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Integrating Agriculture Questions into a P & H Census

Integrating Agriculture Questions into a P & H Census. Rhinehart Silas Office of Planning and Statistics Ministry of Finance Republic of Palau http://www.palaugov.net/stats. Census 2005 and Ahead Farm Survey (2011) Opportunities. Outline. Census 2005 . Census 2005 and Next.

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Integrating Agriculture Questions into a P & H Census

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  1. Integrating Agriculture Questions into a P & H Census RhinehartSilas Office of Planning and Statistics Ministry of Finance Republic of Palau http://www.palaugov.net/stats

  2. Census 2005 and Ahead • Farm Survey (2011) • Opportunities Outline

  3. Census 2005 Census 2005 and Next

  4. Planned 2008 Agriculture Census • 2010 Census • Next schedule: 2015 P & H Census (legal reinforcement through Statistics Act 2011) Then and Now…

  5. Covered agriculture and aquaculture farms • Objective: To utilize GIS technology and analysis to 1. map all agriculture and aquaculture farm varieties across Palau 2. assess the different types of farms, their sizes and quantity in Palau 3. identify potential suitable agriculture and aquaculture areas in Palau 4. examine climate change impacts on agri/aquaculture farm varieties across Palau 5. develop the National Food Security Policy for the Republic of Palau Farm Survey 2011

  6. Activity 1: survey & plot coordinates for all farms (agri/aquaculture) – Collection of the the following by BoA, PCC and BMR: • (a) Coordinates (PALARIS) • (b) Photo (PALARIS) • (c) Unique Farm ID (PALARIS & Resource Agencies) • (d) Owner’s name • (e) Type of farm • (f) Size of farm (actual or spot points?) • (g) Species diversity - what variety of crops/animals • (h) Worth of farm (investment - revenues & total cost to maintain) • (i) Climate change impacts experienced or observed • Activity2: processing of data by PALARIS and BoA ongoing • Activity 3: generation of map layers & additional data tables ongoing by PALARIS and BoA staff Farm Survey

  7. Maturing skill sets across Ministries/Bureaus • Gap-filling role by external partners, e.g. SPC, FAO and others • Streamlining of 2005 P&H Census Questionnaire to incorporate more agriculture questions Opportunities

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