Statistic program in the national level © FAO: http://www.fao.org

1. In The Name OF
God
Information & Communication
Technology Center
Planning & Economy
Department
Ministry of Jahad-
Agriculture
Ministry of Jahad-Agriculture

2. Iran and Fifteen Neighbors
Map

3. Overview of Iran
area 1.63 (million square KM)
Populatio
n
Total: 77880732 (Persons)
Rural: %28
Urban: %72
Employee Ratio
in different
sectors
Agriculture: 18.3
(percent)
Industry: 34.3
Services: 47.4
Ratio of Rural &
Urban employee in
Agricultural sector
Rural Population: 50.1
(percent)
Urban Population: 4.9

4. The Agricultural Area in different
sectors
Million
hectar
Item
12.2Temporary crops
2.5Permanent crops
84.8Pasture
14.3Foresty
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
Temporary
crops
Permanent
crops
Pasture
Foresty
Millionhectar
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5. Ratio of Agricultural products
in different sectors
Temporary
crops
70%
Permanent
crops
16%
livestock &
Poultry
13%
fishery &
Aquaculture
1%
Thousand
Tonnes
Item
68075Temporary crops
15754Permanent crops
12400livestock & Poultry
884
fishery &
Aquaculture
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6. Introduction:
Ministry of Jahad-Agriculture is responsible
to produce and coordinate the agricultural
statistics information in the country.
There are also other organizations, which
produce statistics related to their own field of work
like :
• Statistical Center of Iran
• Central Bank and Agricultural Planning
• Economic & Rural Development Research Institute .
.
Ministry of Jahad-Agriculture

7. We will talk in 3 section about:
a. Statistical methodologies & practices for
collecting & validating data
a. Calculation of food balance sheets
a. Data & metadata standards used
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8. a) Statistical methodologies &
practices for collecting &
validating dataTimely and reliable statistical information is one of the
most important requests for development plans and policies
aimed at improving the efficiency of production and
distribution of food and agricultural products in countries
for raising their standards of living and providing the policy
analysis and decision-making needed to ensure food
security.
Generally, the agricultural surveys that are conducted
in Iran are :
• Census
• Sampling surveys
• Register Based
Ministry of Jahad-Agriculture

9. The main importance General census
of Agriculture 2014
 To provide frames for agricultural sample surveys by
producing on a regular basis data and fundamental, such as
crop and livestock production and area in holdings. farm size
, land use, livestock numbers, the use of machinery , number
of holdings with each crop and livestock type.
 To involve the collection of data at the individual holding
level.
 To Produce the wider range of data than administrative
reporting systems and data are collected and processed at the
holding level with each crop.
 To provide data for any specific geographic area.
 To provide a good basis of monitoring the MDGS
(Millennium elelopment goals) over time . because it is
normally undertaken every ten years.

10. Agricultural Surveys :
Which organization
conducts
Kind of SurveyName of SurveyNo.
SCICensusGeneral Census of Agriculture1
SCICensus
Census of Socio-Economic of Nomadic
people (tribe/clan)
2
M.J.ASample Survey
Crops(Wheat, Barley,paddy & other
crops)
3
M.J.ASample SurveyCost Production4
M.J.A & SCISample Survey & ExpertiseTraditional)&Modern)Livestock5
M.J.ASample SurveyPermanent Crops6
M.J.A & SCICensus, Sample Survey, Register Based
Traditional)&Modern)Poultry farms7
M.J.ACensus, Sample Survey, Register Based
Fishery & Aquaculture8
M.J.AExpertiseForesty & Pasture9
Agricultural Planning
,Economic & Rural
Development Research
Institute
Expertise
Food balance sheets10
M.J.A & The Customs
Administration or Iran
Register Based , Expertise
Exports & Imports of Agricultural
products
11

11. The major sample surveys conducts just for crops by
using list frame from results of recently agriculture census.
And periodicity of the surveys for agriculture crops is
annual but subsector : Horticulture, Livestock, Forestry,
Fishery and Aquaculture statistics are expertise and
records data based.
Two-stage sampling and in first stage villages are
stratified . In first stage, sample units are villages and
holders are units of the ultimate stage but data is collected
for the holdings of sample holders.
Sample surveys in Ministry of
Jahad-Agriculture
Sample design
method
Ministry of Jahad-Agriculture

12. Filling
questionnaire by
interview
Level of Issue of
Results:
Data Collection
method:
- Total country
- Province
- Sub province
- District
-City
- Village
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13. Statistical Unit:
Statistical unit is an agricultural
holding. (agricultural holding is an agriculture activity run by a
single management )
Reference period:
Reference period is the last 365 days .
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14. b) Food balance sheets
Food balance sheets bring to gether
the larger part of the food and
agricultural data and measure the food
supply of the population in each country .
National Food balance sheets are
prepared by Agricultural Planning
,Economic & Rural Development
Research Institute In Iran.
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15. Food balance
sheets Available
Source of
methodology
from 1989
FAO’s
documents
Nutritional factors
FAO’s food
composition
factors
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16. Food balance Table
food item
commodity
The sources of supply
Changes
in
stocks
The sources of utilization
The total
Quantity
of
productio
n
The told
Quantity
of import
The total
of supply
Firs
t
ste
p
Seco
nd
step
export
Fed to
livestoc
k
seed Waste
Processed
for food use
and nen-
food use
Other
consumpt
ion
food
Cereals
Roots &
Tubers
Sugar
Pulses
Vegetables
Fruits
Meats
Eggs
Milk
Oils& Fats
Ministry of Jahad-Agriculture

17. c) metadata used
-Definitions & Concepts
-Standards
-Classification of Economic activity and
products
-Country Division
Source:
FAO, Statistics Division (FAOSTAT)
World Bank (WDI)

18. Thanks
Ministry of Jahad-Agriculture