1 REPUBLIC OF CROATIA Central Bureau of Statistics Data collection project: PESTICIDE STATISTICS Istanbul, September Vesna Koletic, M.Sc.

2 Main topics 1. BASIC DOCUMENTS 2. NEXT STEPS 3. REFERENCE PERIODS FOR CULTURES 4. PROBLEMS REGARDING TO COLLECTING DATA 5. PROJECT STATUS

3 1. BASIC DOCUMENTS Technical proposals Technical proposals 1. Background information 1. Background information 2. Description of the work with description 2. Description of the work with description of surveys and timetable of surveys and timetable 3. Role of NSI and Eurostat 3. Role of NSI and Eurostat 4. Deliverables and outputs 4. Deliverables and outputs PPP Reporting Format 2007 PPP Reporting Format 2007

4 Selecting the “statistical units” (farms) on the base of on the base of Agriculture Census 2003 and Report about the areas and plantations at the end the spring sowing - for the legal entities (699) - family agricultural properties (11 009) -by culture (wheat, potato, cabbage, apples, and tomato) 2. NEXT STEPS

5 b) Preparing address book c) Design of questionnaires d) Preparing the List of Active Substances – Nomenclature for active substances Nomenclature for active substances e) Preparing the List of PPP on the Croatian market f) Preparing PC programme for data processing - next steps

6 3. REFERENCE PERIODS FOR CULTURES –crop year 1.Wheat - 1. X – 31. VII Potato – 1. III – 1. IX Cabbage – 1. III – 1. IX Apples – 1. II – 1. X Tomato – 1. I – 31. XII 2007.

7 1. Pilot survey on using plant protection products was not on the list of Annual working plan of CBS, and it means without legal act! 2. Some farmers changed their production plan, used rotation, and didn,t produced cultures we asked data for them 3. We have choosen crop year instead of calendar year, what has made more work than usually, and it is less practical 4. For collecting data we use postal method for legal family agricultural entities – good farms, and interview for family agricultural properties – poor farms; the result for collecting data is better with interview method 4.Should we need to collect data on using PPP in glass houses – for tomato protection– only for one charge, or for whole production during one year? PROBLEMS REGARDING TO COLLECTING DATA

8 We are in the process of data collecting and processing, and sending questionnaires to statistical units We are in the process of data collecting and processing, and sending questionnaires to statistical units 5. PROJECT STATUS

9 Thank you!