Agricultural Census 2003

To increase the contribution of the agricultural sector in the national economy, it is necessary to design appropriate and correct policies that must be made using accurate and up-to-date data. The 2003 Agricultural Census (AC) aims to collect this data.

AC 2003 is a blank Agriculture Census conducted by Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS). The first Agriculture Census was held in 1963 and since then BPS has routinely held Agricultural Censuses every 10 years, in accordance with Law Number 6 of 1960 concerning the Census and Law Number 16 of 1997 concerning Statistics. With thus, the results of the first Agricultural Census can be compared with the results of the second, third and so on, so that changes in the structure of agriculture in Indonesia can be followed from time to time. Like the previous Agricultural Census, AC 2003 activities included 6 subsectors, namely food crops, horticulture, plantations, livestock, fisheries, and forestry.

The objectives of the 2003 Agricultural Census are as follows:

a. Obtain complete and accurate agricultural statistical data in order to obtain a clear picture of the structure of agriculture in Indonesia

b. Get a sample frame that can be used as a basis for sampling for routine agricultural surveys.

c. Obtain various information about the population of agricultural households, smallholder households, number of trees and livestock, distribution of tenure and land use according to broad groups and so on. AC 2003 results will also be used as benchmarks to improve estimates of food crop production, horticulture, plantation, forestry, animal husbandry and fisheries, including tree / livestock populations obtained from agricultural surveys.