Data on Agricultural Practices in WCA 2010

1. Doc. No.: FAO/TD/PPT13-EN Data on Agricultural Practices in WCA 2010 Roundtable Meeting on Programme for the 2010 Round of Censuses of Agriculture Budapest, Hungary, 23-27 November, 2009 Mukesh K. Srivastava, Team Leader Agricultural Census and Surveys Group FAO Statistics Division, Rome

2. Theme 05 – Agricultural practices • 0501+ Use of agricultural pesticides • 0502+ Use of good agricultural practices • 0503+ Use of organic agricultural practices • 0504+ Use of genetically modified crops according to crop type • 0505 Selected machinery and equipment used on the holding according to source • 0506 Non-residential buildings according to use • 0507+ Percentage of each major agricultural product sold

3. Use of agricultural pesticides • Use • Crop on which used • Types of pesticides: Chemical/ organic/ classified • Area applied • Quantities used

4. Use of good agricultural practices • Whether specific types of genetically modified crops were used on the holding during the census reference year. • Genetically Modified (GM) crops are living organisms that possess a novel combination of genetic material obtained through the use of modern biotechnology.

5. Use of organic agricultural practices For the purposes of the agricultural census, an agricultural production system must satisfy several conditions to be considered organic. • It must be organic by intent and not by default. Thus, non-sustainable production systems that do not use synthetic inputs are not considered organic. • The produce must mainly be for sale, not for self-consumption. This is because the market, through pricing mechanisms and certification requirements, provides the best way to assess whether a product is organic. • The produce must be labelled or otherwise recognized by consumers as organic. Many countries have a national certification system to certify that products have been produced in accordance with organic standards..

6. Use of genetically modified crops according to crop type • relates to whether specific types of genetically modified crops were used on the holding during the census reference year. • Genetically Modified (GM) crops are living organisms that possess a novel combination of genetic material obtained through the use of modern biotechnology.

7. Selected machinery and equipment used on the holding by source • Classification of machinery • Types used • Source: of the machinery/equipment refers to the means by which the holder obtained the right to use the specific item. The following response categories are recommended: • Owned solely by the holder or members of the holder’s household • Owned by the holding jointly with other holdings • Provided by the landlord • Provided by other private holders (excluding cooperatives) • Provided by a cooperative • Provided by a private agricultural service establishment • Provided by a government agency

8. Percentage of each major agricultural product sold • Responses in broad classes acceptable • Useful for Characterizing the holding: • Commercial or subsistence agriculture

9. Non-residential buildings according to use • Type of non-residential building • For keeping livestock other than poultry (area) • For keeping poultry (area) • For storing agricultural products (area or volume) • For mixed or other purposes (area) • Tenure of non-residential building • Owned • Rented • Other • Area/ Volume (if need for estimation of capital formation)

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