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1 WORLD PROGRAMME FOR THE CENSUS OF agriculture 2020 VOLUME 1 PROGRAMME , concepts and definitions FAO STATISTICAL DEVELOPMENT SERIES15 FOOD AND agriculture ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONSRome, 2017 WORLD PROGRAMME FOR THE CENSUS OF agriculture 2020 VOLUME 1 PROGRAMME , concepts and definitions FAO STATISTICAL DEVELOPMENT SERIES15 The designations employed and the presentation of material in this informationproduct do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of theFood and agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) concerning the legalor development status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The mention of specificcompanies or products of manufacturers, whether or not these have been patented,does not imply that these have been endorsed or recommended by FAO in preferenceto others of a similar nature that are not views expressed in this information product are those of the authors and do notnecessarily reflect the views or policies of 978-92-5-108865-4 FAO, 2017 FAO encourages the use, reproduction and dissemination of material in this informationproduct.

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3 3 Background to the WORLD PROGRAMME for the CENSUS of agriculture 3 Objectives of the CENSUS of agriculture 4 The CENSUS of agriculture in an integrated agricultural statistics system 4 Main features of WCA 2020 5 Main changes in WCA 2020 6 CHAPTER 2 The CENSUS of agriculture in the 21st century: statistical policy and development issues 11 Introduction 11 Post-2015 and the sustainable development goals 11 The Busan action plan for statistics 12 Global strategy to improve agricultural and rural statistics 12 CHAPTER 3 Importance of the CENSUS of agriculture 15 Introduction 15 Stakehoders needs 15 Statistical needs 19 CHAPTER 4 Methodological considerations 23 Introduction 23 The

4 Classical approach 24 The modular approach 24 Use of registers and administrative records as a source of CENSUS data 24 The integrated CENSUS and survey PROGRAMME 25 Main types of frames for the CENSUS of agriculture 25 Sampling for the CENSUS of agriculture 27 Quality assurance 28 Methods of enumeration 28 CHAPTER 5 Relationship to other censuses 31 Introduction 31A. Collecting agriculture data in the population and housing CENSUS 31B. Combining the CENSUS of agriculture with the CENSUS of aquaculture 34C. Relationship with economic censuses 37D. Collecting additional agricultural data for households that are not agricultural producers 37E. Fisheries module 39 PART TWO The WORLD PROGRAMME for the CENSUS of agriculture 2020 41 CHAPTER 6 Concepts and definitions 43 Statistical unit 43 The agricultural holding 43 Parcel.

5 Field and plot 45ivWORLD PROGRAMME FOR THE CENSUS OF agriculture 2020 Agricultural holder 46 Scope of the CENSUS of agriculture 46 Coverage of the CENSUS of agriculture 47 Cut-off threshold 47 Agricultural CENSUS reference period 48 Timing of the CENSUS of agriculture 48 Steps in developing the CENSUS of agriculture 49 CHAPTER 7 List of items for the CENSUS of agriculture 51 Introduction and changes from the earlier PROGRAMME 51 Essential items 52 Frame items 53 Items for consideration by theme 53 Community-level items 58 CHAPTER 8 Description of themes and items for the CENSUS of agriculture 61 Introduction 61 Theme 1: Identification and general characteristics 61 Theme 2: Land 66 Theme 3: Irrigation 75 Theme 4: Crops 80 Theme 5: Livestock 87 Theme 6: Agricultural practices 91 Theme 7: Services for agriculture 98 Theme 8: Demographic and social characteristics 101 Theme 9: Work on the holding 104 Theme 10: Intrahousehold distribution of managerial decisions and ownership on the holding 112 Theme 11: Household food security 114 Theme 12: Aquaculture 119 Theme 13: Forestry 122 Theme 14: Fisheries 124 Theme 15.

