Challenges

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Challenges of Adapting the Slovenian National
Statistical System of Agriculture Concerning
European and Other International
Requirements MEXSAI, Cancun 2 4 November
2004 Barbara KUTIN, BSc (Agric) Statistical
Office of the Republic of Slovenia Address
Vožarski pot 12, SI-1000 Ljubljana E-mail
barbara.kutin_at_gov.si
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Structure of the presentation

• Introduction Agriculture in Slovenia
• Adjustment of agriculture statistics to
  requirements of the EU
• and other international organisations
• the period up to 2000
• the period after 2000
• The future of agriculture statistics

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Introduction Agriculture in Slovenia
Area (Register of Spatial Units, 2001) 20 273
km2 - wooded area 60 - all agricultural area
34 - other 6
Population of RS (2002) 1 964 036 Population on
family farms households (AC, 2000) 322 981 or 16
of population
GDP of Agriculture, Hunting and Forestry
(2002) 2,8
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Introduction Agriculture in Slovenia
Selected indicators on farm structure (1)
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Introduction Agriculture in Slovenia
Selected indicators on farm structure (2)
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Introduction Agriculture in Slovenia
Agricultural, Forestry and Fishing statistics
review of surveys
Administrative data sources
FIELDS
Farm Structure Surveys
Crop production
Animal production
Forestry, Hunting
Fishery statistics

Agriculture Prices
Use of pesticides, manure, energy, water in
agriculture production
EAA, SBS
International demands
Administrative data sources
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Adjustment of agriculture statistics to
requirements of the EU and other international
organisations - the period up to 2000

• Data collection
• up to 1997 on the basis of estimates by
  statisticians
• and experts on the field
• ? since 1997 data have been collected in
  different ways
• (also with sample survays with interviewers)

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Adjustment of agriculture statistics to
requirements of the EU and other international
organisations - the period up to 2000

• Determination of the treshold (criteria for
  European size class agricultural holdings) and
  definitions
• ? adjustment of definitions of agricultural
  holding and agricultural production to the EU
  recommendations on the basis of the EU
  legalislation and thresholds used in some EU
  Member Countries
• determination of the treshold ...

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Adjustment of agriculture statistics to
requirements of the EU and other international
organisations - the period up to 2000
Final treshold for the AC 2000 (124 234
agricultural holdings ? finally 93 345) All
agricultural holdings which have a) at least
1hectare of UAA, or b) less than 1 hectare of
UAA, but - at least 0.1 ha of UAA and 0.9 ha of
forest, or - at least 0.5 ha of arable land and
kitchen gardens, or - at least 0.05 ha of
intensive vineyards, or - at least 0.3 ha of all
vineyards, or - at least 0.1 ha of orchard
plantations, or - at least 0.3 ha of all
orchards, or - at least 0.3 ha of vineyards and
orchards, or - 1 and more livestock units (LSU),
or - more than 50 beehives, or - are market
producers of vegetables. Most data are presented
for the agricultural holdigs satisfying the
criteria of the EU comparable treshold (86 466
agricultural holdings) a) at least 1hectare of
UAA, or b) less than 1 hectare of UAA, but - at
least 0.1 ha of UAA and 0.9 ha of forest, or -
at least 0.3 ha of vineyards and / or orchards,
or - 2 or more livestock units (LSU), or - 0.15
0.3 ha of vineyards and 1 or 2 LSU, or - more
than 50 beehives, or - are market producers of
vegetables.
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Adjustment of agriculture statistics to
requirements of the EU and other international
organisations - the period up to 2000
Classifications Classifications according to
which data were collected also needed to be
updated. ? to take into account data
comparability for the period before the change ?
complementarity between the updated
classification of agricultural products and other
classifications defining the same products but
for other purposes (e.g. HS/CN, CPA). ? a
multilevel classification, which at the lowest
level contains a very detailed list of products
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Adjustment of agriculture statistics to
requirements of the EU and other international
organisations - the period after 2000

• Statistical register of agricultural holdings
• to provide a good sampling frame for preparing
  samples for surveys
• the history of data on agricultural holdings
  since 2000
• updating
• various statistical sources (statistical
  surveys),
• IACS (Integrated Administrative and Control
  System)
• to adjust the method of updating the register
• ? future development
• links with other statistical registers
• business register
• register of population (dead agricultural
  holdings)

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UPDATING stat. farm register
DATA FROM STATISTICAL SURVEYs
UPDATING PROCEDURES
DATA FROM STATISTICAL REGISTERS
REGISTER
UPDATING PROCEDURES
ADMINISTRATIVE DATA ON INDIVIDUAL HOLDINGS
-REVIEW OF COURENT LIST -REVIEW OF HISTORY -LISTS
OF HOLDINGS (sample frame, addresses)
OUTPUT FILES
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Adjustment of agriculture statistics to
requirements of the EU and other international
organisations - the period after 2000

• Use of administrative sources - as much as
  possible
• reduce costs, no response burden
• (current and expected) difficulties with using
  administrative data
• methodological work ...

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Adjustment of agriculture statistics to
requirements of the EU and other international
organisations - the period after 2000

• Example 1
• different classifications used in different data
  sources
• milk and milk products statistics
• Example 2
• Use of IACS data
• - not enough detailed list of variables,
• - good quality data are only data on financial
  supported categories

Type of cheese Dairy statistics CN
Soft 68 gt 72
Medium-soft 62 lt 68 gt 62 72
Medium-hard 55 lt 62 gt 52 62
Hard 47 lt 55 gt 47 52
Extra hard lt 47 47
IASC Integrated Administrative and Control
System
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Adjustment of agriculture statistics to
requirements of the EU and other international
organisations - the period after 2000

• Data dissemination
• internet dissemination (SI-STAT) use of pc-axis
• ? preparation and dissemination of data according
  to special needs of users use of
  Oracle Discoverer for fast tabulating

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Adjustment of agriculture statistics to
requirements of the EU and other international
organisations - the period after 2000
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The future of agriculture statistics
Continuation of building a statistical system
that is ? economical in data collection ?
adjustable as regards data sources and provides
? quality and objective data New approach
and new knowledge in preparing statistical
data ? the needs are changing ? need for
harmonisation of administrative sources
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future demands, future agricultural statististics
present agricultural statistics if you want to
be up-to-date in the future, you must forsee
future demands today.
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