Livestock Sample Survey 2000-2001 (1993 E.C.)
Ethiopia, 2000
Identification
ETH_2000_AgLVS_v01_M
Livestock Sample Survey 2000-2001 (1993 E.C.)
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Ethiopia | ETH |
Agricultural Survey [ag/oth]
Agriculture is the dominant feature of the economy is which the livestock sub-sector is an integral part. Livestock products such as hides and skins have a considerable share in the export market next to coffee and this indicates that the sub-sector plays a momentous role in generating foreign export earnings and has a great potential for development. The country did not exploit the potential advantages of its geographical location and huge animal resources to materialize a substantial live animal and meat export to the North African & Middle East countries. To raise income of farmers and improve the nutritional status of the population, the development of this sub-sector is of a paramount importance and exploitation of these large animal resources should be part of the total strategy of the national food self-sufficiency drive. Thus, to introduce modern management systems, and improve the quality of livestock for attaining better livestock productivity, reliable statistical data is essential.
The Central Statistical Authority (CSA) has been conducting Agricultural Sample Surveys since 1980/81 (1973 E.C) on annual basis to provide information on certain livestock characteristics. This bulletin, which is volume II of the Annual Agricultural Sample Survey, 2000/01 (1993 E.C) presents the objectives of the survey, coverage and content of the survey, sample design, training of field staff, field organization, method of data collection, some basic concepts and definitions and survey results of Livestock, Poultry and Beehives. Furthermore, it presents survey questionnaire, number of sampling units, sampled EAs and Covered by strata and estimation procedures of total, ratio and sampling errors for livestock, poultry and beehives.
OBJECTIVES OF THE SURVEY
The general objective of the agricultural sample survey is to collect basic quantitative information on the country's agriculture that is considered essential for development planning and socio-economic policy formulation. In particular, the objectives of the survey are to estimate the total cultivated land; total production and yield of major crops per hectare; crop land uses (temporary and permanent); number of livestock and poultry by type, purpose, sex and age; number of beehives and honey production in the private peasant holdings for the country, regions and zones.
Sample survey data [ssd]
Agricultural Household/Holder/Livestock
Version
Version 1.0: Edited non anonymized dataset, for internal use only.
Scope
The scope of Livestock Sample Survey included:
- Identification particulars: Geographic area information; Holder sex, education status family size and type of holding
- Livestock population and livestock products: This section covered information regarding number of cattle, sheep, goats, horses, mules, donkeys, camels by age and purposes; poultry, honey production per beehive, milk and egg; livestock diseases and treatments; number of births, purchases, sales, slaughters, and deaths of livestock; livestock diseases, treatment and vaccination ; and livestock feeds utilization.
Coverage
The 2000/01 (1993 E.C) livestock survey, which is part of the annual agricultural sample survey, covered the rural part of the country, except six zones in Somali Region, three zones in Afar Region and one zone in Gambela region. Furthermore, the survey coverage was limited to weredas in the covered zones of the different regions. A total of 55 zones and 412 weredas were covered in the survey.
Households, who were engaged in growing crops and/or breeding and raising livestocks in private or in partnership with others in the selected sample.
Producers and sponsors
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Central Statistical Authority | Ministry of Finance and Economic Development |
| Name |
|---|
| Government of Ethiopia |
Sampling
The 2000/01 (1993 E.C) livestock survey covered the rural part of the country except three zones in Afar Regional State, six zones in Somalie Regional State and one zone in Gambela Regional State that are predominantly nomadic. A two-stage stratified sample design was used to select the sample. Each zone/special wereda was adopted as stratum for which major findings of the survey are reported. Nevertheless, each of the four regions; namely, Gambela, Harari, Addis Ababa and Dire Dawa were considered as strata/reporting levels. The primary sampling units (PSUs)were enumeration areas (EAs) and agricultural households were the secondary sampling units. The survey questionnaires were administered to all agricultural holders within the sample households. A fixed number of sample EAs was determined for each stratum/reporting level based on precision of major estimates and cost considerations. Within each stratum EAs were selected using probability proportional to size; size being total number of agricultural households in the EAs as obtained from the 1994 population and housing census. From each sample EA, 40 agricultural households were systematically selected for the annual livestock survey from a fresh list of households prepared at the beginning of the fieldwork of the annual agricultural survey.
