{"doc_desc":{"title":"NZL_2012_APC_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS","idno":"DDI_NZL_2012_APC_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":"NZL_2012_APC_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS_v01"}},"study_desc":{"title_statement":{"idno":"NZL_2012_APC_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS","title":"Agricultural Production Census, 2012","alt_title":"APC 2012"},"authoring_entity":[{"name":"New Zealand Statistics Office","affiliation":""}],"production_statement":{"funding_agencies":[{"name":"Government of New Zealand","abbreviation":"","role":"Funding"}]},"distribution_statement":{"contact":[{"name":"Statistics New Zealand","affiliation":"","email":"ag@stats.govt.nz","uri":"http:\/\/www.stats.govt.nz\/browse_for_stats\/industry_sectors\/agriculture-horticulture-forestry.aspx"},{"name":"Shannon McLeigh or Danny Ren","affiliation":"","email":"info@stats.govt.nz","uri":""}]},"series_statement":{"series_name":"Agricultural Census [ag\/census]","series_info":"Previously agricultural censuses were undertaken in 1930, 1950, 1960, 1972, 1980, 1990, 1994 and 2002."},"study_info":{"topics":[{"topic":"Agriculture & Rural Development","vocab":"FAO","uri":""},{"topic":"Forests & Forestry","vocab":"FAO","uri":""},{"topic":"Food (production, crisis)","vocab":"FAO","uri":""},{"topic":"Land (policy, resource management)","vocab":"FAO","uri":""},{"topic":"Livestock","vocab":"FAO","uri":""}],"abstract":"The target population for the 2012 Agricultural Production Census was all businesses engaged in 'agricultural production activity' (including livestock, cropping, horticulture and forestry) that owned land which was intended for agricultural activity during the year ended 30 June 2012. Forestry activity was recorded for the year ended 31 March 2012. An Agricultural Production Census conducted in 2012 was a full coverage\ncensus of the same sectors as the 2002 Agricultural Production Census.","coll_dates":[{"start":"2012-07","end":"2012-07","cycle":""}],"nation":[{"name":"New Zealand","abbreviation":"NZL"}],"geog_coverage":"National coverage","analysis_unit":"Households","universe":"In the case of agriculture the Business Frame includes the following units:\n\n\u2022 those units registered for GST (and filing a non-zero GST return) that have indicated involvement in agricultural activity;\n\n\u2022 those businesses with more than $200,000 (approx U$S 163,000) of GST sales or purchases, or that are an employer, whose main activity is not agriculture but have indicated some secondary agricultural activity.\"Lifestylers\" engaged in agricultural activity which could not be identified on the Business Frame or had been shown not to be engaged in agriculture with commercial intent were not included in the survey population. The eligible population when the survey population was selected was 61,000 units.","data_kind":"Census\/enumeration data [cen]","notes":"The scope of the study was livestock, forestry, arable, and horticultural crops."},"method":{"data_collection":{"time_method":"The following reference dates were used:\n\nJune 30th, 2012 for:\n- area operated by land use;\n- livestock;\n\nFor activities carried out on or from the farm: July 1st, 2011 - June 30th, 2012.\n\nFor Forestry: April 1st, 2011 - March 31st, 2012.","sampling_procedure":"a. Frame\nThe agricultural production surveys include all units identified on Statistics New Zealand's Business Frame as having agricultural activity. The Business Frame is a list of businesses in New Zealand, based on their\nregistration for goods and services tax (GST) with Inland Revenue.\n\nb. Methodology\nComplete enumeration of agricultural businesses registered for goods and services tax (GST) with Inland Revenue. The estimated proportion of eligible businesses that responded to the 2012 Agricultural Production Census was 84%. These businesses represent 86% of the total estimated value of agricultural operations. The information was collected by regular mail.","coll_mode":"Face-to-face [f2f]","research_instrument":"Location and land details\nLand use\nForestry\nLivestock including poultry\nSupplementary feed crops\nGrain and seed crops\nHorticulture\nFarm practices\nCultivation and direct drilling\nPasture renewal\nConfidentiality of information supplied"}},"data_access":{"dataset_use":{"conf_dec":[{"txt":"See https:\/\/www.stats.govt.nz\/about-us\/privacy-statement\/","required":"yes","form_no":"","uri":""}],"conditions":"See https:\/\/www.stats.govt.nz\/about-us\/terms-and-conditions\/\n\nMailing address \/ Census contact Points:\n\n1. Shannon McLeigh or Danny Ren\nAuckland 09 920 9100\n\n2. Statistics New Zealand\nFreepost 10007\nP O Box 91348\nAuckland Mail Centre\nPhone: 0800 333 104\nFax: 09 920 9195\nFree fax: 0508 111 102","disclaimer":"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"}}},"schematype":"survey"}