CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 2010 IN LITHUANIA

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1 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 2010 IN LITHUANIA Aušra Jablonskienė Head of Agriculture and Environment Statistics Division

2 CONTENTS OF PRESENTATION LEGAL BASIS QUESTIONNAIRE AND DATA SOURCES DATA COLLECTION METHODS FIELDWORK ARRANGEMENTS PRELIMINARY RESULTS

3 LEGAL BASIS Regulation (EC) No. 1166/2008 of 19 November 2008 on farm structure surveys and the survey on agricultural production methods and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No. 571/88 Commission regulation (EC) No 1200/2009 of 30 November 2009 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1166/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on farm structure surveys and the survey on agricultural production methods, as regards livestock unit coefficients and definitions of the characteristics Resolution of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania No 516 of 27 May 2009 on the Agricultural Census 2010 of the Republic of Lithuania Statistics Lithuania Director General s Decree No. 174 passed on 22 July 2009 "On Approval of the Personal Composition of the 2010 Overall Agricultural Census High-level Commission in the Republic of Lithuania Order of the Director General of Statistics Lithuania No 36 of 28 January 2010 on the approval of a questionnaire for the Agricultural Census 2010 in the Republic of Lithuania Order No. DĮ-32 of 28 January 2008 of the Director General of Statistics Lithuania on the approval of the work plan for the Agricultural Census 2010 Order No. DĮ-163 of 21 August 2008 of the Director General of Statistics Lithuania on the formation of an organizational methodological working group for the Agricultural Census 2010

4 Were prepared An electronic questionnaire Paper questionnaires Administrative data used: Organic farming register; THE AGRICULTURAL CENSUS QUESTIONNAIRE AND DATA SOURCES Integrated Administration and Control system (for data control) ; Livestock register (for data control). The characteristics in the Agricultural Census 2010 questionnaire are divided into several parts (I VII): Data on the agricultural holding; Land of the holding; Livestock and poultry; Farm labour force; Other gainful activities of the holding; Support for rural development; Agricultural production methods. The questionnaire has 6 annexes: Annex 1 - Additional census questionnaire (it has to be filled in, if lands and (or) livestock of the holding are in different municipalities); Annex 2 Farm buildings and machines; Annex 3 Small units questionnaire; Annex 4 Causes for the Agricultural Census 2010 questionnaire not being filled in; Annex 5 - Information about the Agricultural Census 2010; Annex 6 Manual for interviewers.

5 DATA COLLECTION The Census of Agriculture was conducted in May-August The Census was organized and performed by Statistics Lithuania and Regional Statistical Offices 277,8 thous. agricultural holdings and 178,1 thous. households with land area up to 1 hectare were surveyed by interviewers. All (646) agricultural companies and enterprises were surveyed new agricultural holdings were found. In Statistics Lithuania 5 specialists of the FSS and Census Subdivision were assigned to carry out the job related to the Census they were responsible for methodological, technical and organisational preparation of the Census. Also, 57 Census coordinators in district municipalities, 479 senior specialists (interviewers) and 750 specialists (interviewers) worked during the Census. The fieldwork were carried out and data were delivered to Statistics Lithuania for future processing over the period from 3 May to 30 September 2010.

6 DATA COLLECTION METHODS WEB-census Computerized workplace for a census specialist in every ward office Interviewers

7 SCHEME OF THE AGRICULTURAL CENSUS 2010 ORGANIZATION STATISTICS LITHUANIA WEB- CENSUS KAUNAS REGIONAL STATISTICAL OFFICE KLAIPEDA REGIONAL STATISTICAL OFFICE SIAULIAI REGIONAL STATISTICAL OFFICE PANEVEZYS REGIONAL STATISTICAL OFFICE VILNIUS REGIONAL STATISTICAL OFFICE COMPUTERIZED WORKPLACE IN WARD OFICE (140) COMPUTERIZED WORKPLACE IN WARD OFICE (87) COMPUTERIZED WORKPLACE IN WARD OFICE (80) COMPUTERIZED WORKPLCE IN WARD OFICE (74) COMPUTERIZED WORKPLACE IN WARD OFICE (98) STATISTICS LITHUANIA DATA BASE

8 FIELDWORK ARRANGEMENTS (1) (agricultural holdings) Data collection was started with web-census on May-June At the same time workplaces for the census specialists in every ward office were equipped. According to the intended way of organization of the agricultural census, a computerized workplace for a census specialist were equipped in every ward office, where more than 50 farms are to declare crops, from 3 May Such workplace were provided with computer and the Internet access. According to the organizational plan, farmers who came to declare crops on 3 May 30 June 2010 were interviewed by census specialist. The census specialist entered the data into the programme in the portable computer. Paper census sheets were not used at this stage.

9 FIELDWORK ARRANGEMENTS (2) (agricultural holdings) After crop declaration (i.e. interviewing of farmers providing declarations and period for filling of electronic forms), the lists of not interviewed farms were prepared at Statistics Lithuania on 1 9 July. Those who do not answer through web and do not declare crops were investigated by interviewers. The lists of not interviewed farms were sent to the coordinators in districts who together with census specialist working at ward offices distributed workload for census specialist. The interviewing of farms which did not declare crops was started on 19 July at their homes. Paper questionnaires were used. Data of these questionnaires were entered at the same computerized workplaces at ward offices. The interviewing of farms was finished on 31 August Workplace for census specialist at ward office were equipped on May August 2010 for entering statistical data.

10 FIELDWORK ARRANGEMENTS (small units) Interviewing of small farms (having up to 1 ha of agricultural land) was started on 1 June. Small farms were interviewed by additional census specialist who will visit farmers at home. Paper questionnaires were provided for small farms. The data of these questionnaires were entered in the same portable computers by the census specialist working at ward offices. The interviewing of small farms was carried out until 16 July.

11 The number of farms possessing 1 and more ha of agricultural land utilised Indicator All farms Farmer s and family farms Agricultural companies and enterprises Number of farms, thous Agricultural land utilised, thous. ha Average size of a farm according to the area of agricultural land, ha Over seven years (since 2003 Agricultural Census) the number of farms possessing one and more ha of agricultural land has decreased by more than 26 per cent. The greatest decrease was observed: in farms possessing 2 5 ha of agricultural land utilised (against 2003 census data, their number dropped by 37 per cent); in farms possessing 5 10 ha of agricultural land utilised (against 2003 census data, their number dropped by 30 per cent).

12 The structure of agricultural crops number of farms area, thous. ha against the crop area, per cent ha per farm, on average number of farms area, thous. ha against the crop area, per cent ha per farm, on average Crops, total Grain crops Leguminous crops Flax Rapes Field vegetables Potatoes Sugar beets Fodder roots All temporary grasses Perennial grasses Other

13 The number of farm animals in all farms Number of farms Number of livestock and poultry, thous. Per farm, on average Livestock diary cows Pigs Sheep Goats Horses Poultry Rabbits Beehives

14 Agricultur al land area, ha Workers, total Number of agricultural workers by farm size, thousand Farmers and their family members Permanent hired workers Temporary hired workers Total under Slightly more than half (52 per cent) of workers were working on small farms (under 5 ha of agricultural land), a third on 5 20 ha farms. Permanent workers were usually hired by large farms. A third (34 per cent) of farmers and contributing family workers indicated that at the moment of the Census, apart from farm work, they had another paid job, of whom 96 per cent stated that another job to be the main one for them.