2024 Arboriculture Survey

Module of the General Agricultural Census

Access to the data shall be restricted to the principal investigator, students, and other members of the research team identified in the data request form.

Data files, including any files derived from these data, shall not be shared with anyone other than the research team members identified in this agreement, unless formal authorization is granted by the Directorate General for Sectoral Studies and Statistics (DGESS) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal and Fisheries Resources (MAERAH).

The data shall be used exclusively for statistical or scientific research purposes and under no circumstances for the investigation of natural or legal persons. The results of this work shall be presented in the form of aggregated statistics. The data may not be used for administrative, property-related, or legal purposes.

The principal investigator must notify DGESS-MAERAH of any intention to merge the data files with individual-level data from another source or study. In such cases, detailed information must be provided regarding the nature of the files and the purpose of the data linkage. Any dataset resulting from such a merger shall be treated in the same manner as the original data files supplied by the data provider and shall be subject to the same conditions of access and use.

The principal investigator shall ensure that appropriate measures are taken to prevent unauthorized access to the data. Data files shall be destroyed upon completion of the research project unless DGESS-MAERAH receives satisfactory assurances that the data will be securely retained and the recipient organization obtains formal authorization to keep them. Destruction of the data files must be confirmed in writing by the principal investigator.

Any book, article, publication, thesis, report, or other work using data obtained from the data provider shall cite the data source in accordance with the applicable citation requirements. The researcher must clearly distinguish between data produced through their own analyses and data provided by DGESS-MAERAH.

An electronic copy of all reports and publications (excluding books) produced using these data shall be submitted to DGESS-MAERAH and the National Institute of Statistics and Demography (INSD).

This agreement shall enter into force on the date authorization to use the data is granted and shall remain valid until the completion of the research project, whether as originally planned or completed earlier than anticipated.

If any changes are made to the project description, security arrangements, personnel, or organization covered by this agreement, the principal investigator is responsible for obtaining approval from DGESS-MAERAH. If the principal investigator changes organization, a new application for authorization to use the data must be submitted, as this agreement will no longer be valid.

Any breach of this agreement shall be reviewed by DGESS-MAERAH, which may take appropriate action against those responsible, whether the breach is intentional or accidental. Non-compliance with this agreement may result in legal proceedings. DGESS-MAERAH may maintain a record of individuals and organizations responsible for such breaches, share this record with other archives and data centers, and impose restrictions on future access to data by those individuals or organizations.