Agriculture Census 2004
Georgia, 2004 - 2005
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Identification
Survey ID Number
GEO_2004_AgC_v01_M
Title
Agriculture Census 2004
Country
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Georgia | GEO |
Study type
Agricultural Census [ag/census]
Abstract
The 2004 Georgia Agriculture Census is the first National Agricultural Census conducted in Georgia.
The necessity of conducting the agricultural census was due, on the one hand, to fundamental changes in the structure of land tenure, land use, agricultural producers and production that took place in Georgia since independence, and on the other hand to the fact that Georgia has joined the FAO Programme of Word Census of Agriculture 1996-2005. The census has been conducted by Department of Statistics under Ministry of Economic Development of Georgia with close cooperation with Ministry of Agriculture. Due to financial restrictions the census was conducted in two stages: from 25 September to 4 October 2004 in the rural area and from14 to 23 April 2005 in district centers and small towns. 5 large cities of Georgia (Tbilisi, Kutaisi, Batumi, Rustavi and Poti) were not covered by the census, as well as the uncontrolled territory of Abkhazia (except Kodori gorge) and Tskhinvali Region (Former South Ossetia).
The necessity of conducting the agricultural census was due, on the one hand, to fundamental changes in the structure of land tenure, land use, agricultural producers and production that took place in Georgia since independence, and on the other hand to the fact that Georgia has joined the FAO Programme of Word Census of Agriculture 1996-2005. The census has been conducted by Department of Statistics under Ministry of Economic Development of Georgia with close cooperation with Ministry of Agriculture. Due to financial restrictions the census was conducted in two stages: from 25 September to 4 October 2004 in the rural area and from14 to 23 April 2005 in district centers and small towns. 5 large cities of Georgia (Tbilisi, Kutaisi, Batumi, Rustavi and Poti) were not covered by the census, as well as the uncontrolled territory of Abkhazia (except Kodori gorge) and Tskhinvali Region (Former South Ossetia).
Kind of Data
Census/enumeration data [cen]
Unit of Analysis
- Agricultural Holding and Holders
Scope
Notes
The scope of Agricultural Census 2004 includes: Holding location, Holder type, Ownership form of the holding, Information about the holder, Household composition, Total area of the holding in parcels, Total area of the holding and its structure, Numbers of fruit and citrus trees, Numbers of vines by species, Livestock, Agricultural machinery used in the holding, Agricultural production used, Food security of the household.
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
The census did not cover 5 big cities of Georgia (Tbilisi, Kutaisi, Batumi, Rustavi, Poti) not constituting part of any district.
Uncontrolled territories of Georgia were not covered as well: Abkhazia completely (except Kodori gorge), present-day Java district completely, those parts of the present-day Gori, Kareli,, Sachkhere, Oni districts which earlier were parts of the former South Ossetian Autonomous Area, as well as a small part of Akhalgori district (see the map of the present-day administrative and territorial division of Georgia).
Uncontrolled territories of Georgia were not covered as well: Abkhazia completely (except Kodori gorge), present-day Java district completely, those parts of the present-day Gori, Kareli,, Sachkhere, Oni districts which earlier were parts of the former South Ossetian Autonomous Area, as well as a small part of Akhalgori district (see the map of the present-day administrative and territorial division of Georgia).
Producers and sponsors
Primary investigators
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Department of Statistics | Ministry of Economic Development of Georgia |
| Ministry of Agriculture |
Funding Agency/Sponsor
| Name | Abbreviation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | FAO | Financial and technical assistance |
| European Commission | EC | Financial and technical assistance |
Data Collection
Dates of Data Collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2004-09-25 | 2004-10-04 |
| 2005-04-14 | 2005-04-23 |
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face [f2f]
Supervision
At the first stage the census was conducted in 912 rural sakrebulos (communities) of 60 districts of Georgia and at the second stage in 92 small towns (among them 60 district centers). The territory covered by the census was divided into 1316 supervisor areas (1062 in the rural and 254 in the urban area). Each supervisor area was divided into enumeration areas (on average 6 enumeration areas per supervisor area in villages and 5 enumeration areas in small towns). In total, 7200 enumeration areas were created in Georgia (5904 in the rural and 1296 in the urban area). Each enumeration area was a working ground for one enumerator while each supervisor area for one supervisor. Besides, in each district the census was supervised by the head of district statistical office and a special representative of Department of Statistics.
For training enumerators, supervisors, heads of district statistical offices and representatives of Department of Statistics, a special 5-day training program was elaborated. In the central office of Department of Statistics first heads of district statistical offices were trained followed by special representatives of Department of Statistics. After that, the representatives of Department for Statistics were sent to districts where they trained the supervisors who later trained the enumerators (at the second stage of the census, due to their relatively small number, the enumerators and supervisors were trained together by the representatives of Department of Statistics). For ensuring uniformity and high quality of the training, the representatives of Department of Statistics and supervisors were equipped with special training materials including exercises and tests. Besides, enumeration tools of each enumerator contained detailed instruction manual for completing the census questionnaire.
For training enumerators, supervisors, heads of district statistical offices and representatives of Department of Statistics, a special 5-day training program was elaborated. In the central office of Department of Statistics first heads of district statistical offices were trained followed by special representatives of Department of Statistics. After that, the representatives of Department for Statistics were sent to districts where they trained the supervisors who later trained the enumerators (at the second stage of the census, due to their relatively small number, the enumerators and supervisors were trained together by the representatives of Department of Statistics). For ensuring uniformity and high quality of the training, the representatives of Department of Statistics and supervisors were equipped with special training materials including exercises and tests. Besides, enumeration tools of each enumerator contained detailed instruction manual for completing the census questionnaire.
