Survey of Agricultural Holdings 2022 - Georgia

Abstract
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The main purpose of the Survey of Agricultural Holdings is to produce official indicators in line with agricultural sector. The survey allows the compilation of statistics on crops and animal husbandry, of which information annual and permanent crops, sown area, average yield of annual crops and etc. Statistical tables are accessible through the following link: https://www.geostat.ge/en/modules/categories/196/agriculture.

One round of the survey (reference year) includes 5 inquiries: The Inception interview is carried out using the inception questionnaire during the period of January-February of the reference year. During this interview the sampled holdings are identified and situation existing at the holding as of first January is recorded. I, II and III quarter interviews are conducted by means of quarterly questionnaire at the beginning of the following month of the corresponding quarter of the reference year. Based on these surveys, the information about agricultural activities during the corresponding quarter is collected. The final interview is conducted by means of final questionnaire in January of the following year of the reference year. During this interview, the information about agricultural activities at the holding during IV quarter of the reference year and the summary information about agricultural activities at the holding during the whole reference year (from 1 January to 31 December of the previous year) are collected. During all five interviews, the same agricultural holdings (about 12 000) are interviewed which are selected by a two-stage stratified cluster random sampling procedure out of about 642 000 agricultural holdings operated in Georgia. On the first stage, clusters (settlements) are selected. On the second stage, holdings are selected within the selected clusters.

The survey completely covers the territory of Georgia, excluding the occupied territories of Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali region. Each year a new sample is selected based on a rotational design (on a 3-year basis). In particular, every year approximately 4000 holdings out of the 12000 sampled holdings are replaced by new holdings. Sampled holdings participate in the survey for 3 years. Large agricultural holdings are sampled every year with complete coverage. The statistical unit of the survey is the agricultural holding (family holdings and agricultural enterprises) – which is defined as an economic unit of agricultural production under single management comprising all livestock kept and all land used wholly or partly for agricultural production purposes, without regard to title, legal form or size. Agricultural activities are conducted under the supervision of a holder (in case of households - a member of household, in case of agricultural enterprises - director or authorized person), who is responsible for making decisions and takes all economic risks and expenses related to agricultural activities.

More than 270 interviewers participated in the survey fieldwork. For the Data collection, computer-assisted personal interviewing method (CAPI) was used in the family holdings. In case of agricultural enterprises, the authorized persons of the enterprises (respondent) fill the electronic (online) questionnaires by themselves (CAWI). Coordination of the interviewers and the primary control of the collected data during the field is carried out by coordinators. Their working area covers several municipalities. The function of the coordinators also includes consultation for agricultural enterprises on methodological and technical issues related to the survey.

Geographic coverage
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Entire country (Georgia), excluding occupied regions (Abkhazia and Tskhinvali region)

Analysis unit
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Agricultural holding – economic unit of agricultural production under single management comprising all livestock kept and all land used wholly or partly for agricultural production purposes, without regard to title, legal form or size in which agricultural activities are conducted under the supervision of a holder, who is responsible for making decisions and takes all economic risks and expenses related to agricultural activities.

Universe
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Survey sampling frame includes about 642,000 agriculture holdings (households and agricultural enterprises) operated in country. The Agricultural Census 2014 is the main source of the sample frame. Sampling frame is updated on a permanent basis in according to the results of survey of agricultural holdings, business register and different administrative sources.

Kind of data
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Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure
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• Main Source of the sample frame since 2016 - Agricultural Census 2014;
• Sample frame contained 642,000 holding - sample size 12,000 (1.9%);
• Sample Design: two-stage stratified cluster random sampling;
- First stage - selection of cluster (Settlement);
- Second stage - Selection of holdings within the selected clusters;
• Each year a new sample is selected based on a rotational design;
- Every year 1/3 of holdings (4,000) selected a year before are replaced (Sampled holdings participate in the survey during 3 years);
• Extremely large agricultural holdings are sampled every year with complete coverage;
• Additional Sources for updating sample frame: Sample Survey of Agricultural Holdings, Statistical Business Register, Administrative data existing in MEPA (large agricultural holdings); Sampling error of main indicators do not exceed 5% for a country level and 10% for a regional level.

Mode of data collection
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Computer Assisted Personal Interview [capi]

Research instrument
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Detailed information on structure, and sections of questionnaires used in the survey of agricultural holdings are available in following link: https://www.geostat.ge/en/modules/categories/564/questionnaires-Agricultural-Statistics

Cleaning operations
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After the field work, cleaning and harmonization of all inquiries are established at the Geostat head office - logical and arithmetical inconsistencies, as well as non-typical and suspicious data are detected, checked and corrected. Verification of the data is performed by contacting the respondents by phone. If verification with respondent is impossible, different imputation methods are used. Finally, indicators are calculated using weighted data. The obtained results are compared with corresponding results of the previous periods. In case of significant differences, the possible causes are identified and analyzed.

