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Renewable Natural Resources Census, 2009

Bhutan, 2009
Reference ID
BTN_2009_RNR_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS
Producer(s)
Policy & Planning Division (PPD)
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

    BTN_2009_RNR_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS

    Title

    Renewable Natural Resources Census, 2009

    Country
    Name Country code
    Bhutan BTN
    Study type

    Agricultural Census [ag/census]

    Series Information

    The Renewable Natural Resources (RNR) Census 2009, to which the metadata review and data presented here refer, is the second census of its kind to be conducted in the Kingdom of Bhutan, after the RNR Census 2000.

    Abstract

    The Ministry of Agriculture will be conducting its nationwide second Renewable Natural Resources (RNR) Census in 2009 for the production year 2008. The first census was conducted for the production year 2000 in 2001 which has provided baseline indicators for preparation of the first ever decentralized geog (sub-district) based 9th Five Year Plan and been serving as the baseline data bank for the RNR sector until now. Although, the initial plan was to carry out the RNR census after every 5 years, it could not be done due to limited financial and human resources capacity.

    The main objectives of this census are as follows:

    • Provide basis for development and improving the ongoing agricultural statistical information system in the country.
    • Provide updated and reliable statistical information on RNR activities at national, dzongkhags and geogs level for efficient monitoring, planning and policy making.
    • Enable an efficient study of small holdings communities (which is the case in Bhutan) to facilitate government plans and programs to assist small farmers effectively.
    • Provide baseline data for monitoring of millennium development goals (MDGs) particularly poverty and food security situations and
    • Facilitate the ongoing Royal Government’s effort to streamline information sharing, monitoring and evaluation of planned development activities through the planning & monitoring system (PLAMS) initiated by the Gross National Happiness Commission (GHNC).

    Kind of Data

    Census/enumeration data [cen]

    Unit of Analysis

    Households

    Scope

    Notes

    The scope of the RNR census 2009 covered agriculture (including forestry), livestock, income and food security.

    Topics
    Topic Vocabulary
    Community Driven Development FAO
    Infrastructure FAO
    Access to Finance FAO
    Agriculture & Rural Development FAO
    Food (production, crisis) FAO
    Livestock FAO
    Forests & Forestry FAO

    Coverage

    Geographic Coverage

    National coverage

    Universe

    The statistical unit was the farm household, defined as a person or group of persons operating as one economic unit and engaged in agricultural production.

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name Affiliation
    Policy & Planning Division (PPD) Ministry of Agriculture (MoA)
    Producers
    Name Role
    Department of Agriculture Technical assistance
    Department of Livestock Technical assistance
    Department of Forests and Park Services Technical assistance
    Funding Agency/Sponsor
    Name Role
    Danish Agency for International Development Funding
    Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation Funding
    International Food Policy Research Institute Funding
    Royal Government of Bhutan Funding

    Sampling

    Sampling Procedure

    The RNR Census 2009 aimed for complete enumeration of all households in the country engaged in RNR activities and production. However, of the 61,578 households listed as having engaged in the RNR activities only 57,412 households could be captured and 4,166 (6.77 percent) households turned out to be absentees. The absentees were those households whom the enumerators either failed to established contact with or found nobody representing them for enumeration even after three visits. The reasons for the absentees were to do with people on migration, involved in distant located offfarm activities, and away on pilgrimage and business. The census frame was built on the basis of the list of households provided by the Geog (subdistricts) RNR Extension Centers (structures of the MoAF).

    Response Rate

    93.23 percent

    Survey instrument

    Questionnaires

    Data were collected using one single questionnaire collecting:

    • Accessibilities of rural communities to motor roads, markets and extension facilities / services
    • Main sources of income
    • Availability of serviceable farm machineries and tools
    • Agricultural land holdings and tenure
    • Crop (cereals and horticulture) productions, sold and cash earned
    • Organic and chemical fertilizers, and plant protection chemicals used
    • Livestock population and productions
    • Livestock productions and live animals sold, and cash earned
    • Death of animals and common causes of deaths
    • Livestock feed and fodder
    • Forest products collected, forest byproducts produced, sold and cash earned
    • Issues related to forest resources, rules and acts
    • Farming constraints
    • Households' food security

    The RNR 2009 census questionnaire covered 12 of the 16 core items2 recommended for the WCA 2010 round. The following four items were not covered:

    (i) "Legal status of agricultural holder"
    (ii) "Household size"
    (iii) "Presence of aquaculture on the holding"
    (iv) "Other eco­nomic production activities of the holding's enterprise".

    Data collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End
    2009-01 2009-08
    Time Method

    From January to December 2008, for utilization of land, land tenure, irrigation, use of fertilizers, agriculture machinery and equipment, labour, main source of income, forestry, etc.

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

    Data collection was done by means of face-to-face interviews using paper forms, that is, the PAPI method. The enumerators visited the households; however, in a few cases, because of the scattered nature of settlements and the distances between them, the respondents (farmers) had to be gathered at appropriate locations to be interviewed.

    Data processing

    Data Editing

    Data Processing
    The database was designed in MS Access Software and data entry was done in 20 computers by 20 temporary recruits, meaning the database was replicated into 20 files. After completion of the data entry, the contents of these 20 files have been merged to form a single file through establishment of union queries followed by once again validation wherever necessary and synchronization of data. Transformation of some variables (from codes to names, names to codes and check and tick boxes to absolute numbers) was required depending on the type and purpose of the data. The entire data organization and processing was performed through establishing queries in the MS Access program. Some analyses were also done in the same program but for major and in-depth analytical and graphical presentation purposes the dataset generated by the Access queries were exported to MS Excel program.

    Data appraisal

    Data Appraisal

    The data validation was scrutinized at three key stages, to decrease errors: (i) at questionnaire design;3 (ii) at field data collection;4 and (iii) at data computation.

    The RNR 2009 census results were disseminated by means of printed reports, which were distributed to all relevant departments and agencies of the Royal Government of Bhutan. The final census reports, published in two volumes, included extensive methodological explanations. The PDF version of the RNR 2009 census report is available on the institution's website.

    Data Access

    Confidentiality
    Is signing of a confidentiality declaration required? Confidentiality declaration text
    yes See http://www.moaf.gov.bt/legal-disclaimer/
    Access conditions

    CONTACT:

    Policy and Planning Division,
    Ministry of Agriculture and Forests
    Address: Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Thimphu, Bhutan

    Telephone: (+975) 02 323745 / 323746 / 323747 / 323749

    See also http://www.moaf.gov.bt/legal-disclaimer/

    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
    Ministry of Agriculture and Forests [email protected] http://www.moaf.gov.bt

    Metadata production

    DDI Document ID

    DDI_BTN_2009_RNR_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

    BTN_2009_RNR_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS_v01

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