This document discusses the preparation for an Agricultural Census in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It provides background on the country's agricultural statistics system and notes that the last Agricultural Census was conducted in 1960. Two pilot projects in 2010 tested methodology and organization for a new Census. Screening agricultural questions were included in the 2013 Population Census to develop a sampling frame. Lessons learned from the pilots and Population Census will inform the upcoming full-scale Agricultural Census, but adopting a law to authorize and fund it remains a priority goal.

1. Regional Roundtable on the
World Programme for the Census of Agriculture
2020 Budapest, Hungary, 3-7 April 2017
Fuad Bahtanović
Head of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery Department
Agency for Statistics of Bosnia and Herzegovina
fuad.bahtanovic@bhas.ba
Preparation/Planning of
the Agricultural census in
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Technical Session 10
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 Introduction/background
 Current state of agricultural statistics in
Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH)
 Preparation of Agricultural Census (AC) –
projects/exercises/pilots surveys
 Population Census 2013 (PC 2013) in
BiH/filter questions
 Lesson learnt and plan for full scope AC
Outline

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 BiH did not carry out AC in last decade (2010)
and AC Law has not been adopted yet
 Last AC was carried out in 1960
 1971, 1981, 1991 agricultural modul was part of
the Population censuses
 1991-1995 - war period: it caused break in time
series of agricultural statistics (big population
migration and destructions in agriculture)
 1996 – Deyton Agreement, new administrative
structure in BiH: Federation of BiH (F BiH),
Republika Srpska (RS) and Brcko District (BD)
INTRODUCTION/BACKGROUND (1)

4. INTRODUCTION/BACKGROUND (2)
ORGANISATION OF STATISTICS&SECTOR
 BiH Statistical System (3 statistical institutes): Agency for Statistics of BiH
(BHAS) on state level, Federal Office for Statistics (FOS) and Republika Srpska
Institute for Statistics (RSIS) on entities level
Legislation: Statistical law (3) - on State level (2004) and on entities level (F BiH 2003);
RS - 2003); Mid-term Strategy and Plans 2017-2020, Annual statistical plan. Statistical
Laws don‘t have provisions regarding the agricultural census, It is necessary to adopt
a special law for AC!
 Administrative bodies in BiH (Not exist the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) on
the State level but a Dep.of Agr. In the Ministry of Trade and Economic
Relationship (MoFTER), in RS: MoA RS, F BIH: MoA of F BiH and 10 cantonal
MoA, Brcko District: Dep. of Agr.
Statistical institutions in BiH are responsible to conduct AC (in accordance with
EU legislation).
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
 Instrument for Pre-Accesion Assistance (IPA) 2007, „BiH Agriculture Information
system“ - Pilot projects: Pilot AC (30.000 EUR), Pilot Farm Accountancy Data
Network (FADN), Geografic Information System (GIS).
 IPA 2010-2014 Multi- Benificiary Programme of Statistical Cooperation (MBP):
Crop and animal statistics, Agro-monetary statsitics – Technical Assistance (TA)
 Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA): Pilot FSS, 6.000 EUR + TA 4

5. Curent state in agriculture statistics in BiH
Agricultural Production Statistics
- Crop Statistics, annual
- Livestock production statistics
- Livestock number and livestock production statistics, annual
- Slaugtering Statistics, monthly
- Milk statistics, monthly
Agro-monetary statistics
- Output and input prices from three different trade chanels,
quarterly, indicies (base year = 2010)
- Economic accounts in agriculture (EAA) – experimental
Farm structure Survey
- Agriculture Census or Farm Structure Survey (FSS) not
carried out more than 50 years, lack of structural data of
agriculture, there is no sample frame in BiH – farm register
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6. PREPARATION FOR AC, methodology
 2010, 1-15 March - Pilot FSS, SIDA founded by
6.000 EUR
 2010 - Pilot AC, 4-18 October, IPA 2007
"Strengthening and harmonization of the BiH
Agriculture and Rural Sectors Information
System", EU founded by 30.000 EUR
Goal: Test the methodology and organisation aspects
Methodology: EC reg.1166/08, FAO recommendations
of WCA 2010, EU and neighboring countries experience
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7. PREPARATION FOR AC, sample frame
 2013 – Population Census (screening
agricultural questions included)
Goal: To get frame for the whole population
of agricultural holdings to conduct complete
enumeration of AC
Methodology: FAO recommandations WCA
2010 – link of two censuses (PC with AC)
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8. PILOT AC 2010, preparation work
 Sample frame: master sample + administrative Farm
Register; sample was not representative (lack of whole
population) but agriculture holding was selected by type of
production)
 3 questionnnaires tested: Family AH (940), Enterprises
(107) and local communities for Rural Developments (RD)
indicators (20), 2 manuals for staff
 5 pilot areas (municipalities) with 20 EAs,
 Printing of materials / publicity campaign
 Pre - testing activities (one day)
 Letters, trainning of staff (3 days)
 Draft AC Law prepared
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9. PILOT AC 2010, Implemenation
Field work
 Method of data collection: Interview-face to
face, 15 days
 Organisation: Census Commitee (Stat. and MoA
members), Staff recruitment (5 supervisors, 20
enumerators)
Post census activities
 Data processing (data entry - Blaise, data control
and validation, data tabulation tested in SPSS)
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10. PILOT AC 2010, Methodology
Questionnaires content (by items)
FAH and Enterprise Questionnaire
A. Identification characteristics
B. Utilised Agricultural Area (distributed by land use types)
C. Irrigation (irrigated and irigable land, method and source)
D. Use of Plant protection products/Pesticides
E. Fertilizer use
F. Animals by categories, graizing
G. Animal housing and manure storage
H. Machinery
I. Organic production
J. Labour force: members and non-members regulary employers, seasonal workers (by sex,
age), OGA, detailed data on holder and manager
K. Administrative support for agriculture activity (information on any subsidies recieved)
Local Community Questionnaire (RD indicators)
A. General information of Community
B. Community assets and services
C. Community economic infrastructure and services
D. Tourism infrastructure
E. RD support and infrastructure
F. Accessibility
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11. PILOT AC 2010, Demographic and social
characteristics
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Household (Family agricultural holding): size by sex and age groups:
holder, spouse, other members of holders family, non-family labour, manager
Relationship: coded list – 01 holder, 02 spouse 03 Son/Daughter, 04 Father/Mother,
05 Brother/Sister, 06 Grandson/Granddaughter, 07 Grandfather/Grandmother 08
Relatives 09 Non family labour force regular employed
Agricultural work: Total number of working days; average number of working
hours (daily)
Other gainful activity: carries out other activities (Yes/No), major occupation
(code 1) subsidiary occupation (code 2), directly related to holding (code 1)
If not directly related to holding (code 2) then should indicate code related to other
gainful acitivity given in the list 1-8: Agriculture, Trade, Tourism and Hospitality,
Transport, Manifacturing industry, Construction industry, Services and Public sector
Seasional workers: non members of AH/not employed regulary, total number of
working days (men and women)
Agricultural training/education of holder/manager: Practical experience,
high scool, university in agriculture OR same questions in relation to other occupation
For legal unit: number of employes and number of working days (5 classes) – by sex

