LAO_2019_2020_CA_v01_M_v01_A_ESS DDI_LAO_2019_2020_CA_v01_M_v01_A_ESS_FAO Lao Statistics Bureau (ສູນສະຖິຕິແຫ່ງຊາດ) Statistics Division Nesstar Publisher Census of Agriculture 2019/2020 ການສໍາຫຼວດສະຖິຕິກະສິ ກໍາທ ົ່ວປະເທດ ຄັີ້ງທ III ປີ 2019/2020 LAO_2019_2020_CA_v01_M_v01_A_ESS Ministry of Planning and Investment, Lao Statistics Bureau (ສູນສະຖິຕິແຫ່ງຊາດ) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute (भारतीय कृषि सांख्यिकी अनुसंधान संस्थान ) Nesstar Publisher Lao Statistics Bureau (ສູນສະຖິຕິແຫ່ງຊາດ) Agricultural Census [ag/census] The first Census of Agriculture in the Lao People's Democratic Republic was conducted in 1998/1999, the second was in 2010/2011, and the third in 2019/2020. Structure of Agriculture Land use Crops Livestock and Poultry Labor in the Agricultural Sector Aquaculture Fishery Forestry Machinery and Equipment Food Security The information collected during the Census of Agriculture 2019/2020 is of the utmost benefit for monitoring changes in the structure of agriculture over the years; planning improvements to the agricultural data collection-reporting process; creating indicators of agricultural statistics; and monitoring the implementation of national social-economics development plans and sustainable development plans. The design and scope of the data collection by the census was based on the guidelines set out by the World Programme for the Census of Agriculture (WCA) 2020. Lao People's Democratic Republic The census covered urban and rural areas of the country. Agricultural holdings Census/enumeration data [cen] Computer Assisted Personal Interview [capi] Pen and Paper Interview [papi] Weighting adjustments were applied to the sampling weight to reduce the bias caused by non-response.