Agricultural Census, 2021
West Bank and Gaza, 2021
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PSE-PCBS-AGC-2021-V1.0
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Identification
Survey ID Number
PSE-PCBS-AGC-2021-V1.0
Title
Agricultural Census, 2021
Translated Title
التعداد الزراعي 2021
Country
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Palestine | PSE |
Study type
Agricultural Census [ag/census]
Series Information
The present census is the second to be implemented in Palestine in close cooperation and partnership between PCBS and MoA. The first Agriculture Census was implemented in 2010 with the second census scheduled for 2020; however and due to the spread of COVID-19, the implementation of this census was postponed to 2021. This census is particularly important due to its link to the land which is the very expression of Palestinian national sovereignty.
Abstract
The Agricultural Census aims in general to establish an updated, detailed and accurate holdings database to assist in planning and policy making at all levels related to the agricultural sector. It also aims in specific to provide data on the structure of agriculture, especially for small administrative and geographical units, rare items, and to enable detailed cross-tabulations, and to provide data that can be used as a benchmark for reconciliation of current agricultural statistics; and for setting estimates for subsequent years, in addition to provide frames for agricultural sampling surveys.
Kind of Data
Census/enumeration data [cen]
Unit of Analysis
Agricultural Holding
Version
Version Description
V1.0: Basic raw data, obtained from data entry By researchers on a computerized program.
Version Date
2022-11-14
Scope
Notes
Part One: Identification data
Part Two: Holder's data
Part Three: Agricultural holding
Part Four: Land use
Part Five: Crops/ field crops, vegetables, tree horticulture
Part Six: Livestock
Part Seven: Agricultural employees
Part Eight: Machines and equipment
Part Nine: Agricultural practices and services
Part Two: Holder's data
Part Three: Agricultural holding
Part Four: Land use
Part Five: Crops/ field crops, vegetables, tree horticulture
Part Six: Livestock
Part Seven: Agricultural employees
Part Eight: Machines and equipment
Part Nine: Agricultural practices and services
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
The census also covered all geographical levels in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, so that:
1. Implementation of a comprehensive listing in Gaza Strip that enumeration areas represent more than 5% of households that practice agricultural activity, according to the Population, Housing and Establishments Census, 2017 data.
2. Visiting the households that practiced agricultural activity according to data of Population, Housing and Establishments Census, 2017 in the enumerated areas, where the percentage of households that practiced an agricultural activity is 1-4%.
3. Implementation of a comprehensive listing in the West Bank for all localities except camps and city centers in the following governorates (Nablus, Ramallah & Al-Bireh, Hebron and J2 in Jerusalem Governorate).
4. Implementation of a comprehensive listing in the enumeration areas of camps and city centers in the following governorates (Nablus, Ramallah, Al-Bireh, Hebron and J2 of Jerusalem Governorate), for households that practiced agricultural activity according to data of Population, Housing and Establishments Census 2017, more than 5%, and visiting the households that practiced agricultural activity according to data of Population, Housing and Establishments Census 2017 in the enumerated areas, where the percentage of households that practiced an agricultural activity is 1-4% in the same locality mentioned above.
5. About Jerusalem J1, a different methodology is applied in two phases. In the first phase, research and investigation are carried out in cooperation with responsible and dignitaries in Jerusalem J1 on agricultural holdings and holders, and in the second phase, enumeration of the holdings that were monitored in the first phase.
1. Implementation of a comprehensive listing in Gaza Strip that enumeration areas represent more than 5% of households that practice agricultural activity, according to the Population, Housing and Establishments Census, 2017 data.
2. Visiting the households that practiced agricultural activity according to data of Population, Housing and Establishments Census, 2017 in the enumerated areas, where the percentage of households that practiced an agricultural activity is 1-4%.
3. Implementation of a comprehensive listing in the West Bank for all localities except camps and city centers in the following governorates (Nablus, Ramallah & Al-Bireh, Hebron and J2 in Jerusalem Governorate).
4. Implementation of a comprehensive listing in the enumeration areas of camps and city centers in the following governorates (Nablus, Ramallah, Al-Bireh, Hebron and J2 of Jerusalem Governorate), for households that practiced agricultural activity according to data of Population, Housing and Establishments Census 2017, more than 5%, and visiting the households that practiced agricultural activity according to data of Population, Housing and Establishments Census 2017 in the enumerated areas, where the percentage of households that practiced an agricultural activity is 1-4% in the same locality mentioned above.
5. About Jerusalem J1, a different methodology is applied in two phases. In the first phase, research and investigation are carried out in cooperation with responsible and dignitaries in Jerusalem J1 on agricultural holdings and holders, and in the second phase, enumeration of the holdings that were monitored in the first phase.
