DDI_IND_2010_AgC_v01_M_WB Development Data Group 2014-03-20 NADA Agriculture Census 2010-2011 AgC 2010-11 IND_2010_AgC_v01_M Department of Agriculture and Cooperation NADA Dr. Vidya Dhar Agricultural Census [ag/census] In India, the Department of Agriculture & Cooperation has been organizing Agricultural Census, quinquennially, since 1970-71 in collaboration with the States and Union Territories as part of programme of World Census of Agriculture. In the two Agricultural Censuses, namely, 1950 and 1960, data required for the World Agricultural Census were collected through sample Surveys carried out by the erstwhile Directorate of National Sample Survey (Now called 'National Sample Survey Office) which gave estimates for the country as a whole and also for States. Beginning 1970-71 Census, the methodology adopted was complete enumeration wherein data available in the land records were re-tabulated which was in line with the method recommended by the FAO. In the non-land record States, where comprehensive land records were not maintained, the data were collected through sample surveys. Due to changes taking place in Indian Agriculture at very fast pace, the National Commission on Agriculture, in their report submitted in 1976, recommended that Agricultural census be conducted on quinquennial basis. Accordingly, the second Agricultural census was conducted with 1976-77 as the reference year. In this Census, information on number and area of operational holdings was collected on complete enumeration basis in land record States and detailed information on characteristics of operational holdings was collected on a sample basis. An Input Survey, in a sample of 2% villages, was also carried out for the first time. In this survey, data relating to use of various inputs such as fertilizers, manures, livestock, agricultural implements & machinery and Agricultural credit provided by various credit institutions to different categories of operational holdings were also collected. The third and fourth Agricultural censuses were carried out with the Agricultural Year 1980-81 and 1985-86 as the reference periods. However, from Input Survey 1991-92, the sample size has been raised to 7% villages in each stratum. So far, eight Agriculture Censuses with reference years 1970-71, 1976-77, 1980-81, 1985-86, 1990-91, 1995-96, 2000-01 and 2005-06 have been conducted. The reference period in Agriculture Census is the agriculture year starting from July to June. The current Agriculture Census with reference year 2010-11 is ninth in the series. The current India Agriculture Census with reference year 2010-11 is ninth in the series. The Department of Agriculture and Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India conducts Agriculture Census, quinquennially, to collect data on operational holdings in the country. The reference period for Agriculture Census is the Agricultural year (July-June). Being the ultimate unit for taking agriculture-related decisions, operational holding has been taken as statistical unit at micro-level for data collection. The Agriculture Census was conducted in three distinct Phases. The provisional results for first Phase of the current Census were released at State and all India level in October, 2012. After, scrutinizing the results at District/Tehsil level, this database has now been finalized and is being published in the form of an All India Report on number and area of operational holdings. The main objectives of the Agriculture Census are: i) To describe structure and characteristics of agriculture by providing statistical data on operational holdings, including land utilization, irrigation, source of irrigation, irrigated and unirrigated area under different crops, live-stock, agricultural machinery and implements, use of fertilizers, seeds, agricultural credit etc. ii) To provide benchmark data needed for formulating new agricultural development programmes and for evaluating their progress. iii) To provide basic frame of operational holdings for carrying out future agricultural surveys and, iv) To lay a basis for developing an integrated programme for current agricultural statistics. India National Agricultural household, individual Census/enumeration data [cen] The scope of the Agriculture Census 2010-2011 includes: Phase I: Number and area of operational holdings for different size classes (marginal, small, semi-medium, medium, large), social groups (scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, others), type of holding (individual, joint, institutional) and gender (male, female); Phase II: Tenancy, terms of leasing, land-use, irrigation-status, sources of irrigation, number of wells and tube wells, crop profile, dispersal of land; Phase III: Use of inputs like manures, fertilizers, livestock, agriculture implements & machinery, institutional credit, use of improved seeds besides age, educational qualification and household size of the holder. Department of Agriculture and Cooperation The Agriculture Census data is collected following two broad approaches; in States where comprehensive land records exist (Land Record States), for Phase-I of the Census, the data on primary characteristics of operational holdings are collected and compiled on complete enumeration basis through re-tabulation of information available in the Village Land Records. For other States (Non-Land record States), this data is collected on sample basis following household enquiry. In land record States,data on Agriculture Census is pooled for all the parcels of an operational holding irrespective of its location. However, for operational convenience, the outer limit for pooling is restricted to taluka. This pooling is done for each operational holder in the village of his residence. In the non-land record States, the data is collected through sample survey in 20 per cent of villages in each block. These villages are selected through simple random sampling method and all the operational holdings in the selected villagesare enumerated following household enquiry approach. In smaller UTs, like Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu etc., no sampling is done. i.e. all holdings in all the villages are surveyed for collection of data. Face-to-face [f2f] Agricultural Census Division 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 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.