{"doc_desc":{"title":"JPN_2015_CAF_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS","idno":"DDI_JPN_2015_CAF_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS_FAO","producers":[{"name":"Office of Chief Statistician","abbreviation":"OCS","affiliation":"Food and Agriculture Organization","role":"Adoption of metadata for FAM"},{"name":"Census team, Statistics Division","abbreviation":"ESS","affiliation":"Food and Agriculture Organization","role":"Metadata producer"}],"version_statement":{"version":"JPN_2015_CAF_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS_v01"}},"study_desc":{"title_statement":{"idno":"JPN_2015_CAF_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS","title":"Census of Agriculture and Forestry, 2015","alt_title":"CAF 2015"},"authoring_entity":[{"name":"Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF)","affiliation":""}],"production_statement":{"funding_agencies":[{"name":"Government of Japan","abbreviation":"","role":"Funding"}]},"distribution_statement":{"contact":[{"name":"Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries","affiliation":"","email":"https:\/\/www.contactus.maff.go.jp\/j\/form\/kanbo\/koho\/160807.html","uri":"http:\/\/www.maff.go.ip\/e\/"}]},"series_statement":{"series_name":"Agricultural Census [ag\/census]","series_info":"The Census of Agriculture and Forestry in Japan was first conducted in 1950 in keeping with World Programme for Census of Agriculture 1950, advocated by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The Forestry Census has been conducted since 1960. Thereafter, Japan has conducted the World Census of Agriculture and Forestry every ten years based on International Convention focused on Economic Statistics. Japan has also conducted the Agricultural Census in the interim years between each World Census keeping in mind its original national perspective. From the 2005 Census of Agriculture and Forestry, the Forestry Census has been conducted every five years to ensure a unified and timely grasp of agricultural and forestry management. 2015 Census of Agriculture and Forestry is the fourteenth report for agriculture and the eighth report for forestry."},"study_info":{"topics":[{"topic":"Agriculture & Rural Development","vocab":"FAO","uri":""},{"topic":"Land (policy, resource management)","vocab":"FAO","uri":""},{"topic":"Labor","vocab":"FAO","uri":""},{"topic":"Forests & Forestry","vocab":"FAO","uri":""}],"abstract":"Basic Role of Census of Agriculture and Forestry:\n\n(1) To grasp the basic structure and situation of agriculture, forestry and rural areas:\n The Census aims to clarify the actual condition of basic structure and changes of agriculture, forestry and rural communities, such as structures of production and employment in agriculture and forestry and land resource in rural areas in Japan in order to prepare and provide statistics, which becomes the basic data for planning, drafting and promoting agricultural\/forestry policy.\n\n(2) Compile small area statistics and promote local agriculture\/forestry policy:\n Prepare and provide statistics of small areas such as municipalities and rural communities in addition to agricultural regions nationwide and prefectures in order to contribute to the promotion of agriculture\/forestry policy nationwide, in prefectures and in municipalities.\n\n(3) Acquire population information for effective use in sampling surveys:\n The Census enables preparation and provision of population information with the information needed for efficiently conducting various statistical surveys that are necessary to promote agriculture\/forestry policy.\n \n(4) Make statistics available for international comparison:\nThe Census enables the preparation and provision of statistics needed for international comparisons of agriculture and forestry.","coll_dates":[{"start":"2014-12-15","end":"2015-02","cycle":""}],"nation":[{"name":"Japan","abbreviation":"JPN"}],"geog_coverage":"National coverage","analysis_unit":"Households","universe":"The subjects of this survey are Agriculture and Forestry Management Entities. Agriculture and Forestry Management Entities are defined as those engaged in or who have been entrusted to conduct (consigned) agriculture and forestry production activities where the area and number of feed livestock of the production or operation are above a certain size. (Refer to \u201cAgriculture and Forestry Management Entities\u201d.