Agriculture Census 2005
Azerbaijan, 2005
Identification
AZE_2005_AC_v01_M_v01_A_ESS
Agriculture Census 2005
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Azerbaijan | AZE |
Agricultural Census [ag/census]
The first Agriculture Census was conducted in Azerbaijan in 1921. After the creation of large Collective and State Farms in 1932, statistical data was obtained from State Statistical Records, while information on the population’s own subsidiary farms was collected with sample observations and complete records. Surveys on vineyard, garden and berry plantations were conducted periodically since 1940. Cattle surveys are carried out annually, on 1 January. However, the Agricultural Census 2005 is the first comprehensive Agricultural Census conducted in Azerbaijan.
Radical changes occurred regarding the social and field structure of agriculture as a result of agrarian reforms in 1995 due to re-establishment of market relations in the country’s economy. There was a substantial need for precise statistical data on individual farms not only on large farms, for information such as labor force in agriculture, cattle and poultry numbers, sowing area of agriculture plants, perennials herbs, peasant and farmer farms’ lands, agricultural enterprises.
Detailed information on the structure of agriculture obtained from the agriculture census will be used for a corresponding database for statistical work and the correct determination of the directions of the future development of the country’s agriculture.
Census/enumeration data [cen]
Agricultural holdings
Scope
The census collected information on agricultural activities (crops and livestock) and fishery activities.
The questionnaire collected information on:
- Organization and legal form
- Land property, rent relations and land use
- Sown areas of agricultural plants
- Availability of livestock and poultry
- Fishery
- Equipment for manufacture of agricultural products
- Availability of agricultural buildings and constructions
- Availability of agricultural equipment and machinery
- Labor force in agriculture
Coverage
The census covered the whole country except occupied lands.
Different types of farms were identified for and included in the census:
- Peasant (farmer) farm is a farm engaged in agricultural production and sales on land owned or leased, based on family work and officially registered as legal entity. Peasant farmer could be a single person or a family.
- Family peasant farm is one engaged in agricultural production and sales on land owned or leased, based on family work, in absence of the constitution of a legal entity.
- Households farms include farms of urban and rural residents not having received land share as a result of agrarian reform and having only homesteads or livestock.
- Summer house farms include all farms available as summer residence-dacha in suburban areas and used as temporary summer houses.
- Collective-joint farm is a thrift form of engaging in selling, processing and production of agricultural products based on private property of two or more families/citizens.
- Joint-stock companies which can be open when stocks can be negotiated without the consent of other stockholders or close when stocks can be expanded only among the founders or in -advance designated persons.
Producers and sponsors
| Name |
|---|
| State Statistical Committee of Azerbaijan (Azərbaycan Respublikasının Dövlət Statistika Komitəsi) |
Sampling
State Records and Registers of all categories of farms were updated and used as the census sampling frame.
The census used a combination of complete and sample enumeration. Data for institutional farms (collective farms, joint-stock companies, societies, state farms) was collected via complete enumeration, whereas data for peasant (farmer) farms, family peasant farms and homesteads was collected via sample enumeration.
Survey instrument
Two forms were used in the census:
- Form No. 1, used to collect data for all institutional farms (collective farms, joint-stock companies, societies, state farms)
- Form No. 2, used to collect data for peasant (farmer) farms, family peasant farms and homesteads
Data collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2005-06-01 | 2005-06-30 |
Reference days:
- 1 July 2005, for data on agricultural enterprises
- 1 June 2005, for data on population and peasant farms
- Face-to-face [f2f]
Data Access
For additional information on data access and use, please contact the State Statistics Committee of Azerbaijan.
Website: http://www.stat.gov.az/
Email: [email protected]
Contacts
| Name | URL | |
|---|---|---|
| State Statistical Committee of Azerbaijan (Azərbaycan Respublikasının Dövlət Statistika Komitəsi) | [email protected] | http://www.stat.gov.az/ |
Metadata production
DDI_AZE_2005_AC_v01_M_v01_A_ESS_FAO
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Statistical Committee of Azerbaijan (Azərbaycan Respublikasının Dövlət Statistika Komitəsi) | Metadata producer | ||
| Statistics Division | ESS | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | Metadata adapted for FAM |