Response rate
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In the 2022 fourth quarter, 1,349 holdings were not surveyed, due to the fact that some holdings refused to be interviewed or were not found during the fieldwork despite its existence. This is about 10.7% of the total sampled holdings of 12,589 holdings involved in the sample 2022 fourth quarter.

摘要
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农业经营调查的主要目的在于产出与农业产业部门相一致的官方指标。该调查允许编制有关农作物和畜牧业的数据统计，其中包括年度和永久性作物信息、播种面积、年度作物的平均产量等。统计表可通过以下链接获取：https://www.geostat.ge/en/modules/categories/196/agriculture。

一次调查（基准年）包括五个环节：起始访谈在基准年的1月至2月期间使用起始问卷进行。在此次访谈中，识别样本经营单位，并记录该经营单位截至当年1月1日的情况。第I、II和III季度访谈通过基准年相应季度的下一个月初的季度问卷进行。基于这些调查，收集相应季度的农业活动信息。最终访谈在基准年下一年的一月份通过最终问卷进行。在此次访谈中，收集基准年第四季度的农业活动信息以及整个基准年（前一年1月1日至12月31日）的农业活动总结信息。在所有五个访谈中，对同一农业经营单位（约12,000个）进行访谈，这些经营单位是通过在约642,000个在格鲁吉亚运营的农业经营单位中，采用两阶段分层聚类随机抽样程序选出的。第一阶段，选择聚类（居民点）。第二阶段，在所选聚类内选择经营单位。该调查完全覆盖了格鲁吉亚的领土，不包括阿布哈兹自治共和国和茨欣瓦利地区的占领领土。每年根据轮换设计（三年一周期）选择新的样本。具体而言，每年约4,000个样本经营单位（12,000个样本经营单位中的）被新的经营单位所取代。样本经营单位参与调查三年。大型农业经营单位每年进行抽样，实现全面覆盖。调查的统计单元是农业经营单位（家庭经营单位和农业企业）——它被定义为单一管理下的农业生产经济单元，包括所有饲养的牲畜和全部用于或部分用于农业生产目的的土地，不考虑所有权、法律形式或规模。农业活动在持有人的监督下进行，持有者（在家庭情况下为家庭成员，在农业企业情况下为经理或授权人员）负责做出决策，并承担与农业活动相关的所有经济风险和费用。

超过270名访谈员参与了调查的实地工作。在家庭经营单位的数据收集过程中，使用了计算机辅助个人访谈方法（CAPI）。在农业企业的情况下，企业的授权人员（受访者）自行填写电子（在线）问卷（CAWI）。访谈员之间的协调和实地收集数据的初步控制由协调员负责。他们的工作区域涵盖几个市镇。协调员的功能还包括就调查的相关方法和技术问题向农业企业提供咨询。

地理覆盖范围
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整个国家（格鲁吉亚），不包括占领区域（阿布哈兹和茨欣瓦利地区）
分析单元
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农业经营单位——单一管理下的农业生产经济单元，包括所有饲养的牲畜和全部用于或部分用于农业生产目的的土地，不考虑所有权、法律形式或规模，在持有人的监督下进行农业活动，持有者负责做出决策，并承担与农业活动相关的所有经济风险和费用。
总体
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调查抽样框架包括约642,000个在国内外运营的农业经营单位（家庭和农业企业）。2014年农业普查是抽样框架的主要来源。抽样框架根据农业经营调查结果、企业登记册和不同的行政数据定期更新。
数据类型
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样本调查数据 [ssd]
抽样程序
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•自2016年起的主要抽样框架来源——2014年农业普查；
•抽样框架包含642,000个经营单位——样本量12,000（1.9%）；
•样本设计：两阶段分层聚类随机抽样；
- 第一阶段——选择聚类（居民点）；
- 第二阶段——在所选聚类内选择经营单位；
•每年根据轮换设计选择新的样本；
- 每年1/3的前一年选择的经营单位（4,000个）被取代（样本经营单位在调查中参与三年）；
•极其庞大的农业经营单位每年进行抽样，实现全面覆盖；
•更新抽样框架的附加来源：农业经营单位样本调查、统计企业登记册、MEPA现有的行政数据（大型农业经营单位）；主要指标的主观误差不超过国家层面的5%和地区层面的10%。
数据收集方式
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计算机辅助个人访谈 [capi]
研究工具
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有关农业经营单位调查中使用的问卷结构及各部分详细信息的链接如下：https://www.geostat.ge/en/modules/categories/564/questionnaires-Agricultural-Statistics
清洗操作
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实地工作结束后，在Geostat总部建立所有调查的清洗和协调——检测、检查和纠正逻辑和算术不一致性、非典型和可疑数据。通过电话联系受访者进行数据验证。如果无法与受访者进行验证，则使用不同的插补方法。最后，使用加权数据计算指标。获得的结果与相应时期的结果进行比较。在发现显著差异的情况下，识别和分析可能的原因。
应答率
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在2022年第四季度，由于一些经营单位拒绝接受访谈或尽管其存在但在实地工作中找不到，因此有1,349个经营单位未进行调查。这大约占总样本量12,589个样本经营单位的10.7%。