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Data Rescue Initiative

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Access to reliable and well documented sub-national production data for sub-Saharan Africa is essential to inform all sorts of agricultural management, economic development and public policy decisions. Unfortunately such data are scarce. Few countries in the region undertake regular statistical surveys of agriculture or make up-to-date, well-formatted versions of these data readily available. Most of the historical data on African agriculture is especially difficult to obtain. Historical data are critical for tracking trends, benchmarking efforts to monitor and assess the impacts of current agricultural development undertakings, and to conduct economic and other analyses designed to inform policy decisions.

Mindful of this dearth of historical data on agricultural inputs, outputs, and technology use, HarvestChoice launched the first phase of a data rescue effort to discover, retrieve, scan and make available on-line past agricultural census reports throughout the region. The African Agricultural Data Rescue Initiative (AADRI) is a joint undertaking by HarvestChoice in conjunction with the Center for African Agricultural Research Policy (CAARP) at the University of Pretoriaicon, the Institute for Agricultural Engineering of the Agricultural Research Council (ARC)icon of South Africa, and the Statistics Division of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Rome, in collaboration with agricultural statistical agencies throughout the region.

The initial phase of the Data Rescue Initiative involves the following activities.

Under the direction of Naman Keita, FAO:

  • developed an inventory of past agricultural census surveys throughout sub-Saharan Africa,
  • is securing access to hard (and where possible electronic) copies of all available agricultural census and shipping them to Pretoria.

Under the direction of Frikkie Liebenberg, CAARP at the University of Pretoriaicon in collaboration with the Institute for Agricultural Engineering (ARC)icon:

  • Scanning cover-to-cover the agricultural census documents that are only available in hard copy form, and generating archive quality, pdf versions of all the documents.
  • Inputting selected tables of the censuses into spreadsheet files. The focus is on extracting data related to the following production variables:
    • Farm size, structure, ownership, parcel/field numbers and size
    • Farm holder/operator information (sex, household size and structure, ownership etc.)
    • Farm labor (owner, hired, family etc.)
    • Capital inputs used (tractors, trailers, hand held equipment etc)
    • Other purchased and non purchased (e.g., compost and manure) inputs
    • Information on the extent of modern input usage (e.g., hybrid corn uptake, commercial fertilizer use and so on)
  • Making all this material and associated meta data available in file retrievable form.

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Data Rescue Teams

The Pretoria team led by Frikkie Liebenberg includes:

  • Ruan Stander (MSc Student)
  • Choolwe Haankuku (MSc Student)
  • Goodness Aye (PhD Student)
  • Mariam Mapila (PhD Student)

University of PretoriaARC LNR

 

The FAO Data Rescue team is led by Naman Keita.

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Agricultural Census Reports and Data Files

