Survey of Agricultural Holdings 2020
Armenia, 2020 - 2021
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Survey of Agricultural Holdings 2020
AGRIS-SAH 2020
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Armenia | ARM |
Agricultural Survey [ag/oth]
Since January 2020 the Statistical Committee of the Republic of Armenia (ARMSTAT), in collaboration with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, conducted the Agricultural Integrated Survey (AGRIS) (sample survey) on a quarterly and annual basis in individual (agricultural) households of 4 marzes of the Republic of Armenia (RA). The AGRIS in RA was implemented for the first time. The main goal of the survey was to study the households' agricultural activities. For composing as complete picture about agriculture as possible, it was necessary to do a detailed survey in different households and by summarizing the provided information to have the statistical description of households and agriculture in the Republic. The data collected during the survey can be used to develop appropriate policies for the development of the agricultural sector. In the scope of mentioned program, it is also planned to collect information on the agricultural sector from commercial organizations engaged in agriculture.
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The agricultural integrated survey is conducted to collect statistical information on the agriculture in the Republic of Armenia.
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AGRIS is based on FAO International Statistical Experience
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AGRIS questionnaires and tools (CAPI application, manual, other documents) were developed to collect internationally comparable statistics
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AGRIS content and tools are adapted to reflect the nature and policy of Armenia's agriculture
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The survey on agricultural production in Armenia in 2020 has in total 5 waves of data collection (visits).
The potential of AGRIS
- AGRIS data
- will be the basis for the development, implementation and evaluation of agricultural policy
- will improve market efficiency
- will support research implementation
- AGRIS can be the base for an effective agricultural statistical system
- AGRIS is available and manageable
Sample survey data [ssd]
Agricultural households
Version
v1.0 - merged but not cleaned data
2021-10
Microdata will not be disseminated.
Scope
The survey collected information on the status of the agricultural holding, land areas, farm animal numbers, production and processing of agricultural products, consumption, sales, labor, buildings, etc.
| Topic | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| AGRIS | World Bank |
| Agricultural Production | World Bank |
| Economy | World Bank |
| Labour | World Bank |
| Production Methods and Enviornment | World Bank |
| Machinery Equipment and Assets | World Bank |
Coverage
Kotayk Armavir Tavush Shirak
Farm holdings
Producers and sponsors
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Statistical Committee of the Republic of Armenia | Government of Armenia |
| Food and Agricultural Organization | United Nations |
| Name | Abbreviation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | FAO | Partial Funding |
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| International Center for Agribusiness Research and Education Foundation (ICARE) | Survey operations |
Sampling
The design followed the principles and recommendations of the Handbook on the Agricultural Integrated Survey (AGRIS). A link tothe Handbook is provided under Technical Documents.
Framing: The sampling strategy is based on the Multiple Frame Sampling (MSF) approach using the two agricultural frames of the Agricultural Census 2014:
· List Frame 1: Agricultural holdings of the household sector
· List Frame 2: Agricultural holdings of the non-household sector
For details of the sampling design please refer to the Sampling Strategy and Plan attached as a Technical Document.
Terms of using replacement list:
Addresses from replacement list should be used only in sequential order and in the following cases:
The household cannot be found at a given address.
The enumerator visited the address at least 3 times and was unable to meet with members of the household.
The household refuses to take participate the survey.
For large holdings no replacement is available.
Survey instrument
The Agricultural Integrated Survey is conducted by the interviewers via Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing (Survey Solutions, SuSo) using exclusively the following digital questionnaires:
Inception questionnaire
Quarterly questionnaire
Annual questionnaire
The questionnaires were completed by interviewer during the visits to holdings in the course of the year, through direct interviews with the holder of the holding or another adult (at least 18 years old) member of the holding who is well-informed of the holding's agricultural activities.
