{"doc_desc":{"title":"ARM_2014_AC_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS","idno":"DDI-ARM-ARMSTAT-AC-2014-v05","producers":[{"name":"Statistical Committee of the Republic of Armenia","abbreviation":"Armstat","affiliation":"Republic of Armenia","role":"Metadata producer"},{"name":"Food and Agriculture Organization","abbreviation":"FAO","affiliation":"United Nations","role":"Technical assistance on microdata documentation"}],"prod_date":"2021-06-02","version_statement":{"version":"Version 1.5 ( June 2021)."}},"study_desc":{"title_statement":{"idno":"ARM-ARMSTAT-AC-2014-v01","title":"Agricultural Census of the Republic of Armenia 2014","alt_title":"AC 2014"},"authoring_entity":[{"name":"Statistical Committee of the Republic of Armenia (ARMSTAT)","affiliation":"Republic of Armenia"}],"production_statement":{"copyright":"(c) 2014, Statistical Committee of the Republic of Armenia","funding_agencies":[{"name":"United States Department of Agriculture","abbreviation":"USDA","role":""}]},"distribution_statement":{"contact":[{"name":"if needed, this should be added with support from Armstat colleagues","affiliation":"","email":"","uri":""}]},"series_statement":{"series_name":"Agricultural Census [ag\/census]","series_info":"The Agricultural Census of 2014 is the first agricultural census conducted in the Republic of Armenia, and - in compliance with international standards - should be repeated every 10 years. The Census was implemented by the Statistical Committee of the Republic of Armenia (formerly named National Statistical Service) with the financial, technical and methodological assistance of the World Bank, US Government, Government of Austria, UN Food and Agriculture Organization (UNFAO), US Department of Agriculture (USDA), European Union, Statistics Sweden, Statistics Denmark, Italian National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT), Statistics Austria, Czech Statistical Office. The Agricultural Census, carried out throughout the entire national territory of the Republic of Armenia, was conducted adopting a methodology in line with guidelines and standards promoted by the FAO World Programme for the Census of Agriculture."},"version_statement":{"version":"v2.2: Edited, reshaped, anonymyzed dataset for public distribution (10% sample of full dataset)\n\nThe list of other versions that preceeded this version (v2.2) is:\n\n- v2.1 Edited,flat, anonymyzed dataset for public distribution (10% sample of full dataset)\n- to be completed with Armstat","version_date":"2020-11-25","version_notes":"The 10% anonymized sample has been initially disseminated through the ARMSTAT microdata database adopting a flat format (all variables stored in one household level file). In order to enhance data usability and clarity, data have been reorganized in a hierarchical structure, with variables referring to different statistical units stored in different files. This operation resulted in the production of a total of four files: one household level file, an individual level file, and two crop level files, the first for annual plantations and the second for permanent crops."},"study_info":{"keywords":[{"keyword":"Agricultural Census","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"Agricultural Production","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"Crops","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"Livestock","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"Agricultural households","vocab":"","uri":""}],"topics":[{"topic":"Agricultural Production","vocab":"World Bank","uri":""},{"topic":"Machinary Equipment and Assets","vocab":"World Bank","uri":""},{"topic":"Agriculture & Rural Development","vocab":"World Bank","uri":""}],"abstract":"The Agricultural Census of 2014 was carried out to fulfill the following objectives:\n\n- Provide information on the structure of agriculture in Armenia, disaggregated at National, marz and community levels. More specifically, the census collected data on agricultural land, livestock, agricultural machinery and equipment, agricultural facilities, human capital in agriculture, labour input, agricultural cooperatives, etc.\n- Establish an integral survey system for agriculture\n- Create a statistical register of rural households\n- Ensure international comparability of produced statistics.\n\nData collected through the census have been used to define a system of monitoring indices for different dimensions, such as poverty, food security, agricultural production, and gender related issues.\n\nThe disseminated microdata, documented by this DDI, represent a 10% anonymized sample of the original microdata.","coll_dates":[{"start":"2014-10-11","end":"2014-10-31","cycle":""}],"nation":[{"name":"Armenia","abbreviation":"ARM"}],"geog_coverage":"National coverage","analysis_unit":"The Agricultural Census of 2014 had the following units of analysis:\n\n- Individual rural households\n- Individual farms of urban population engaged in agriculture\n- Individual farms of members of horticultural\/gardeners' associations\n- Communities\n- All legal entities engaged in agriculture.\n\nThe disseminated microdata is a 10% anonymized sample of the original microdataset and it includes only 1) individual rural households; 2) individual farms of urban population engaged in agriculture; 3) Individual farms of members of horticultural\/gardeners' associations. Data for communities and legal entities are not part of the disseminated microdata file.","universe":"The universe of the Agricultural Census includes individual (rural) households, individual agricultural holdings of urban population, individual holdings of members of horticultural associations, communities, all agricultural holdings with legal status, private entrepreneurs, and, collective holdings (penitentiary institutions, military units, social care institutions for the elderly and disabled, educational institutions, and scientific experimental units).\n\nThe Agricultural Census has also considered units which implemented the following types of agricultural activities (irrespective of whether the agricultural activities were their major or secondary type of activity): \n \n- Cultivation of agricultural crops (grain crops and leguminous crops, technical crops, potato, vegetable crops, melon crops, forage crops, fruit and berries, grapes).\n- Cultivation of flowers, mushroom, saplings, seedlings, etc. \n- Livestock and poultry breeding. \n- Production of plant cultivation and cattle-breeding products.\n- Activities related to maintaining the agricultural lands in favorable agricultural and environmental conditions, etc. \n\nThe Agricultural Census did not consider the units which have only the following: \n- Stables, areas designated for horse riding, \n- Slaughter- houses or points of animal sale. \n\nThe units engaged only in the following activities were not considered either: \n- Hunting and forestry.\n\nThe disseminated microdata is a 10% anonymized sample of the original microdataset and it includes only 1) individual rural households; 2) individual farms of urban population engaged in agriculture; 3) Individual farms of members of horticultural\/gardeners' associations. Data for communities and legal entities are not part of the disseminated microdata file.","data_kind":"Census\/enumeration data [cen]","notes":"The Agricultural Census of 2014 has been implemented using three different questionnaires for different unit of analysis:\n\n1) Questionnaire for individual rural households, individual farms of urban population engaged in agriculture, and individual farms of members of horticultural\/gardeners' associations: 1-AC QUESTIONNAIRE OF AGRICULTURAL CENSUS (1-GHH)\n\n2) Questionnaire for communities: 2-AC QUESTIONNAIRE OF AGRICULTURAL CENSUS IN RURAL AND URBAN COMMUNITIES (2-GHH)\n\n3) Questionnaire for legal entities: 3AC QUESTIONNAIRE OF AGRICULTURAL CENSUS FOR LEGAL ENTITIES AND PRIVATE ENTREPRENEURS (3-GHH).\n\nThe disseminated microdata is a 10% anonymized sample of the original microdataset and it includes only 1) individual rural households; 2) individual farms of urban population engaged in agriculture; 3) Individual farms of members of horticultural\/gardeners' associations. The questionnaire for these units (1-GHH) is organized under the following sections:\n\n- Section I: General information on the household\n- Section II: Lands of the household\n- Section III: Area under agricultural plants and permanent cropland\n- Section IV: Household lands in other communities\/settlements (Agricultural lands, Subsistence lands and other lands)\n- Section V: Plant protection products and fertilizers\n- Section VI: Farm animals and birds\n- Section VII: Fish farming\n- Section VIII: Agricultural buildings and structures\n- Section IX: Labour force\n- Section X: Use and processing of agricultural products\n- Section XI: Agritourism\n- Section XII: Credits and subsidies\n- Section XIII: Agricultural cooperatives\n- Section XIV: Taking an account within the household","study_scope":"The Agricultural Census of 2014 has been implemented using three different questionnaires for different unit of analysis:\n\n1) Questionnaire for individual rural households, individual farms of urban population engaged in agriculture, and individual farms of members of horticultural\/gardeners' associations: 1-AC QUESTIONNAIRE OF AGRICULTURAL CENSUS (1-GHH)\n\n2) Questionnaire for communities: 2-AC QUESTIONNAIRE OF AGRICULTURAL CENSUS IN RURAL AND URBAN COMMUNITIES (2-GHH)\n\n3) Questionnaire for legal entities: 3AC QUESTIONNAIRE OF AGRICULTURAL CENSUS FOR LEGAL ENTITIES AND PRIVATE ENTREPRENEURS (3-GHH).\n\nThe disseminated microdata is a 10% anonymized sample of the original microdataset and it includes only 1) individual rural households; 2) individual farms of urban population engaged in agriculture; 3) Individual farms of members of horticultural\/gardeners' associations. The questionnaire for these units (1-GHH) is organized under the following sections:\n\n- Section I: General information on the household\n- Section II: Lands of the household\n- Section III: Area under agricultural plants and permanent cropland\n- Section IV: Household lands in other communities\/settlements (Agricultural lands, Subsistence lands and other lands)\n- Section V: Plant protection products and fertilizers\n- Section VI: Farm animals and birds\n- Section VII: Fish farming\n- Section VIII: Agricultural buildings and structures\n- Section IX: Labour force\n- Section X: Use and processing of agricultural products\n- Section XI: Agritourism\n- Section XII: Credits and subsidies\n- Section XIII: Agricultural cooperatives\n- Section XIV: Taking an account within the household"},"method":{"data_collection":{"time_method":"As of October 10, 2014: \n\u2022 agricultural lands\n\u2022 areas of perennial plantings\n\u2022 number of livestock and poultry\n\u2022 availability of buildings\/facilities for keeping the livestock and poultry and storing the agricultural production\n\u2022 availability of own operational agricultural machinery\/equipment\n\nPeriod of 01.08.2013 - 31.07.2014: \n\u2022 sown areas of agricultural crops\n\u2022 