Census of Agriculture 2007

The scope of the 2007 St Lucia CAF is to measure the structure of the agricultural sector in the country. It covered the economic activities of Groups 011, 012 and 013 of the Industrial Standard International Classification (ISIC) of Economic Activities (2004). These groups are:
i. Group 011: Growing of crops; market gardening; horticulture.
ii. Group 012: Farming of animals.
iii. Group 013: Growing of crops combined with farming of animals (mixed farming)
a) Identification and location of agricultural holdings;
b) Identification and legal status of agricultural holders;
c) Population and employment in agricultural holdings; Land on holdings:
d) Total land, land tenure and land use;
e) Number of trees by type of permanent/medium term crop;
f) Area under compact plantation of banana, plantain and coconut;
g) Number of holdings growing temporary crops by type of crop;
h) Type of forests in holdings and production of non-timber forest products;
i) Number of livestock by type;
j) Type of machinery and equipment;
k) Selected agricultural practices and facilities;
l) Farm organizations membership;
m) Proportion of household income coming from agriculture;
n) Sex and age of persons responsible for the different farming activities;
o) Whether or not other economic activities are carried out by members of the holder’s household and their type;
p) Whether or not remittances are received in the holder’s household.