Agricultural census in Israel in Israel Hana Tubi, CBS November 2011 November 2011

2 The census goals Collecting, processing and disseminating data on the agricultural sector in Israel –Covering the whole country –Obtaining a better picture of the farm structure and the main characteristics –Providing an anchor for the examination of the current data and the ways they are being used )administrative files) –A basis for future surveys

3 Agricultural census in Israel 1950 (unavailable) survey

4 Number of active farms Admin. data 2009 Survey census 1981 census ,00025,44844,93035,000 Total Farms 13,00015,54622,79419,500Moshavim Kibbutzim 1,5003,7585,9345,100Other 7,2005,81714,35510,000 Arab farms

5 Common Problems with regard to Data Collection Missing data regarding farms that are not required to report –Missing data regarding small farms –Missing data regarding some sectors (Arab and religious sector) Missing data regarding the activity location Missing data regarding the non-agricultural activities Farm structure and characteristics

6 Corethemes of the census (Medstat II) Core themes of the census (Medstat II) 1.Identification and location of agricultural holdings 2.Legal status of agricultural holders 3.Sex/age of agricultural holder and household size (in case of a business, size, number of employees etc.) 4.Main purpose of production of the holding (local market, export, manufacturing, self consumption) 5.Area of holding by land use type and crop 6.Land tenure types on the holding 7.Presence of irrigation on the holding 8.Number of animals on the holding 9.Presence of aquaculture on the holding 10. Other economic production activities of the holding's enterprise

7 7 Jamal Medlege/Hana Tubi Build a new farm register Define a minimum threshold for farms Construct a questionnaire Collect the data Process the data Analyze the data Publish a report Census Procedures

8 StatisticalFarm Register(SFR) Statistical Farm Register (SFR) A list of all agricultural holdings Includes basic information about each unit (size, measure) Base for samples for surveys Reliable and updated information

9 Administrativesourcesin Israel - SFR Administrative sources in Israel - SFR Business/tax registers Insurance fund for natural damages Foreign workers register Production/marketing boards Farmer organizations Water authority Veterinary register (animal registers) Organic farming register The Galilee Association for the Arab sector

10 10 Jamal Medlege/Hana Tubi Identify partial income from agriculture activity (business register) Deduct double counting (cooperatives and partnerships) Locate non reporting small farms Expected challenges

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