CENSUS OF AGRICULTURAL HOLDINGS IN BULGARIA Accounting year 2009/2010 STATISTICAL QUESTIONNAIRE

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1 For statistical purposes only The individual data is not disseminated. 1. Identification data CENSUS OF AGRICULTURAL HOLDINGS IN BULGARIA Accounting year 2009/20 STATISTICAL QUESTIONNAIRE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA Ministry of Agricultural and Food Agrostatistics Department Administrative region EKATTE No by order (completed by experts in agricultural statistics in the regional office) (completed by the operator during data entry in the program) 2. Surveyor data Given and family name - Surveyor's No: / /2 Date of survey 3.Supervisor data / /2 Date of control Given name Family name 4. Operator data / /2 Date of entry Given name Family name 5. Holding name/title: 6. Data of the inquired (Please, tick the answer!) 7. Holding contact address Please, tick the answer PIN BULSTAT No Farmer Manager Third person Street: Nr Block: Entrance: Floor: Apartment: Resident town/city/village: ЕКАТТЕ: Municipality: Distirict: Tel.: Mobile phone: 8. Registration address of a legal person/permanent address of natural persons Contact address coincides with the registration address of the legal persons/permanent address of natural persons? Yes No If YES, please go to question 9! If NO, please fill in the registration address of the legal person/ permanent address of natural persons in the fields below! Street: No Block: Entrance: Floor: Apartment: Resident town/city/village: ЕКАТТЕ: Municipality: Distirict: Tel.: Mobile phone: 10. Holding number on the the surveyor's list: - - Interview duration: Beginning: Hour End: Hour Given name Second name Family name 9. Legal personality of the holding Please, tick the answer! Natural person Natural person Sole trader (SТ) Co-operative Company registered under the Trade Act Civil group under art. 357 of the Obligations and Contacts Act Type of the observed unit: below the holding threshold holding To be completed by surveyor! Other, please specify : : : Sample AC'20-

2 11. Type of tenure of the holding? 13. Has the manager of the holding acquired any agricultural training and credentials? Please, tick the answer! Please, tick the answer! Type of tenure Type of education 100% private No agricultural education - only practical agricultural experience 100% state or municipality Basic agricultural training (a course in Agriculture with a minimum of 150 hours) Does the holding develop a business in other municipalities? Blagoevgrad Please, tick the answer! 16. Will you provide information on all activities of the holding? Please, tick the answer! If NO, please give a contact person in the other cities! Kardzhali 09 Name: Kyustendil 10 District: Municipality: Lovech 11 Address: Montana 12 Tel.: Pernik Pleven Name: Plovdiv 16 District: Municipality: Razgrad 17 Address: Silistra Sliven 20 Tel.: Smolyan 21 Name: District: Address: Tel.: State or municipality tenure of above 50% State or municipality tenure of under 50% Municipality: None Only a check up ot the statement of comprehensive income (balance-sheet) is done Bookkeeping by double entry 04 Burgas Varna Veliko Tarnovo Vidin Vratsa Gabrovo Dobrich Pazardzhik Ruse Sofia (capital) Sofia District Stara Zagora Targovishte Haskovo Shumen Yambol High-school specialization in agricultural training Higher university degree of agricultural education 12. Does the holding keep regular accounts? 14. Has the manager started an agricultural training course Please, tick the answer! during the past 12 months? 04 If YES, please tick the relevant fields! Type of accountancy Код Please, tick the answer! Has the holding business in other areas? Bookkeeping by single entry Please, tick the answer!

3 17. What is the total utilized agricultural area available at the holding during accounting year 2009/20 such as agricultural land in house yards, fields, greenhouses, kitchen gardens, meadows and lawns, permanent crops, regardless of tenure? (dca) Indicators Fill in the self-owned land area cultivated by the holding! Fill in the land area let under short or longterm lease or otherwise let by third parties cultivate by the holding! Do you let area for further cultivation and/or planting to third persons? If YES, is this area included in column 1 or 2? If YES, please fill in the column! Does the holding cultivate such area as has been provided pro-sowing preparation and sowing by third paries? If YES, is this area included in column 1 or 2? If YES, please fill in the column! TOTAL Agricultural land in the house yards 04 05, +, /// /// =, Agricultiral land OUTSIDE the house yards Fields, fallow land included Greenhouses Permanent crops (vinegards and orchards) Meadows and lawns TOTAL, +, - + =,, +, =, 04, 05,, /// +, - + =,, ///,, +, =, 06, +, - + =,,, /// ///

