NLD_2020_LA_v01_M_v01_A_ESS DDI_NLD_2020_LA_v01_M_v01_A_ESS_FAO Team Agriculture and Nature (Team Landbouw en natuur) Statistics Division Nesstar Publisher Agricultural Census 2020 Landbouwtelling 2020 NLD_2020_LA_v01_M_v01_A_ESS Statistics Netherlands (Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek), Team Agriculture and Nature (Team Landbouw en natuur) Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy (Ministerie van Economische Zaken en Klimaat), Netherlands Enterprise Agency (Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland) Nesstar Publisher Team Agriculture and Nature (Team Landbouw en natuur) Agricultural Census [ag/census] From 1934, a census has been carried out almost every year in the Netherlands. The metadata presented here refers to the Agricultural Census 2020. Structure of Agriculture Land use Crops Livestock and Poultry Labour in the Agricultural Sector The Agricultural Census 2020 is part of an EU-wide programme of agricultural censuses carried out in 2020 under EU Regulation 2018/1091 on integrated farm statistics and conducted under the World Programme for the Census of Agriculture (https://www.fao.org/world-census-agriculture/en/). The objective of the census was to collect data on the structure of agriculture for the purposes of monitoring, evaluating, and revising the common agricultural policy. Netherlands (Kingdom of the) The Agricultural Census 2020 covered the entire country. Agricultural holdings Census/enumeration data [cen] Computer Assisted Web Interview [cawi] Direct data capture was ensured by the CAWI method. The Netherlands Enterprise Agency was responsible for data entry, data coding, and data validation at the record level. Validation, compilation, analysis, and data dissemination was done by Statistics Netherlands. The data was validated through different checks implemented in the internet application: data format, completeness, routine, range, relational, data flagging, comparison with previous rounds of the data collection, and with other domains in agricultural statistics. Several software tools were used during processing and validation (SPSS, R, Excel). After data collection and pre-processing by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency, data was transferred to Statistics Netherlands for final data compilation, which includes checks and analyses at different levels (micro, meso, and macro). Unit non-response was handled by imputation of information from the previous census. To minimize processing errors, the information system was extensively tested, and manual actions were minimized as much as possible. All corrections were made using scripts (no manual adjustments), and before data was released, extensive checks and analyses were performed.