Agricultural Census, 2009
Samoa, 2009
Identification
WSM_2009_AC_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS
Agricultural Census, 2009
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Samoa | WSM |
Agricultural Census [ag/census]
Samoa conducted its first Agricultural Census (AC) in 1989. The second census was carried out in 1999 and the third one, to which the metadata review and data presented here refer, was undertaken in 2009.
Although Samoa had a history of Population censuses, the 2009 Agricultural Census is only the third agricultural census conducted in the country, with sample surveys in 2000, 2002, 2004 and 2005. The 2004 survey collected some basic information to assess the impacted of cyclone Heta on major crops and its impact on agriculturally active households. It was estimated that more than fifty percent of coconuts were damage, forty percent of cocoa, thirty percent of taro and taamu, and twenty percent of breadfruit. Some forty percent of agriculturally active households experienced shortage of food supply and decreased of income from agriculture.
Census/enumeration data [cen]
Households
Scope
The census scope covered agricultural activities (crop and livestock production), as well as fisheries activities. Some items related to forestry activity were also collected.
| Topic | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Agriculture & Rural Development | FAO |
| Livestock | FAO |
Coverage
National coverage
The statistical unit for the AC data collection was the agricultural holding, defined as an economic unit of agricultural production, under single management, comprising of all livestock kept and all land used wholly or partly for agricultural production purposes, without regard to title, legal form or size. Single management may be exercised by an individual or household, jointly by two or more individuals or households, by a clan or tribe, or by a juridical person such as a corporation, cooperative or government agency. Holdings were classified as one of the following main legal status types: (i) individual household; (ii) in partnership; (iii) village association; and (iv) institution
Producers and sponsors
| Name |
|---|
| Samoa Bureau of Statistics (SBS) |
| Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MAF) |
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Census Advisory Committee |
| Ministry of Agriculture | Census Advisory Committee |
| Ministry of Internal Affairs | Census Advisory Committee |
| Ministry of Finance | Census Advisory Committee |
| Ministry of Women Affairs | Census Advisory Committee |
| Farmers' associations | Census Advisory Committee |
| The Secretariat of the Pacific Community | Technical assistance |
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Government of Samoa | Funding |
| AusAid | Funding |
Sampling
Census Methodology:
The methodology for carrying out the census of Agriculture in Samoa was a combination of complete count and sample survey. Thus the census was basically two part operation. The first part involved all households who were required to complete the Household Form. The households identified as agriculturally active from the Household Forms (Subsistence, Subsistence and Cash and Commercial) were required to complete the Holding Form for every holding operated. The second part of the questionnaire was designed to cover 25 percent of all agricultural holdings as identified in the first part, with selection made on systematic sample basis (every fourth holding selected). Thus while the Household Form was canvassed in respect of all households, the Holding Form was to be completed by agriculturally active Households only and the Parcel Form was completed in respect of 25 percent of the agricultural holdings.
Survey instrument
Three census forms were used in the AC 2009:
· the Household form, which was applied to all households to identify the agricultural holdings;
· the Holding form, applied to the agricultural holdings; and
· the Parcel form, filled in by the holdings selected in the sample.
The AC 2009 questionnaires covered 12 items of the 16 core items' recommended for the WCA 2010 round.
Data collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2009-10-31 | 2009-11-20 |
Reference periods:
· from 1 January 2009 to the day of the interview, for crops grown, agricultural income, use of fertilizers and pesticides, fishing, forestry;
· the week prior to the day of enumeration, for labour inputs.
Data were collected through face-to-face interviews with paper forms (using the PAPI method).
Data processing
a. DATA PROCESSING AND ARCHIVING
Manual edits were first done by the supervisors in the field and, later, in the main office, by a team of eight staff for three months. CSPro software was used for data processing. The Secretariat of the Pacific Community provided technical assistance for all activities from data processing to data tabulation.
b. CENSUS DATA QUALITY
Although the census forms were completed to high standards in terms of completeness and consistency, the information on parcels required special attention, particularly in terms of plot area.
Data appraisal
Because of the systematic sampling, some of the information in this study is subject to sampling errors. The information collected from the Parcel Form, covers the plot details such as method of sowing, age of coconut and cocoa trees, and crops already harvested are based on the sample and possible sampling errors need to be considered in examining the results.
The AC 2014 results were released through printed reports, the SBS website and dissemination events. Two census publications (titled, respectively, Tabulation Report and Analytical Report) were produced to disseminate the final census results, in November 2011.
Data Access
| Is signing of a confidentiality declaration required? | Confidentiality declaration text |
|---|---|
| yes | See http://www.sbs.gov.ws/ |
CONTACT:
Samoa Bureau of Statistics
Address:
Floor 1,
Fiame Mataafa Faumuina Mulinuu II Building,
Matagialalua,
P.O. Box 1151,
Apia,
Samoa
Telephone: (+685) 62000
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Samoa Bureau of Statistics | [email protected] | www.sbs.gov.ws |
Metadata production
DDI_WSM_2009_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 Division | Food and Agriculture organization | Metadata producer |
Metadata version
WSM_2009_AC_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS_v01