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Agricultural Census Reports and Data Files
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Title (click for full biblio reference)
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5.9 MB
Benin1992-1993Volume 2: Tableaux Statistiques
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4.5 MB
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3.8 MB
Botswana2004Agricultural Census Report
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18.2 MB
Burkina Faso1993Rapport General
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5.5 MB
Congo, D.R.1988-1990Résultats Définitifs
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2.3 MB
Ethiopia1997-1998Volume 1: Report on Area and Production for Major Crops (Private Peasant Holdings, Meher Season)
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6.5 MB
Ethiopia1997-1998Volume 3: Report on Farm Management Practices (Private Peasant Holdings, Meher Season)
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1.8 MB
Ethiopia1998-1999Volume 1: Report on Area and Production for Major Crops (Private Peasant Holdings, Meher Season)
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11.2 MB
Ethiopia1998-1999Volume 3: Report on Farm Management Practices (Private Peasant Holdings, Meher Season)
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1.9 MB
Ethiopia1999-2000Volume 1: Report on Area and Production for Major Crops (Private Peasant Holdings, Meher Season)
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6.9 MB
Ethiopia1999-2000Volume 3: Report on Farm Management Practices (Private Peasant Holdings, Meher Season)
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7.8 MB
Ethiopia1999-2000Volume 4: Report on Land Utilization (Private Peasant Holdings, Meher Season)
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1.7 MB
Ethiopia2000-2001Volume 1: Report on Area and Production for Major Crops (Private Peasant Holdings, Meher Season)
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5.6 MB
Ethiopia2000-2001Volume 3: Report on Farm Management Practices (Private Peasant Holdings, Meher Season)
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1.2 MB
Ethiopia2001-2002Part 1, Chapter 3: Statistical Report on Socio-Economic Characteristics of the Population in Agricultural Households
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1.7 MB
Ethiopia2001-2002Part 1, Chapter 4: Statistical Report on Land Utilization
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2.1 MB
Ethiopia2001-2002Part 1, Chapter 5: Statistical Report on Area and Production of Crops and Crop Utilization
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1.9 MB
Ethiopia2001-2002Part 2, Chapter 6: Statistical Report on Farm Management Practices
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773 KB
Ethiopia2001-2002Part 2, Chapter 8: Statistical Report on Farm Implements, Draught Animals and Storage Facilities
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2.5 MB
Ethiopia2003-2004Volume 1: Report on Area and Production of Crops (Private Peasant Holdings, Meher Season)
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1.7 MB
Ethiopia2003-2004Volume 2: Report on Livestock and Livestock Characteristics (Private Peasant Holdings)
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5.8 MB
Ethiopia2003-2004Volume 3: Report on Farm Management Practices (Private Peasant Holdings, Meher Season)
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7.2 MB
Ethiopia2003-2004Volume 4: Report on Land Utilization (Private Peasant Holdings, Meher Season)
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780 KB
Ethiopia2004-2005Volume 1: Report on Area and Production of Crops (Private Peasant Holdings, Meher Season)
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1.6 MB
Ethiopia2004-2005Volume 2: Report on Livestock and Livestock Characteristics (Private Peasant Holdings)
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2.4 MB
Ethiopia2004-2005Volume 3: Report on Farm Management Practices (Private Peasant Holdings, Meher Season)
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2.1 MB
Ethiopia2004-2005Volume 4: Report on Land Utilization (Private Peasant Holdings, Meher Season)
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812 KB
Ethiopia2005-2006Volume 1: Report on Area and Production of Crops (Private Peasant Holdings, Meher Season)
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1.5 MB
Ethiopia2005-2006Volume 2: Report on Livestock and Livestock Characteristics (Private Peasant Holdings)
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2.3 MB
Ethiopia2005-2006Volume 3: Report on Farm Management Practices (Private Peasant Holdings, Meher Season)
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2 MB
Ethiopia2005-2006Volume 4: Report on Land Utilization (Private Peasant Holdings, Meher Season)
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788 KB
Ethiopia2006-2007Volume 1: Report on Area and Production of Crops (Private Peasant Holdings, Meher Season)
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1.5 MB
Ethiopia2006-2007Volume 2: Report on Livestock and Livestock Characteristics (Private Peasant Holdings)
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2.4 MB
Ethiopia2006-2007Volume 3: Report on Farm Management Practices (Private Peasant Holdings, Meher Season)
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2.1 MB
Ethiopia2006-2007Volume 4: Report on Land Utilization (Private Peasant Holdings, Meher Season)
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708 KB
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631 KB
Ethiopia2007-2008Volume1: Report on Area and Production of Crops (Private Peasant Holdings, Meher Season)
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1.4 MB
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1.1 MB
Ethiopia2007-2008Volume 2: Report on Livestock and Livestock Characteristics (Private Peasant Holdings, Meher Season)
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2.6 MB
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2.4 MB
Ethiopia2007-2008Volume 3: Report on Farm Management Practices (Private Peasant Holdings, Meher Season)
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2.3 MB
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2.2 MB
Ethiopia2007-2008Volume 4: Report on Land Utilization (Private Peasant Holdings, Meher Season)
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4.7 MB
Ghana1984Report on Sample Census of Agriculture
Report on Sample Census of Agriculture of Ghana, 1984, Volume 1. Economic Research and Planning Service, Ministry of Food and Agriculture. Accra, Ghana: Ministry of Food and Agriculture, 1996.
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228 KB
Kenya2004-2005Integrated Household Budget Survey Questionnaire
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132 KB
Madagascar2004-2005Campagne Agricole
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1.4 MB
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329 KB
Madagascar2004-2005Tome I: Generalities, Methodologies et Principaux Resultats
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764 KB
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582 KB
Madagascar2004-2005Tome II: Population et Exploitations Agricoles
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616 KB
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519 KB
Madagascar2004-2005Tome III: Parcelles et Superficies des Cultures
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376 KB
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265 KB
Madagascar2004-2005Tome IV: Cheptel Animal
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456 KB
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239 KB
Madagascar2004-2005Tome V: Materiels et Equipments
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388 KB
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308 KB
Madagascar2004-2005Tome VI: Peche et Aquaculture