actually irrigated areas of perennial plantings \n\u2022 sources and methods of irrigation\n\u2022 means of plant protection and fertilizers \n\u2022 fish farming \n\u2022 utilization of agricultural machinery\/equipment\n\u2022 utilization of horses or other draft animals for agricultural activities \n\nPeriod of 11.10.2013 - 10.10.2014: \n\u2022 availability of buildings\/facilities for keeping the agricultural machinery and equipment\n\u2022 gender and age of labour force, engagement in the holding's agricultural activities, level of education \n\u2022 participation of the head and other members of the holding in agricultural training courses \n\u2022 involvement of the holding members (workers) in the holding's agricultural activities\n\u2022 utilization and processing of agricultural production\n\u2022 sale of processed production\n\u2022 delivery of agritourism services by the holding\n\u2022 sources of loans and subsidies received for agricultural purposes \n\u2022 membership in an agricultural cooperative \n\u2022 maintaining on-farm record keeping on production of agricultural produce and incurred costs","sampling_procedure":"The Agricultural Census (AC), 2014 was carried out by conducting a full enumeration of the all census units.","coll_mode":"Face-to-face [f2f]","research_instrument":"The Agricultural Census of 2014 has been implemented using three questionnaires:\n\n1) Questionnaire for individual rural households, individual farms of urban population engaged in agriculture, and individual farms of members of horticultural\/gardeners' associations: 1-AC QUESTIONNAIRE OF AGRICULTURAL CENSUS\n\n2) Questionnaire for communities: 2-AC QUESTIONNAIRE OF AGRICULTURAL CENSUS IN RURAL AND URBAN COMMUNITIES\n\n3) Questionnaire for legal entities: 3AC QUESTIONNAIRE OF AGRICULTURAL CENSUS FOR LEGAL ENTITIES AND PRIVATE ENTREPRENEURS.\n\nThe disseminated microdata  have been collected using the first questionnaire in the above list. \n\nThe questionnaire used for individual rural households, individual farms of urban population engaged in agriculture, and individual farms of members of horticultural\/gardeners' associations (1-AC QUESTIONNAIRE OF AGRICULTURAL CENSUS) is articulated as follows:\n\n- Section I - General information on the household: location and contact information of the household; head of household name and surname; manager of household agricultural activities; type of household.\n- Section II - Lands of the household: Area of household lands by tenure and use.\n- Section III - Area under agricultural plants and permanent cropland: Area sown with temporary crops; area under perennial crops; use of irrigation; irrigated area; sources of water for irrigation; irrigation methods.\n- Section IV - Household lands in other communities\/settlements (Agricultural lands, Subsistence lands and other lands): Possession of land in other communities.\n- Section V - Plant protection products and fertilizers: Use of fertilizers and other agro-chemical products; Area and quantity of fertilizers applied.\n- Section VI -  Farm animals and birds: Number of farm animals and birds in stock at the 10\/10\/2014.\n- Section VII - Fish farming: Engagement of household in fish farming.\n- Section VIII - Agricultural buildings and structures: Buildings\/structures to keep agricultural animals and birds and to store agricultural food products; buildings\/structures to store agricultural machinery and equipment; agricultural machinery and equipment; use of animal power for agricultural activities.\n- Section IX - Labour force: Sex, age, education and labour input from household members engaged in agricultural activities of the household; external workers by gender.\n- Section X - Use and processing of agricultural products: Areas of use of agricultural products produced in the household; production and sales of processed agricultural products.\n- Section XI - Agritourism: Engagement of household in the provision of agritourism services.\n- Section XII - Credits and subsidies: Credits and subsidies received for agricultural purposes and sources of their provision.\n- Section XIII - Agricultural cooperatives: Membership of household to cooperatives; forms of agricultural cooperatives and area of activity.\n- Section XIV - Taking an account within the household: Accounting of agricultural production performed by household; person answering questions in the questionnaire.","coll_situation":"Individual rural households, individual farms of urban population engaged in agriculture, and members of horticultural associations were interviewed with a PAPI questionnaire in face-to-face modality.\n\nCommunities and legal entities received the questionnaire and filled it in without the assistance of an enumerator."}},"data_access":{"dataset_use":{"conf_dec":[{"txt":"The authorized body of the 2014 Agricultural Census (AC), will ensure the confidentiality of initial (individual) data in line with sub-paragraph 3, paragraph 1, Article 6 of the law of the Republic of Armenia on Agricultural Census. The published microdata file represents an anonymized 10% sample of the orginal census data.","required":"yes","form_no":"","uri":""}],"cit_req":"Statistical Committee of the Republic of Armenia. Agricultural Census (AC) 2014. Ref. ARM-ARMSTAT-AC-2014-v01. Dataset downloaded from http:\/\/microdata.armstat.am\/index.php\/catalog on [date to be specified]].","conditions":"The 10% anonymized sample of the Agricultural Census 2014 is disseminated as Public Use File.","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."}}}}