Universe
Includes agricultural holdings in Palestine in 2021
Producers and sponsors
Primary investigators
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics | Palestine |
Producers
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Ministry of Agriculture Ministry of Agriculture Ministry of Agriculture Ministry of Agriculture | Palestine |
Funding Agency/Sponsor
| Name | Abbreviation |
|---|---|
| Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation | SDC |
| Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation | AECID |
| European Union | EU |
| German Agency for International Cooperation Agency | GIZ |
| Italian Agency for Development Cooperation | AICS |
| Palestinian Government | PSE |
Other Identifications/Acknowledgments
Sampling
Sampling Procedure
The frame of the Agriculture Census includes a complete record of households and non-household agricultural holdings, where all households are enumerated and the household agricultural holdings are identified, in addition to a list of non-households holdings that is obtained by listing all buildings as well as a list from the Ministry of Agriculture which includes cooperative societies/charity societies, companies, and government and private holdings…etc.
The census also covered all geographical levels in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, so that:
1. Implementation of a comprehensive listing in Gaza Strip that enumeration areas represent more than 5% of households that practice agricultural activity, according to the Population, Housing and Establishments Census, 2017 data.
2. Visiting the households that practiced agricultural activity according to data of Population, Housing and Establishments Census, 2017 in the enumerated areas, where the percentage of households that practiced an agricultural activity is 1-4%.
3. Implementation of a comprehensive listing in the West Bank for all localities except camps and city centers in the following governorates (Nablus, Ramallah & Al-Bireh, Hebron and J2 in Jerusalem Governorate).
4. Implementation of a comprehensive listing in the enumeration areas of camps and city centers in the following governorates (Nablus, Ramallah, Al-Bireh, Hebron and J2 of Jerusalem Governorate), for households that practiced agricultural activity according to data of Population, Housing and Establishments Census 2017, more than 5%, and visiting the households that practiced agricultural activity according to data of Population, Housing and Establishments Census 2017 in the enumerated areas, where the percentage of households that practiced an agricultural activity is 1-4% in the same locality mentioned above.
5. About Jerusalem J1, a different methodology is applied in two phases. In the first phase, research and investigation are carried out in cooperation with responsible and dignitaries in Jerusalem J1 on agricultural holdings and holders, and in the second phase, enumeration of the holdings that were monitored in the first phase.
The census also covered all geographical levels in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, so that:
1. Implementation of a comprehensive listing in Gaza Strip that enumeration areas represent more than 5% of households that practice agricultural activity, according to the Population, Housing and Establishments Census, 2017 data.
2. Visiting the households that practiced agricultural activity according to data of Population, Housing and Establishments Census, 2017 in the enumerated areas, where the percentage of households that practiced an agricultural activity is 1-4%.
3. Implementation of a comprehensive listing in the West Bank for all localities except camps and city centers in the following governorates (Nablus, Ramallah & Al-Bireh, Hebron and J2 in Jerusalem Governorate).
4. Implementation of a comprehensive listing in the enumeration areas of camps and city centers in the following governorates (Nablus, Ramallah, Al-Bireh, Hebron and J2 of Jerusalem Governorate), for households that practiced agricultural activity according to data of Population, Housing and Establishments Census 2017, more than 5%, and visiting the households that practiced agricultural activity according to data of Population, Housing and Establishments Census 2017 in the enumerated areas, where the percentage of households that practiced an agricultural activity is 1-4% in the same locality mentioned above.
5. About Jerusalem J1, a different methodology is applied in two phases. In the first phase, research and investigation are carried out in cooperation with responsible and dignitaries in Jerusalem J1 on agricultural holdings and holders, and in the second phase, enumeration of the holdings that were monitored in the first phase.
Deviations from the Sample Design
Not applicable
Response Rate
Not Applicable.
Weighting
Not applicable
Data Collection
Dates of Data Collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2021-10-02 | 2021-12-30 |
Time periods
| Start date | End date |
|---|---|
| 2020-10-01 | 2021-09-30 |
Data Collection Mode
Computer Assisted Personal Interview [capi]
Supervision
The technical team consisting of employees of the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics and the Ministry of Agriculture
Data Collection Notes
This phases was implemented during the period between 02/10/2021 to 30/12/2021, which aimed to collect data on agricultural holdings and their characteristics, as well as data on cultivated areas, and livestock numbers, on tablets using the geographic database uploaded on the application per every enumeration area; using building number and housing unit number, which was recorded during the process of listing and numbering the buildings and was written to the right of the observer at the main entrance of the building or housing unit during the implementation of the Population, Housing and Establishments Census, 2017, and were matched to the electronic maps uploaded on the tablets. When adding a new building that was built after the implementation of the Population, Housing and Establishments Census, 2017, this building is given the last serial number in the enumeration area automatically on the application. Average of seven enumeration areas assigned to each meter, based on the achievement rate obtained in the pilot Agricultural Census phase to ensure that work is completed in all enumeration areas within the enumeration period specified by the authority, and to ensure overcoming the problem of the lack of available tablets during the counting period.
Data Collectors
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics | PCBS | Palestine |
| Ministry of Agriculture | MOA | Palestine |
Questionnaires
Questionnaires
Computerized program
Data Processing
Data Editing
Post enumeration data processing phase was limited to final examination and cleaning of Agricultural Census databases, with documentation of examinations on all topics of Agricultural Census 2021 questions.
