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National Sample Census of Agriculture 1981-1982

Nepal, 1982
Reference ID
NPL_1981_AgC_v01_M
Producer(s)
Central Bureau of Statistics
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  • Identification
  • Version
  • Scope
  • Coverage
  • Producers and sponsors
  • Sampling
  • Data collection
  • Data Access
  • Disclaimer and copyrights
  • Contacts
  • Metadata production

    • Identification

    Survey ID number

    NPL_1981_AgC_v01_M
    Title

    National Sample Census of Agriculture 1981-1982
    Translated Title

    Rashtriya Krishi Ganana 2038-39
    Country
    Name Country code
    Nepal NPL
    Study type

    Agricultural Census [ag/census]
    Series Information

    The "National Sample Census of Agriculture (NCA), 1981/82" is the third such enumeration in the history of Nepal conducted by Central Bureau of Statistics. The first and second NCAs were conducted respectively in the years 1961/62 and 1971/72.
    Abstract

    Conducted by the National Agriculture Census Project under the Central Bureau of Statistics, the Sample Census of Agriculture aimed at obtaining reliable estimates of most of the agricultural parameters at the district level (of Nepal). Its sample was designed (including the sample size) to meet this objective. The census was carried out in 1982. The reference period was a period of twelve consecutive months from 14th January 1981 to 13th January 1982.
    Kind of Data

    Sample survey data [ssd]
    Unit of Analysis

    Agriculture Holding

    Version

    Version Description

    Version 01: Microdata is not available.

    Scope

    Notes

    The scope of Sample Census of Agriculture 1981/82 includes:

    1. Number and Area of Holdings
    2. Status of Land Tenure
    3. Land Use
    4. Area under Crops (Temporaray and Permanent as well)
    5. Status of Irrigation, Use of Fertilizers, Practice of Improved Seeds and Pesticides
    6. Number and kind of Cattle according to their Age and Sex
    7. Number of Sheep, Goats, Pigs, Horses and other Animals by Age
    8. Number of Poultry, Pigeons, Ducks and other Birds by Age
    9. Number of Agricultural Implements
    10. Farm Population by Age and Sex
    11. Number and Area of Fish Ponds
    12. Quantity of Fish Catch by Ponds and Paddy Fields
    Topics
    Topic Vocabulary
    Agriculture & Rural Development World Bank
    Food (production, crisis) World Bank

    Coverage

    Geographic Coverage

    National
    Universe

    The census coverd all operation agricultural holdings. For the census purpose, an operational holding consisted of all agricultural land operated, poultry birds or farm animals kept (with or without agricultural land) as one technical unit by one person alone or with the assistance of others irrespective of title, legal form and location. However, any institutional agriculture holdings were not covered in the NCA 1981/82.

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name Affiliation
    Central Bureau of Statistics His Majesty's Government
    Producers
    Name Affiliation Role
    United Nations Development Programme United Nations Financial and technical support
    Food and Agriculture Organization United Nations Financial and technical support
    Funding Agency/Sponsor
    Name Role
    His Majesty's Government
    Food and Agriculture Organization Financial Support
    United Nations Development Programme Financial Support
    Other Identifications/Acknowledgments
    Name Role
    Dr D. L. Altman Data Processing System Design

    Sampling

    Sampling Procedure

    The sampling design for the census was that of a stratified two-stage random sampling. A district was taken as the stratum. From each of the 75 districts of the kingdom, 50 wards (a ward is an ultimate administrative unit) was selected by simple random procedure, without replacement. Within the selected wards, the lists of operational agricultural holdings were prepared and the holdings were classified in three categories as follows:

    (a) Holdings operating land equal to or less than 10 bighas (20 ropanies or 80 matomuris in the hilly and mountainous districts,
    (b) Holdings operation more than 10 bighas (20 ropanies or 80 matomuris in the hilly and mountainous districts), and
    (c) Holdings without land but having 2 or more productive animals (i.e., 2 or more heads of cattle/buffaloes or 5 or more sheep and/or goats), 20 poultry birds.

    All holdings of category (b) were enumerated, and among the holdings of categories (a), and (c) a 20 percent sample was selected systematically with a random start for enumeration. In total about 14 percent of the wards were included in the sample as first stage units, and around 83,000 agricultural holdings (of the total 2.6 million households) were enumerated as ultimate sample units.

    Data collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End
    1982 1982
    Time periods
    Start date End date
    1981-01-14 1982-01-13
    Data Collectors
    Name Affiliation
    National Agriculture Census Project team Central Bureau of Statistics

    Data Access

    Access authority
    Name Affiliation URL Email
    Director General Central Bureau of Statistics http://cbs.gov.np/?page_id=17 archive@cbs.gov.np
    Director: Publication, Distribution and Library Section Central Bureau of Statistics http://cbs.gov.np/?page_id=17 archive@cbs.gov.np
    Confidentiality
    Is signing of a confidentiality declaration required? Confidentiality declaration text
    yes Confidentiality of the respondents is guaranteed by Article 8 of Statistics Act 1958. Restriction on publication of information and details Any information or details relating to any person, family, firm or company, which have been supplied, obtained or prepared pursuant to Section 3 or Section 4 or Section 5 or Section 6 or Section 7 or any part of such information or details, shall not be disclosed or published directly except to the Director General or to any other officer of the Bureau without the written permission of the person or of his or her authorized representative supplying such information or details. For the purpose of institution of any suit under this Act, nothing mentioned in Sub-section (1) shall be deemed to bar the production of such information before any court.
    Citation requirements

    Use of the dataset must be acknowledged using a citation which would include:

    • the Identification of the Primary Investigator
    • the title of the survey (including country, acronym and year of implementation)
    • the survey reference number
    • the source and date of download

    Example:

    Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Nepal. National Sample Census of Agriculture 1981/82. Ref. NPL_1981_AgC_v01_M. Dataset downloaded from [source] on [date].

    Disclaimer and copyrights

    Disclaimer

    The Central Bureau of Statistics, Nepal bears no responsibility for any outcomes or for interpretations or inferences arising from the use of the dataset.

    Contacts

    Contacts
    Name Affiliation Email URL
    Director: Publication, Distribution and Library Section Central Bureau of Statistics archive@cbs.gov.np http://cbs.gov.np/?page_id=17
    The World Bank Microdata Library http://microdata.worldbank.org

    Metadata production

    DDI Document ID

    DDI_NPL_1981_AgC_v01_M
    Producers
    Name Affiliation Role
    Agriculture Statistics Section Central Bureau of Statistics Metadata Documentation
    Accelerated Data Program International Household Survey Network Editing for IHSN Survey Catalog
    Date of Metadata Production

    2012-03-12

    Metadata version

    DDI Document version

    Version 1.0 - Central Bureau of Statistics - Original documentation of the study.
    Version 2.0 - Edited version by ADP based on Version 1.0 of CBS downloaded from http://cbs.gov.np/nada/index.php/catalog on 29 April 2013.
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