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Roundtable on World Programme for the Census of Agriculture 2020

Bangkok, Thailand19-23 September 2016

Kyaw Nyein AungDirectorDepartment of Agricultural Land Management And Statistics, Ministry of Agriculture Livestock and Irrigationkyawnyeinaungslrd@gmail.com

Myanmar Census of Agriculture (2010) Technical Session … 16

Hla Myo KhineStaff OfficerCentral Statistical Organization, Ministry of National Planning and Financehlamyokhine2014@gmail.com

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Reference period 31 January 201\0 to 1 February 2011Enumeration periodFebruary and March 2011Questionnaire Used in MCA 2010MCA Form A – Questionnaire for crop cultivationMCA Form B – Questionnaire for keeping/breeding livestock/poultryMCA Form C – Aquaculture holding questionnaireMCA Form D – Household questionnaireMCA Form E – Village tract/ward questionnaire

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Data Processing

Data entry system for each questionniare was prepared SLRD IT group was trained by TCDC (Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries) IT experts CSPro software was used in developing data entry systemCollected data were encoded in 5 different data centerData cosistency check, edit and tabulation and finalized implementation was carried out in Central Office.

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FAO training sessions1. Tabulation plan2. Design of census instrumrnts3. Census survey methods, sampling

methodology, use of PDA in data collection and data control

4. Simulation of field operation5. Preparation of implementation plan

The method used in each of these training sessions was “learning by doing”

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Statistical Tables in MCA 2010Household based statistical tables (Crop holding/ sub holdings and parcel characteristics)Livestock holdings and sub holdingsAgricultural Households’ characteristicsLocation of the parcelsSpecial Agriculture holdings/ crop holdingsSpecial livestock / poultry holdingsSpecial aquaculture holdingsInformation on village tract

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Only 85 % of the total villages were covered because of security problems in some state and regions.

The excluded villages from MCA 2010 are tabulated saperately by region and state and

Computed standard errors and coefficients of variation are also shown

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Based on census results, eight thematic papers were written by eight local writersThe thematic papers have the purpose of analyzing the current situation of the agricultural sector and any trends or changes from the 2003 censusOverall census analysis and papers were presented to government stake holders in November 2012 Editors were hired to finalized the contents and format of the census report and MCA 2010 results were printed iun two main publications1. Report on Myanmar Census of Agriculture

2010 was published in May 20132. Thematic Papers on Myanmar Census of

Agriculture 2010

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Thematic Papers on Myanmar Census of Agriculture 20101. Overview of food accessbility situation in Myanmar2. Distribution of agriculture land under paddy in different

regions3. Land utilization, land types and land tenure in Myanmar4. Sustainable irrigation development and the increase of

area under irrigation5. Improving rural farmers economy combining the raising

of cattle/other livestock with crop cultivation6. Aquaculture a potential major economic activity in

Myanmar7. Multi-economic activities of agricultural households in

Myanmar8. Gender profile of Myanmar’s agricultural household

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The main report of MCA 2010 were disseminated to all stake holders including those in the private sector international and NGO community, researchers and university personnel

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Lesson learnedData processing works were done in 5 different data centers and staff were trained in manual editing and data entryThe quality of the manual editing was a problemMajor problem was data inconsistencies within the section questionniare and There were also data inconsistencies from one setcion to anotherData was done over period of ten monthsVerification and corrections of errors were done for three months

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Preparation for 2020 Census

Integration in NSDS

New Myanmar Statistical Law was enacted in 2015

The Myanmar NSDS has suggested several measures to integrate the

different sectoral statistical systems into the NSS.

In Myanmar, with the highly decentralized NSS

Six different cluster groups were formed to strengthen coordination

1. National account and Macro economics

2. Cival Registration and Vital statistics

3. Agriculture and Rural Statistics

4. Survey Coordination and statistical standards

5. Energy and environment

6. Social statistics

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The recent changes in the ministries have brought more departments in the fold of Ministry of Agriculture Livestock and Irrigation.

DALMS if focal department for Agriculture and Rural Statistics cluster group

The cluster consist of 12 departments related to agricultural statisticsMyanmar next agricultural census is scheduled in 2020The time schedule is also reported to Survey Coordination and statistical standards cluster group

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