Agricultural Sample Survey 2008 - 2009 (2001 E.C.) - Volume III - Report on Farm Management Practices - Meher Season

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This bulletin presents findings from Ethiopia’s Agricultural Sample Survey 2008/2009 (2001 E.C.), covering the Meher season for private peasant holdings. It outlines survey introduction and objectives, then details methodology including scope, sampling frame, sample design, fieldwork organization, staff training, and data collection with editing, coding, verification, entry, cleaning, and tabulation. Results summarize farm management practices such as fertilizer, improved seeds, pesticide, irrigated area, education-related input use, crop damage causes, extension package usage, water sources for irrigation, and coping strategies for oxen shortage, supported by statistical tables and appendices.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages379

Reading Time15 h 55 min

AccessFree to download

Part I Introduction and Objectives of the Survey

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Objectives of the Survey

Part II Survey Methodology, Data Collection and Processing

2.1 Scope and Coverage of the Survey

2.2 Sampling Frame

2.3 Sample Design

2.4 Selection Scheme

2.5 Organization of Field Work

2.6 Training of Field Staff

2.7 Method of Data Collection

2.8 Data Processing

Part III Summary of Survey Results

3.1 Farm Management Practices

3.2 Holders Applied Inputs by Education status

3.3 Causes of Crop Damage

3.4 Extension Package Applied Area

3.5 Sources of Water for Irrigation

3.6 Copping Strategy for Oxen Shortage

Statistical Tables

Appendix I Estimation Procedures of Totals

Appendix II Estimates of Standard Errors

THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA CENTRAL STATISTICAL AGENCY AGRICULTURAL SAMPLE SURVEY 2008 / 2009 (2001 E.C.) (September – December, 2008) VOLUME III REPORT ON FARM MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (PRIVATE PEASANT HOLDINGS, MEHER SEASON) ADDIS ABABA May, 2009 446 STATISTICAL BULLETIN 446 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page PART I INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES OF THE SURVEY---------------- 1 1.1 Introduction-------------------------------------------------------------- 1 1.2 Objectives of the Survey------------------------------------------------ 1 PART II SURVEY METHODOLOGY, DATA COLLECTION AND PROCESSING 3 2.1 Scope and Coverage of the Survey---------------------------------- - 3 2.2 Sampling Frame----------------------------------------------------------- 3 2.3 Sample Design------------------------------------------------------------- 4 2.4 Selection Scheme---------------------------------------------------------- 4 2.5 Organization of Field Work--------------------------------------------- 4 2.6 Training of Field Staff--------------------------------------------------- 5 2.7 Method of Data Collection---------------------------------------------- 6 2.8 Data Processing--------------------------------------------------------- 6 a) Editing, Coding and Verification------------------------------- 6 b) Data Entry, Cleaning and Tabulation------------------------ 6 2.8 Concepts and Definitions--------- -------------------------- --------- 7 PART III SUMMARY OF SURVEY RESULTS--------------------------------------- 11 3.1 Farm Management Practices------------------------------------------ 11 3.1.1 Fertilizer Applied Area--------------- ---------------------- ---------- 11 3.1.2 Improved Seed Applied Area--------------------------------------- 12 3.1.3 Pesticide Applied Area---------------------------------------------- 12 3.1.4 Irrigated Area---------------------- ----------------------------------- 12 3.2 Holders Applied Inputs by Education status-------------------------- 13 3.3 Causes of Crop Damage------------------------------------------------- 13 3.4 Extension Package Applied Area ----------------------------------- 13 3.5 Sources of Water for Irrigation---------------------------------------- 13 3.6 Copping Strategy for Oxen Shortage--------------------------------- 14 STATISTICAL TABLES--------------------------------------------------------- 17 Tables 1 – 1.10 Number of Holders, Inputs Applied Area------------------ 17 Tables 2 – 2.10 Number of Holders Applying Inputs by Education------- 254 Tables 3 – 3.10 Number of Holders Reporting Damaged Crop Area------ 275 Tables 4 – 4.10 Number of Holders by Type of Farm Practice------------- 302 Tables 5 – 9 Area Irrigated, Farm area Protected against Erosion, Holders Reporting Oxen Shortage by Coping Strategy, and Number of Oxen reported----------- 342 APPENDIX I ESTIMATION PROCEDURES OF TOTALS-------------------------------------------------------- 363 APPENDIX II ESTIMATES OF STANDARD ERRORS------------------------------------------------------------- 369 APPENDIX III NUMBER OF PLANNED AND ACTUALLY COVERED UNITS------------------------------ 377 APEENDIX IV QUESTIONNAIRE--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 381 PART I INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES OF THE SURVEY 1.1. INTRODUCTION A boost in agricultural productivity is a prevailing motive for farmers and a driving force in Ethiopia’s agricultural policy. Considerable resources are being utilized by the government to realize agricultural productivity and alter the state of agriculture in the country. Human and material resources are rallied towards this end. Development agents, extension packages, and agricultural inputs are some of the resources that are made available to farmers to change their style of farming and augment productivity. One of the missions of the Central Statistical Agency (CSA) i

FAQs

What is the main focus of this report in the Agricultural Sample Survey?

The report focuses on farm management practices during the Meher season for private peasant holdings, including inputs used, inputs applied area, and holders using those inputs.

Which major survey stages are described in the methodology section?

It covers scope and coverage, sampling frame and design, selection scheme, fieldwork organization, training of field staff, method of data collection, and data processing steps such as editing, coding, verification, data entry, cleaning, and tabulation.

What types of farm management outcomes are summarized in the results section?

The results summarize areas with fertilizer and improved seed application, pesticide applied area, irrigated area, education-related input use, crop damage causes, extension package applied area, irrigation water sources, and coping strategies for oxen shortage.

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