12. POPULATION CENSUS 2013 IN BiH, General
information
 Legislation: LAW ON CENSUS OF POPULATION,
HOUSEHOLDS AND DWELLINGS IN BOSNIAAND
HERZEGOVINA IN 2013 (2012)
 Census bodies: Central and entities Census Commitee
 Questionnaire: P1 – for persons, P2 – for households, P3 -
Control sheet for preliminary results
 Manuals and methodology
 Trainnings (4 days) – cca 25.000 staff
 Field work: 1-15 October 2013
 Data entry and data procesing: Data OCR scanning, editing,
control and validation of data (deterministic and
probibalistic rules) – CONCORD, verification
+ International monitoring mission - IMO missions
(25 reports), positively evaluated
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13. POPULATION CENSUS 2013 IN BiH, filter
questions
Screening agricultural questions included – FAO recommendation
CONTENT OF AGRICULTURAL PART
o Available land: agricultural, forest and other land
o Does household has any agricultural activity – in last 12 manths (crop) or
on reference day (breeding any animals) – YES/NO. If answer was NO –
end of interview.
o Utilised agricultural land: arable land and kitchen gardens, orchards,
vineyards, nurseries, meadows and pastures. Also fishpond and mushroms
effective surface included
o Number of cattle, poultry and beehives: cattle total and out of which dairy
cows, pigs total, sheep total, goats total, hourses total, poultry total and
beehives total.
o Does household sell its own agricultural products: YES/NO
o Location of agricultuiral production or its major part take place – name of
municipality
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14. POPULATION CENSUS 2013 IN BiH, final
data
FINAL DATA – AGRICULTURE PART
Published in June of 2016
 Total population: 3.531.159
 Number of HH: 1.155.736
 Number of AH: 363.394
 Number of AH that sell products in the market: 56.609
 Publication of final results: State, entities and municipalities level:
tables, charts and maps
December 2016: Adress list of AH prepared (FAH, Enterprise and
Enterpreniours): identification and agriculture variables from PC 2013)
March 2017: EU support for thresholds and sample design for current
statistical survey (crop and livestock regular survey)
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15. POPULATION CENSUS 2013 IN BiH, AH share, map
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16. POPULATION CENSUS 2013 IN BiH, share of
commercial AH in total AH
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17. Lesson learnt for full scope AC
Pilot excercises:
Metodology
 Concept and definitions tested
 Operational cost estimated
 Data control and validation knowledge
 Data tabulation tested
 Trainning of staff experience
 Organisational issues
PC 2013
 Address list (frame) for AC prepared for family agricultural holdings.
To this list will be added all agricultural enterprises and entrepreneurs from
regular surveys and administrative sources (MoA).
 Farm size typology tested (by UAA and number of livestock)
 Budget estimation: 7,0 mil. EUR
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18. Plan for conducting full scope AC in BiH
- Preparation of legislation – priority goal!
Currently, there is no unique agreement of BH statistical offices to adopt AC
Law (date, organisation, budget...).
BHAS and FOS opinion: The AC law should be unique and adopted on the
state level as in case Population Census – unique Population Census law
(2012) was adopted on state level).
RSIS opinion: Not willing to accept a unique AC law, requireing legislation to
be only at entity level
Without legislation it is not possible to start with preparation of AC in
BiH as a whole!
- Update sample frame with administrative sources (MoA): FAH, Enterprises
and Enterpenuers
- Start with preparatory work: update questionaire in accordance to upcoming
EU IFS regulation and WCA 2020, use of experience, staff and equipment
from PC 2013
Need for assistance
 TA for preparation of AC (WCA 2020 recommandations) and post census
activities (data validation and dissemination)
 Funding
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19. Relevant links
CENSUS OF POPULATION,
HOUSEHOLDS AND DWELLINGS IN
BOSNIAAND HERZEGOVINA IN 2013
http://www.popis2013.ba/
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20. THANK YOU!
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