Agricultural census in Israel Hana Tubi, CBS 1 November 2011
The census goals • Collecting, processing and disseminating data on the agricultural sector in Israel – Covering the whole country – Obtaining a better picture of the farm structure and the main characteristics – Providing an anchor for the examination of the current data and the ways they are being used (administrative files) – A basis for future surveys 2
Agricultural census in Israel • • 3 1950 (unavailable) 1971 1981 1995 - survey
Number of active farms census 1971 census 1981 Survey 1995 Admin. data 2009 Total Farms 35, 000 44, 930 25, 448 22, 000 Moshavim 19, 500 22, 794 15, 546 13, 000 Kibbutzim 282 307 313 269 5, 100 5, 934 3, 758 1, 500 10, 000 14, 355 5, 817 7, 200 Other Arab farms 4
Common Problems with regard to Data Collection • Missing data regarding farms that are not required to report – Missing data regarding small farms – Missing data regarding some sectors (Arab and religious sector) • Missing data regarding the activity location • Missing data regarding the non-agricultural activities • Farm structure and characteristics 5
Core themes of the census (Medstat II) 1. Identification and location of agricultural holdings 2. Legal status of agricultural holders 3. Sex/age of agricultural holder and household size (in case of a business, size, number of employees etc. ) 4. Main purpose of production of the holding (local market, export, manufacturing, self consumption) 5. Area of holding by land use type and crop 6. Land tenure types on the holding 7. Presence of irrigation on the holding 8. Number of animals on the holding 9. Presence of aquaculture on the holding 10. Other economic production activities of the holding's enterprise 6
Census Procedures • • 7 Build a new farm register Define a minimum threshold for farms Construct a questionnaire Collect the data Process the data Analyze the data Publish a report Jamal Medlege/Hana Tubi 7
Statistical Farm Register (SFR) • A list of all agricultural holdings • Includes basic information about each unit (size, measure) • Base for samples for surveys • Reliable and updated information 8
Administrative sources in Israel • • • 9 SFR Business/tax registers Insurance fund for natural damages Foreign workers register Production/marketing boards Farmer organizations Water authority Veterinary register (animal registers) Organic farming register The Galilee Association for the Arab sector
Expected challenges • Identify partial income from agriculture activity (business register) • Deduct double counting (cooperatives and partnerships) • Locate non reporting small farms 10 Jamal Medlege/Hana Tubi 10
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