Data processing phase focused on the following:
1. Checking the allowed transfers and values.
2. Checking the consistency between different questions of the census questionnaire based on logical relationships.
3. Checking on the basis of relations between certain questions so that a list of non-identical cases was extracted, reviewed and identified the source of the error case by case, and if such errors were immediately modified and corrected based on the source of the error3. Checking on the basis of relations between certain questions so that a list of non-identical cases was extracted, reviewed and identified the source of the error case by case, and if such errors were immediately modified and corrected based on the source of the error.
Data processing phase focused on the following:
1. Checking the allowed transfers and values.
2. Checking the consistency between different questions of the census questionnaire based on logical relationships.
3. Checking on the basis of relations between certain questions so that a list of non-identical cases was extracted, reviewed and identified the source of the error case by case, and if such errors were immediately modified and corrected based on the source of the error3. Checking on the basis of relations between certain questions so that a list of non-identical cases was extracted, reviewed and identified the source of the error case by case, and if such errors were immediately modified and corrected based on the source of the error.
Data Appraisal
Estimates of Sampling Error
The sampling errors occur during the sample-based surveys but not in censuses as it is a comprehensive inventory of all agricultural holdings. These errors are easy to measure with the error point estimate also, since it is considered as an error in the sample.
Data Appraisal
The non-sampling errors occur at any stage during the implementation of censuses and surveys. Therefore, it is necessary to provide for a data quality control system to ensure maximum accuracy. Many of these stages were used during the agriculture census planning and implementation where are-interview was carried out as follows:
• There are two models that were used to collect data and were uploaded to tablets. The first model is to enumerate households in all enumeration areas; in which the percentage of households that practiced an agricultural activity (according to the data of the Population, Housing and Establishments Census, 2017) is 5% or more, and the second model was used if the household had agricultural holdings.
• The enumerator visited Palestinian households in the enumeration areas in which the percentage of households that practiced agricultural activity (according to the data of the Population, Housing and Establishments Census, 2017) is less than 5%, so that the inventory model and the model prepared for agricultural holdings were if the tenure conditions were met.
• There are two models that were used to collect data and were uploaded to tablets. The first model is to enumerate households in all enumeration areas; in which the percentage of households that practiced an agricultural activity (according to the data of the Population, Housing and Establishments Census, 2017) is 5% or more, and the second model was used if the household had agricultural holdings.
• The enumerator visited Palestinian households in the enumeration areas in which the percentage of households that practiced agricultural activity (according to the data of the Population, Housing and Establishments Census, 2017) is less than 5%, so that the inventory model and the model prepared for agricultural holdings were if the tenure conditions were met.
Access policy
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Division of user services | Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics | Dus@pcbs.gov.ps | www.pcbs.gov.ps |
| Mail office | Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics | Diwan@pcbs.gov.ps | www.pcbs.gov.ps |
Confidentiality
General Statistics Law No. (5) for Year 2000
Article (17)
1. All individual information and data submitted to the Bureau for statistical purposes shall be treated as confidential and shall not be divulged, in whole or in part, to any individual or to a public or private body,
or used for any purpose other than for preparing statistical tables.
2. The Bureau shall endeavor to issue official statistical publications in aggregate tables, which do not disclose individual data, in conformity with the confidentiality of statistical data.
Access conditions
1. Pledges the utilization of "data" or any copies thereof shall be limited to the purposes agreed upon including not granting any third parties any access to these data. Restrictions applies to any data duplication
or transformed setting for purposes other than meeting the requirements of the statistical programs used in data analysis.
2. Utilization of "data" or any copies thereof is limited to personal computers normally .
3. Pledges not to alter the value of any observation in the original "data"; nevertheless, this does not apply on subjecting data to any processes or procedures aiming to derive new variables. The first party does
not bear any professional, administrative or financial responsibility for any losses incurred as a result of changes in the variables values.
or transformed setting for purposes other than meeting the requirements of the statistical programs used in data analysis.
2. Utilization of "data" or any copies thereof is limited to personal computers normally .
3. Pledges not to alter the value of any observation in the original "data"; nevertheless, this does not apply on subjecting data to any processes or procedures aiming to derive new variables. The first party does
not bear any professional, administrative or financial responsibility for any losses incurred as a result of changes in the variables values.
Citation requirements
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics Agricultural Census, 2021. V1.0(11-2022). Ramallah - Palestine
Access authority
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics | State of Palestine | Diwan@pcbs.gov.ps | www.pcbs.gov.ps |
| Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics | State of Palestine | Dus@pcbs.gov.ps | www.pcbs.gov.ps |
Disclaimer and copyrights
Disclaimer
PCBS provid data collected for purely statistical purposes, and therefore does not assume any responsibility for legal or professional from any claim or analysis or interpretation or misuse of this data.
Copyright
(c) November, 2022.Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Agricultural Census 2021.
Metadata production
DDI Document ID
DDI-PSE-PCBS-AGC-2021-V1.0
Producers
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics | PCBS | Palestine | Data collection and processing |
Date of Metadata Production
2023-11-12