Palestine - Agricultural Census 2010

Agriculture-Census
Reference ID PSE-PCBS-AGC-2010-V1.0
Year 2010
Country Palestine
Producer(s) Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics - Palestinian National Authority
Sponsor(s) Palestinian Authority - PNA -
The Islamic Development Bank - IDB -
The World Bank - WB -
The European Union - EU -
Collection(s)
Agriculture Census
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Documentation

Download the questionnaires, technical documents and reports that describe the survey process and the key results for this study.
Questionnaires
Agricultural Census Questionnaire 2010
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Author(s) Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
Date 2013-03-01
Country Palestine
Language English
Contributor(s) Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
Publisher(s) Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
Description Two questionnaires were designed to collect data covered by the census. The first questionnaire was designed to list households and agricultural holdings, while the second was related to the enumeration of the agricultural holdings.
Table of contents 1. Household and agricultural holdings questionnaire:
This included data of households and agricultural holdings, in addition to identification data, building name or owner, type of building, current use of the building, the total number of housing units in the building, current use of housing unit, the name of the householder, number of household members (males, females), and number of holdings of the household.
2. Agricultural holdings enumeration questionnaire:
The enumeration questionnaire of the agricultural holdings included the following:

Part One: Identification data:
Identification data included the enumeration area number, building number, housing unit number in the building, in addition to identification data on the holder and the respondent.

Part Two: Holders and holding data:
Holders and holding data included data on the holder, such as the legal status, age, sex, main occupation, holder's relation to the householder, number of holder's household members, educational level, specialization, and data about the holding, including the holding type, the holding management method and main purpose of production.

Part Three: Land use:
This included the unit's address, total area, uncultivated area (buildings used for holding's purposes, building not used for holding's purposes, permanent meadows and pastures, other). Cultivated areas include areas of permanent and temporary crops, forests, land that is temporarily fallow, nurseries, sources of irrigation, and utility rights.

Part Four: Crops /field crops, vegetables, horticultural trees:
This included the following:

• Field crops: Questions related to the cultivation of field crops during the agricultural year: crop name, agricultural session, crop status, rainfed area, irrigated area, method of irrigation, and harvested area.
• Vegetable crops: Questions related to the cultivation of vegetable crops during the agricultural year: crop name, agricultural session, crop status, open air area, method of irrigation, protected area, type of protection, irrigation method, and harvested area.
• Horticultural trees: Questions related to the cultivation of horticultural trees during the agricultural year: crop name, method of farming, crop status, number and area of bearing trees and method of irrigation, area and number of nonbearing trees and method of irrigation, area and number of protected bearing trees and method of irrigation, area and number of protected nonbearing trees and method of irrigation.

Part Five: Farm animals:
This included the following:

• Raising farm animals (sheep, goats and cows): type and species, address, type of rearing, the number according to sex and age group, the main purpose of raising the animals.
• Poultry farming: type, address, number of barns, area of barns, maximum production capacity, actual number on the enumeration day of the first of October 2010, average number of barn cycles per year, total number of poultry raised during 2009/2010.
• Domestic poultry breeding: type, number, beekeeping, and other livestock.

Part Six: Agricultural labor force:
It included data on the agricultural labor force in the agricultural holding: employment status, sex, age, number and temporary employment.
Part Seven: Agricultural machinery and equipment:
It included questions on the use of agricultural machinery and equipment during the agricultural year.

Part Eight: Agricultural practices during the agricultural year:
This section included questions related to the use of agricultural practices; the availability of brooders or fish breeding; benefits from land reclamation projects; the construction of agricultural roads or any other agricultural projects.
Download Agricultural Questionnaire 2010.pdf
Reports
Agricultural Census Report 2010
pdf

Author(s) Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)
Date 2013-03-01
Country Palestine
Language English
Contributor(s) Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
Publisher(s) Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
Description The final results of the Agricultural Census 2010 include the number of agricultural holdings,classified according to the type of holding (plant, animal, or mixed); the area of cultivated land during the agricultural year 2009/2010 from the first of October 2009 to 30 September 2010; the number of domestic livestock (cows, goats, sheep, poultry farms, domestic poultry
and other kinds of animals as on the enumeration day of the first of October 2010; the agricultural labor force and its distribution according to sex and age; the number of agricultural machinery and equipment; and agricultural applications.
Table of contents List of Tables
Introduction
Chapter One: Main Results
1.1 Agricultural holdings
1.2 Agricultural holder
1.3 Land use
1.4 Crops
1.5 Livestock
1.6 Poultry farming
1.7 Domestic poultry
1.8 Bees
1.9 Other animals (working animals)
1.10 Agricultural labor force
1.11 Agricultural machinery and equipment
1.12 Agricultural applications
Chapter Two: Methodology and Data Quality
2.1 Objectives of the Agricultural Census
2.2 Census characteristics
2.3 Stages of agricultural census implementation
2.4 Questionnaires and forms
2.5 Field Work
2.6 Preliminary Results
2.7 Data processing
2.8 Dissemination plan
2.9 Data quality
Chapter Three: Concepts and Definitions
Tables
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