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404 KB
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321 KB
Madagascar2004-2005Tome VII: Integration de la Dimension Genre
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1.3 MB
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1.7 MB
Malawi1992-1993Volume 2: Smallholder Garden Survey Report
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110 KB
Malawi1992-1993Garden Survey Questionnaire
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252 KB
Mali2004-2005Principaux Résultats
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1.5 MB
Mali2004-2005Principaux Résultats Définitifs. Volume 1: Rapport de Synthèse
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1.7 MB
Mali2004-2005Résultats Définitifs. Volume 2: Rapport Detaille
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4.6 MB
Mozambique1999-2000Apresentacao Sumaria dos Resultados: Quadros e Graficos
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372 KB
Niger2004-2005Volume 1: Resultats du Pre-Recensement
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1.3 MB
Niger2004-2005Volume 2: Résultats Définitifs (Volet Cheptel)
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744 KB
Niger2004-2005Volume 3: Résultats Définitifs (Volet Agriculture)
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1 MB
Niger2004-2005Volume 4: Résultats Définitifs, Volet Agriculture (Niveau Régional)
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564 KB
Niger2004-2005Volume 5: Productive du Cheptel Enclaves Pastorales et Transect
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368 KB
Niger2004-2005Volume 6: Résultats Définitifs, Productivite des Exploitations Agricoles
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352 KB
Niger2004-2005Volume 7: Resultats Definitifs, Organisations Paysannes
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776 KB
Niger2004-2005Volume 8A: Resultats Definitifs, Dimension Genre, ‘‘Elevage Sedentaire’’
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768 KB
Niger2004-2005Volume 8B: Resultats Definitifs, Dimension Genre, ‘‘Agriculture’’
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1 MB
Niger2004-2005Volume 9: Resultats Definitifs, Horticulture
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1020 KB
Niger2004-2005Methodologies
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228 KB
Niger2004-2005Conclusions et Recommandations du Projet: Organisation des Nations unies pour l’Alimentation et l’Agriculture
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484 KB
Niger2004-2005Résultats Définitifs, Production Animale, Répartitions Régionales
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2.7 MB
Niger2004-2005Enquête Conjointe sur la Vulnérabilité a l’Insécurité Alimentaire des Ménages au Niger
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3.5 MB
Niger2004-2005Ananlyse des Resultats des Enquetes Sur Les: Marches a Betail et le Cheptel Aviaire
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3.1 MB
Nigeria1993-1994Phase I
National Agricultural Sample Census 1993/94, Phase I. Federal Office of Statistics. Abuja, Nigeria: FOS, 1996.
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4.4 MB
Rwanda1984Méthodologie et Résultats Sommaires de l’Enquête Nationale Agricole
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9.3 MB
Rwanda1984Volume 1
Résultats de l’Enquête Nationale Agricole,1984, Volume 1. Ministere de l'Agriculture, de l'Elevage et des Forets, Service des Statistiques Agricoles. Kigali, Rwanda: SESA, 1985.
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7.6 MB
Rwanda1984Volume 2: Tableaux Croises (Suite)
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5.6 MB
Rwanda1984Volume 3 (1985)
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2.8 MB
Rwanda1984Volume 3: Annexes. Tableaux sur les Données Saisonnières. Erreurs du Sondage
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236 KB
Rwanda2006Rwanda Agricultural Survey
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896 KB
Senegal1998-1999Volume 1: Les Résultats du pre-Recensement de l’Agriculture
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3.2 MB
Senegal1998-1999Volume 2: Répertoire des Villages d’après le pre-Recensement de l’Agriculture 1997-98
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888 KB
Senegal1998-1999Volume 3: Répertoire des Districts de Recensement Ruraux d’après le pre-Recensement de l’Agriculture 1997-98
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2.4 MB
Senegal1998-1999Volume 4: Rapport Générale du Recensement de l’Agriculture Pluviale
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1 MB
Senegal1998-1999Volume 5: Répertoire des Zones et Sites de Production Horticole Peri-Urbains
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1.2 MB
Senegal1998-1999Volume 6: Rapport Générale du Recensement de l’Horticulture Périurbaine
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7.7 MB
South Africa1980Census of Agricultural and Pastoral Production
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9.3 MB
South Africa1981Farming Units: Number, Area, Value, Land Utilization, Irrigation, Employment, Remuneration of Labour and Accomodation
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4.6 MB
South Africa1981Agricultural Products, Fodder and Pastoral Products, Vegetables, Fruit and Nuts
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11.9 MB
South Africa1981Livestock and Poultry, Agricultural Machinery, Equipment and Implements, Vehicles and Electricity
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8.7 MB
South Africa1981Miscellaneous Agricultural Statistics According to Income Groups and Farm Size Groups, Expenditure, Value of Farm Products Sold, and Farming Debt
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4.3 MB
South Africa1983Census of Agriculture
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4.1 MB
South Africa1985Agricultural Survey
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4.8 MB
South Africa1986Agricultural Survey
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1.8 MB
South Africa1987Agricultural Survey
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1.8 MB
South Africa1988Agricultural Survey
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1.5 MB
South Africa1988Financial and Production Statistics
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7.8 MB
South Africa1988Statistics on a Regional Basis, Cape Province
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2.5 MB
South Africa1988Statistics on a Regional Basis, Natal
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4.8 MB
South Africa1988Statistics on a Regional Basis, Transvaal
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2.2 MB
South Africa1988Statistics on a Regional Basis, Orange Free State
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1.5 MB
South Africa1990Agricultural Survey
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2.7 MB
South Africa1991Agricultural Survey
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1.5 MB
South Africa1992Agricultural Survey
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829 KB
South Africa1993Financial and Production Statistics
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1.4 MB
South Africa1993Provincial Statistics, Western Cape
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1.4 MB
South Africa1993Provincial Statistics, Eastern Cape
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1.2 MB
South Africa1993Provincial Statistics, Northern Cape
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1.4 MB
South Africa1993Provincial Statistics, Free State
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1.4 MB
South Africa1993Provincial Statistics, Kwazulu-Natal
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852 KB
South Africa1993Provincial Statistics, North West
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898 KB
South Africa1993Provincial Statistics, Gauteng
