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Tanzania - Agriculture Sample Census Survey 2007-2008

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Tanzania - Agriculture Sample Census Survey 2007-2008

At th e end of the 2007/08 Agricultural Year, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in collaboration with the Ministries of Agriculture, Food Security and Cooperatives, Livestock and Fisheries Development; Water; Industry and Trade; the Prime Minister’s Office, Regi onal Administration and Local Government (P M

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RALG) and the Office of the Chief Government Statistician, (OCGS), Ministries of Agriculture and Natural Resources; Livestock and Fisheries conducted the 2007/08 Agricultur al Sample Census. This is the fourth A gricultur al Census to be carried out in Tanzania, the first one was conducted in 1971/72, the second in 1993/94 and 1994/95 (during 1993/94 data on household characteristics and livestock count were collected and data on crop area and production in 1994/95 ), and the third was conducted in 2002/03.

Agriculture is an important sector of the Tanzanian economy in terms of food production, employment generation, production of raw material for industries, and generation of foreign exchange ear nings. The agricultural sector produce d about 26 percent of GDP (Economic Survey, 20 08 ). Having a diversity of climatic and geographical zones, Tanzania’s farmers grow a wide variety of food and cash crops as well as fruit s , vegetables and spices.

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Objective The 200 7/08 Agricultur al Sample Census was designed to meet the data needs of a wide range of users down to district level in cluding policy makers at local, regional and national levels, rural development agencies, funding institutions, researchers, NGOs, farmer s ’ organi z ations , and others. T h e dataset is both more numerous in its sample and detailed in its scope and coverage so as to meet the user demand . The census was carried out in order to:  Identify any structural changes,in the size of farm household holdings, crop and livestock production, farm input and implement use. It also seeks to determine if there are any improvem ents in the rural infrastructure and the level of agricultur al household s living conditions; Provide benchmark data on productivity, production and agricultural practices in relation to policies and interventions promoted by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security and other stakeholders ; and  Obtain data that will be used to address specific issues such as: food security, rural poverty, gender, agro - processing, marketing and service delivery.
Methodology Data collection activities for the 2007 /08 Agricultur al Sample Census lasted for three months fr om June to August , 2009 . The interview method was used to collect data during the census . Data collection was monitored by a hierarchical system of supervisors which included the Mobile Response Team , R egional and District Supervisors. The Mobile Response Team , which was headed by the Manager of A gricultur e Statistics Department, provided an overall direction to the field operations and responded to queries arising outside the scope of the training exercise. Decisions made on the definitions and procedures were then communicated back to the enumerators via the Regional and District Supervisors . On the M ainland, each region had two Regional Supervisors ( total 42 ) and two district supervisors per district (total 266 ). District enumeration and supervision wer e performed by staff from the Prime Minister’s Office, Regional Administration and Local Government ( PMO - RALG). Regional and national supervision was provided by senior staff from the National Bureau of Statistics and the sector Ministries of Agriculture. In Zanzibar , the enumeration was conducted by staff from the Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources and Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries. Supervision was provided by senior officer s of the same M inistr ies and the Office of the Chief Government St atistician . During the household listing exercise , 3,192 extension staff participated on the Mainland a nd a total of 177 enumerators participated during the listing exercise and the enumeration of small scale farm s in Zanzibar. A total of 1,596 enumerator s were involved in data collection of small scale farms on the Mainland. Additional five percent of the enumerators were kept as reserve s in case of drop outs during the enumeration exercise.
Source National Bureau of Statistics
Author National Bureau of Statistics
Last Updated February 28, 2017, 11:44
Created February 28, 2017, 10:54
Geographical coverage Tanzania
Frequency of update Every Five Years
Release date 2009
Contact Person Director General-NBS
Contact Email Director General-NBS
Language English
Formula Weights and measures 1 hectare = 10,000 sq metres 1 kilometre = 1000 metres 1 acre = 4840 square yards
Field Definition Small holder hh/small scale farm: Should have between 25sq metres and 20 Hectares under production, and/or between 1 and 50 head of Cattle, and/or between 5 and 100 head of Sheep/Goats/Pigs, and/or beween 50 and 1000 chickens/turkeys/ducks/rabbits Actual Planted Area: The area in Acres the household was able to plant. Area Harvested: The area in Acres that produced a harvest. This is the same as the area planted minus the area that was destroyed by major flood/pest/ animal/etc damage. Permanent Crop: Permanent crops: are sown or planted once and then , they occupy the land for some years and need not to be replanted after each annual harvest. Permanent crops are mainly trees (e.g., apples) but also bushes and shrubs (e.g., berries), palms (e.g., dates), vines (e.g., grapes), herbaceous stems (e.g., bananas) and stemless plants (e.g., pineapples). Cattle type Bull: Mature Uncastrated male cattle used for breeding Cow: Mature female cattle that has given birth at least once Steer: Castrated male cattle over 1 year Heifer: Female cattle of 1 year up to the first calving Calves: Young cattle under 1 year of age Goat type Billy Goat (he-goat): Mature Uncastrated male goat used for breeding Castrated goat: Male goat that has been castrated. She Goat: Mature female goat over 9 months of age Kid: Young goat under 9 months of age. Sheep type Ram: Mature Uncastrated male goat used for breeding Castrated sheep: Male sheep that has been castrated. Ewe: Mature female sheep over 9 months of age Lamb: Young sheep under 9 months of age Pigs type Boar: Mature Uncastrated male pig used for breeding Castrated Pig: Male pig that has been castrated. Sow: Mature female pig that has given birth to at least one litter of pigs. Gilt: Female pig of 9 months up to the first farrowing. Piglet: Young pig under 3 months of age. Livestock Extension: Extension Advice is the service and education provided by rural Livestock officers to Livestock keepers on care of Livestock Fish farming: Refers to the rearing/production of fish. It is different to fishing in that the fish have to be reared and fed in fish farming. Fishing traps or captures naturally occurring fish in rivers, lakes and the sea and should not be included in this section.
Unit Used Number,Kilogram,Percent
ACF2 - Large Scale Farmers Questionnaire The questionnaire was administered to all Large Scale Farms (commercial) in Tanzania. There was a to tal of 1,006 large scale farms.
ACQ1-Small Scale Farmers The questionnaire was administered to all selected agricultural households in the villages.