{"doc_desc":{"title":"MLI_2023_2024_EAC_v01_M_v01_A_ESS","idno":"DDI_MLI_2023_2024_EAC_v01_M_v01_A_ESS_FAO","producers":[{"name":"Planning and Statistics Unit of the Rural Development Sector (Cellule de Planification et de Statistique du Secteur D\u00e9veloppement Rural)","abbr":" CPS\/SDR","affiliation":"Ministry of Agriculture ","role":"Metadata producer"},{"name":"National Institute of Statistics (Institut National de la Statistique)","abbr":"INSTAT","affiliation":"Ministry of Economy","role":"Metadata producer"},{"name":"Statistics Division","abbr":"ESS","affiliation":"Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations","role":"Metadata adapted for FAM"}]},"study_desc":{"title_statement":{"idno":"MLI_2023_2024_EAC_v01_M_v01_A_ESS","title":"Agricultural Survey 2023-2024","translated_title":"Enqu\u00eate Agricole de Conjoncture, EAC 2023-2024"},"authoring_entity":[{"name":"Planning and Statistics Unit of the Rural Development Sector (CPS\/SDR, Cellule de Planification et de Statistique du Secteur D\u00e9veloppement Rural)","affiliation":"Ministry of Rural Development"}],"oth_id":[{"name":"Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations","affiliation":"United Nations","role":"Technical assistance"},{"name":"50x2030 Initiative","role":"Assistance technique"}],"production_statement":{"producers":[{"name":"National Directorate of Agriculture (Direction Nationale de l'Agriculture)","abbr":"DNA","affiliation":"Ministry of Agriculture","role":"Technical assistance in drawing up the questionnaire"},{"name":"National Directorate of Animal Production and Industry (Direction Nationale de la Production et d'Industrie Animales)","abbr":"DNPIA","affiliation":"Ministry of Livestock","role":"Technical assistance in drawing up the questionnaire"},{"name":"National Directorate of Veterinary Services (Direction Nationale des Services V\u00e9t\u00e9rinaires)","abbr":"DNSV","affiliation":"Ministry of Livestock","role":"Technical assistance in drawing up the questionnaire"},{"name":"National Directorate of Fisheries (Direction Nationale de la P\u00eache)","abbr":"DNP","affiliation":"Ministry of Livestock","role":"Technical assistance in drawing up the questionnaire"},{"name":"National Institute of Statistics (Institut National de la Statistique)","abbr":"INSTAT","affiliation":"Ministry of Economy","role":"Technical assistance in drawing up the questionnaire"}],"copyright":"\u00a9 Cellule de Planification et de Statistique du Secteur D\u00e9veloppement Rural (CPS\/SDR). Tous droits r\u00e9serv\u00e9s.","funding_agencies":[{"name":"Government of Mali"},{"name":"The World Bank","abbr":"WB"}]},"distribution_statement":{"contact":[{"name":"MRS. Traore Assitan","affiliation":"CPS SDR","email":"assitantt@yahoo.fr"}]},"series_statement":{"series_name":"Agricultural Survey [ag\/oth]","series_info":"The EAC, conducted by the Planning and Statistics Unit of the Rural Development Sector (CPS\/SDR), is the main tool for producing agricultural statistics thanks to its national coverage, its annual frequency and its ability to produce detailed data for various agricultural sub-sectors. The quality of this survey largely determines the quality of the national agricultural statistics produced. Given its importance, it receives special treatment. \n\nConducted in Mali since the 1960s, the EAC has evolved both in terms of methodology and the areas it covers, now including agriculture, livestock farming, fisheries, forestry and food security."