Definition
Parcel is a piece of land in the holding is one contiguous piece of land under one form of tenure without regard to land use. Both the contiguity and one form of tenure conditions should be met for a piece of land to be classified as a parcel. Contiguous means that the piece of land is not separated by natural or man-made boundaries like road, river, canal, etc., that are not part of the holding.
Focus parcel is the particular parcel where the last cropping is completed and where all relevant information for this study will be collected. If last cropping was completed in more than one parcel, information will be asked on the one having the biggest area and/or highest production.