United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Statistical Division

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Statistical Division UNECE-Eurostat Group of Experts on Population and Housing Censuses Geneva, 30 September - 3 October 2013 Agriculture: review of the 2010 census round and proposal for new CES Recommendations for the 2020 round Paolo Valente UNECE Steering Group on Population and Housing Censuses

Agriculture in the 2010 CES Rec. v v v Included in 2010 Rec. for the first time Main objective: to facilitate the preparation of a frame of agricultural holdings, for a subsequent agricultural census Two non-core topics: Household level: Own-account agriculture production • Individual level: Characteristics of all agricultural jobs during the last year • 17 September 2020 Presenter's Name - UNECE Statistical Division Slide 2

Agriculture: Main results from UNECE survey on 2010 round (1/2) v v Included in census by 14 UNECE countries out of 56 (25%), including 4 EU countries (15%) Included in most countries in ex-Yugoslavia In most countries (10), household level question Only in 4 countries, individual level question (Aus, Ire, Pol, Swi) 17 September 2020 Presenter's Name - UNECE Statistical Division Slide 3

Agriculture: Main results from UNECE survey on 2010 round (2/2) v Examples of information collected (household): Size of agriculture land managed (4 countries) • Tenure (owned or rented) of agriculture land (4) • Species and number of livestock held (4) • 17 September 2020 Presenter's Name - UNECE Statistical Division Slide 4

Agriculture: Proposal for 2020 CES Recommendations Proposal by FAO, endorsed by UNECE Census Steering Group No major changes v Added reference to “Guidelines for Linking Population and Housing Censuses with Agricultural Censuses” (FAO and UNFPA, 2012) v Editorial changes v 17 September 2020 Presenter's Name - UNECE Statistical Division Slide 5