\n\nHowever, the Areas under Evacuation Orders after the accident of Tokyo Electric Power Company Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (Areas under Evacuation Orders as of April 1, 2014, which are Narahamachi, Tomiokamachi, Okumamachi, Futabamachi, Namiemachi, the entire area of Katsuraomura and Iidatemura and part of Minamisoma city, Kawamatamachi and Kawauchimura of Fukushima Prefecture) are not included in this survey result.","data_kind":"Census\/enumeration data [cen]","notes":"The scope of the study includes:\n\n\u00b7\tHouseholds\n\u00b7\tFarm Workforce\n\u00b7\tLand\n\u00b7\tFarm Machinery\n\u00b7\tProduction of Agricultural Product\n\u00b7\tEntrusted Agricultural Work\n\u00b7\tCharacteristics of Agricultural Management\n\u00b7\tSales of Agricultural Product\n\u00b7\tEntrusted Farm Work\n\u00b7\tForestry Labor Force\n\u00b7\tSales of Forestry Products\n\u00b7\tForestry Work\n\u00b7\tProduction of Raw Materials\n\u00b7\tEntrusted Forestry Work\n\u00b7\tFacilities Utilizing Local Resources (farm stands)\n\u00b7\tTotal Land Area and Forest \/ Grazing Land Area by Municipality and Former Municipality"},"method":{"data_collection":{"time_method":"The past year (from 1 February 2014 to 31 January 2015), for farm workforce, land use, forestry items, etc.","sampling_procedure":"(a) Frame\nThe census frame was built based on the list of AFMEs, which contains the names and addresses of individuals and organizations that are possible AFMEs.\n\n(b) Complete or\/and sample enumeration methods\nComplete enumeration was used for the CAF 2015 data collection.","coll_mode":"Mail Questionnaire [mail]","cleaning_operations":"No information was provided in the census reports available.","research_instrument":"Three questionnaires were used for CAF data collection:\n\n(i) a questionnaire for agriculture and forestry management entities \n(ii) a questionnaire for rural areas (municipalities)\n(iii) a questionnaire for rural areas (rural communities)\n\n\nThe CAF 2015 questionnaire covered 14 of the 16 core items recommended for the WCA 2010 round, namely:\n\n0001 Identification and location of agricultural holding\n0002+ Legal status of agricultural holder\n0003 Sex of agricultural holder\n0004 Age of agricultural holder\n0005 Household size\n0006 Main purpose of production of the holding\n0007 Area of holding according to land use types\n0008 Total area of holding\n0009 Land tenure types on the holding\n0010 Presence of irrigation on the holding\n0011 Types of temporary crops on the holding\n0012 Types of permanent crops on the holding and whether in compact plantation\n0013 Number of animals on the holding for each livestock type\n0014 Presence of aquaculture on the holding\n0015+ Presence of forest and other wooded land on the holding\n0016 Other economic production activities of the holding's enterprise\n\nThe exceptions were the following items: \n(i) \"Presence of aquaculture on the holding\"\n(ii) \"Other economic production activities of the holding's enterprise\".","coll_situation":"The information from the AFMEs was collected using the self-enumeration method. The census questionnaires were dropped off at the respondents' addresses and collected by the interviewers. For the survey of rural areas (municipalities) self-enumeration using the mail-out\/mail-back method (via e-mail) was applied. Data collection on AFMEs and on rural areas was conducted through the MAFF network: \n\n(i) AFMEs: prefectures - municipalities - supervisors - enumerators;\n(ii) rural areas (municipality questionnaire): regional coordination centres - regional centres; \n(iii) rural areas (rural communities questionnaire): regional coordination centres - regional centres - enumerators."},"analysis_info":{"data_appraisal":"Quality checks, strict field supervision and follow-up on non-respondents were used to assess census data quality.\n\nThe CAF results were disseminated through printed publications and online. A preliminary report for the CAF was released in November 2015, and the final report was published in March 2016. Details were released through sequential publications, in eight volumes."}},"data_access":{"dataset_use":{"conf_dec":[{"txt":"Limitations on use and disclosure:\n\nThe users' information acquired will not be used for any purpose other than objectives prescribed nor disclosed to any third party, except in cases of legal disclosure request, countermeasure against unlawful acts like illegal access, threat and other special reasons. However, statistical information regarding access to the Site and that of users profile may be made public.\n\nSee https:\/\/www.maff.go.jp\/e\/use\/term_use.html","required":"yes","form_no":"","uri":""}],"cit_req":"a. The user must cite the source when using the Content. 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