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Port of Spain
Trinidad and Tobago
10th – 12th June, 2013
Prepared by:
Phillip Tate
Agriculture Statistician II
10th – 12th June, 2013
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
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Belize Background Information and Data
Belize Agriculture Census Data Collection
Belize Agriculture Census Issues
Agricultural Census/Agricultural Surveys
Methodology/Systemic Issue
Population and Housing Census and Linkages
to the Agriculture Census
Other Issues
Conclusion
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Map of Belize
8,867 Sq Miles
22,965 Sq Km
5,674,880 Acres (Land)
6 Districts
195 Villages
313 (ALL) + Communities
Information
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GDP 2012
Year
GDP in Current Prices (Mill. Bz$)
GDP in Constant Prices (Mill. Bz$)
2009
2,678.4
2,377.1
2010
2,784.0
2,441.9
2011
2,961.7
2,489.0
2012
3,158.9
2,620.6
Source: Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB)
Agriculture LFS as % Total
25%
20%
20%
21%
19%
19%
19%
20%
18%
16%
(%)
15%
10%
5%
0%
Years
2010 - Pop. Census
Agriculture as % Total
Total Imports and Exports 2012
2,000
1,800
1,600
(Million Bz$)
1,400
1,200
1,000
800
600
400
200
0
Exports
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
421
325
317
381
410
426
536
508
585
474
543
681
681
1,034
1,049
1,104
1,028
1,186
1,321
1,369
1,674
1,294
1,404
1,663
1,764
Imports 1,049
Years
Exports
Imports
7.00%
6.00%
5.00%
4.00%
(%)
3.00%
2.00%
1.00%
0.00%
-1.00%
-2.00%
2000
Inflation 0.60%
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
1%
2%
3%
3%
4%
4%
2%
6%
-1%
1%
2%
1%
Years
Inflation
Agriculture and Petroleum Export 2000 - 2012
700
600
500
400
(Million Bz$)
300
200
100
0
Economic Output
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
325.96 327.96 341.15 399.16 414.14 412.63 450 416.98 412.99 453.8 481.45 502.32 607.86
Traditional Three (3) Exports 248.87 186.72 166.93 201.87 214.52 225.91 259.65 247.16 249.63 230.09 208.76 253.61 345.51
All Agriculture Exports Only 310.75 228.01 215.88 240.37 265.44 293.07 325.25 304.3 309.63 302.95 289.03 339.52 437.37
Petroleum
Total Food Imports
88.54 142.62 230.93 119.18 200.84 292.09 186.3
106.27 118.76 107.84 118.73 109.23 120.20 118.24 135.59 158.72 160.00 167.83 236.96
Years
Crops
 Livestock
 Extension
 Agro-processing
 Policy and Planning
- Statistics
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Research and Development
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Technical Staff
(Research)
Extension Officers
Census Data
Population and
Housing Data
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(2) Coordinators
22 Extension Officers/6 Cooperative Officers
6 District Agriculture Coordinators
(6) Six Districts
168 Enumerators
Started – 1st February – 31st August, 2011
Coding and Verification
Scanned Questionnaires (St. Lucia)
Verification Questionnaires
Cleaning of the Database
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Pilot Training
Training of Supervisors - (Extension Officers)
Temporary Staff
Training of Enumerators - Lag Time
Payment of Enumerators
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Total Funds Available
SIB Questionnaires
Coordination (Supervisors)
Transportation
No Maps were used
GIS System (LIC)
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Need for the Censuses and Surveys
Agriculture Census - 1984/85
Belize Farm Registry – 2002; 2003
Belize Agriculture Census 2011; Pending
Completed and Clean Database
Waiting the Results
Publication
Screening Question:
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Grow more than 0.5 acre of crops
Own 2 or more head of cattle or 5 or
more sheep, goats, pigs
Own 10 or more chickens, ducks,
turkeys, geese
Have any aquaculture ponds for
farming fish
Have more than 0.5 acre of fallow
farmland and/or pasture land
Have 10 or more bearing fruit trees
Have 10 or more bee colonies
Agriculture
Section 3: Agriculture
3.1 – Do you or any
member of your
household own or lease
any land that is currently
being used, or is
intended for farming?
3.2 – Do you or any
member of your
household engage in any
of the following
agricultural activities?
SIB - Questions
Districts
2002
2010
BFR/MAF SIB Census
2011
2010
2010
Current
Q.1
(Updated)
Q.2
(Updated)
BAC/2011
Corozal
2,066
4,215
5,473
4,298
2,710
Orange Walk
2,164
4,409
4,958
4,538
3,036
Belize
619
2,657
833
2,920
2,271
Cayo
1,512
5,220
3,220
5,360
3,465
955
2,004
1,768
2,095
1,692
Toledo
2,381
3,946
2,984
4,032
3,122
Total
9,697
22,451
19,236
23,243
16,296
3,215
4,007
Stann Creek
Source: SIB
MNRA
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Methodology
Extension Service
Training
Support
Understanding (Why)
Commitment
Transportation (National, Village)
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Cost
Time
Resources (Human and Financial)
Efficiency
Planning
Coordination
Technology
NSDS (Country Assessment)
Politics
 Need for Statistics/Data
 Planning
 Efficiency
 Funds/Cost
 Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)
 Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB)
- Focal Point Statistics
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Priority (Statistics)
Commitment (Collecting, Analyzing and
Dissemination)
Additional Resources (Human and Financial)
Analysis (Shared Data)
Agricultural Reports (Production, Prices etc.)
Monitoring and Evaluation
Projects
Planning
Last Week Meeting
Questions!! Comments!!