Survey of Agricultural Holdings 2021 - 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 summery 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 4 000 holdings out of the 12 000 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 participate in the survey fieldwork. For the Data collection, computer-assisted personal interviewing method (CAPI) is 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 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 2021 fourth quarter, 963 holdings were not responded to due to refusing to be interviewed or would not be found during the fieldwork despite its existence. It is about 7.7% of the total Sampled holdings 12,436 holdings involved in the sample 2021 fourth quarter.

摘要
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农业经营调查的主要目的在于生成符合农业部门的官方指标。该调查使得编制有关作物和畜牧业统计数据成为可能，包括年度和永久性作物信息、播种面积、年度作物平均产量等。统计表格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）包括五轮询问：基准年的一月到二月期间，通过基准年调查问卷进行起始访谈。在此访谈中，识别了样本经营主体，并记录了截至当年1月1日的经营状况。第二、三、四季度访谈通过对应季度下一个月的季度问卷进行。基于这些调查，收集了对应季度的农业活动信息。基准年下一年的一月通过最终问卷进行最终访谈。在此访谈中，收集了基准年第四季度的农业活动信息和整个基准年（上一年1月1日至12月31日）的农业活动汇总信息。在所有五轮访谈中，对同一农业经营主体（约12,000个）进行访谈，这些主体是通过在约642,000个在格鲁吉亚运营的农业经营主体中采用两阶段分层聚类随机抽样程序选出的。在第一阶段，选择聚类（定居点）。在第二阶段，在选定的聚类中选择经营主体。调查完全覆盖了格鲁吉亚领土，不包括阿布哈兹自治共和国和茨欣瓦利地区的被占领土。每年根据轮换设计（三年一轮）选择新的样本。具体而言，每年约4,000个样本经营主体被新的经营主体所取代。样本经营主体参与调查三年。大型农业经营主体每年进行完全覆盖的抽样。调查的统计单位是农业经营主体（家庭经营主体和农业企业）——它被定义为在单一管理下的农业生产经济单位，包括所有饲养的牲畜和全部或部分用于农业生产的土地，不考虑所有权、法律形式或规模。农业活动在经营主体的监督下进行，经营主体（在家庭情况下为家庭成员，在农业企业情况下为董事或授权人）负责做出决策，承担与农业活动相关的所有经济风险和费用。超过270名访谈员参与调查的实地工作。数据收集采用计算机辅助个人访谈方法（CAPI）在家庭经营主体中进行。在农业企业的情况下，企业授权人（受访者）自行填写电子（在线）问卷（CAWI）。访谈员协调和现场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。协调员的职能还包括对农业企业就调查的相关方法论和技术问题提供咨询。

地理覆盖范围
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整个国家（格鲁吉亚），不包括被占领土（阿布哈兹和茨欣瓦利地区）

分析单位
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农业经营主体——在单一管理下，包括所有饲养的牲畜和全部或部分用于农业生产的土地的经济生产单位，不考虑所有权、法律形式或规模，其中农业活动在经营主体的监督下进行，经营主体负责做出决策，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个在格鲁吉亚运营的农业经营主体（家庭和农业企业）。2014年农业普查是样本框架的主要来源。样本框架根据农业经营调查、商业登记和不同的行政来源的结果进行永久性更新。

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年以来样本框架的主要来源——2014年农业普查；
• 样本框架包含642,000个经营主体——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（定居点）；
- 第二阶段：在选定的聚类中选择经营主体；
• 每年根据轮换设计选择新的样本；
- 每年替换前一年选出的1/3的经营主体（4,000个）（样本经营主体参与调查三年）；
• 极大规模的农业经营主体每年进行完全覆盖的抽样；
• 更新样本框架的附加来源：农业经营主体样本调查、统计商业登记、MEPA现有的行政数据（大型农业经营主体）；主要指标的国家层面抽样误差不超过5%，地区层面不超过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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有关调查中使用的问卷的结构和部分内容的详细信息可在以下链接中找到：https://www.geostat.ge/en/modules/categories/564/questionnaires-Agricultural-Statistics

清洗操作
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在实地工作之后，Geostat总部将建立所有询问的清洗和协调——检测并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。获得的结果与前一期的相应结果进行比较。如果存在显著差异，则识别并分析可能的原因。

响应率
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在2021年第四季度，由于拒绝接受访谈或尽管存在但无法在实地工作中找到，共有963个经营主体未响应。这大约占总样本经营主体12,436个的7.7%。