6 Environment/greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 127 CHAPTER 9 Community-level data 135 Introduction 135 Methodological considerations 136 Community-level items 137 Concepts and definitions for community-level items 139 CHAPTER 10 Tabulation, dissemination and archiving 141A. Tabulation 141B. Dissemination and archiving 151 ANNEX 1 The agricultural CENSUS within the framework of the system of national accounts 155 The SNA/ISIC framework 155 Scope of the agricultural CENSUS 155 The agricultural holding as an establishment 156 Aquaculture 157 Other economic activities 157 ANNEX 2 International standard industrial classification of all economic activities (ISIC): scope of the agricultural CENSUS 158 ISIC Group 011: Growing of non-perennial crops 158 ISIC Group 012: Growing of perennial crops 159 ISIC Group 013: Plant propagation 160 ISIC Group 014: Animal production 160 ISIC Group 015: Mixed farming 161vTABLE OF CONTENTSANNEX 3 International standard industrial classification of all economic activities (ISIC): aquaculture 162 ISIC Group 032.

7 Aquaculture 162 ANNEX 4 Classification of crops 163 ANNEX 5 Alphabetic list of crops with botanical name and crop code (ICC and CPC) 170 ANNEX 6 Classification of livestock 178 ANNEX 7 Classification of machinery and equipment 179 ANNEX 8 Correspondence between basic land use classes recommended by WCA 2020 and basic SEEA land use classes 181 Glossary of terms 182 References and further readings

8 189 List of figuresFigure 1 - Classification of land use (LU) for the agricultural CENSUS 68 Figure 2 - Conceptual framework for work statistic 105 List of tablesTable 1 - Agricultural CENSUS essential items: tabulation classes 143 Table 2 - Agricultural CENSUS essential items: recommended cross-tabulations 148viWORLD PROGRAMME FOR THE CENSUS OF agriculture 2020 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSThis publication was prepared by Oleg Cara, Nancy Chin, Neli Georgieva, Giorgi Kvinikadze and Adriana Neciu of the Agricultural Censuses and Surveys Team of the Statistics Division of the Food and agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), under the leadership of Jairo Castano.

9 The team received significant technical input from David Marshall and Miguel Galm team wishes to acknowledge the contributions of colleagues from the FAO technical divisions, including the Statistics Division, and the FAO regional statisticians. Special thanks go to the participants in the Technical Review Meeting, held on 7-8 November 2014 at FAO headquarters in Rome, who provided valuable comments and suggestions for improving the document. The publication also benefited from the advice of senior experts from FAO member countries who participated in meetings of the FAO Regional Commissions on Agricultural Statistics in 2013 and 2014 (APCAS, AFCAS and FAO-OEA/CIE-IICA).The document was edited by Brett Shapiro. Mark Eghan provided assistance in updating the draft, while Tomaso Lezzi and Marianne Sinko carried out the layout of the publication.

10 ViiACRONYMSAFCAS African Commission on Agricultural StatisticsAGRIS agriculture Integrated Survey APCAS Asia and Pacific Commission on Agricultural Statistics CAPI Computer-Assisted Personal Interview CASI Computer-Assisted Self Interviewing CATI Computer-Assisted Telephone Interview CPC Central Product Classification DDI Data Documentation Initiative EA Enumeration AreaEEZ Exclusive Economic Zones FAO Food and agriculture Organization of the United NationsFAO-OEA/CIE-IICA Working group on agricultural and livestock statistics for Latin America and the CaribbeanFIES Food Insecurity Experience Scale GDP Gross Domestic ProductGHG Greenhouse GasGIS Geographical Information Systems GM Genetically ModifiedGMCCs Green Manure/Cover CropsGPS Global Positioning SystemHS Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System ICC Indicative Crop ClassificationICLS International Conference of Labour StatisticiansICSE International Classification of Status in EmploymentIFOAM International Federation of Organic Agricultural Movements IHSN International Household Survey NetworkIIA International Institute of agriculture ILO International Labour OrganizationISCED International Standard Classification of Education ISIC International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities ISSCFG International Standard Statistical Classification of Fishing GearsLSMS Living Standards Measurement Survey LU Land Use viiiLULUCF Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry MAPS Marrakech Action Plan for Statistics MDG Millennium Development G