CHN_1997_FNAC_v01_M_v01_A_ESS DDI_CHN_1997_FNAC_v01_M_v01_A_ESS_FAO National Bureau of Statistics of China (国家统计局) Statistics Division Nesstar Publisher First National Agricultural Census 1997 第一次全国农业普查 CHN_1997_FNAC_v01_M_v01_A_ESS National Bureau of Statistics of China (国家统计局) Nesstar Publisher National Bureau of Statistics of China (国家统计局) Agricultural Census [ag/census] The First National Agricultural Census 1997 of China was the first ever undertaken in the country. Structure of Agriculture Land use Crops Livestock and Poultry Labour in the Agricultural Sector Machinery and Equipment Forestry Fishery The First National Agricultural Census 1997 is a large-scale statistical operation that allowed for the collection of substantial scientific, reliable and valuable data on the structure of agriculture, necessary for accelerating the health development of agriculture, countryside, even the whole national economy and for developing agricultural policies. China The census covered all agricultural holdings in rural areas. Agricultural holdings Census/enumeration data [cen] The frame consisted of the list of households obtained from the Population Census. An Enumeration Area includes about 50 households. The census was conducted as a complete enumeration of agricultural holdings. Pen and Paper Interview [papi]