Data Collection Notes
Due to the fact that sufficient resources for the full-scope census could not be allocated in the state budget of 2004, the field work of the census was conducted in two stages. The first stage, from 25 September to 4 October 2004, has covered the rural area, while the second stage, from 14 to 23 April 2005 has covered the district centers and small towns of Georgia. The second stage was indispensable because small towns of Georgia by their lifestyle are very close to the rural area and, as the census has shown, more than two thirds of their households are engaged in agriculture.
For ensuring the consistence of the data of the two-stage census, at the second stage the reference period was set not to 12 months before the enumeration but to the corresponding period of the first stage (from 25 September 2003 to 25 September 2004), and the reference moment was set not to the enumeration day but to 1 October 2004. Respectively, during the second stage only the holdings existing at 1 October 2004 were enumerated.
Field work of the census consisted of two steps: preliminary tour and enumeration. During the preliminary tour, the enumerators visited all dwellings within the territory of their enumeration areas, as well as offices of agricultural enterprises and other type holdings. They revealed all existing holdings. It was quite possible that several holding would be revealed in a household, e.g., a family holding, a joint holding and an individual agricultural enterprise. For avoiding double enumeration of joint holders, enumerators were given a special form where, in case of revealing a joint holding, they recorded identification data of all joint holders. On the basis of that form different questionnaires referring to the same joint holding were identified and only one of them took part in data processing. At the second stage of field works, for every holding revealed during the preliminary tour a questionnaire was completed. The questionnaire is attached in the Annex and it will give the reader a complete idea about the type of information collected during the census.
During the census the enumerators visited every household living in the rural area and small towns. Each household which carried out any kind of agricultural activity (i.e. owned or rented land or livestock for agricultural production) irrespective to its scale was considered a holder of a family holding and a questionnaire was completed for it. Moreover even for the households with no agricultural production the questionnaire was partly completed. Thus the advantage of the agricultural census was taken for carrying out a micro-census of population in the rural area and small towns.
For ensuring the consistence of the data of the two-stage census, at the second stage the reference period was set not to 12 months before the enumeration but to the corresponding period of the first stage (from 25 September 2003 to 25 September 2004), and the reference moment was set not to the enumeration day but to 1 October 2004. Respectively, during the second stage only the holdings existing at 1 October 2004 were enumerated.
Field work of the census consisted of two steps: preliminary tour and enumeration. During the preliminary tour, the enumerators visited all dwellings within the territory of their enumeration areas, as well as offices of agricultural enterprises and other type holdings. They revealed all existing holdings. It was quite possible that several holding would be revealed in a household, e.g., a family holding, a joint holding and an individual agricultural enterprise. For avoiding double enumeration of joint holders, enumerators were given a special form where, in case of revealing a joint holding, they recorded identification data of all joint holders. On the basis of that form different questionnaires referring to the same joint holding were identified and only one of them took part in data processing. At the second stage of field works, for every holding revealed during the preliminary tour a questionnaire was completed. The questionnaire is attached in the Annex and it will give the reader a complete idea about the type of information collected during the census.
During the census the enumerators visited every household living in the rural area and small towns. Each household which carried out any kind of agricultural activity (i.e. owned or rented land or livestock for agricultural production) irrespective to its scale was considered a holder of a family holding and a questionnaire was completed for it. Moreover even for the households with no agricultural production the questionnaire was partly completed. Thus the advantage of the agricultural census was taken for carrying out a micro-census of population in the rural area and small towns.
Data Collectors
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Department of Statistics | Ministry of Economic Development of Georgia |
Questionnaires
Questionnaires
The questionnaire has the following sections:
1. Holding location
2. Holder type
3. Ownership form of the holding
4. Information about the holder
5. Household composition
6. Total area of the holding in parcels
7. Total area of the holding and its structure
8. Numbers of fruit and citrus trees
9. Numbers of vines by species
10. Livestock
11. Agricultural machinery used in the holding
12. Agricultural production used
13. Food security of the household
1. Holding location
2. Holder type
3. Ownership form of the holding
4. Information about the holder
5. Household composition
6. Total area of the holding in parcels
7. Total area of the holding and its structure
8. Numbers of fruit and citrus trees
9. Numbers of vines by species
10. Livestock
11. Agricultural machinery used in the holding
12. Agricultural production used
13. Food security of the household
Access policy
Contacts
| Name | URL | |
|---|---|---|
| National Statistics Office of Georgia | info@geostat.ge | Link |
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
Example:
Department of Statistics, Ministry of Economic Development of Georgia. Georgia Agriculture Census 2004. Ref. GEO_2004_AgC_v01_M. Dataset downloaded from [source] on [date].
- 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
Example:
Department of Statistics, Ministry of Economic Development of Georgia. Georgia Agriculture Census 2004. Ref. GEO_2004_AgC_v01_M. Dataset downloaded from [source] on [date].
Access authority
| Name | URL | |
|---|---|---|
| National Statistics Office of Georgia | info@geostat.ge | Link |
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.
Metadata production
DDI Document ID
DDI_GEO_2004_AgC_v01_M_WB
Producers
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development Data Group | DECDG | The World Bank | Documentation of the DDI |
Date of Metadata Production
2014-03-25
DDI Document version
Version 01 (March 2014)