„Improvement of statistical methods on the use of organic and inorganic fertilisers” GRANT project No Co-ordination meeting, Luxembourg, December 2008 HUNGARY

1. ON CONSUMPTION  mostly for agricultural enterprises, but some limited data on private holdings  annual collection on sample base land area fertilised fertiliser (organic and inorganic) input by land use categories certain figures on active ingredients (inorganic) data for important group of crops Data from the past/recent (what is available?)

2. ON SALES  enterprises selling agricultural means of production  data collection in each 3 month quantity (active ingredients) price Data from the past/recent (what is available?)

3. DISSEMINATION  most important data are published (yearbooks, webpage) Data from the past/recent (what is available?)

●new and increasing data needs (statistics, agro- environment, etc) ●on farm level ●on crop level ●need for methodological improvement (coverage, reliability and quality) ●reduction of the respondents’ burden Challenges

Aims of the project elaboration of a comprehensive statistical method to measure/estimate the fertiliser input quality improvement providing suitable input for other statistics, analyses less burden – „more” data

The project (Grant) 1.Analysing the available data 2.Pilot survey 3.Evaluation and recommendations (report)

Schedule Nov signature Dec end of project Dec Mid-time pilot survey data analysis ●●●●●● ●● ● model, recommendations

1. Analyses what is available? quality of the data? establishment of a „data-inventory” ( ) comprehensive approach of handling data (4 experts in 5 years) and possible revision (if needed) what we need?

2. Pilot survey testing a new questionnaire (block) what sort of data can/should be collected? how farmers react (burden)? costs/benefits

2. Pilot survey in one region (South Great Plain) perfect conditions for crop production lot of farms almost all crops are produced

2. Pilot survey in one region (South Great Plain) stratified sample (typology)

12 strata 200 agr. enterprises (20%) private holdings (2%) plannedreality more strata for enterprises 200 agr. enterprises (19,2%) private holdings

Basis for sampling: FSS 2007 holdings enterprises (1037): stratified random sampling NUTS3 (3 counties) x 6 size classes (ESU) x 8 types (typology 1-8) private holdings a)larger ones (175) all b)enumeration districts where annual regular survey is carried out (1136) all

2. Pilot survey in one region (South Great Plain) stratified sample (typology) very detailed questionnaire

Questionnaire 1. registration of fertilising is kept 2. use of calk/organic fertiliser on the holding in 2008 over the previous 3 years ( ) during during use of calk (area and quantity) by LU categories, farm level export/import of organic fertilisers (quantity, 21 types), 2008

Questionnaire 5. organic fertilising, crop level: by crop on arable land and fruit orchards -aggregated level: vineyard, kitchen garden, pastures and meadows, forest, under cover, nurseries -area and quantity -type (21 types) -additional info: incorporation, irrigation

Questionnaire 6. inorganic fertilising, crop level: by crop on arable land and fruit orchards -aggregated level: vineyard, kitchen garden, pastures and meadows, forest, under cover, nurseries -area and quantity -month -product (> active ingredients) -additional info: type of fertilising, incorporation, irrigation

2. Pilot survey in one region (South Great Plain) stratified sample (typology) very detailed form December 2008 (connected to regular annual data collection) voluntary base

3. Evaluation and recommendations (report) data collection in 2010 (FSS/SAPM) and in the future less complex survey reducing burden elaboration of an estimation method on holding/crop level possible inclusion of administrative data others

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