ASIA AND PACIFIC COMMISSION ON AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS. PROGRESS of the First Timor-Leste Agriculture Census (1 T L A C)

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1 APCAS/8/9..4P ASIA AND PACIFIC COMMISSION ON AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS TWENTY-SEVENTH SESSION Nadi, Fiji, 9 23 March 208 Agenda Item 9. PROGRESS of the First Timor-Leste Agriculture Census ( T L A C) Contributed by: Claudino Ninas Nabais, PhD. and Ricardo da Cruz Director/Executive Secretary of TLAC The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Ministry of Finance, Timor-Leste claudino_nabais@yahoo.com

2 Background The Democratic Republic of TimorLeste is a predominantly agriculturel country, Timor-Leste has never been conducted a census of agriculture. Timor-Leste is a lack of structural information on the agricultural sector. The agricultural statistics system of Timor-Leste based on administrative reports received from extension workers that have no bench mark. 8 May 205 This is the name of the Conference 2

3 Setting the Scene for the st Timor-Leste Agriculture Census Integrating agriculture questions into National Population and Housing Census (NPHC) 2004, 200 & NPHC improved Agriculture Module used as frame for the st Timor-Leste Agricultural Census (TLAC) 8 May 205 This is the name of the Conference 3

4 st TLAC objectives and scope TLAC Objectives: To know the agriculture structural data in order to be able to properly define policies and strategies for the Government to effectively improve the development of the agriculture sector. To strengthen the rural and agricultural statistics fundamental to the implementation of the National Policy on Food Security and Nutrition for the Government to allocate adequate resources. (Government Resolution Nu.23/207) TLAC overall strategy (integrated agricultural census and surveys) TLAC Scope: To collect at national level the necessary data to know in a scientific way the reality of the country in terms of agricultural and livestock production, forestry and fisheries.

5 Roadmap TLAC Road MAP 208 PREPERATIONS Trials of questionnaires Trails of manuals Trails of technology (ies) Finalization and perfections of methodology PILOT AGRICULTURE CENSUS FIELD WORK FOR AGRIC. CENSUS CENSUS DATA PROCESSING CENSUS RESULTS ANNUAL SURVEYS ANNUAL SURVEY RESULTS

6 Progress st TLAC At Present Govement Resolution on the first TLAC was approved. Institutional structure formed and operational: TLAC Secretariat Office functional FAO TA deployed

7 st TLAC At Present Draft of Agri census Law prepared uestioner was developed (version and 2) Pre-tested t l questionnaire st pre-test (December 207) using PAPI (paper assisted personal interview) 2nd pre-test (February 208) using CAPI (computer assisted personal interview) with area measurement using GPS 8 May 205 This is the name of the Conference 7

8 Focus of the uestionnaire TLAC Next Steps Pre-testing of more technologies for area measurement (drone, satellite image, etc) March/April 208 Completion of the Community uestionnaire Pre-testing of the community questionnaire Finalization and approval of the questionnaire Developing and Finalization of the instruction manuals Final pre-testing of all questionnaires and area measurement Develop Tabulation plan Design data quality assurance framework Training and field practices (Master trainers, supervisors, enumerators, IT staff and others)

9 TLAC Next Steps Setting up of the CAPI operation system Pilot Census Census enumeration/st TLAC Conduct annual surveys

10 TLAC Secretariat Team MAF. Dr. Claudino Ninas Nabais 2. Mr. uintiliano Belo 3. Ms. Fidelia Pereira 4. Mr. Jose uintao 5. Mr. Nilton Rebeiro 6. Ms. Maria Brandao 7. Technical Directorates appointed from Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry, and Fisheries_Focal Points DGS. DG Elias dos Santos Ferreira 2. Dir. Silvino Lopes 3. Dir. Ricardo da Cruz Santos 4. Sr. Lourenco Soares 5. DGS Statisticians 6. DGS Cartography FAO TA s. Mukesh Srivastava Lead Technical Officer (LTO) 2. Marie-Ann Merza 3. Jorge de Araujo 4. Statistics Officers (BangkokAnthony & Tomar & Rome Eloi)

11 Thank you