Agricultural Census 2020
Slovakia, 2020 - 2021
Identification
SVK_2020_PCF_v01_M_v01_A_ESS
Agricultural Census 2020
Poľnohospodársky Cenzus Fariem 2020
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Slovakia | SVK |
Agricultural Census [ag/census]
Slovakia conducted its first Agricultural Census (Poľnohospodársky Cenzus Fariem) in 2001, followed by a second in 2010, and the third in 2020.
The Agricultural Census is a census of all agricultural holdings that takes place every ten years. It is part of an EU-wide programme of agricultural censuses carried out in 2020 under EU Regulation 2018/1091 on integrated farm statistics and conducted under the World Programme for the Census of Agriculture (https://www.fao.org/world-census-agriculture/en/). The objective of the Agricultural Census 2020 is to collect useful information for the purposes of monitoring, evaluating, and revising the common agricultural policy.
Census/enumeration data [cen]
Agricultural holdings
Scope
The census scope covered agricultural (crops and livestock) activities.
The questionnaire collected information on:
- Information on the holding
- Farm employees
- Other gainful activities
- Agricultural land use
- Irrigation
- Vegetables
- Fruit trees and shrubs
- Livestock and poultry
- Fertilization and manure management
- Livestock housing
Coverage
The Agricultural Census 2020 covered the entire country.
The statistical unit was the agricultural holding, defined as a single unit, both technically and economically, that has a single management and that undertakes economic activities in agriculture in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1893/2006 belonging to groups A.01.1, A.01.2, A.01.3, A.01.4, A.01.5 or to the "maintenance of agricultural land in good agricultural and environmental condition" of group A.01.6 within the economic territory of the Union, either as its primary or secondary activity, as it is stated in the Regulation (EU) No. 2018/1091 of the European Parliament and of the Council on integrated agricultural statistics. Regarding activities of class A.01.49, only the activities "Raising and breeding of semi-domesticated or other live animals" (except for raising of insects) and "Bee-keeping and production of honey and beeswax" were included.
The Agricultural Census 2020 considered the following thresholds for agricultural holdings:
- 5 ha of utilised agricultural area (UAA)
- 2 ha of arable land
- 0.5 ha of potatoes (including seed potatoes) - outdoor, or fresh vegetables (including melons) and strawberries - outdoor
- 0.2 ha of aromatic, medicinal and culinary plants - outdoor, flowers and ornamental plants (excluding nurseries) - outdoor, seeds and seedlings - outdoor, or nurseries - outdoor
- 0.3 ha of fruits, berries and nuts (excluding citrus fruits, grapes and strawberries) - outdoor, or other permanent crops including other permanent crops for human consumption - outdoor
- 0.1 ha of vineyards
- 0.01 ha of UAA under glass or high accessible cover, or cultivated mushrooms
- 1.7 livestock units
Producers and sponsors
| Name |
|---|
| Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (Štatistický úrad Slovenskej republiky), Business Statistics Directorate, Agricultural Statistics Department |
Sampling
The frame of the Agricultural Census 2020 used the farm register, which is a continuously updated list frame composed of applicants for subsidies from the Agricultural Paying Agency, the vineyards and orchards register, the Breeding Animals Evidence Centre, and the organic farming register. The Agricultural Census 2020 was conducted on complete enumeration basis of the holdings identified in the frame who met the threshold requirements.
Survey instrument
One questionnaire was used in the Agricultural Census 2020. The questionnaire covered 20 out of 23 essential items recommended in the WCA 2020.
Data collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2020-11 | 2021-03 |
Reference day:
- 31 October 2020, for livestock, fruit trees and shrubs
Reference periods:
- from 1 November 2019 to 31 October 2020, for land variables, crops, irrigation and soil management practices, labour force, other gainful activities, vegetables, fertilization, manure management, animal housing, information about holder and farm
- from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2020, for rural development measures
- Computer Assisted Web Interview [cawi]
- Computer Assisted Telephone Interview [cati]
- Mail Questionnaire [mail]
The Agricultural Census 2020 comprised a core module and three thematic modules on labour force and other gainful activities, rural development, and animal housing and manure management. Census data was collected through CAWI and post (mail-out/mail-back) methods. However, data for the thematic module on rural development was collected directly from administrative registers, specifically from the Integrated Administration and Control System. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, staff used CATI for the follow-up for non-responding units.
A total of 180 staff of the Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (Štatistický úrad Slovenskej republiky) participated in Agricultural Census 2020, including 6 employees from the Agricultural Statistics Department and 174 employees from 8 regional workplaces.
QUALITY ASSURANCE
The management of the Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic commits to following the Quality Policy based on requirements of users of statistics, on rules, principles, recommendations, and requirements of the ISO 9001 standard for Quality Management Systems (QMS). For the successful implementation of this commitment, the management of the Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic ensures that the following tasks are carried out: establishment and maintenance the Quality Policy and Quality Objectives of the Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic; permanent maintenance and periodic review of the efficiency and effectiveness of the Integrated QMS implemented to achieve these objectives; making all necessary resources available; and make decisions on activities for improving the QMS.
The following procedures are implemented to ensure and assess quality: quality guidelines; designated quality manager, quality unit and/or senior level committee; compliance monitoring; external review or audit; and certification.
For the Agricultural Census 2020, the following resources were prepared or used to minimize non-sampling errors: information obtained from local authorities to minimize under-coverage and contact errors; explanatory notes and handbooks for enumerators or respondents as well as controls in software during data processing and direct data validation to minimize measurement errors; follow-up interviews, reminders, and imputation to minimize non-response errors.
Data processing
Staff from local and central department carried out data validation through data format, completeness, range, and relational checks, and via comparisons with previous rounds of the data collection, using tools in the electronic data collection system (controls, control questions, colour highlighting, etc.) and manual validation. For this purpose, documents and datasets received from the Ministry of Agriculture, Agricultural Paying Agency, State Veterinary and Food Service, Central Control and Testing Institute in Agriculture and the data from the previous Farm Structure Survey surveys were used.
DATA PROCESSING NOTES
Direct data capture was ensured by CAWI and CATI. For paper questionnaires from the post method, manual data entry was used.
Data Access
The data request procedure and the data request form are available at "How to apply for microdata access?" at https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/microdata/farm-statistics.
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agricultural Statistics Department | Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (Štatistický úrad Slovenskej republiky) | [email protected] | http://slovak.statistics.sk |
Metadata production
DDI_SVK_2020_PCF_v01_M_v01_A_ESS_FAO
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agricultural Statistics Department | Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (Štatistický úrad Slovenskej republiky) | Metadata producer | |
| Statistics Division | ESS | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | Metadata adapted for FAM |