4 18. Utilized agricultural area (UAA) distribution and farm buildings Cod e Town Municipality ЕКАТТЕ Farm buildings (in order of significance) 1 = most important UAA (dca) Vineyards incl. (in dca) ,, No of additional sheets for question Holding location Settlement: ЕКАТТЕ:,,,, 04,, 05,, 06,, 07,, Municipality: 20. Is the location of the holding indicated on the additional sheets? Please, tick the answer! 08,, 09,, 21. Geographic coordinates: 10,, 11,, 12,, 13,, Longitude Latitude ' ' 14,, 15,, 16,, 17,, 18,, 19,, 20,, 00 Sum of additional sheet:,, 999 TOTAL:,, 22. Who is the owner of the Utilized Agricultural Area of the holding (in dca)? State Municipality (Municipality (State Land Funds, schools, prisons, hospitals Land Funds, schools, incl.) hospitals incl.) Members of co-operatives Private owners Legal persons,,,, 04 Natural persons 05, Total UAA 06,

5 AROMATIC PLANTS AND HERBS FIBROUS CROPS OIL - SEEDS (seeds incl.) INDUSTRIAL CROPS DRY PULSES CEREALS AND CORNS 23. Area under main crops, irrigated area, organic crops in crop year (dca) Crop CEREALS AND CORNS (seeds incl.) Area Irrigated area Organic crops Common wheat Durum wheat Barley Oats 04 Triticale 05 Rye 06 Grain and seed maize 07 Rice 08 Sorghum 09 Other cereals (millet, alpista, buckwheat, etc.). 10 Beans 11 Lentils 12 Peas 13 Broad beans 14 Chick-peas 15 Sweet lupins 16 Other dry pulses (Vetches etc.) 17 Total Σ( 17) 18 INDUSTRIAL CROPS (seeds excl.) Sugar beet 19 Tobacco 20 Hops 21 Oil pumpkinseed 22 Sunflower 23 Rape 24 Soya 25 Ground-nuts 26 Oil linseed 27 Other oil (sesame, castor, mustard, etc.). 28 Cotton 29 Flax 30 Hemp 31 Other fibrous crops 32 Oil rose 33 Lavender 34 Pepper-mint 35 Valerian 36 Coriander 37 Other aromatic and medicinal plants (Caraway, medical poppy, Foeniculum vulgare, anise etc.) 38 Other industrial crops (Chicory, sorghum for brooms etc.) 39 Total industrial crops Σ(19 39) 40

6 PERMANENT GRASSLAND KITCHEN GARDENS FALLO W LAND FLOWERS FRESH VEGETABLES (seeds excl.) FORAGE CROPS (seeds excl.) Temporary lawns (till 5 years) ROOTS 23. Area under main crops, irrigated area, organic crops in crop year (dca) Continuation Crop Area Irrigated area Organic crops Other earthed-up fodder roots Fodder beet 41, 42, Silage and green maize 43, Lawns leguminous (Lucerne, clover, sainfoin etc.) 44, Lawns ( rye-grass, bristles and other) 45, Other annual fodder crops used for green fodder or hay (cereals and leguminous) 46, Other forage crops (not mentioned elsewhere) Total forage crops Σ(41 47) Potatoes (seeds incl.) 47, 48, 49, Strawberries (seeds excl.) Open-field vegetables (incl. under low (not accessible) protective cover) Market gardening vegetables (vegetable gardens) Сultivated under high-cover greenhouses 50, 51, 52, 53, /// Flowers and ornamental plants (seeds excl.) Total fresh vegetables Σ(51 53) 54, Water-melons, melons included; Potatoes, dry pulses and kitchen gardens excluded. Open-field vegetables are grown in crop-rotation along with agricultural crops other than vegetables. Market gardening vegetables are grown in crop-rotation along with other vegetable crops only. Grown on open-field area (incl. under low (not accessible) protective cover) Grown under glass or other (accessible) protective cover Flowers total Σ(55 56) Seeds and seedlings 55, 56, /// 57, 58, Including arable land seeds and seedlings for sugar and fodder beet, hops, tobacco, fibrous crops (such as cotton, flax, hemp and other fibrous crops), aromatic and medicinal plants, herbs, forage plants (maize excluded), forage vegetables, fresh vegetables, strawberries, flowers, grass mixtures. Other crops on arable land (not mentioned elsewhere) Fallow land of which fallow land subject to the payment of subsidies 59, 60, /// /// 61, /// /// ARABLE LAND Σ( ) Kitchen gardens of which vegetables of which orchards 62, 63, /// /// 64, /// /// 65, /// /// Pastures and meadows Grassland area of low productivity (rough grazing pastures) Pastures and meadows no longer used for production purposes and eligible for the payment of subsidies TOTAL PERMANENT GRASSLAND Σ(66 68) 66, 67, /// /// 68, /// /// 69,

