VEN_2008_CA_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS DDI_VEN_2008_CA_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS_FAO Office of Chief Statistician Census team, Statistics Division Nesstar Publisher VEN_2008_CA_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS_v01 Census of Agriculture, 2008 CA 2008 VEN_2008_CA_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS National Statistical Institute (INE) Ministry of the Popular Power for Agriculture and Lands (MPPAT) Food and Agriculture Organization Nesstar Publisher Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Agricultura y Tierras Agricultural Census [ag/census] The first Census of Agriculture (CA) of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela was carried out in 1937. In 1949, 1961 and 1971, the CAs and the censuses of population and housing (CPHs) were carried out jointly. A series of CAs separated from the CPH were conducted in 1985, 1997 and 2008. Agriculture & Rural Development Land (policy, resource management) Labor Infrastructure Health Nutrition Water Livestock Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) National coverage Households Three categories of statistical units were distinguished in the CA 2008: (i) agricultural production units (UPAs); (ii) household producers; and (iii) MACs. Accordingly, the UPA was defined as an economic unit of agricultural production with unique management and address, comprising all livestock and all land, fully or partially dedicated to agricultural purpose, regardless of title or legal form. A household producer consists of a person or a group of two or more persons, with or without family ties to one another, who live in the same house, sharing the same services, and maintaining economic dependence through common expenses, especially regarding food. MACs are defined as the basic area units for statistical purposes, determined by the community on the basis of the sense of belonging of its people and the recognition of others. Holdings were classified according to their legal status. Census/enumeration data [cen] The scope of the study includes agriculture, infrastructure, labour and livestock. From 1 May 2007 to 30 April 2008 for other items such as on crops and labour force. Face-to-face [f2f] The final results were released in April 2011 through different publications, and are available at the national and subnational level. Census data were disseminated online through REDATAM. See http://www.ine.gov.ve/ The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses