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Agriculture Statistics Liaison Group
18 November 2010
18 November 2010
Presentation by
Margaret McLoughlin
CSO, Ireland
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Presentation Agenda
Welcome & Introductions
CSO Objectives for the Group
ASLG Terms of Reference
Today’s agenda
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CSO objectives for the Group
Improve Communication: Learning about each others’
information needs & usage; data sources and projects
Quality Assurance: Cross-organisational functional co-operation
is a good mechanism for improving understanding of others’ data &
documentation
Optimisation: Broad information needs require subject matter
expertise to both collect data & analyse merged data sets
Resources: Need for diverse, proactive & voluntary expert
cooperation
Coherence:
1.Need for different organisations to submit same national
information to various international organisations
2. Agreement on the acceptable information source
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The CSO dilemma!
Information Flow
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Today’s Agenda
3.Agree ASLG Terms Of Reference
4.CSO:Overview of Data Collection Projects
(CSO will outline its current and future data collection obligations, progress
on Census of Agriculture 2010 and the recent use of administrative data.)
Coffee Break
5.DAFF: Overview of Data Collection & Data Holdings
6.Data needs of the group
(A discussion focusing on the combined data needs and data
collection potential of the ASLG members)
7.Agree next steps & Action List arising from discussions
8.Agree date for next ASLG meeting
9.AOB & Close
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ASLG Terms of Reference
1.Ensuring the agricultural statistical system meets the requirements of
EU, national and regional policy needs
2.Production of a quality assurance action plan
3.Promotion of best practice and efficiencies in the compilation of
agriculture statistics by
o further consideration of the SPAR recommendations
o the development of a single register of agricultural holdings
o analysing the possibilities for merging CSO surveys with DAFF
administrative schemes
o working with the CSO in the spirit of the European Statistics Code
of Practice1
o assisting CSO in its work on agri-environmental indicators
o consideration of options to further reduce response burden
4. Information sharing
1http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/quality/code_of_practice
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Thank you for being here today
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Agricultural Statistics Liaison Group
November 18th 2010
CSO: Overview of Data Collection Projects
Hilda McCarthy
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Overview
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Background
Structure of CSO Agriculture Division
CSO EU Obligations
CSO Data Collection
Other EU Requests
Challenges
Future Opportunities & Needs
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Background
Statistical Potential of Administrative Records1(SPAR)
• Recommendations
1. Use CMMS as main data source for Cattle
2. Develop general database for Cattle, Sheep & Pigs
3. Corporate Client System (CCS) as basis for CSO surveys
National Statistics Board - Strategy for Statistics2
• Recommends review of SPAR progress
1http://www.cso.ie/releasespublications/documents/other_releases/spar_chapters1-4.pdf
2 http://www.nsb.ie/pdf_docs/StrategyforStatistics2009-2014.pdf
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Agriculture Division
Three areas within Agriculture Division
• Agriculture Accounts/Production (Andrew Murray)
• Agriculture Prices/Data (Susan O’Connor/Fiona
O’Callaghan)
• Agriculture Register/Census (Hilda McCarthy/Fiona
O’Callaghan)
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CSO Data to Eurostat
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Census 2010, FSS 2013, FSS 2016
Gross Indigenous Production Forecasts
June Crop/Livestock Data
December Livestock Data
Livestock Slaughterings
Economic Accounts for Agriculture
Milk Statistics
Structure of Dairy Enterprises
Area Yield & Production of Crops
Agricultural Price Indices (API)
Regional Accounts for Agriculture
Supply Balances
http://www.cso.ie/releasespublications/
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Census of Agriculture 2010
• Response Rate: 89.5% (137,822 of 153,903 issued)
Response
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Active
87.8
Duplicates
1.9
Land Let
1.7
Land Sold
0.4
Retired
2.8
Deceased
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Other
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• Survey Agricultural Production Methods
Oct 2010 - 51.7% returned (of 39,974)
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Census of Agriculture 2010 (cont’d)
• Complete Editing
• Verify ‘inactive’ farms
