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Agricultural Census, 2010

Montenegro, 2010
Reference ID
MNE_2010_AC_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS
Producer(s)
Statistical Office of Montenegro (MONSTAT)
Collections
Agricultural Censuses
Metadata
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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

    MNE_2010_AC_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS
    Title

    Agricultural Census, 2010
    Country
    Name Country code
    Montenegro MNE
    Study type

    Agricultural Census [ag/census]
    Series Information

    The metadata review and data here presented refer to the last agricultural census (AC) in Montenegro, carried out in 2010. Previous agricultural censuses were conducted in 1931 and 1960.
    Abstract

    The main concept of the Census of Agriculture (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Census’), organisation and methodology is based on the experiences of countries in the region that have carried out the census of agriculture, and own experiences from the previously carried out censuses, as well as on the methodology and recommendations of FAO World Programme for the Census of Agriculture 2010, taking into considerations specific characteristics of Montenegro. The main objective of the Census is to provide accurate, comprehensive and internationally comparable data on number of family agricultural holdings, area of total land used for agriculture, livestock by type and categories, agro-technical measures, agricultural machinery, etc.
    Kind of Data

    Census/enumeration data [cen]
    Unit of Analysis

    Households

    Scope

    Notes

    The census scope covered agricultural activities (crop and livestock production).
    Topics
    Topic Vocabulary
    Agriculture & Rural Development FAO
    Land (policy, resource management) FAO
    Food (production, crisis) FAO
    Labor FAO
    Livestock FAO

    Coverage

    Geographic Coverage

    National coverage
    Universe

    The statistical unit was the agricultural holding, defined as a single unit, both technically and economically, which has a single management and which undertakes agricultural activities and meets certain minimum thresholds of activity which are similar to the EU and Council Regulation (EC) No. 1166/2008. Two types of holdings were distinguished in the AC 2010: (i) family agricultural holdings (holdings in the household sector); and (ii) business entities (holdings in the non-household sector).

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name
    Statistical Office of Montenegro (MONSTAT)
    Producers
    Name Role
    Committee for the AC Technical assistance

    Sampling

    Sampling Procedure
    1. Frame
      The census frame was established based on a listing operation and using the available information from 2003 Census of Population, Dwellings, and Households. The listing operation helped to enumerate all households, and screen the agricultural production households that met the criteria applicable to holdings. The AC 2010 was conducted using complete enumeration of the target population.

    Survey instrument

    Questionnaires

    Three data collection forms were used for the AC 2010:
    · Form P-1 (Household Listing Form) was a listing of all households, aimed at identifying family agricultural holdings;
    · Form P-2 for the enumeration of family agricultural holdings; and
    · Form P-3 for the enumeration of business entities.

    Questionnaire coverage:

    1. Land resources
    2. Livestock resources
    3. Agricultural production
    4. Agro-technical measures
    5. Facilities within holding
    6. Organic agriculture
    7. Agricultural machinery and equipment
    8. Persons engaged in agricultural production
    9. Other useful activities linked with holding

    The census questionnaires covered all 16 core items recommended in the WCA 2010.

    Data collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End
    2010-06-07 2010-06-21
    Time Method

    Reference periods:
    · the crop year (from 1 June 2009 to 31 May 2010), for utilised arable land, irrigated areas, soil conservation, tillage methods, animal housing and labour force, other gainful activities, landscape features, etc.
    · the last three years (2008-2010), for rural development support, agricultural services, etc.
    Data Collection Notes

    The enumeration of family agricultural holdings was conducted by face-to-face interview, using the "door-to-door", PAPI method. Business entities were enumerated by self-interviewing, using the mail-out/mail-back ("postal") method.

    Data processing

    Data Editing

    a. DATA PROCESSING AND ARCHIVING
    For data entry, MONSTAT prepared an application called ENTRY. During data entry, statisticians controlled the accuracy of the entire process from the questionnaire on the application. Data entry took one month and a half. After entering, the material was controlled. To control the data in MONSTAT, an application called CONTROL was elaborated; this detected logical and arithmetical errors at questionnaire level. For the updating process, MONSTAT elaborated an application called CORRECTION. The application enabled viewing the errors in the questionnaire, as well as the type of error in the survey. The correction of the material was performed by MONSTAT employees. The complete software was done in the IT department of the MONSTAT. The application was made in Visual Basic 6.0 and the database was SQL Server 2000.

    b. CENSUS DATA QUALITY
    A PES was conducted immediately after the end of the AC enumeration, from 25 June to 5 July 2010. The PES was an effort to assess data quality and was carried out in EAs and municipalities selected at random. The PEC took place using special questionnaires, with a limited number of variables.'

    Data appraisal

    Data Appraisal

    The preliminary results of the AC 2010 were published in July 2010 in the form of a press release (only the number of holdings and UAA for farm agricultural holdings). The final results were published seven months after the release of preliminary results.2 The results of the AC 2010 are available in the form of tables and publications on the MONSTAT website.

    Data Access

    Confidentiality
    Is signing of a confidentiality declaration required? Confidentiality declaration text
    yes See http://www.monstat.org/eng/page.php?id=2
    Access conditions

    See http://www.monstat.org/eng/page.php?id=2

    CONTACT
    Statistical Office of Montenegro - MONSTAT
    Address: 81000 Podgorica, IV Proleterske 2, Montenegro
    Telephone: (+382) 20 230811

    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
    MONSTAT [email protected] http://www.monstat.org/eng/

    Metadata production

    DDI Document ID

    DDI_MNE_2010_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

    MNE_2010_AC_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS_v01
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