7 OTHER AREA VINEYARDS NURSERIES BERRIES NUTS STONE FRUIT PIP- FRUIT 24. Area under permanent crops, irrigated area, organic crops during the crop year (dca) Crop Area Irrigated area Apple Pear Quince Peach and nectarine Apricot Plum and wild plum Cherry Sour cherries Walnuts Almonds Hazelnuts Raspberries Aronia Kiwi Other berries (black currants, blackberries, mulberries) Organic crops Other fruit species 16 Total permanent crops Σ( 16) 17 Vine seedling 18 Fruit-tree nurseries 19 Ornamental tree nurseries Forest tree nurseries /// /// Total nurseries Σ(18 21) 22 Wine vineyards Σ( ) of which wines with protected designation of origin (quality wine) of which wines with protected geographical indication (regional wines) 25 of which other wines 26 Vineyard for table grapes 27 Vineyard for raisins 28 Total vineyards Σ( ) 29 Other permanent crops (osier willows, frail, wild brier etc.) of which Christmas trees /// Permanent crops - Total Σ( ) UTILISED AGRICULTURAL AREA - TOTAL Σ [question 23 ( ) + question 24(32)] 25. Other area owned by the holding Title Area occupied by farm buildings and farmyard (100 m 2 =0.1 dca) Unutilized agricultural area Abandoned fruit plantations incl. Abandoned vineyards incl. Forests and wooded area of which short rotation cycle Other non-agricultural area (roads, lakes, etc.) Total area Σ( ) Total holding area Σ [question 24(33)+question 25(08)] Area (dca),,, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 26. What part of the UAA of the holding (Question 24, code 33, column 3) is certified for organic crops or is in the process of certification? Organic production Cod e In certification process UAA (dca) Certified organic production, Total area under organic production Σ (+),,

8 Grown in greenhouses FRESH VEGETABLES Grown on open-field area 27. What water sources of irrigation are in use in the holding? 28. What total area can you afford to irrigate by means of agricultural equipment, as follows? Type of source Type of equipment Area (dca) Ground water (wells, drills, springs) On-farm surface water Off-farm natural water sources Off-farm water from common water supply networks (dams, canals for irrigation ) Other sources Sprinkler equipment Drop irrigator Gravity irrigator system 04 Other equipment Irrigated area Total 05,,,,, 29. Holding irrigated area (greenhouses and kitchen gardens excl.) Irrigated area Average irrigated area during the last three years Total cultivated area irrigated at least once during the previous 12 months Area (dca) Numberof vine trees, 30. Vine trees in the farm 31. Area occupied by the beds for cultivated mushroom production (in m 2 ), Area (m 2 ) 32. Fresh vegetables - spread area (kitchen garden excl.) 33. Genetically-modified crops Crop Area (dca) Tomato, If yes, at what area (dca)?, Cucumber Pepper Cabbage,, 04, 34. Energy crops, eligible for subsidy under the energy crops support scheme String beans 05, Green peas 06, Area (dca) Okra Onion 07, 08, If yes, what area (dca)?, Garlic Leek Carrot Aubergine Squash Pumpkin Vegetables Total Σ( 19) 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, land set aside occupied with energy crops that are not used for food, but as raw material for biomass only incl. 35. Holding with renewable energy production? If yes, what ist the energy source type? Watermelon 15 Energy source type, Answer Melon 16, Biomass Tomato 17, of which bio-methane Cucumber 18, Wind Pepper 19, Solar 04 Hydroenergy 05 20, Other types of renewable energy sources 06,

