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Agricultural statistics in IsraelAgricultural statistics in Israel
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overviewThe Israeli agriculture plays a significant role as the major food supplier for the local market.Total agricultural produce in 2009 accounted for 1.8 % of the GDP (150 billion $) .Around 70,000 people were directly employed in agriculture in 2009 (2.6% of the country’s total labor force).In the early 1950s, one full-time agricultural employee supplied food for 17 people, compared to 100 people in 2009
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Number of active farms
census 1971census 1971census 1981census 1981survey 1995survey 1995Admin. Admin. data 2009data 2009
Total FarmsTotal Farms35,00035,00044,90044,90025,40025,40022,00022,000
MoshavimMoshavim19,50019,50022,80022,80015,50015,50013,00013,000
KibbutzimKibbutzim282282307307269269269269
Urban/RuralUrban/Rural5,1005,1006,0006,0003,7503,7501,5001,500
Arab farmsArab farms10,00010,00014,35014,3505,8175,8177,2007,200
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Agricultural data collectionAgricultural data collection
Wholesale prices – DailyWholesale prices – Daily Export/import data – Monthly Export/import data – Monthly Agricultural area – annuallyAgricultural area – annually Economic agricultural account Economic agricultural account – –
annually annually Agricultural census - planned in Agricultural census - planned in
2012 (last one in 1981, a 2012 (last one in 1981, a comprehensive survey 1995)- comprehensive survey 1995)-
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Annual Annual data collectiondata collection
Crop areasCrop areas Crop productionCrop production Livestock (heads)Livestock (heads) Animal productionAnimal production Fishery (mainly aquaculture)Fishery (mainly aquaculture) Labour force Labour force Income and investment Income and investment
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Agriculture area surveyAgriculture area surveyThe Goal: Collection of updated The Goal: Collection of updated reliable data regarding agricultural reliable data regarding agricultural area and activitiesarea and activities::
Area Balance (orchards, flowers, vegetables, field crops, grazing) animal inventories (cattle, chicken… Marketing and quotas by regions (milk, chicken, eggs and fish)
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BenefitsBenefits
Reliable and updated informationReliable and updated information Long-term planningLong-term planning Trend AnalysisTrend Analysis Database for researchDatabase for research Allocation limited resourcesAllocation limited resources Prevent market failure Prevent market failure
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Common Problems for DataCollection regarding Areas
Missing data regarding farms that are not included in the administrative files
Biased reporting
Missing data regarding small farms
Missing data regarding the activity location
Missing data regarding the non-agricultural activities
Farm structure and typology
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Challenges in Agriculture StatisticsChallenges in Agriculture StatisticsPrivatization and decentralization of Privatization and decentralization of
organizations in the agriculture sectororganizations in the agriculture sectorCooperation problemsCooperation problemsTime limitsTime limitsShift to administrative sources with uncertain Shift to administrative sources with uncertain
reliabilityreliabilityMissing Marketing dataMissing Marketing dataGeographic information systemGeographic information systemProtected crops (covered crops)Protected crops (covered crops)Lack of fundsLack of funds
Planned national projects
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Define a minimum threshold for farmsDefine a minimum threshold for farms Build a new farm registerBuild a new farm register Build questionnaireBuild questionnaire Collect dataCollect data Analyze dataAnalyze data Publish reportPublish report
Census Procedures
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Establish a new farm registerEstablish a new farm registerIdentify partial income from agriculture activity Identify partial income from agriculture activity
(business register)(business register)Define minimum level income determination Define minimum level income determination
(production?) (production?) Deduct double counting (cooperatives and Deduct double counting (cooperatives and
partnerships)partnerships)Locate non reporting small farmsLocate non reporting small farms
Expected challenge )census aspects (
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Harmonize Data according to international Harmonize Data according to international standards. standards.
Include the services component in the E.A.A Include the services component in the E.A.A (economic agriculture account)(economic agriculture account)
Expected difficulties (harmonization aspects)
Agri-Environmental Indicators
A new initiative of the CBS and MOAGDevelop new indicators - for some of them data are availableExamples include: Pesticides Nitrogen balance Water use Energy use Farm management practices
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