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Department of Statistics, Ministry of Economic Development of Georgia

Experience of the Agricultural Census 2004 in Georgia in the light of the conceptual framework of the Strategic Plan. by George Kvinikadze Head, Agricultural and Environmental Statistics Division,. Department of Statistics, Ministry of Economic Development of Georgia.

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Department of Statistics, Ministry of Economic Development of Georgia

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  1. Experience of the Agricultural Census 2004 in Georgia in the light of the conceptual framework of the Strategic Plan byGeorge Kvinikadze Head, Agricultural and Environmental Statistics Division, Department of Statistics, Ministry of Economic Development of Georgia

  2. Population of Georgia is about 4.4 million, territory about 70 thousand sq. km The share of Agriculture in GDP decreased from above 20% in nineties to slightly below 10% at present The percentage of population engaged in some way in agricultural production is quite stable, a little bit above 50% Above 95% of agricultural production falls on about 800 000 household holdings Background

  3. Census was conducted in rural area and in small towns whose lifestyle is close to rural Five big cities of Georgia accounting for about 40% of the total population were not covered In fact that was a kind of rural census: enumerators were given not a list of holdings but a concrete area to determine households and offices with agricultural holdings even for households without agricultural holdings demographic and food security data were collected Census of Agriculture 2004 in Georgia Scope of the census

  4. There was no minimum size restriction on holdings Therefore, except for coverage of five big cities, the census was in line with the Strategy recommending inclusion of all agricultural production units “regardless of size and location” Census of Agriculture 2004 in Georgia Coverage of the census

  5. Initially 12 pages questionnaire was intended but financial restrictions reduced it to 2 pages 2 questions about food insecurity and vulnerability to food insecurity were included In a way the census was pioneering the new modular approach of FAO to agricultural censuses The census questionnaire could be an example of the core module Census of Agriculture 2004 in Georgia Content of the census

  6. Will be conducted together with population census About one page will be added to the population census questionnaire Gains: Solution of the scope problem Substantial cost reduction Substantial increase of the potential for analysis This also is in line with the recommendation of the Strategy Next Census of Agriculture in Georgia

  7. Two kinds of statistical units for agricultural statistics in the broader sense Agricultural holdings (to cover issues related with agricultural production) Rural households (to cover issues related with socio-economic aspects of rural area including rural development, rural employment, rural poverty and food security, etc.) The frames for both units may be provided from the combined population and agricultural census exercise. Conceptual issues 1. Statistical units

  8. Conceptual issues 1. Statistical units

  9. Conceptual issues 1. Statistical units

  10. In the census the approach “one household – one holding” was used (except the joint holders situation when several households operate one holding) This approach is justifiable from socio-economic point of view It is also easy to implement in the field However, it created problems in tabulation of census results for small territorial units when a household had land in several territorial units Conceptual issues 2. Linkage between agricultural households and agricultural holdings operated by them

  11. The solution may be to attribute to an agricultural household as much single household holdings as there are territorial units (for tabulation) it has land in. This approach is easy to implement in the field during the combined population-agricultural census exercise The linkages maybe incorporated in both agricultural holdings’ and households’ frames It is flexible since the holdings operated by one households may be easily merged depending on survey tabulation needs Conceptual issues 2. Linkage between agricultural households and agricultural holdings operated by them

  12. Conceptual issues 3. Linkage with SNA

  13. Conceptual issues 3. Linkage with SNA

  14. Units engaged only in providing services by their own agricultural machinery. Such units maybe should be included since their omission leads to distortion of such important agricultural indicator as number of agricultural machinery available for agriculture Units engaged only in renting agricultural land to other units Such units may not be included since their omission does not distort land area indicators Conceptual issues 4.Should some agricultural services activities included in the broader scope of agriculture?

  15. Units engaged in vine production. Slaughterhouses Maybe another option could be better coordination with other statistics when integrating agricultural statistics into the overall statistics system Conceptual issues 5.Should activities of processing primary agricultural products included in the broader scope of agricultural statistics?

  16. THANK YOU!

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