9 CULTIVATING AND OTHER MACHINERY COMBINES TRACTORS 36. Self-owned agricultural machinery utilized during the 12 months preceding the reference day of the survey Type Tractors Total Σ( ) Other mechanised harvesters Self moved mowers >10кW Area on which the same crops (monocultures) on individual parcels during the last three years have been grown Nimber Name of the group Tractors Harvesters Other mechanised harvesters 04 Self moved mowers >10кW Cultivators, hoeing machines Soil conservation in winter Cover crop in winter Normal winter crop Arable land on which plants are sown specifically to reduce the loss of soil, nutrients and plant protection products during the winter, ploughed in during spring Plant residues Landscape features Linear elements Hedges Tree lines Stonewalls Four-wheel tractors Track-laying tractors Tool carriers Self moved chassis Harvesters Combines Total Σ(05 07) Ploughs Cultivators Disc harrows Mills Steam-rollers Sowers Linkage (coupling) mowers Fertilizer sprayers Plant protection machinery Automotive mowers Total machinery and equipment Σ(09 18) 19 Linear elements available 38. Agricultural production methods used on the holding during the reference period Area (dca) Group Share of arable land not included in crop-rotation Auxilliary table for coding question , 37. Agricultural machinery rented by the holding or shared with other agricultural holdings during the 12 months preceding the reference day of the survey Arable land that is ploughed or otherwise tilled in autumn and is not covered during winter with any plant residues, remaining bare Arable land - tillage methods Tillage methods Conventional tillage (mouldboard plough or disc plough), that leaves no plant residues on the soil surface Conservation tillage (low tillage), that leaves plant residues on the soil surface Zero tillage (direct seeding) Maintained by farmer during the last 3 years Share of arable land not included in crop-rotation 0% 0% to 24% 25% to 49% 50% to 74% over 75% Answer Area (dca),,,, Area (dca),,, Established by farmer during the last 3 years Group 04 05

10 SHEEP GOATS EQUIDAE BUFFALOS BOVINES 39. Do you breed any livestock? If NO, please skip to question 48! Number of animals on and animal housing (including animals taken for breeding and excluding animals given for breeding to another holding) Livestock by categories Dairy cows Other cows Heifers 2 years old and over Heifers of 1 to 2 years old Males 2 years old and over Males of 1 to 2 years old Calves of less than 1 year Number of Capacity of animal housing - bovines heads Number of Animal housing places Stanchion-tied stable with solid dung and liquid manure 13 Stanchion-tied stable with slurry 14 Loose housing with solid dung and liquid 04 manure Loose housing with slurry Other of which calves of or less than 8 months of which calves over 8 months and less than 1 year Other male calves under 1 year Other female calves under 1 year Total bovines Σ( ) Dairy buffalos Males 1 year old and over Female buffalo-calves 1 year old and over Male buffalo-calves of less then 1 year Female buffalo-calves of less then 1 year Total buffalos Σ(18 22) Capacity of animal housing - buffalos 18 Number of Animal housing places Stanchion-tied stable with solid dung and 19 liquid manure Stanchion-tied stable with slurry 25 Loose housing with solid dung and liquid 21 manure Loose housing with slurry Other 28 Mares 3 years old and over for work Mares 3 years old and over for work for sport Stud-horses 3 years old and over 31 Young horses of less than 3 years 32 Geldings (castrated animals) 33 Donkeys 34 Mules 35 Total equidae Σ(29 35) 36 Goats which have already kidded 37 Capacity of animal housing - goats Goats mated for the first time 38 Categories Number of places Other goats Total goats Σ(37 39) 39 Breeding females Kids for fattening 42 Milk ewes 43 Capacity of animal housing - sheep Other ewes 44 Categories Number of places Ewe lambs put to the ram 45 Breeding females 48 Other sheep Total sheep Σ(43 46) 46 Lambs for fattening 49 47

