Agricultural Census in Myanmar
Myanmar has conducted three agricultural censuses after the independence. The first agricultural census was conducted in 1952 and the second agricultural census was carried out in 1993. The most recent agricultural census done in 2003 was the third agricultural census experienced in Myanmar. The first and the second agricultural census were conducted using sampling methods and the last census was conducted using complete enumeration method. All agricultural censuses done in Myanmar were undertaken by the Settlement and Land Records Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation.
The Myanmar agricultural Census 1993 covered 272 townships out of the 319 townships of 14 States and Divisions. The urban wards in Yangon and Mandalay Divisions, remote areas and less-populated insecure areas were excluded from the enumeration of the census. The method applied in the Myanmar Agricultural Census 1993 was sampling technique with the UNDP/FAO technical support. The data were compiled for each state, division and Union level and reported in 1995.
The third agricultural census of Myanmar was launched in 2003 according to the guideline of the FAO’s World Census of Agriculture 2000 programme. Settlement and Land Records Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation took responsibility for conducting Myanmar Agricultural Census 2003. Since WCA2000 guided to include aquaculture households in the implementation of agricultural census, information concerning livestock, fisheries and aquaculture were also collected. Myanmar Agriculture Census 2003 was carried out using complete enumeration method so that the result of census will provide the most important and basic information for formulation of future development plans and measures. Since the Myanmar Agricultural Census 2003 was conducted in complete basis, enumeration of census covered the entire country except highly urban areas, some remote areas where transportation facilities were not good enough to conduct the enumeration. At the time of census, there were 9 States and 8 Divisions with 63 districts, 324 townships, about 12,900 village tracts and about 58,000 villages in the Union of Myanmar. However, of the 324 townships, only 283 townships were included in the census.
In the implementation of the Myanmar Agricultural Census 2003, FAO provided 297,000 US$ as an assistance under the Technical Cooperation Programme (TCP/MYA/2801) only for preparation of the Myanmar Agricultural Census. Therefore, all expenses for the implementing, processing and disseminating of the Myanmar Census of Agriculture were used by the own budget of the Settlement and Land Records Department.
In the implementation of 2003 Census, responded households were about 3.7 millions and about 9000 SLRD field staffs took responsibility for collection of information. Myanmar government, SLRD under Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation expense all charges for information. On the other hand, farmers in rural area are very co-operative and they gave their transportation facilities freely and contribute computer for data processing.
However, implementation of Agriculture Census is one of main function of Settlement and Land Records Department. Therefore, Settlement and Land Records Department has planned to conduct the Myanmar Census of Agriculture in 2010, According to the guideline of WCA 2010. Formulation of list frame for the Census has successfully conducted in Myanmar during February 2009 to May 2009.
Agricultural Census in Myanmar
Myanmar has conducted three agricultural censuses after the independence. The first agricultural census was conducted in 1952 and the second agricultural census was carried out in 1993. The most recent agricultural census done in 2003 was the third agricultural census experienced in Myanmar. The first and the second agricultural census were conducted using sampling methods and the last census was conducted using complete enumeration method. All agricultural censuses done in Myanmar were undertaken by the Settlement and Land Records Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation.
The Myanmar agricultural Census 1993 covered 272 townships out of the 319 townships of 14 States and Divisions. The urban wards in Yangon and Mandalay Divisions, remote areas and less-populated insecure areas were excluded from the enumeration of the census. The method applied in the Myanmar Agricultural Census 1993 was sampling technique with the UNDP/FAO technical support. The data were compiled for each state, division and Union level and reported in 1995.
The third agricultural census of Myanmar was launched in 2003 according to the guideline of the FAO’s World Census of Agriculture 2000 programme. Settlement and Land Records Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation took responsibility for conducting Myanmar Agricultural Census 2003. Since WCA2000 guided to include aquaculture households in the implementation of agricultural census, information concerning livestock, fisheries and aquaculture were also collected. Myanmar Agriculture Census 2003 was carried out using complete enumeration method so that the result of census will provide the most important and basic information for formulation of future development plans and measures. Since the Myanmar Agricultural Census 2003 was conducted in complete basis, enumeration of census covered the entire country except highly urban areas, some remote areas where transportation facilities were not good enough to conduct the enumeration. At the time of census, there were 9 States and 8 Divisions with 63 districts, 324 townships, about 12,900 village tracts and about 58,000 villages in the Union of Myanmar. However, of the 324 townships, only 283 townships were included in the census.
In the implementation of the Myanmar Agricultural Census 2003, FAO provided 297,000 US$ as an assistance under the Technical Cooperation Programme (TCP/MYA/2801) only for preparation of the Myanmar Agricultural Census. Therefore, all expenses for the implementing, processing and disseminating of the Myanmar Census of Agriculture were used by the own budget of the Settlement and Land Records Department.
In the implementation of 2003 Census, responded households were about 3.7 millions and about 9000 SLRD field staffs took responsibility for collection of information. Myanmar government, SLRD under Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation expense all charges for information. On the other hand, farmers in rural area are very co-operative and they gave their transportation facilities freely and contribute computer for data processing.
However, implementation of Agriculture Census is one of main function of Settlement and Land Records Department. Therefore, Settlement and Land Records Department has planned to conduct the Myanmar Census of Agriculture in 2010, According to the guideline of WCA 2010. Formulation of list frame for the Census has successfully conducted in Myanmar during February 2009 to May 2009.
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