• Imputation for (a) missing data
(b) non-respondents
• Merge COA 2010 survey data with 2010 Admin data
• Merge COA data with SAPM data
• Complete Commonage Report
• Prepare National Methodological Report
• Transmission to Eurostat: March –Dec 2012
• Revision of 2001-2009
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CSO Data Collection Surveys
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June 1st Crops/Livestock Survey
December 1st Livestock Survey
Census of Agriculture 2010
Survey of Agricultural Production Methods
Farm Structure Survey 2013, 2016
Livestock Slaughterings (M)
Price Inquiry – Agriculture Inputs & Outputs (M)
Milk Intake Inquiry (M)
Area, Yield & Production Survey
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Other Data Sources Used
• Administrative Data
-Cattle (AIM)
-Cereals (SFP)
-Geo Coordinates (SFP)
-Register Births (SFP)
-Monthly Slaughterings on Export Licensed Premises
-Subsidies, Cereals Production, Fertiliser Sales, Feedstuff Sales, Live
Animal Trade
• Other Survey Data
- Teagasc National Farm Survey (NFS)
- Miscellaneous Trade data (CSO)
- JLC (Earnings Agri Workers)
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Other Eurostat Requests
• Rural Development Indicators (NUTS level 3)
• Agricultural Environmental Indicators (AEI)
• Pesticides
• Fisheries
• Orchard Survey
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Rural Development Indicators (NUTS level 3)
-Population Change
-Migration
-Natural Population Change
-Age Structure Changes
-Life Expectancy at Birth
-Forms of Employment
-Importance of Employment Sectors
-Importance of Public Sector Employment
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Rural Development Indicators (cont’d)
-Capacity & Occupancy of Tourist Accommodation
-Weight of Manufacturing/Tertiary Sector
-Employment/Unemployment
-Relative Changes of (Un)Employment
-Human Capital
-Potentially Available Human Resources
-Structure of Agricultural Holdings
-Weight of Agriculture
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Rural Development Indicators (cont’d)
-Productivity of Agricultural Holdings
-Availability of Roads/Railways
-Proximity to Railway Stations
-Supply of & Proximity to Primary/Secondary Schools
-Proximity to University
-Supply of & Proximity to Hospital
-Health & Care
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Agricultural Environmental Indicators (AEI)
• 28 indicators
1. Agri-environmental Commitments
2. Agricultural area under Natura 2000
3. Use of Farm Advisory Services and Farmers Training Level (FSS)
4. Area under Organic Farming (FSS)
5. Mineral Fertiliser Consumption
6. Consumption of Pesticides
7. Irrigation (FSS)
8. Energy use
9. Land Use Charge
10. Cropping/Livestock Patterns (FSS)
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Agricultural Environmental Indicators (AEI)
11.1 Soil Cover (FSS)
11.2 Tillage Practices
11.3 Manure storage (FSS)
12. Intensification
13. Specialisation (FSS)
14.Risk of Land Abandonment
15. Gross Nitrogen Balances
16. Risk of Pollution by Phosphorus
17. Pesticide Risk
18. Ammonia Emissions
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Agricultural Environmental Indicators (AEI)
19. GHG Emissions
20. Water Abstraction
21. Soil Erosion
22. Genetic Diversity
23. High Nature Value Farmland
24. Production of Renewable Energy
25. Population in Farmland Birds
26. Soil Quality
27. Water Quality
28. Landscape
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Challenges
• Maintain Accurate Register of Agriculture Holdings
• Minimize Response Burden
• Maximize Use of Administrative Data
• Maintain Respondent Cooperation
• Meeting Increasing Statistical Demands
• Maintain Timeliness
• Coordination & Quality Assurance Role of CSO
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Building the Register
Corporate Client
System (146k)
Plus AIM
Database
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CSO Register
(140k)
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Less long term
non-respondents
(-3k)
• Checks
-Duplicates
-Specialist Producers
• Final COA Register : 153,903 records
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Future Opportunities & Needs
• Rural Development Indicators
• Agri-Environmental Indicators
• Sheep Census
• Web Data Collection
• Combined CSO/DAFF Milk Intake Inquiry
• Soil Quality Indicator Database (EU SILC)
• Agricultural Employment Data (QNHS)
• Meat Supply Balance
• Land Sales
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Considerations
• Confidentiality
• Response Burden
• Resources
• Professional Independence1
1 Regulation 223/2009 on European Statistics
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Where to next?
• Final Census 2010 Results
• Utilise DAFF Sheep Census Data
• Combined Milk Inquiry
• Single Farm Register
Over to you………
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Thank you
Any Questions?
http://www.cso.ie
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