11 RABBITS POULTRY PIGS Number of animals on and animal housing (including animals taken for breeding and excluding animals given for breeding to another holding) Continuation Animal categories Number of animals Capacity of animal housing - pigs Breeding sows 50 Animal housing Places Piglets (<20 kg) 51 On partially slatted floors 56 Young pigs (20-<50 kg) 52 On completely slatted floors 57 On straw beds (deep litter-loose Pigs for fattening (>=50 kg) 53 housing) 58 Other pigs 54 Other 59 Total pigs Σ(50 54) 55 Laying hens 60 Capacity of animal housing - laying hens Breeding hens 61 Animal housing Places On straw beds (deep litter-loose Pullets 62 housing) 70 Broilers for fattening 63 Battery cage (all types) 71 Turkeys 64 Battery cage with manure belt 72 Ducks 65 Battery cage with deep pit 73 Geese 66 Battery cage with stilt house 74 Ostriches 67 Other 75 Other poultry (pigeons, quails, pheasants, guinea-fowl etc.) Total poulty Σ(60 68) Breeding rabbits - females Other rabbits Total rabbits Σ(77+78) 68 m 2 69 Birds housing Capacity of animal housing: Places 78 Rabbits-total Total area of birds housing for fattening: Apiculture Silk-worm breeding Does the farm breed silk worms? Livestock other than above listed (nutria, mink, angora rabbits, angora goats, etc.). 40. Veterinary service number Category (For Veterinary service number Region holdings with dairy Number of bee hives In certification process Number of heads 05 - Poulty Beehives Other If YES, please indicate the type of installation! 09 - Mobile 10 - Fixed in the cattle-shed 11 - Milking hall Is the holding certified for organic production or in certification process? Organic farming Answer Certified organic farming If YES in code /, question 41, please give the number of animals! Species Cattle/Bovine animals Sheep and goats 42. Has the holding milking facilities for cows? 43. Is there an egg hatching installation available at the holding? Pigs 04 If yes, please specify: 15 - Number of egg in one set 16 - Number of sets in the year

12 44. Grazing of animals on the farm Do the farm animals graze on holding's areas? If yes, please specify: Does the holding utilize common grazing land? If yes, please specify: Grazing areas, used during the last twelve months dca Farm animals grazing on common pastures number Time during which animals were grazing number on farm areas months 45. Manure storage and treatment facilities Has the holding manure storage facilities? If yes, please specify the type of facilities! Type of facilities Common dunghill Slurry manure Special storage facilities for: Solid manure Liquid manure Lagoons Uncovered storage facilities 04 Time during which animals number were grazing on common land months Fertilizer and pesticide application 46. Manure application in the farm Solid dung/ farmyard manure application Covered storage facilities 04 Holding UAA with solid dung/ farmyard manure application (dca) of which holding UAA with solid dung/ farmyard manure application with immediate incorporation (dca) Slurry application Holding UAA with slurry application (dca) of which holding UAA with slurry application with immediate incorporation or injection (dca) 47. Do you share the manure produced on the farm during the reference year? If yes, which share of total manure? % 48. Mineral fertilizer application on open-field area If YES, specify area with imported fertilizers (dca)!, Of which: Mineral fertilizer application on the UAA during the reference year? Type of fertilizer Nitrogen fertilizer Phosphorus fertilizer Potassium fertilizer Compound fertilizers Area (dca),, 04, 05, 49. Plant protection products application - open fields Application of herbicides on the UAA during the reference year? If YES, specify area with imported herbicides (dca)! Application of fungicides on the UAA during the reference year? If YES, specify area with imported fungicides (dca)! Application of insecticides on the UAA during the reference year? If YES, specify area with imported insecticides (dca)!,,,

13 50. Was the holding granted support for rural development during the last three years? If YES, please indicate the measure the holding has benefited from: Measure Setting up of young farmers Measure Modernisation of agricultural holdings 53. Other gainful activities? If YES, please, tick the answer! Other activity of the holding Measure Adding value to agricultural and forestry products Measure Support for semi-subsistence farms Measure Use of advisory services Agricultural mechanized service (ploghing, sowing, earthening up, harvesting etc.). Non-agricultural mechanized services (snow-cleaning etc.). Rural tourism (hotel and restaurant services) Measure Natural handicap payments to farmers in mountain areas 06 Craftsmanship (pottery, weaving, cutlery etc.) 04 Measure Payments to farmers in areas with handicaps, other than mountain areas Measure Agri-environment payments of which in the framework of organic farming Measure Diversification into non-agricultural activities Measure Encouragement of tourism activities Meeting standards, based on Community law Participation of farmers in food quality projects Natura 2000 payments for agricultural area Payments linked to the Water Framework Directive Animal welfare payments Processing of farm products (processing of agricultural products produced on the farm, processing of grapes for wine excl.) Forestry Sale of fire wood Wood processing Production of renewable energy (from wind, hydropower, biogas and biofuels, etc.). Production of aqua-crops please specify what Other marginal activities, please specify what Percentage of the farm output consumed by the household? Household comsumption 0% - 24% 25% - 49% 50% - 74% 75% - 100% Percentage 0% - 10% 11% - 50% 51% - 100% Percentage of income from other activities in farm revenues (including grants) Answer 52. Does the direct sale to final consumers represent more than 50% of the total sales of the holding? IMPORTANT! Direct sale to final consumer means the sale by the holding of self-produced agricultural products, processed or not, directly to consumers for their own consumption. Which sale is not direct? - output, sold to processing plants is not a direct sale (the processing plant is not the ultimate consumer of goods) - the output, distributed by cooperatives and tenant farmers and output sold through intermediaries (merchants) is not direct sale.

