National Census of Agriculture and Livestock 2006-2007
Malawi, 2007
Identification
MWI_2006_NACAL_v01_M
National Census of Agriculture and Livestock 2006-2007
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Malawi | MWI |
Agricultural Census [ag/census]
The National Census of Agriculture and Livestock (NACAL) is the fourth census of Agriculture to be conducted in Malawi, the last being that of 1991/92 National Sample Survey of Agriculture (NSSA). The NACAL is also the third in a series conducted by the NSO.
The National Census of Agriculture and Livestock (NACAL) was conducted by the Agriculture Statistics Division of the National Statistical Office (NSO) in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (MoAFS) between October 2006 and October 2007. It was based on a random sample that covered 25,000 households drawn from all districts of the country. The NACAL is part of a concerted effort by the government to provide relevant information on the structure of agriculture in the country, especially in view of its importance to the economy. The census was designed to collect information on different aspects of small holder agriculture including crops grown, area planted and production, land husbandry practices, food security, marketing and structure of the small holder sector.
Census/enumeration data [cen]
- Household
Scope
The scope of the National Census of Agriculture and Livestock includes:
- Livestock Information
- Winter cropping
- Fertilizer Subsidy Program
- Social capital in farming
- Interview completion information
Coverage
National
Producers and sponsors
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Agriculture Statistics Division | National Statistical Office of Malawi (NSO) |
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security | Government of Malawi |
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Government of Norway | Financial and Technical Assistance |
Sampling
A two stage sample design was used where the first sampling units were the Enumeration Areas (EAs) and the second sampling units were farming households. Stratification was done at district level and at EA level. Each district was stratified by agro-ecological zones and each EA was stratified by land cultivated (small scale farmers and large scale farmers). This stratification was done to improve the precision of the estimates by reducing the variance between EA and within EA. The total sample size was 25,000 households nationwide. The sample size at EA level was 15 households. The livestock sample comprised two samples: the NACAL sample from all districts and an extra district sample to cover landless households.
Since non farming households had a zero chance of being selected for NACAL, an extra sample was drawn from the population, with the intention of selecting 5 landless households in rural areas and 10 landless for non farming households in urban areas. Hence, in urban areas 10 non farming households were drawn. This was done by systematic sampling from the list of non farming households.However, in rural areas most often there were no non-farming households in the EA. In such cases the 5 extra households were drawn from the farming households systematically. About 8,000 of these households were enumerated. In total therefore there were about 32,500 households in the sample.
Survey instrument
NACAL had 9 modules and they are as follows:
- Module 1: Household composition
- Module 2: Land parcel
- Module 3: Plot details
- Module 4: Food security and HIV/AIDS
- Module 5: Marketing
- Module 6: Welfare Monitoring survey
- Module 7: Livestock survey
- Module 8: Village facilities
- Module 9: Estate survey
Data collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2007-08 | 2007-10 |
The NACAL recruited about 600 enumerators, supervised by 60 district supervisors and 10 National supervisors.
A modular approach was employed for data collection. Data collection on food security took place during the months of January, June and September 2007. The questions asked were almost identical in the three rounds. Data collection for the information on HIV/AIDS took place during the months of June 2007, using information from module 4: Food security and HIV/AIDS. Information on production and area under cultivation came from module 3, while livestock information came from module 7 and community level information was from module 8. Module 4 did not provide any background information at household level. This information was collected in Module 1, as well as in the Welfare Monitoring Survey and was added on to Module 4 data to analyze various household groups. Holding size was provided from Module 2 on parcels.
Data processing
The data was entered using scanners, then cleaned and analyzed using the SPSS software.
Data Access
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture Statistics Division | National Statistical Office of Malawi | www.nsomalawi.mw | enquiries@statistics.gov.mw |
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:
Agriculture Statistics Division, National Statistical Office of Malawi. National Census of Agriculture and Livestock (NACAL) 2006-2007. Ref. MWI_2006_NACAL_v01_M. Dataset downloaded from [url] on [date].
Disclaimer and copyrights
The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture Statistics Division | National Statistical Office of Malawi | enquiries@statistics.gov.mw | www.nsomalawi.mw |
Metadata production
DDI_MWI_2006_NACAL_v01_M_WB
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Development Economics Data Group | The World Bank | Documentation of the DDI |
2013-03-20
Metadata version
Version 02 (April 2014). Version 01 (March 2013).