The inception questionnaire consists of a cover page, survey preparation and the following 6 sections:
- General information on the holding
- Land use by parcels as of 1st January, 2020
- Stocks of agricultural products produced on the holding (as of 1st January, 2020
- Livestock numbers
- Buildings on the holding
- Agricultural cooperatives
The quarterly questionnaire consists of a cover sheet, general information on the holding and the following 6 sections:
- Crop area sown and production during the last two quarters (1st of January - 30th of June 2020)
- Use of Fertilizers and Pesticides/Herbicides
- Livestock and Poultry
- Production and processing of crop and animal products during the last two quarters (1st of January - 30th of June 2020)
- Labour on the holding
- Economic information about expenditures of agricultural holdings for agricultural production carried out during the last two quarters (1st of January - 30th of June 2020)
The annual questionnaire consists of a cover sheet, general information on the holding and the following 10 sections:
- Crop area sown and production during the last two quarters (1st of July - 31st of December 2020)
- Use of crop product durinig the last year
- Use of Fertilizers and Pesticides/Herbicides
- Livestock and Poultry
- Production and processing of crop and animal products during the last two quarters
- Use of pasture during 2020 (1 Jan - 31 Dec 2020)
- Labour on the holding
- Economic information about expenditures of agricultural holdings for agricultural production carried out during the last two quarters
- Access to agricultural production warehouses (From January 1st to December 31st 2020)
- Economic profiles of the holding (From January 1st to December 31st 2020)
The questionnaires were jointly developed by ARMSTAT, FAO and ICARE. Discussions were aimed at matching indicators available in the sections to the national peculiarities, particularly crop list and farm animals' gender and age group.
Data collection
| Start | End | Cycle |
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| 2020-01 | 2020-01 | Inception - 10 working days |
| 2020-08 | 2020-08 | Semi-annual - 10 working days |
| 2021-01 | 2021-01 | Annual - 10 working days |
- Computer Assisted Personal Interview [capi]
International Center for Agribusiness Research and Education Foundation (ICARE)
Statistical Committee of the Republic of Armenia
There were 4 groups: total of 7 controllers, 19 supervisors, and 111 enumerators.
Supervisors checked the filled questionnaires' integrity and credibility.
Controllers attended to the work schedule.
Interviewer Duties:
- Thoroughly plan the current activities
- Conduct the interviews with a daily schedule
- Explain the goal and objectives of the survey to the agricultural holding members
- Do not make any corrections or changes without the knowledge of the holding.
- Do not disclose the content of the respondents’ answers
Who should be interviewed?
- When starting an interview with a holding, the interviewer shall look for the most informed adult (at least 18 years old) member of the holding who can accurately answer the questions in the questionnaire.
- The holder or the manager of the holding are normally the most qualified respondents.
- Family members are a good example of potentially well-informed respondents, especially in the case of household agricultural holdings.
Trainings were conducted with enumerators and supervisors before the field work. Revelation of problems appeared during the previous field work by enumerators and supervisors, presentation of solutions, discussions, exchange of experiences.
There was constant communication (via software) between interviewers, supervisors and headquarters during field work.
Via CAPI's SuSo application, quick entry of questionnaires by the enumerators and data control by the supervisors and headquarters.
Big number of missing households/closed door/refusal to answer were present in the sample, as a result of which the selected addresses were changed to backup addresses. Additional time was spent on finding new addresses and preparing the household for the interview.
The pandemic, added to the delay of field work. Households refused to participate because to avoid contact with other people.
Data processing
Supervisors and controllers checked and edited the filled questionnaires.
The computer software helped in checking arithmetic and logic of the responses.
Data Access
| Confidentiality declaration text |
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| As per the Law of the Republic of Armenia on Official Statistics, the personalized data collected for statistical purposes may not be used by any agency or international organization for investigation, preliminary investigation, control, judicial examination, making administrative decisions or other similar processes. |
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| Arsen Avagyan | Agriculture and Food Security Statistics Department | agriculture@armstat.am |
Metadata production
DDI_ARM_2020_AGRIS-SAH_v01_M
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture and Food Security Statistics Division | AFSSD | Statistical Committee of the Republic of Armenia | Documenter |
| Development Economics Data Group | DECDG | The World Bank | Metadata adapted for World Bank Microdata Library |
2021-10-13
Metadata version
Identical to a metadata (ARM-ARMSTAT-AGRIS_SAH-2020-v1) published on Armenia microdata repository (http://microdata.armstat.am/index.php/catalog). Some of the metadata fields have been edited.