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960 KB
South Africa1993Provincial Statistics, Mpumalanga
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794 KB
South Africa1993Provincial Statistics, Northern Province
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686 KB
South Africa1994-1996Agricultural Surveys 1994, 1995 and 1996
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964 KB
South Africa2000Report on the Survey of Large and Small Scale Agriculture
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988 KB
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650 KB
South Africa2002Census of Commercial Agriculture
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368 KB
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329 KB
South Africa2002Provincial Statistics, Western Cape
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1.9 MB
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362 KB
South Africa2002Provincial Statistics, Eastern Cape
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284 KB
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290 KB
South Africa2002Provincial Statistics, Northern Cape
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772 KB
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388 KB
South Africa2002Provincial Statistics, Free State
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1.9 MB
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353 KB
South Africa2002Provincial Statistics, KwaZulu Natal
Census of Agriculture Provincial Statistics 2002: KwaZulu Natal, Financial and Production Statistics, Report No. 11-02-06 (2002). Statistics South Africa. Pretoria, South Africa: Statistics South Africa, 2005.
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708 KB
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250 KB
South Africa2002Provincial Statistics, North West
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2.9 MB
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283 KB
South Africa2002Provincial Statistics, Gauteng
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284 KB
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279 KB
South Africa2002Provincial Statistics, Mpumalanga
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376 KB
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258 KB
South Africa2002Provincial Statistics, Limpopo
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216 KB
South Africa2006Survey of Large Scale Agriculture (Preliminary)
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4.2 MB
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1.2 MB
Sudan1997-1998Agricultural Census Results Khartoum State
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7.1 MB
Tanzania2002-2003Volume 1: Technical and Operation Report
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23.3 MB
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1.3 MB
Tanzania2002-2003Volume 2: Crop Sector, National Report
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18.5 MB
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604 KB
Tanzania2002-2003Volume 3: Livestock Sector, National Report
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15.6 MB
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996 KB
Tanzania2002-2003Volume 4: Smallholder Household Characteristics and Access to Services and Natural Resources
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12.6 MB
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1.8 MB
Tanzania2002-2003Volume 4: Gender Profile of Smallholder Rural Agriculture Population in Tanzania Mainland
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7.4 MB
Tanzania2002-2003Regional Report, Arusha Region
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6.8 MB
Tanzania2002-2003Regional Report, Dar es Salaam Region
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6.5MB
Tanzania2002-2003Regional Report, Dodoma Region
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9.9 MB
Tanzania2002-2003Regional Report, Iringa Region
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7.5 MB
Tanzania2002-2003Regional Report, Kagera Region
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6.9 MB
Tanzania2002-2003Regional Report, Kigoma Region
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5.6 MB
Tanzania2002-2003Regional Report, Kilimanjaro Region
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12.2 MB
Tanzania2002-2003Regional Report, Lindi Region
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6.4 MB
Tanzania2002-2003Regional Report, Manyara Region
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7.4 MB
Tanzania2002-2003Regional Report, Mara Region
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7.3 MB
Tanzania2002-2003Regional Report, Mbeya Region
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9.6 MB
Tanzania2002-2003Regional Report, Morogoro Region
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7.8 MB
Tanzania2002-2003Regional Report, Mtwara Region
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6.9 MB
Tanzania2002-2003Regional Report, Mwanza Region
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7.5 MB
Tanzania2002-2003Regional Report, Pwani Region
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8.9 MB
Tanzania2002-2003Regional Report, Rukwa Region
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10.7 MB
Tanzania2002-2003Regional Report, Ruvuma Region
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6.7 MB
Tanzania2002-2003Regional Report, Shinyanga Region
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8.3 MB
Tanzania2002-2003Regional Report, Singida Region
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10.9 MB
Tanzania2002-2003Regional Report, Tabora Region
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6.5 MB
Tanzania2002-2003Regional Report, Tanga Region
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5.5 MB
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2.5 MB
Tanzania2002-2003Volume 6: Large Scale Commercial Farms
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4.4 MB
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97 KB
Uganda1987-1992Volume 1: Methodology of the Census
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2.3 MB
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176 KB
Uganda1990-1991Volume 2: Holding Characteristics
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3 MB
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298 KB
Uganda1990-1991Volume 3: Crop Area, Yield and Production
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1.9 MB
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187 KB
Uganda1990-1991Volume 4: Livestock Characteristics
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2.3 MB
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217 KB
Uganda1990-1991Volume 5: Agricultural Inputs, Machinery, Implements and Labour
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3.3 MB
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296 KB
Uganda1990-1991Supplementary Volume: Large Scale Institutional Farms
Report on Uganda National Census of Agriculture and Livestock (1990-1991), Supplementary Volume: Large Scale Institutional Farms. Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries. Entebbe, Uganda: Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, 1993.
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Uganda2002Household Based Agricultural Activities Crop, Livestock and Poultry Characteristics
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Zambia1990-1992Census Report, Part 1
National Census of Agriculture (1990/92), Census Report, Part 1. Central Statistical Office. Lusaka, Zambia: Central Statistical Office, 1994.
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Zambia1990-1992Census Report, Part 2, Volume 1: Structural Type and Post- Harvest Data (1990/91)
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Zambia1990-1992Census Report, Part 2, Volume 2: Structural Type and 1991/92 Post-Harvest Data