A sample of 1450 EAs was selected for the survey. However 24 EAs were closed for various reasons and the survey succeeded in covering 1426 (98.34%) EAs. With respect to ultimate sampling units, for the livestock survey, it was planned to cover 58,000 agricultural households. The response rate was found to be 93.01% (that is, 4057 households were not covered).
Survey instrument
The 2000-2001 Livestock Sample Survey used structured questionnaire to collect data on livestock and livestock characteristics. The questionnaire is organized in to two parts.
Part 1: Identification particulars: This part contains area identification of the selected household. It dealt with area identification of respondents such as Region, Zone, wereda, Farmer's association, Enumeration area household number, holder number, and type of holding.
Part 2: Livestock population and products: This part of the questionnaire dealt with number of cattle, sheep, goats, horses, mules, donkeys, camels by age and purposes; poultry, honey production per beehive, milk and egg; livestock diseases and treatments; number of births, purchases, sales, slaughters, and deaths of livestock; livestock diseases, treatment and vaccination ; and livestock feeds utilization.
The questionnaire used in the field for data collection purpose was prepared in Amharic language. A copy of the questionnaire translated to English is attached as external resource.
Data collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 2000 |
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Central Statistical Authority | Ministry of Finance and Economic Development |
FIELD ORGANIZATION
All the 22 branch statistical offices of the CSA participated in the survey undertaking, especially in organizing the second stage training, in deploying the field staff to their respective sites of assignment, and retrieving completed questionnaires and submitting them to the head office for data processing. They were also responsible in administering the financial and logistic aspect of the survey within the areas of their assignment. In the data collection of the survey, a total of 1558 enumerator ratio of 1-to-5. To accomplish the data collection operation, all enumerators were supplied with the necessary survey equipment at the completion of the training. To assist the data collection activities in deployment, supervision, and retrieval of completed questionnaires, 143 four-wheel vehicles were used. Table B shows distribution of the field staff and vehicles by Branch Statistical Offices.
TRAINING OF FIELD STAFF
The field staff-training program was carried out in two stages. The first-stage consisted of trainees from the head office, Branch Statistical Office heads, and some of the field supervisors. The training was given for one week at CSA headquarters in Addis Ababa. Many of these personnel trained in the first-stage conducted similar training for field supervisors and enumerators for about two weeks in branch offices, which are distributed around the country. During this second-stage training, the field staff were given detailed classroom instruction on the objectives and uses of the survey, concepts and definitions of terms used, interviewing procedures, how to fill questionnaires, … etc. The enumerators' training also includes a field practice to reinforce the concepts discussed in the classroom.
METHOD OF DATA COLLECTION
In each selected EAs, a fresh list of households was prepared and then agricultural households were identified from the list of households. From these identified agricultural households, 40 agricultural households were selected using systematic sampling techniques. Thus all agricultural holders belonging to each selected agricultural households were interviewed and the appropriate data were collected. The reference date for enumerating livestock, poultry, & beehives was February 8th of 2001 (Yekatit 1/1993 E.C)
Data processing
EDITING, CODING AND VERIFICATION
The editing and coding instruction manuals were prepared, and intensive training was given to the editors coders. Those trained editors-coders were accomplished the editing and coding tasks. In due course, professional staff members were assigned to facilitate the editing and coding activities and the edited and coded questionnaires were verified by statistical technicians as well as by professionals.
DATA ENTRY, CLEANING AND PROCESSING
The data was entered by data encoders in personal computers using IMPS (Integrated Microcomputer Processing System) software. Then the data was checked and cleaned by regular staff members. Finally, the data processing activity was also done by personal computers (PCs) to produce results that were indicated in the tabulation plan.
Data Access
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia | Ministry of Finance and Economic Development | http://www.csa.gov.et | csa@csa.gov.et |
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Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Data Administrator | Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia | data@csa.gov.et | http://www.csa.gov.et |
Metadata production
DDI_ETH_2000_AgLVS_v02_M
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia | Ministry of Finance and Economic Development | Production of metadata |
| International Household Survey Network | Review metadata |
2008-10-03
Metadata version
Version 02: Adopted from DDI (DDI-ETH-AgLVS-2000-v1.0) that was done by Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia.