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Rowena Dwyer IFA Chief Economist 22 nd November 2012. INFORMING THE MESSAGE The importance of statistics for the farming sector . Contents. IFA structure and policy development Role of statistics – recent work Importance of Agriculture – a County Breakdown Limitations and challenges
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Rowena Dwyer IFA Chief Economist 22nd November 2012 INFORMING THE MESSAGE The importance of statistics for the farming sector
Contents • IFA structure and policy development • Role of statistics – recent work • Importance of Agriculture – a County Breakdown • Limitations and challenges • The future
IFA Structure 947 Branches 29 County Executives 15 National Committees 10 Project Teams Executive Council 53 Members 87,000 Farmer Subscribers Executive Board 8 Members (6 dir. elected) President 12 Regional Offices HQ Executives 20 Brussels 1 Executive General Secretary
Developing and disseminating the message Internal Communications • IFA meetings, newsletters to members, briefing documents • Mobile phone text messaging - IFA News Alerts, Internet • Coverage in Local/National Radio & Press External messaging • Lobbying politicians – local, national, EU level • Representation on State Agencies – interaction with public service • Policy positions and documentation, media campaigns and demonstrations
Demand for statistics • Can we say……..? • Can we show……? • Can you get……..? • Statistics play a vital role in developing and supporting credible policy arguments • Backbone of campaigns, speeches, policy documents • CSO, Teagasc, BordBia, DAFM, DoF, DPER, C&AG, Central Bank, ESRI
Data sources for County Exercise • CSO • Census of Agriculture 2010 – Preliminary Results, • Output, Input and Income in Agriculture 2011 – Final Estimate • Regional Accounts for Agriculture 2010 • Census of Agriculture 2000 – Economic Size Unit (ESU) of Farms • Supply and Use And Input-Output Tables 2005 • QNHS - Persons aged 15 years and over in employment (ILO) classified by NACE Rev 2 (2 digit), NACE Code 10 • Census 2011, Profile 3 at Work - Employment, Occupations and Industry • Other • • Bord Bia, Export Performance 2011 and Prospects 2012 • Annual Review & Outlook for Agriculture, Food and the Marine 2011/2012, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine • Forestry Service
Limitations and challenges • Preliminary versus final data – media coverage will always be on latest release, despite health warnings • Timing of data – delay between data collection and publication • Sensitivity of data - level of detail available can be less than desired – e.g. further breakdown of intermediate consumption • Comparability and reliability of data – survey vs. administrative data
The future • Demand for data will never diminish! • Scope for increased access – e.g. through database direct • Improved coordination of data collection between different agencies • Continued cooperation with agriculture sector – Agriculture Census 2010, ASLG