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Agricultural Production Survey 2018-2019

Lesotho, 2018 - 2019
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LSO_2018_APS_v01_M
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Bureau of Statistics
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  • Identification
  • Version
  • Scope
  • Coverage
  • Producers and sponsors
  • Sampling
  • Survey instrument
  • Data collection
  • Data Access
  • Disclaimer and copyrights
  • Contacts
  • Metadata production

    • Identification

    Survey ID number

    LSO_2018_APS_v01_M
    Title

    Agricultural Production Survey 2018-2019
    Country
    Name Country code
    Lesotho LSO
    Study type

    Agricultural Survey [ag/oth]
    Abstract

    Lesotho has been undertaking Agricultural Production Survey (APS) annually since 1973/1974 Agricultural Year. The APS estimates are usually available by the end of October for summer and winter crops. In addition to APS, the Bureau of Statistics (BOS) conducts Crop Forecasting Survey (CFS) as early as April every year. The main purpose of the forecasts is to inform the planners and policy makers about the expected crop production to make effective decisions concerning availability of food in the country and to make necessary preparations if there is shortage of food.

    Crop forecasting is a process of estimating the most likely yield and production of cereals based on known facts at the time of making the forecast. Assumptions used for forecast are based on conditions such as weather and damage by pests. Forecasts assume that there is no change in production of crops between date of forecasting and final harvest.
    Kind of Data

    Sample survey data [ssd]
    Unit of Analysis

    Agricultural household and crop type

    Version

    Version Description

    Version 01

    Scope

    Notes

    The 2018-19 Agricultural Production Survey covers the following topics:

    • Households identification
    • Field ownership
    • Area measurement
    • Field listing by crop

    Coverage

    Geographic Coverage

    Rural settlement
    Universe

    The survey covers all selected sample agricultural households.

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name Affiliation
    Bureau of Statistics Ministry of Development Planning
    Funding Agency/Sponsor
    Name Role
    Government of Lesotho Funder
    Food and Agricultural Organization Funder

    Sampling

    Sampling Procedure

    A stratified multi-stage sampling scheme was adopted for the selection of the sample for the APS. Large enumeration areas constituted Primary Sampling Units (PSUs) and individual agricultural holdings (farming households) constituted Secondary Sampling Units (SSUs) for the estimation of land use, crop areas and livestock population. Fields under Maize, Sorghum and wheat formed the third sampling unit for the estimation of crop yield. Two sub-plots for crop cutting in each selected field formed the ultimate units for yield estimation. About 100 PSUs in the rural areas that covered about 2,000 farming households were selected. A maximum of five fields, each for Maize, Sorghum and their mixtures per PSU constituted the sample for the crop forecasting exercise that covered summer season only. Wheat which had already reached its maturity stage covers 10 fields per PSU following the APS sampling procedure. The PSUs have been selected with probability proportional to size, the size estimate being the number of households being obtained from the 2016 Population and Housing Census. In each PSU, an average of 20 agricultural households was selected through systematic sampling from a list of all agricultural households.

    Survey instrument

    Questionnaires

    The 2018-2019 APS questionnaire comprises of the following sections:

    • The demographic characteristics
    • Income Level
    • Contribution to farming
    • Livestock ownership
    • Field ownership
    • Loans access
    • Decision maker

    Data collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End
    2018-04 2019-05
    Data Collectors
    Name Affiliation
    Lesotho Bureau of Statistics Ministry of Development Planning
    Data Collection Notes

    The crop forecasting data collection exercise for the Agricultural Year 2018/2019 was carried out during the last two weeks of April and first week of May 2019 throughout the country. Data was collected by BOS enumerators under close supervision of Field Officers, Senior Field Officers and Statisticians.

    Data Access

    Access authority
    Name Affiliation URL
    Lesotho Bureau of Statistics BOS www.bos.gov.ls
    Citation requirements

    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

    Disclaimer and copyrights

    Disclaimer

    The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.
    Copyright

    (c) 2018-19, Lesotho Bureau of Statistics

    Contacts

    Contacts
    Name Affiliation URL
    Lesotho Bureau of Statistics Ministry of Development Planning www.bos.gov.ls

    Metadata production

    DDI Document ID

    DDI_LSO_2018_APS_v01_M
    Producers
    Name Affiliation Role
    Bureau of Statistics Ministry of Development Planning Documentation of the study
    Date of Metadata Production

    2019-06-24

    Metadata version

    DDI Document version

    Version 01 (June 2019)
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