Integration of Agricultural Statistics into National Statistics System in Brazil

1. Survey DirectorateAgriculture Coordination Integration of Agricultural Statistics into National Statistics System in Brazil Flavio Pinto BolligerAgricultural Coordinator - IBGE Meeting of the FAO/OEA-CIE/IICA Working Group on Agricultural and Livestock Statistics for Latin America and the Caribbean (25th Session)Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 10-12 November 2009

2. Integration needs (a) on surveying common aspects of different objects of investigation guaranteed standardization of concepts to establish mechanisms that guarantee coherence of the statistics produced (b) on surveying related matters or chain activities the coordination of registers, samples, surveys and operating procedures must be observed to optimize the use of resources (c) in a coincidence or overlap in the target population

3. Integration of agricultural statistics Strategy - emphasis tolack of coordination among institutions operating integration This presentation: PART 1 - Thematic integration PART 2 - Pratical integration: register infrastructure

4. Thematic integration • Key characteristics of our main agricultural continuous surveys, in Brazil (established, in principle, last century): • done without direct inquiries to the producer (commission ofinformants ) • production oriented (few variables) • Integration done by national accounts: • Agriculture Census  base-year • Continuous surveys  annual data extrapolation

5. 1996  suspended the economic censusand instituted the Central Corporate Register (CEMPRE) and new bases for structural survey in industry, civil construction, commerce and services 2003  The new series of Brazilian national accounts, is referenced by annual surveys of industry, commerce and services. An equivalent is missing from agriculture, except with regard to the program of censuses. New model for business surveys • Agriculture out of “business surveys” !

6. Agriculture specificity:the strong bias of family farming! A large part of the agricultural production depends on family units and the income of a large number of families is basically or largely due to their agricultural undertaking/holding IBGE performs a widespread household survey program that will be included in the Integrated Household Survey Framework (SIPD), centered on a master sample. Analytical and methodological aspects deriving from the overlapping units (farm and household) imposes integration between agricultural surveys and household social survey system. Thus, direct investigation of the agricultural holding presupposes the assembly of a widespread integrated statistical approach.

7. IBGE is undertaking a major transition in its infrastructure and survey instruments. Follows Census 2007, including Agricultural Census 2006: National Address List for Statistical Purposes (CNEFE); Frame of Enumeration Areas with Agricultural Information; Register of Agricultural Holdings And Farmers – Cepa Operational integration

8. Instrumentalizing integration and frame maintenance For Demographic Census 2010, CNEFE is being associated with digital maps In the pilot test of an Ongoing Census characteristics of Agricultural Holdings are being registered

9. Frame of Enumeration Areas with Agricultural Information (area frame) 85,147 enumeration areas with agricultural activity: 62,600 in rural zone ---> (98% of area of Brazil) 22,600 in urban area or rural agglomerate Average of 61 holdings/sector And rural enumeration area with: Average of 151 km2 total land surface (15,000 ha)‏ Median of 47 km2 (< 5,000 ha) of land surface Main characteristic: integral cover of target population by area sampling

10. REGISTER OF AGRICULTURAL HOLDINGS AND FARMERS – CEPA (list frame) Enumeration base (Agricultural Census 2006): ~5.2 million of registered agricultural holdings; ~1.2 million with complementary farmer list information (non-dweller); Integrate with Central Corporate Register (CEMPRE)

12. Investigation Institutes and Units Families(natural person) Companies(corporate body) Liability A H Local units Households(dwelling concept) Place + use Holdings land properties buildings housing AH – Agricultural Holdings

13. Integration of list frames - CEMPRE & CEPA CEMPRE CEPA Common Identities and Units: CEMPRE Non-agric. LUs Non-agro companies Businesses CEPA Company Agricultural Holding Agric. LUs Company Agric. companies Producers Family Agro holding & family administration Entrepreneur, to own account, family

14. Main source: Annual List of Employee Information and Wages (RAIS), an administrative register run by the Ministry of Labor. RAIS 2008: 82,000 local units of agricultural activity 288,000 other agricultural businesses with employees Total 369,000 agricultural production units. List updating

15. Integration of registers CNPJ tax reg.Name & Address Ag Holding RAIS and others Lat/LongAddress. CNPJ CEMPRE CEPA Household Address Lat/Long – AddressEA Code CNEFE State/County/District Code List of Territorial Structures Enumeration Areas Frames EA Code Maps Lat/Long –Digital graphic connections AH – Agricultural Holdings

16. Survey Model: a dual frame application strategy  split the target population • Considering the standards of administrative registered in Brazil, there is no possibility of doing without a an area frame sample in the survey of the agricultural sector. • It is necessary to overcome its limitations for a more efficient sampling of the larger and specialized units.

17. Survey Model: a dual frame application List Frame (corporate and employer farms) Area Frame(family farms) Enumeration area sample Farm sample.

18. Obrigado • Flávio Bolliger • Coordenador de Agropecuária • Diretoria de Pesquisas do IBGE • flavio.bolliger@ibge.gov.br • Tel.: +55 21 2142 4530