ID

    DDI_AZE_2015_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

    AZE_2015_AC_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS_v01

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