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Agricultural-Census

Agricultural Production Census, 2012

New Zealand, 2012
Reference ID
NZL_2012_APC_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS
Producer(s)
New Zealand Statistics Office
Collections
Agricultural Censuses
Metadata
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  • Identification
  • Scope
  • Coverage
  • Producers and sponsors
  • Sampling
  • Survey instrument
  • Data collection
  • Data Access
  • Disclaimer and copyrights
  • Contacts
  • Metadata production

    • Identification

    Survey ID number

    NZL_2012_APC_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS
    Title

    Agricultural Production Census, 2012
    Country
    Name Country code
    New Zealand NZL
    Study type

    Agricultural Census [ag/census]
    Series Information

    Previously agricultural censuses were undertaken in 1930, 1950, 1960, 1972, 1980, 1990, 1994 and 2002.
    Abstract

    The target population for the 2012 Agricultural Production Census was all businesses engaged in 'agricultural production activity' (including livestock, cropping, horticulture and forestry) that owned land which was intended for agricultural activity during the year ended 30 June 2012. Forestry activity was recorded for the year ended 31 March 2012. An Agricultural Production Census conducted in 2012 was a full coverage
    census of the same sectors as the 2002 Agricultural Production Census.
    Kind of Data

    Census/enumeration data [cen]
    Unit of Analysis

    Households

    Scope

    Notes

    The scope of the study was livestock, forestry, arable, and horticultural crops.
    Topics
    Topic Vocabulary
    Agriculture & Rural Development FAO
    Forests & Forestry FAO
    Food (production, crisis) FAO
    Land (policy, resource management) FAO
    Livestock FAO

    Coverage

    Geographic Coverage

    National coverage
    Universe

    In the case of agriculture the Business Frame includes the following units:

    • those units registered for GST (and filing a non-zero GST return) that have indicated involvement in agricultural activity;

    • those businesses with more than $200,000 (approx U$S 163,000) of GST sales or purchases, or that are an employer, whose main activity is not agriculture but have indicated some secondary agricultural activity."Lifestylers" engaged in agricultural activity which could not be identified on the Business Frame or had been shown not to be engaged in agriculture with commercial intent were not included in the survey population. The eligible population when the survey population was selected was 61,000 units.

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name
    New Zealand Statistics Office
    Funding Agency/Sponsor
    Name Role
    Government of New Zealand Funding

    Sampling

    Sampling Procedure

    a. Frame
    The agricultural production surveys include all units identified on Statistics New Zealand's Business Frame as having agricultural activity. The Business Frame is a list of businesses in New Zealand, based on their
    registration for goods and services tax (GST) with Inland Revenue.

    b. Methodology
    Complete enumeration of agricultural businesses registered for goods and services tax (GST) with Inland Revenue. The estimated proportion of eligible businesses that responded to the 2012 Agricultural Production Census was 84%. These businesses represent 86% of the total estimated value of agricultural operations. The information was collected by regular mail.

    Survey instrument

    Questionnaires

    Location and land details
    Land use
    Forestry
    Livestock including poultry
    Supplementary feed crops
    Grain and seed crops
    Horticulture
    Farm practices
    Cultivation and direct drilling
    Pasture renewal
    Confidentiality of information supplied

    Data collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End
    2012-07 2012-07
    Time Method

    The following reference dates were used:

    June 30th, 2012 for:

    • area operated by land use;
    • livestock;

    For activities carried out on or from the farm: July 1st, 2011 - June 30th, 2012.

    For Forestry: April 1st, 2011 - March 31st, 2012.

    Data Access

    Confidentiality
    Is signing of a confidentiality declaration required? Confidentiality declaration text
    yes See https://www.stats.govt.nz/about-us/privacy-statement/
    Access conditions

    See https://www.stats.govt.nz/about-us/terms-and-conditions/

    Mailing address / Census contact Points:

    1. Shannon McLeigh or Danny Ren
      Auckland 09 920 9100

    2. Statistics New Zealand
      Freepost 10007
      P O Box 91348
      Auckland Mail Centre
      Phone: 0800 333 104
      Fax: 09 920 9195
      Free fax: 0508 111 102

    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
    Statistics New Zealand [email protected] http://www.stats.govt.nz/browse_for_stats/industry_sectors/agriculture-horticulture-forestry.aspx
    Shannon McLeigh or Danny Ren [email protected]

    Metadata production

    DDI Document ID

    DDI_NZL_2012_APC_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

    NZL_2012_APC_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS_v01
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