Agricultural Census 2013
Thailand, 2013
Identification
THA_2013_AgC_v01_M
Agricultural Census 2013
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Thailand | THA |
Agricultural Census [ag/census]
The National Statistical Office (NSO) of Thailand conducted the Agricultural Censuses in 1950, 1963, 1978, 1993, and 2003. The Agricultural Census takes place every 10 years with the recommendations of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The 2013 Agricultural Census was the sixth round of its series.
The 2013 Agricultural Census data collection fieldwork involved 15,000 agricultural volunteers at village level and the 3,000 agricultural extension officers and the NSO provincial staff; they were sent out to interview all agricultural holdings throughout the country. The census data was collected by using portable devices (Tablet).
The 2013 Agricultural Census aims to provide basic information on the structure of agriculture at administrative units and that information over ten years provides as a guideline for developing agricultural policies and plans as well as monitoring agricultural development for both national and local levels.
Census/enumeration data [cen]
Agricultural holding/holder
Scope
The 2013 Agricultural Cesnus covered the following topics:
- Activity and legal status
- Holding area by land use, land tenure and documentary of right
- Livestock
- Rice
- Para rubber
- Permanent crop and forest (planted)
- Vegetable crop, herb, flower and ornamental plant
- Field crop
- Sea salt farm
- Freshwater culture
- Machinery and equipment
- Fertilizer and pesticide
- Employment on holding
- Holder household’s members and activity status
- Education and membership of agricultural activity groups
- Income and debt for agriculture of holder’s household
Coverage
National coverage, the census covered all agricultural holdings, who engaged in cultivating crops, rearing livestock, freshwater culture and sea salt farm, whether in municipal or in non-municipal area, throughout the country.
Producers and sponsors
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| National Statistical Office (NSO) | Ministry of Information and Communication Technology, Government of Thailand |
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Government of Thailand | Funded the census |
Data collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2013-05-01 | 2013-05-31 |
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| National Statistical Office | Ministry of Information and Communication Technology, Government of Thailand |
The data collection was conducted in all provinces throughout the country during 1 - 31 May 2013. There were altogether around 20,000 manpower to carry out the census; comprising of enumerators (agricultural village volunteers) for 15,000 persons, supervisors (agricultural extension officers) for 3,000 persons and the NSO staff for 2,000 persons. The field staff were sent out to interview the household head of all households (listing) in order to find agricultural households and consequently interview for detailed information on agricultural activities (enumeration).
Data processing
As the data was collected using Tablet, the initial data quality check was done during the fieldwork. The data was sent to the Server for further process on the inspection of data consistency, data accuracy and coverage completion in detail of each household by the fieldwork supervisors. After that the fieldwork supervisors submitted the correctness of the data to the statistical authorities at the provincial statistical office. The final checking for the correctness and completeness of the census data of each province was then confirmed and sent to the Server, and the data was further processed for statistics tabulations and summarized for reporting the census result at provincial level, regional level and the whole kingdom.
Data Access
Use of the dataset must be acknowledged using a citation which would include:
- the Identification of the Primary Investigator
- the title of the survey (including country, acronym and year of implementation)
- the survey reference number
- the source and date of download
Metadata production
DDI_THA_2013_AgC_v01_M_WB
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Development Economics Data Group | The World Bank | Metadata curation and documentation |
2018-12-04
Metadata version
Version 01 (December 2018)