SOUTH AFRICA - Agricultural Survey Main Results

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1 SOUTH AFRICA - Agricultural Survey Main Results Number and area of holdings ( farming operations) Number of holdings Area (ha) Total Former RSA (Rep. of South Africa) Former Homelands Legal status Number of holdings Total _ Individuals _ Partnership _ Public company _ Private company _ Other _ Temporary crops Holdings reporting Production (Metric Tons) Maize for grain Total Former RSA _ Former Homelands _ Maize (fresh) Total Former RSA _ Former Homelands _ Sorghum, grain Total Former Homelands _ Wheat Total Former RSA _ Former Homelands _ Beans, dry Total Former Homelands _ Soybeans Total Former Homelands _ Groundnuts Total Former RSA _ Former Homelands _ Sugarcane Total Former Homelands _ Sunflower seed Total Former Homelands _ (continued)

2 Temporary crops (cont'd) Holdings reporting Production (Metric Tons) Cotton Total Former Homelands 0 _ Lucerne and other hay grasses Total Former RSA _ Former Homelands _ Tobacco Total Former RSA 0 _ Former Homelands _ Potatoes Total Former RSA _ Former Homelands _ Sweet potatoes Total Former Homelands _ Cabbages Total Former RSA _ Former Homelands _ Flowers Total Former Homelands _ Onions Total Former RSA _ Former Homelands _ Pumpkins / Squash Total Former RSA _ Former Homelands _ Tomatoes Total Former Homelands _ Watermelons and other melons Total Former Homelands _

3 Permanent crops Quantity harvested Holdings reporting (Metric Tons) Apples Total Former Homelands _ Avocados Total Former Homelands _ Bananas Total Former Homelands _ Grapes Total Former RSA _ Former Homelands _ Guavas Total Former Homelands _ Litchees Total Former RSA _ Former Homelands 0 _ Mangoes Total Former Homelands _ Oranges and other citrus fruits Total Former RSA _ Former Homelands _ Papaya Total Former Homelands _ Peaches Total Former RSA 4000 _ Former Homelands _ Pears Total Former Homelands 3000 _ Pineapples Total Former RSA 1000 _ Former Homelands _ Plums Total Former Homelands _ Strawberries and other berries Total Former Homelands _

4 Livestock Holdings reporting Number of Head Cattle (Beef) Total Former RSA Former Homelands Cattle (Dairy) Total Former RSA Former Homelands Pigs Total Former RSA Former Homelands Sheep Total Former RSA Former Homelands Goats (Angora) Total Former RSA Former Homelands Goats (Other) Total Former RSA Former Homelands Horses Total Former RSA Former Homelands Asses Total Former RSA Former Homelands Ostriches Total Former RSA Former Homelands Poultry (Ducks, Turkeys, Fowls) Total Former RSA Former Homelands Game Total Former RSA Former Homelands

5 SOUTH AFRICA Agricultural Survey 2000 Explanatory Notes Historical outline: The 2000 Agricultural Survey, to which data here refer, was the first survey to cover small scale and emerging farms in South Africa. Earlier agricultural surveys undertaken by the Central Statistical Service in 1994, 1995 and 1996 covered only the commercial farms sector within the former Republic of South Africa. Organization: The National Agricultural Survey was conducted by Statistics South Africa for the National Department of Agriculture (NDA). Enumeration period: The field work for data collection took place during 14 August to 18 September Definitions: Farming Operation (survey Unit): was defined as comprising one or more separate farms, holding or portions of land, whether contiguous or not, operated as single units irrespective of the number of districts into which they may fall, so that farms or portions of land situated in different districts can be regarded as a single farming operation. Thus, the number of farming operations does not equal the number of farmers, as more than one farmer can operate a specific farming operation and one farmer can operate more than one farming operation. Farming Operation in the household sector: A household was considered as a farming operation if it met at least one of the following stipulations: (a) it had access to land for farming purposes; (b) it had livestock; (c) it grew crops; and in addition, (d): the respondent considered the household or a member of the household as a farming unit. However, if a household met with any of (a) or (b) or (c) but not with (d), it was still considered to be a farming unit, provided it satisfied at least one of the following criteria: (1) It had sold crops, livestock or any other agricultural product during the last 12 months; (2) It had access to 0.5 ha or more of cropland; (3) It produced enough crops and livestock products to feed the household for six months or more; (4) It had five or more head of cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, mules or asses; (5) It had 25 or more chickens. Former RSA: Republic of South Africa, excluding all the former Homelands, which has concentration of large farms. Former Homelands: The areas assigned to Africans either as independent states or as selfgoverning territories which have preponderance of small-scale subsistence farms. Scope: In additional to conventional data items for agricultural census, the survey also included questions on ownership of assets, the need for services and facilities, operating expenses, utilization of farm products, agricultural credit and debt, and quantum and sources of farm incomes. Coverage: Geographically, the Survey covered all the nine provinces in South Africa and represents all the large and small scale agriculture. However, small-scale market gardens in peri-urban areas were not covered by the survey. Frame: A list frame of farming operations was prepared by the National Department of Agriculture (NDA). To ensure completeness of the sampling frame, some farms were sampled directly from GIS maps, by listing each farm that appeared on the map. Methods: A master sample was created based on enumeration areas (EAs) from 1996 Census and the sampling frame maintained by National Department of Agriculture (NDA). A two-stage probability sampling design was used; EAs were the Primary Sampling Units (PSUs) and the farms were the Second Stage Sampling Unit. In view of different types of agriculture practiced in the former RSA and former Homelands, separate sampling was done in these two areas.

6 For Former RSA: At the first stage, 602 EAs were systematically selected from a total of At the second stage, 15% of the farms in each EA were systematically selected. For Former Homelands: At the first stage, 887 EAs were systematically selected from a total of rural EAs. Small EAs, containing less than 100 households were combined with adjacent EAs to form the frame for primary sampling units. At the second stage, a listing of all households within a specific PSU or EA was undertaken, and farming operations were identified; 15% of farming operations were systematically selected in each selected PSU. Data were collected by 2000 fieldworkers in all nine provinces of the country through a personal enquiry. Farmers were expected to know or estimate the area of their fields. In addition to conventional data items for agricultural census, the survey also included questions on ownership of assets, the need for services and facilities, operating expenses, utilization of farm products, and quantum and sources of farm incomes. Data source: Report on the Survey of Large and Small Scale Agriculture Statistics South Africa 2002 Mailing address: Statistics South Africa, Steyn s Building, 274 Schoeman Street, Pretoria Private Bag X44, Pretoria 0001, South Africa User information service: (012) Fax: (012) info@statssa.pwv.gov.za Website: