CHE_2010_AC_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS DDI_CHE_2010_AC_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS_FAO Office of Chief Statistician Census team, Statistics Division Nesstar Publisher CHE_2010_AC_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS_v01 Agricultural Census, 2010 AC 2010 CHE_2010_AC_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS Federal Office for Agriculture (FOAG) Federal Statistical Office (FSO) Research stakeholders Cantonal coordinators The Federal Office for Agriculture The Federal Office for the Environment The Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office. Nesstar Publisher Swiss Federal Statistical Office Agricultural Census [ag/census] Switzerland has a long tradition of conducting censuses in the area of agriculture. From 1955, the agricultural census, conducted every five years, was the main source of information. A turning point came in 1966, with the introduction of farm surveys based on administrative sources. Switzerland has a yearly census for the main agricultural topics like farmland, livestock and labour force. The main data source is the declaration for direct payments for farmers. The 2010 Agricultural Census (AC) was carried out together with a thematic survey (on holdings' OGA, the structure of the labour force and characteristics related to agricultural production methods) and the SAPM. Agriculture & Rural Development Land (policy, resource management) Labor Infrastructure Community Driven Development Switzerland National coverage Households The statistical unit was the agricultural holding, defined as "an enterprise that: (i) is dedicated to growing crops or keeping livestock, or both; (ii) consists of one or several production units; (iii) is legally, economically, organizationally and financially independent; (iv) is independent of other holdings; (v) has its own operating income; and (vi) is operated all year round". It should also reach or exceed at least a certain size. Census/enumeration data [cen] The scope of the study includes land, machinery and equipment and support for rural development. Mail Questionnaire [mail] The AC 2010 data were collected using administrative registers as a source of census data and the field data collection through: (i) paper questionnaires sent by post (mail-out/mail-back) and (ii) Internet-based questionnaires (CAWI). Data were published on the website of the Swiss Federal Statistical Office in June, 2012. See https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/en/home/fso/official-statistics/legal-underpinnings.html 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