Census of Agriculture 2019/2020
Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2019 - 2020
Identification
LAO_2019_2020_CA_v01_M_v01_A_ESS
Census of Agriculture 2019/2020
ການສໍາຫຼວດສະຖິຕິກະສິ ກໍາທ ົ່ວປະເທດ ຄັີ້ງທ III ປີ 2019/2020
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | LAO |
Agricultural Census [ag/census]
The first Census of Agriculture in the Lao People's Democratic Republic was conducted in 1998/1999, the second was in 2010/2011, and the third in 2019/2020.
The information collected during the Census of Agriculture 2019/2020 is of the utmost benefit for monitoring changes in the structure of agriculture over the years; planning improvements to the agricultural data collection-reporting process; creating indicators of agricultural statistics; and monitoring the implementation of national social-economics development plans and sustainable development plans. The design and scope of the data collection by the census was based on the guidelines set out by the World Programme for the Census of Agriculture (WCA) 2020.
Census/enumeration data [cen]
Agricultural holdings
Scope
The census scope covered agricultural activities (crop production and livestock raising) as well as aquaculture, fishery, and forestry activities.
The questionnaire collected information on:
Part 1: Household characteristics
Part 2: Land holding
Part 3: Irrigation
Part 4: Crop cultivation
Part 5: Planted forest farm and non-timber forest products
Part 6. Livestock
Part 7 Aquaculture and fishery
Part 8: Agricultural machinery and equipment
Part 9: Agricultural extension service
Part 10: Labor
Part 11: Food security of the household
Part 12: Environmental management
Coverage
The census covered urban and rural areas of the country.
The statistical unit was the agricultural holding, defined as the unit that carries out agricultural production that includes animal production and the partial or total use of the land for agricultural production, regardless of the type of production, the type of organization or the size of production. Production management can refer to households, group of households, joint venture between individual and business, business unit or government unit. The land ownership may comprise one or more parcels within the same or different territory (based on the World Programme for the Census of Agriculture 2020). Two types of units were considered in the census 2019/2020:
- Farm households
- Agribusiness
The following thresholds were established for the farm household in the census 2019/2020: (i) the household operated at least 0.1 ha of agricultural land or (ii) raised at least five cattle, 10 pigs and goats, or 50 or more poultry at the time of the census.
Producers and sponsors
| Name |
|---|
| Ministry of Planning and Investment, Lao Statistics Bureau (ສູນສະຖິຕິແຫ່ງຊາດ) |
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | Support |
| Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute (भारतीय कृषि सांख्यिकी अनुसंधान संस्थान ) | Development of sampling design |
Sampling
Household listing (phase I) was conducted with complete enumeration to establish an up to date sampling frame.
Census data collection (phase II) employed stratified two stage cluster sampling to select farm households for interviews. In the first stage, a sample of 2552 villages was selected using simple random sampling without replacement in each of the four strata: urban, rural with small agriculture land, rural with medium agriculture land, and rural with large agriculture land.
In the second stage, a sample of 16 farm households were selected in each village using simple random sampling without replacement from the list of farm households identified during phase I. The final sample size was 40 832 farm households.
Weighting adjustments were applied to the sampling weight to reduce the bias caused by non-response.
Survey instrument
A short-long questionnaires approach was used in the census 2019/2020. For the household listing (phase I), a short questionnaire was designed to register households and to collect information regarding general characteristics, agricultural tenure and business operation.
Further, a community questionnaire was used to collect village information and access to services.
For data collection (phase II), a long questionnaire, comprising 12 sections, was designed.
The census questionnaire covered 21 items out of the 23 essential items recommended in the WCA 2020.
Data collection
| Start | End | Cycle |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-06 | 2019-07 | Phase I: Listing |
| 2020-11 | 2020-12 | Phase II: Data collection |
Reference day:
- Day of the interview for the identification of the holder, household members, livestock heads, machinery, etc.
Reference periods:
- From 1 November 2019 to 31 October 2020, for the area of the holding, irrigation, crops, fishery and aquaculture, methods of cultivation, use of fertilizers and pesticides, etc.
- The last 12 months from the day of the interview for labour, food security, environmental management, and forestry
- Computer Assisted Personal Interview [capi]
- Pen and Paper Interview [papi]
The data collection in the listing phase was conducted by 4435 district officers. The census personnel included 595 field enumerators who were staff from the District Statistics Office, the District Office of Planning and Investment, and the District Office of Agriculture and Forestry. There were 281 supervisors at the central and local levels. The supervisors at the central level were representatives of Lao Statistics Bureau and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, whereas the supervisors at the local level were from Provincial Statistics Centre, the Department of Planning and Investment, the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, and the Department of Finance.
The census was conducted in two phases:
- Phase I: complete enumeration of all villages and households. A short questionnaire was used to collect household information.
- Phase II: sample enumeration with a long questionnaire was adopted to obtain detailed data on agriculture.
During the first phase, the PAPI method was used to collect data, and manual data entry was carried out through a Census and Survey Processing System (CSPro) application. During the second phase, CAPI was used for data collection using tablets equipped with CSPro. Field data was transmitted to the Lao Census Bureau using File Transfer Protocol (FTP) using Microsoft SharePoint, and data was backed up daily.
QUALITY ASSURANCE
The provincial steering committee and district level staff carried out extensive overseeing and inspections. Census staff and inspectors were well trained and coordinated in the field. During data processing, information was systematically verified both qualitatively and quantitatively. Consistency checks were performed with other sources of information. Sampling errors were estimated.
Data processing
The use of CAPI allowed data to be received online directly into the servers of the Lao Statistics Bureau. Provincial and district levels inspectors with the census team verified that data was submitted daily. Inspectors at the local level double-checked for and detected erroneous data, which was then resolved by census staff.
Subsequently, data editing was carried out in three steps:
- Step 1: checking the database's completeness and the number of answers per unit, response categories and key code duplication
- Step 2: revision of the accuracy of the responses, the consistency of the answers, and outlier identification
- Step 3: correction and replacement of incorrect data
Data processing and editing were carried out using STATA.
Data Access
For data access and use information please contact the Lao Statistics Bureau.
Email: [email protected]; [email protected]
Website: www.lsb.gov.la
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lao Statistics Bureau (ສູນສະຖິຕິແຫ່ງຊາດ) | Ministry of Planning and Investment | [email protected]; [email protected] | www.lsb.gov.la |
Metadata production
DDI_LAO_2019_2020_CA_v01_M_v01_A_ESS_FAO
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lao Statistics Bureau (ສູນສະຖິຕິແຫ່ງຊາດ) | Ministry of Planning and Investment | Metadata producer | |
| Statistics Division | ESS | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | Metadata adapted for FAM |