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Data Sources

Benin
Ministry of Agriculture

Botswana
Botswana
Central Statistics
Officeicon

Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
Ministère de l’Agriculture,
de l’hydraulique et des
ressources halieutiquesicon

D.R. Congo
Service National des Statistiques Agricoles

Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Central Statistical
Agencyicon

Ghana
Ghana
National Development
Planning Commissionicon

Kenya
Kenya
Kenya National Bureau
of Statisticsicon

Madagascar
Madagascar
Ministère de l’Agriculture,
de l’Elevage et de la Pêcheicon

Malawi
Malawi
National
Statistical
Officeicon

Mali
Mali
Ministère de l'Agriculture
Cellule de Planification
et de Statistiqueicon

Mozambique
Mozambique
Instituto Nacional de Estatística

Niger
Niger
Institut National
de la Statistiqueicon

Nigeria
Nigeria
National Bureau
of Statisticsicon

Rwanda
Rwanda
Ministry of Agriculture and
Animal Resourcesicon

Senegal
Senegal
Ministère du Développement
Rural et de l’Agricultureicon

South Africa
South Africa
Statistics South Africaicon

Sudan
Sudan
Central Bureau
of Statisticsicon

Tanzania
Tanzania
National Bureau
of Statisticsicon

Uganda
Uganda
Ministry of Agriculture, Animal
Industry and Fisheriesicon

Uganda
Uganda
Uganda Bureau of
Statisticsicon

Zambia
Zambia
Central Statistical Officeicon

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