14 Other family members of the holder's family, working on a full-time payroll job therein 55. Manager, holder and family labour on a regular pay-roll job at the holding (code 1,2 and 5 of question 9) Employed persons Holder and manager of the holding Holder, not manager of the holding Manager, not holder of the farm holding (to be filled in obligatory by the legal persons) Spouse to the holder, not manager of the holding (regardless of whether he/she works at the farm) Relation to holder ( from Table 1) Sex M=1 F=2 Age group ( from Table 2) Time spent on the farm ( from Table 4) Importance of the work in the farm ( from Table 3) ( from Table 5) ( from Table 6) /// /// /// /// /// /// Non-family labour force employed directly on a regular basis in the farms of natural persons (code 1,2 and 5 of question 9) Employed persons 57. Permanent labour on a regular payroll Sex M=1 F=2 Age group ( from Table 2) Number of additional sheets for question 55: Time spent on the farm ( from Table 4) Importance of the work in the farm ( from Table 3) Does the person has other gainful activities? If according to question 53 the holding has another gainful activity, does the person participate in it? Number of additional sheets for question 56: Relevance and type of other gainful activities Relevance of the other gainful activities in column 5 ( from Table 5) 06 Total of which women Number of persons Time spent in the farm (number of working man/days)

15 Other family members of the holder's family, working on the farm Auxiliary tables for encoding of the labour force variables Table for calculation of the time spent on the holding by owner, manager and family labor, natural persons (codes 1, 2 and 5, question 9) September, October, November Spent time on the holding on monthly basis December, January, February March, April, May June, July, August Total working time (hours) Employed Number of days (max 90) Average number of hours/day Number of days (max 90) Average number of hours/day Number of days (max 90) Average number of hours/day Number of days (max 90) Average number of hours/da y ( х + х х х 08) Holder and manager of the holding Holder, not manager of the holding Manager, not holder of the holding (to be filled in obligatory by the legal persons) Spouse to the holder, not manager of the holding (regardless of whether he/she works at the farm) Table 1. Relation to holder Relation Farmer Spouse Parents Children Brothers or sisters Other relatives Relatives by law No relation to holder Age group: Table 2. Age group Born between: Table 3. Working contribution and significance: 15 to 24 years of age Occupation 0 25 to 34 years of age Sole occupation to 44 years of age Major occupation to 54 years of age Subsidiary occupation to 64 years of age Unemployed person's occupation to 74 years of age Retired person occupation and over 7 up to Does not work on the holding Time spent on the holding in % of the full time from 1% to 24% from 25% to 49% from 50% to 74% from 75% to 99% 100% Table 4. Time spent on the holding Equivalent of full time Working time in hours employment (8 hours per day) under 464 hours 58 days from 464 to 927 hours from 58 to 116 days from 928 to 1391 hours from 116 to 174 days from 1392 to 1855 hours from 174 to 232 days 1856 hours and more 232 days and more Doesn't work on the farm Table 5. Working contribution of the other gainful activities of the persons 1 Occupation 2 Major occupation 1 3 Subsidiary occupation 2 4 No other activities Table 6. Type of other activities of persons Type of activity Activities within the holding (from question 53) Activities, not related to the holding Person is engaged in the holding's activities (question 53), as well as other activities, not related to the holding No other activities

16 58. Permanent labour on a regular payroll in holdings of legal persons - total (manager's data excl.) Time spent in the farm Number of persons (Total number of working man/days) TOTAL of which women 59. Permanent labour on a regular payroll in holdings of legal persons Sex Time spent for farm work Age group M=1 number of Name / Function ( from from Table 4 F=2 working man/days Table 2) 04 Manager Number of additional sheets for question 59: Permanent labour on a regular payroll included in the additional sheets Time spent on the farm Number of persons (Total number of working man/days) Total from additional sheets: 99 of which women Part-time or seasonal workers for the crop year 2009/20 Number of persons Total number of Number of days working man/days Period of work Men Women (+)* Total number of working man/days: 61. Does the holding receive production services during the crop year 2009/20? If Yes, please fill in the number of men/hours! The labour input in hours given by contractors (workers from other farms or enterprises for agricultural services) is included.

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