Identification
Survey ID Number
MMR_2003_AgC_v01_M
Title
Agricultural Census 2003
Country
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Myanmar | MMR |
Study type
Agricultural Census [ag/census]
Series Information
The Union of Myanmar participated in the World Census of Agriculture in 1953-54 (under the former country-name of “The Union of Burma”), but the coverage of that census was limited to 200 village tracts in the neighbourhood of 252 towns. A nationwide Sample Census of Agriculture was conducted in 1993. The last Census of Agriculture (MAC 2003), to which data here presented refer, was conducted in Myanmar in 2003.
Abstract
The Myanmar Agricultural Census 2003 was led by the Settlement and Land Records Department (SLRD) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation (MOAI). A National Census Steering Committee (NCSC), having representations from stakeholder Departments was constituted to oversee the preparatory phase of the census. A Technical Census Committee (TCC) met regularly to discuss the progress and to decide on technical issues. FAO experts and consultants provided technical assistance under a project. A total of 6,428 enumerators were involved in field operations.
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]
Unit of Analysis
Household Fishing holding: a household whose member(s) engaged in fishing during the census reference year.
Household Aquaculture holding: a household engaged in culture of fish, other aquatic animals or plants and owning a fishpond or any kind of aquaculture production facility during the reference year.
Commercial livestock and poultry holding: a holding operated by either a household or an establishment whose livestock and poultry products are mainly for sale.
Household Aquaculture holding: a household engaged in culture of fish, other aquatic animals or plants and owning a fishpond or any kind of aquaculture production facility during the reference year.
Commercial livestock and poultry holding: a holding operated by either a household or an establishment whose livestock and poultry products are mainly for sale.
Scope
Notes
The census was carried out with an extended scope to cover fishing, aquaculture and commercial livestock activities.
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
National
Producers and sponsors
Primary investigators
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Settlement and Land Records Department | Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation |
Funding Agency/Sponsor
| Name | Abbreviation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nation | FAO | Census preparation |
| Settlement and Land Records Department | SLRD | Census implemention, procession and dissemination |
Sampling
Weighting
Not specified
Data Collection
Dates of Data Collection
| Start | End | Cycle |
|---|---|---|
| 2003-03-16 | 2003-08-15 | Listing of all holdings |
| 2003-10-01 | 2003-11-15 | Census enumeration |
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face [f2f]
Data Collection Notes
Sketched village maps which indicated relative location of household, holdings and names of heads of households, prepared in 2002 by the SRLD surveyors served as the basis for planning of field operations. A pilot census was conducted by the SLRD in December 2002. Training was targeted at different level of census functionaries and covered census enumeration, procedures for manual data editing, and post-enumeration survey. Complete enumeration of all holdings was carried out during the census. The questionnaire for listing of household contained questions to identify agricultural holdings and special holdings. For main census enumeration, separate questionnaires were used for agricultural holdings and operations relating to Commercial Livestock and Poultry, Household Fishing and Aquaculture.
Myanmar Agriculture Census 2003 was carried out using complete enumeration method so that the result of census will provide the most important and basic information for formulation of future development plans and measures. Since the Myanmar Agricultural Census 2003 was conducted in complete basis, enumeration of census covered the entire country except highly urban areas, some remote areas where transportation facilities were not good enough to conduct the enumeration. At the time of census, there were 9 States and 8 Divisions with 63 districts, 324 townships, about 12,900 village tracts and about 58,000 villages in the Union of Myanmar. However, of the 324 townships, only 283 townships were included in the census.
Myanmar Agriculture Census 2003 was carried out using complete enumeration method so that the result of census will provide the most important and basic information for formulation of future development plans and measures. Since the Myanmar Agricultural Census 2003 was conducted in complete basis, enumeration of census covered the entire country except highly urban areas, some remote areas where transportation facilities were not good enough to conduct the enumeration. At the time of census, there were 9 States and 8 Divisions with 63 districts, 324 townships, about 12,900 village tracts and about 58,000 villages in the Union of Myanmar. However, of the 324 townships, only 283 townships were included in the census.
Data Processing
Data Editing
Agricultural Census Data Processing System (ACDDP) was developed using Visual Basic programming and CsPro 2.4 software. The system had the capability to monitor arrival of the questionnaires, check completeness of enumeration, data editing, generating output tables and editing them. Data processing was handled in five zonal centres. To satisfy the urgent needs of data, an advance tabulation based on 20% sample village tracts (674,331 questionnaires) was done to publish an advance report.
Access policy
Access authority
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Central Statistical Organization | Ministry of National Planning and Economic Development |
Confidentiality
Not specified
Citation requirements
Myanmar Census of Agriculture 2003, Settlement and Land Records Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation, Government of the Union of Myanmar (September 2005)
Metadata production
DDI Document ID
DDI_MMR_2003_AgC_v01_M_WB
Producers
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development Data Group | DECDG | The World Bank | Documentation of the DDI |
Date of Metadata Production
2014-04-30
DDI Document version
Version 01