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Most Recent Year of
Agricultural Census
Frame
Integration with
Population
Census?
Full Census v.s.
Sampling
Sampling
Method
Coverage
(Geography,
Commodity)
Kazakhstan 2010 round.
n.a.
Kyrgyzstan
2014
n.a
Lebanon
1998
A complete set of
topographic maps and
exhaustive village survey
was done and lists of holders
prepared
No Full Census None Entire country
2010 round. n.a.
Libya
2001
A list of agricultural holders
and holdings was obtained
from the 1995 Population
Census
No Full Census None Entire country
2013/2014 round n.a.
Malaysia
2005
The frame for this census
was provided by the
Population and Housing
Census 2000
No Full Census None The census covered
the entire country.
2015 round Planned
Maldives 2010 round. n.a.
Mali
1984
n.a.
2010 round. n.a
Mauritania
2005
The frame for the sample
enumeration of holdings was
provided by the General
Population and Housing
Census 1998
No
Both Census and
Survey. Full
census for
modern
holdings.
Sampling for
traditional
holdings.
A two-stage sampling
Design first stage,
Primary Sampling
Units, PSU) selected;
at the second stage,
five holdings from
each section sampled
Entire country
2010 round.
n.a.
Morocco
1996
Not defined clearly, List
frame should be used
No
Both full census
and sampling
Not defined clearly. A
short questionnaire
was used for all
holdings and a long
questionnaire was
applied on
representa-tive
sample of different
types of holdings.
Entire country
2012 round. n.a.
Mozambique
2000
For the frame of small
holdings, lists prepared for
the 1997 General Census of
Population
and Dwellings were utilized
No
Both Census and
Survey. Full
census for large
farms.
Two stage sampling
plan were used.
Primary Sampling
Units were selected,
Then households,
selected
The census did
not cover some
districts in the
Province of
Zambézia, due to
adverse natural
events, like flooding.
2010
List Frame used from 1997
General Census of
Population
and Dwellings
No
Bothe full census
for large farms
and sample
survey for small
farms
Total sample
approximately 2,000
for large and
medium-sized farms
and 35,000 for small
farms
Entire country
Niger 2007
List Frame. General Census
of Population and Housing
conducted in 2001provided
the number of households
No Sample survey
Sampling method is
not defined
specifically
Entire Country
Nigeria 2013 round. n.a.
Oman
1979 n.a.
2013 round.
n.a.