This report presents the 1997-1998 (1990 E.C) Annual Agricultural Sample Survey (AgSS) area and production survey results for the major crops produced within the private peasant holdings sector of the economy. The report includes the objectives of the survey while outlining; coverage and content of the survey, sample design, field organization, training of field staff, method of data collection, as well as the survey estimates of area, production and yield of major crops. Estimate procedures and formations for estimates of totals, ratios and variance are presented in Appendix I. Estimates of the standard errors with the corresponding coefficient to variations for area and production for the major crops, the number of agricultural households covered, parcels and fields measured, and number of crop cutting completed are presented in Appendix II and Appendix III.