},"version_statement":{"version":"v2.1: Edited and anonymised dataset for public release","version_notes":"This version of the microdata is the anonymised version. The raw data from the 2023\u20132024 EAC survey is cleaned and then anonymised for release to the general public.","version_resp":"Planning and Statistics Unit of the Rural Development Sector (CPS\/SDR, Cellule de Planification et de Statistique du Secteur D\u00e9veloppement Rural)"},"study_info":{"keywords":[{"keyword":"Agricultural output","vocab":"CESSDA","uri":"https:\/\/thesauri.cessda.eu\/elsst-5\/en\/page\/eb288f35-87cb-45ca-944b-b5f02a2f5697?clang=fr"},{"keyword":"Agricultural production","vocab":"FAO","uri":"https:\/\/www.fao.org\/faolex\/glossary\/en\/"},{"keyword":"Animal production","vocab":"FAO","uri":"https:\/\/www.fao.org\/faolex\/glossary\/en\/"},{"keyword":"Plant production","vocab":"FAO","uri":"https:\/\/www.fao.org\/faolex\/glossary\/en\/"},{"keyword":"Livestock","vocab":"CESSDA","uri":"https:\/\/thesauri.cessda.eu\/elsst-5\/en\/page\/794a5e8e-5d59-4662-86e4-622d30479b60?clang=fr"},{"keyword":"Agricultural holding","vocab":"FAO","uri":"https:\/\/www.fao.org\/faolex\/glossary\/en\/"},{"keyword":"Seeds","vocab":"FAO","uri":"https:\/\/www.fao.org\/faolex\/glossary\/en\/"},{"keyword":"Fertilizers","vocab":"FAO","uri":"https:\/\/www.fao.org\/faolex\/glossary\/en\/"}],"topics":[{"topic":"Agricultural output","vocab":"CESSDA","uri":"https:\/\/thesauri.cessda.eu\/elsst-5\/en\/page\/eb288f35-87cb-45ca-944b-b5f02a2f5697?clang=fr"},{"topic":"Agricultural production","vocab":"CESSDA","uri":"https:\/\/thesauri.cessda.eu\/elsst-5\/en\/page\/6c1db5f0-1f74-4e9b-bf43-6278be140ad7?clang=fr"},{"topic":"Agricultural yields","vocab":"CESSDA","uri":"https:\/\/thesauri.cessda.eu\/elsst-5\/en\/page\/9778794c-93a4-4c72-a8f0-30894354c107?clang=fr"},{"topic":"Factors of production","vocab":"CESSDA","uri":"https:\/\/thesauri.cessda.eu\/elsst-5\/en\/page\/85c2f85e-51c4-4cb3-b1b8-1146c3840d53?clang=fr"},{"topic":"Livestock","vocab":"CESSDA","uri":"https:\/\/thesauri.cessda.eu\/elsst-5\/en\/page\/794a5e8e-5d59-4662-86e4-622d30479b60?clang=fr"},{"topic":"Source of information","vocab":"CESSDA","uri":"https:\/\/thesauri.cessda.eu\/elsst-5\/en\/page\/2c8aacb1-6585-4111-be00-9578071d2a82?clang=fr"},{"topic":"Waste management","vocab":"FAO","uri":"https:\/\/www.fao.org\/faolex\/glossary\/en\/"},{"topic":"Rural area","vocab":"CESSDA","uri":"https:\/\/thesauri.cessda.eu\/elsst-5\/en\/page\/157746ed-ac04-4d72-b121-30074143d379?clang=fr"},{"topic":"Environmental protection","vocab":"FAO","uri":"https:\/\/www.fao.org\/faolex\/glossary\/en\/"},{"topic":"Slaughtering","vocab":"FAO","uri":"https:\/\/www.fao.org\/faolex\/glossary\/en\/"},{"topic":"Family farming","vocab":"FAO","uri":"https:\/\/www.fao.org\/faolex\/glossary\/en\/"},{"topic":"Agricultural holding","vocab":"FAO","uri":"https:\/\/www.fao.org\/faolex\/glossary\/en\/"},{"topic":"Agricultural development","vocab":"FAO","uri":"https:\/\/www.fao.org\/faolex\/glossary\/en\/"},{"topic":"Animal health","vocab":"FAO","uri":"https:\/\/www.fao.org\/faolex\/glossary\/en\/"},{"topic":"Land tenure","vocab":"FAO","uri":"https:\/\/www.fao.org\/faolex\/glossary\/en\/"},{"topic":"Food security","vocab":"FAO","uri":"https:\/\/www.fao.org\/faolex\/glossary\/en\/"},{"topic":"Plant protection","vocab":"FAO","uri":"https:\/\/www.fao.org\/faolex\/glossary\/en\/"}],"abstract":"The Agricultural Survey (EAC) was established in the 1980s to provide detailed and up-to-date information on agricultural production and the characteristics of family farms. It is a key tool for monitoring and analyzing economic trends in the rural sector. This mechanism is based on a harmonized methodology adopted by the 17 member countries of the Inter-State Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel (CILSS). The EAC has thus established itself as a rigorous scientific tool for measuring agricultural production in the Sahel region.\n\nAt the institutional level, the survey is being carried out by the Planning and Statistics Unit of the Rural Development Sector (CPS\/SDR), in close collaboration with the National Directorate of Agriculture (DNA), the National Directorate of Livestock Production and Industries (DNPIA), the National Directorate of Fisheries, and their decentralized regional offices. The National Institute of Statistics (INSTAT) provided technical support at every stage of the process. In 2023, the EAC received funding from the World Bank through the PHASAOC project.\n\nIn 2023, the Agricultural Survey covered all regions except the Bamako District, where agricultural activity is limited, and the Kidal region, due to the unavailability of data for security reasons. The survey was carried out by all the organizations usually involved in the EAC.","time_periods":[{"start":"2022-06-15","end":"2023-11-26"}],"coll_dates":[{"start":"2023-06-15","end":"2023-08-02","cycle":"First round"},{"start":"2023-12-14","end":"2024-03-31","cycle":"Second round"}],"nation":[{"name":"Mali","abbreviation":"MLI"}],"geog_coverage":"The Agricultural Survey (EAC) covered all regions except Kidal, due to the security situation.","analysis_unit":"Family farms, household farm members, plots of land, crops, agricultural products in storage, livestock and poultry","universe":"The universe of the 2023 Agricultural Survey (EAC) covers all family farms located within Mali, with the exception of the Kidal region due to security concerns. It includes all agricultural production units, whether involved in crop farming, livestock farming or aquaculture.","data_kind":"Sample survey data [ssd]","notes":"The questionnaires collected the following information:\n\n- Identification and structure: geographic identifiers, household\/holding composition, and demographic characteristics\n- Agricultural assets and infrastructure: granaries, equipment, and agricultural materials\n- Land and crop production: fields, plots, crop types, cultivated areas, and production practices\n- Input use and farming practices: fertilizers, pesticides, and agricultural techniques\n- Labor and workforce: family and non-family labor\n- Livestock and poultry: herd size, transhumance, mortality, and livestock products\n- Fisheries activities\n- Post-harvest and yield measurement: parcel selection, crop cutting, and yield estimation methods\n- Economic aspects: credit access, institutional relations, production, and commercialization\n- Food security\n- Environmental practices and crop protection methods"},"method":{"data_collection":{"data_collectors":[{"name":"Direction R\u00e9gional de l'Agriculture","abbr":"DRA","affiliation":"Minist\u00e8re de l'Agriculture"}],"sampling_procedure":"Data are collected using Enumeration Areas (EAs) defined during the 2009 Population and Housing Census, which serve as the sampling frame for the survey.\n\nThe Agricultural Survey (EAC) adopts a two-stage stratified sampling design, with regions serving as strata.\n\n- First stage:\nA total of 740 Enumeration Areas (EAs) are selected. The number of EAs allocated to each region is proportional to the number of agricultural households in each region.\n\n- Second stage:\nWithin each selected EA, a simple random sample of approximately ten agricultural holdings was drawn.\n\nThe final sample consisted of more than 8000 agricultural holdings, representing a substantial increase compared to the 2500 holdings surveyed in previous rounds. This expanded sample size improves the overall representativeness and reliability of the survey estimates.","sampling_deviation":"The 2023 survey campaign experienced delays due to funding mobilization challenges, which were linked to the country\u2019s ongoing security and economic crises. As a result, the survey started in October 2023 for the first round, not in July as normal. , The second round took place between 14 December 2023 and 31 March 2024. These delays negatively affected the planned timeline for data collection and subsequent production of results. \n\nAdditionally, persistent insecurity in certain areas prevented full coverage of the sample and disrupted agricultural operations in some production zones, potentially impacting the completeness and accuracy of certain variables.","coll_mode":["Face-to-face paper [f2f] and computer-assisted interviews [capi]"],"research_instrument":"The 2023\u20132024 agricultural survey covers the structural characteristics and main activities of agricultural holdings. Questionnaires are organized across two survey rounds (Passage 1 and Passage 2) to ensure comprehensive coverage of agricultural aspects.\n\nMain questionnaires used:\n\nQ1A \u2013 Agricultural Holding Enumeration Form\nQ1B \u2013 Household\/holding Sampling Form\nQEAP1 \u2013 Agricultural Holding Questionnaire, Passage 1\nQEAP2 \u2013 Agricultural Holding Questionnaire, Passage 2\nQ5RDT \u2013 Yield Measurement Questionnaire\nQMPEP2 \u2013 Environmental and Crop Protection Methods Questionnaire\n\nDetails of questionnaire sections:\n\nEnumeration and Sampling:\n\nEAC-2023\/2024:Q1A \u2013 Enumeration of agricultural holdings\nEAC-2023\/2024:Q1B \u2013 Sample selection of agricultural holdings\n\nListing of members (FLAP):\n\nEAC-2023\/2024:Flap Passage 1 \u2013 List of members of agricultural holdings, Passage 1\nEAC-2023\/2024:Flap Passage 2 \u2013 List of members of agricultural holdings, Passage 2\n\nQEAP1 \u2013 Agricultural Holding Questionnaire, Passage 1 Sections:\n\nSection 0 \u2013 Geographic identifiers and general information\nSection 1A \u2013 List of household members\nSection 1B \u2013 Demographic characteristics\nSection 2 \u2013 Granaries on the holding\nSection 2A \u2013 Current stock held by the household\nSection 2B \u2013 Stock held one year ago\nSection 3A \u2013 Fields on the holding\nSection 3B \u2013 Plots on the holding\nSection 4A \u2013 Crop types\nSection 4B \u2013 Estimated crop areas\nSection 6 \u2013 Use of inputs (fertilizers and pesticides)\nSection 6A \u2013 Farming practices\n\nYield and Measurement Modules:\n\nEAC-2023\/2024:Q5T \u2013 Plot selection for yield measurement\nEAC-2023\/2024:Q5P \u2013 Placement of yield plots\n\nQEAP2 \u2013 Agricultural Holding Questionnaire, Passage 2 Sections:\n\nSection 0 \u2013 Geographic identifiers and general information\nSection 1A \u2013 List of household members\nSection 1B \u2013 Socio-demographic characteristics\nSection 3A \u2013 Fields on the holding\nSection 3B \u2013 Plots on the holding\nSection 4 \u2013 Crop types\nSection 5 \u2013 Family and non-family labor\nSection 6 \u2013 Use of inputs (fertilizers and pesticides)\nSection 7 \u2013 Relationship with institutions\nSection 8 \u2013 Agricultural credit\nSection 9 \u2013 Production and commercialization\nSection 10A \u2013 Livestock numbers, transhumance, treatment, mortality\nSection 10B \u2013 Poultry numbers\nSection 10C \u2013 Individual slaughtering\nSection 10D \u2013 Collective slaughtering\nSection 10E \u2013 Production and use of livestock products\nSection 11 \u2013 Fisheries\nSection 12 \u2013 Food security\nSection 13 \u2013 Agricultural equipment and materials\n\nQ5RDT \u2013 Yield Measurement Questionnaire, Passage 2 Sections:\n\nSection 1 \u2013 Placement of yield plots\nSection 2 \u2013 Harvesting of yield plots","coll_situation":"During the survey, field staff employed two main methods to collect the required information:\n\n- Direct interview: Enumerators asked targeted questions to agricultural holdings. Responses were recorded immediately, and plausibility and consistency checks were applied as the primary means of quality control.\n\n- Objective measurement: This method recorded geographic coordinates and measuring plot areas using GPS. It also weighed crop products from yield plots using scales. These techniques were used to provide accurate and verifiable data on plot sizes and production quantities.","weight":"Data from the first survey round (Passage 1) uses the weighting variable: \"poids_final_exploitation_P1_rev\".\nData from the second survey round (Passage 2) uses the weighting variable: \"poids_final_exploitation_P2_rev\".","cleaning_operations":"Data from the EAC were cleaned and validated to ensure the quality, consistency, and reliability of the collected information prior to analysis. This process involved:\n\n- Identifying and correcting errors, duplicates, missing or implausible values, and logical inconsistencies between variables (e.g., when the number of agricultural workers reported exceeded the total number of household members).\n- Coding and standardizing open-ended responses, particularly for crop types and production categories, to allow for uniform statistical analysis.\n- Performing internal checks to verify totals and consistency across variables.\n- Conducting external checks by comparing survey data to historical records and secondary sources to detect potential anomalies.\n\nAnomalies were identified using programs developed in SPSS, facilitating systematic detection and correction of data issues.\n\n**Statistical Disclosure Control (SDC)**\n\nDuring anonymization, direct identifiers such as GPS coordinates, names, phone numbers, and other personal identifiers were removed from the microdata. Certain variables originally recorded in local units were converted and released in standard units (e.g., kilograms).\n\nStatistical disclosure control algorithms (e.g., local suppression) were applied to minimize the risk of identifying legal entities, including households and individuals, in the EAC 2022\/2023 microdata.\n\nThese measures ensure that the dataset is safe for public use while preserving the utility of the survey data for analysis."},"analysis_info":{"response_rate":"The sample coverage rate at the first stage was 79.4 percent, and 58.3 percent at the second survey round.\n\nOut of the 740 selected Enumeration Areas (EAs), 639 EAs were successfully surveyed, corresponding to a coverage rate of 86 percent at the primary sampling unit level.\n\nThe coverage rate for secondary units (agricultural holdings) is 79.4 percent."}},"data_access":{"dataset_use":{"conf_dec":[{"txt":"The EAC microdata are confidential. They undergo anonymization to protect the identity of respondents.","required":"yes"}],"contact":[{"name":"CPS\/SDR","affiliation":"Ministry of Rural Development"}],"cit_req":"Enqu\u00eate Agricole de Conjoncture (EAC), 2023-2024, Cellule de Planification et de Statistique du Secteur D\u00e9veloppement Rural (CPS\/SDR)  de la R\u00e9publique du Mali","conditions":"1.Compliance with national law: Users must adhere to Article 22, Chapter 2, Chapter VI of Malian Law N\u00b0 2016.005 on Public Statistics, which requires that anyone handling individual-level data collected by entities within the national statistical system must ensure the anonymity of persons and legal entities and use the data only for producing or publishing aggregated statistical results.\n\n2. Responsibility for analysis: Users are fully responsible for any conclusions or studies derived from these data. The CPS\/SDR cannot be held liable for any use or interpretation of the data.\n\n3. Data confidentiality: Data must not be copied or transmitted to other individuals or organizations, directly or indirectly, without prior written authorization from CPS\/SDR.\n\n4. Citation requirement: Any publication based on CPS\/SDR data must include the following source acknowledgment:\n\"Source: [Full survey name] ([Acronym]), Year [N], Planning and Statistics Unit of the Rural Development Sector (CPS\/SDR), Republic of Mali\"\nExample: \"Source: Enqu\u00eate Agricole de Conjoncture (EAC), 2023, CPS\/SDR, Republic of Mali\"\n\n5. Submission of reports: Copies of any reports produced using the data must be submitted to CPS\/SDR for information and comments.\n\n6. Enforcement: CPS\/SDR reserves the right to take any action it deems necessary in case of violation of any of these commitments to restore its rights.\n\n7. Technical support: Users may seek the assistance of CPS\/SDR in conducting their study if needed.","disclaimer":"The user is fully responsible for any conclusions or studies derived from these data, and in this regard, CPS\/SDR cannot be held liable under any circumstances."}}},"schematype":"survey"}