SAU_2015_AC_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS DDI_SAU_2015_AC_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS_FAO Office of chief Statistician Census team, Statistics Division Nesstar Publisher SAU_2015_AC_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS_v01 Agricultural Census, 2015 AC 2015 SAU_2015_AC_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS General Authority for Statistics (GAStat) Ministry of Agriculture Nesstar Publisher General Authority for Statistics Agricultural Census [ag/census] The first Agricultural Census (AC) in Saudi Arabia was conducted in 1973/1974, the second in 1982, the third in 1999 and the fourth in 2015. Agriculture & Rural Development Food (production, crisis) Land (policy, resource management) Water Forests & Forestry Livestock Infrastructure Access to Finance Agriculture is acknowledged to be of great significance for humans and animals alike. It provides them with the most essential strategic stocks of indispensable staple food in all circumstances. Grains and feed are necessary for livestock that provide humans with meat and milk. Besides, vegetables, fruits and dates are reckoned important for food security. As a matter of fact, some agricultural products supply raw materials needed for the production of many necessary food products. Accurate and comprehensive statistical data on all agricultural holdings should be supplied. To that end, GAStat seeks to provide such data by carrying out a comprehensive census aiming at supplying as many statistical tables containing the most important data and statistical indicators as needed for planning and developing agricultural strategies. The agriculture census is the key source of agricultural information as it covers all agricultural holdings in KSA. Moreover, it demonstrates data on characteristics of all agricultural holdings characteristics at all geographic and administrative levels in KSA. It also presents an integrated, up-to-date framework for future agricultural surveys based on sampling. Saudi Arabia National coverage Households The statistical unit was the agricultural holding, defined as an economic unit of the agricultural production of crops and livestock, operated under single management, which covers all animals included in it and all lands used fully or in part for agricultural production, regardless of ownership, legal form or area. Two types of agricultural holdings were distinguished: "traditional" holdings and "specialized" holdings. Census/enumeration data [cen] The scope of the study includes agriculture (including forestry), livestock and income. Reference period: the agricultural year (from 1 March 2014 to 28 February 2015), for agricultural labour, agricultural crops, machinery and equipment, etc Computer Assisted Personal Interview [capi] The data for traditional and specialized holdings were collected using the CAPI method, whereas the data for stockbreeders in the outskirts of villages and the desert were first collected on paper, to be recorded later using tablets. Data collection was conducted using an objective method (measurement of area or counting of livestock). 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