Vegetable Crops Survey 2009-2010
Nepal, 2009 - 2010
Central Bureau of Statistics
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Identification
Survey ID Number
NPL-CBS-VCS-2009-v01
Title
Vegetable Crops Survey 2009-2010
Translated Title
Tarakari Bali Sarvekshan 2066, Nepal
Country
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Nepal | NPL |
Study type
Agricultural Survey [ag/oth]
Series Information
The survey was conducted for the purpose of making it a benchmark study.
Abstract
To fill data gaps in current agricultural statistics, the growing share of vegetable crops was identified to be measured through the nationally representative survey. The Vegetable Crops Survey 2009-10 was conducted for the first time in Nepal. The survey was designed with the following objectives:
(i) To estimate area, production and input-output ratio of the vegetable crops at national and sub-national levels;
(ii) To generate agriculture statistics support to the annual and benchmarking Quarterly National Accounting (QNA);
(iii) To assess the changes in land use and vegetable crop diversification pattern practiced in recent years; and
(iv) To generate statistics required for the development of vegetable crops to planners, policy makers and researchers.
(i) To estimate area, production and input-output ratio of the vegetable crops at national and sub-national levels;
(ii) To generate agriculture statistics support to the annual and benchmarking Quarterly National Accounting (QNA);
(iii) To assess the changes in land use and vegetable crop diversification pattern practiced in recent years; and
(iv) To generate statistics required for the development of vegetable crops to planners, policy makers and researchers.
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]
Unit of Analysis
vegetable crops, parcels, households
Version
Version Description
Version 1: Edited data for internal use only.
Version Date
2010-11-22
Scope
Notes
The scope of the survey was covered in the following topics of vegetable farming:
1. Introductory Description
2. Area and Use of Land by Parcel
3. Description of Employment and Current/Capital Expenditure
3.1 Family and Permanent/Temporary Workers engaged in Vegetable Farming
3.2 Description of Capital Expenditure on Vegetable Farming
3.3 Current Expenditure on Vegetable Farming
4. Production and Income
4.1 Vegetable Production and Uses
4.2 Other Income from Vegetable Farming
5. Financial Description
6. Miscellaneous
1. Introductory Description
2. Area and Use of Land by Parcel
3. Description of Employment and Current/Capital Expenditure
3.1 Family and Permanent/Temporary Workers engaged in Vegetable Farming
3.2 Description of Capital Expenditure on Vegetable Farming
3.3 Current Expenditure on Vegetable Farming
4. Production and Income
4.1 Vegetable Production and Uses
4.2 Other Income from Vegetable Farming
5. Financial Description
6. Miscellaneous
Topics
| Topic | Vocabulary | URI |
|---|---|---|
| agricultural, forestry and rural industry [2.1] | CESSDA | http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common |
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
National Agro-ecological belts Development regions Eco-Development regions
Geographic Unit
Agro-ecological-development belt
Universe
Vegetable holdings. All operational holdings where vegetable crops were grown at least in 2 Aana (0.00636 hectares) in Mountains and Hills or 4 Dhur (0.00677 hectares) in Tarai of land were termed as vegetable holding.
Producers and sponsors
Primary investigators
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Central Bureau of Statistics | National Planning Commission Secretariat, Government of Nepal |
Funding Agency/Sponsor
| Name | Abbreviation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Government of Nepal | GoN | Partial funding |
| Asain Development Bank | ADB | Partial funding (capacity building, survey field operation) |
Sampling
Sampling Procedure
The sampling frame for Vegetable Crops Survey 2009-10 is the combination of the area under vegetable crops (including potato) at district level and number of households at ward level. The information on the area under vegetable crops was available from Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives for the year 2008-09 and household information was made use of latest National Population Census of Nepal 2001.
The estimates were desired for 11 domains, 5 development regions, 3 agro-ecological belts and national level. The area under vegetable crops was aggregated at domain level to select the districts (high productive district) prominent to vegetable farming.
The wards were classified into two categories: wards with commercial vegetable farming and wards with non-commercial vegetable farming. This information was not readily available; however, it was closely related to the vegetable pocket areas defined by District Agriculture Development Offices (DADO). With the help of Vegetable Development Directorate, Branch Statistical Offices (BSO) and survey team of Agriculture Statistics Section under CBS, the VDC/ municipalities were classified as commercial and non-commercial areas for vegetable farming. The information (classification) was derived at ward level with the assumption that all the wards within VDC/Municipality were uniformly commercial and non-commercial in accordance to the VDC/Municipality they belong.
The sampling design adopted in Vegetable Crops Survey 2009-10 was three-stage stratified cluster sampling. The three stages of the sample selection were:
First stage: districts
Second stage: wards
Third stage: vegetable holdings (households farming vegetable crops)
First stage of selection
In the first stage, 34 districts were selected as primary sampling unit (PSU) from the country. The number of districts to be selected from 11 domains (also considered as strata) was allocated proportionately based on the area under vegetable crops in each domain. The districts were selected from each domain with probability proportional to size (PPS) where the measure of size was the area under vegetable crops in each district.
Second stage of selection
From each district selected in the first stage, 10 wards (clusters) were selected as secondary sampling unit (SSU). Two explicit strata were made within a district with wards of commercial vegetable farming and wards of non-commercial vegetable farming. Number of wards to each stratum was allocated proportionately. The wards were sorted in each stratum by village development committee (VDC) and municipality and their order (from 1 to 9 in VDC and 1 to largest in municipality) as an implicit stratification. The wards were selected with PPS from each stratum where the measure of size was the number of households in each ward.
Third stage of selection
From each ward selected in the second stage, an exhaustive listing of households with vegetable farming (vegetable holding) was prepared. The vegetable holdings were sorted implicitly based on the four categories of area under vegetable crops. Eventually, a systematic sampling was employed to select 15 (20 in the case of under-representative domains) vegetable holdings as ultimate sampling unit (USU).
All the operational holdings where vegetable crops were grown at least in 2 Aana (0.00636 hectares) in Mountains and Hills or 4 Dhur (0.00677 hectares) in Tarai of land were termed as vegetable holding. The implicit stratification was made with the following four criteria of land area where vegetable crops were grown:
a. At least 2 Aana/4 Dhur or more and less than 8 Aana/10 Dhur;
b. 8 Aana/10 Dhur or more and less than 1 Ropani/1 Kaththa;
c. 1 Ropani/1 Kaththa or more and less than 5 Ropani/5 Kaththa; and
d. More than 5 Ropani/5 Kaththa.
The estimates were desired for 11 domains, 5 development regions, 3 agro-ecological belts and national level. The area under vegetable crops was aggregated at domain level to select the districts (high productive district) prominent to vegetable farming.
The wards were classified into two categories: wards with commercial vegetable farming and wards with non-commercial vegetable farming. This information was not readily available; however, it was closely related to the vegetable pocket areas defined by District Agriculture Development Offices (DADO). With the help of Vegetable Development Directorate, Branch Statistical Offices (BSO) and survey team of Agriculture Statistics Section under CBS, the VDC/ municipalities were classified as commercial and non-commercial areas for vegetable farming. The information (classification) was derived at ward level with the assumption that all the wards within VDC/Municipality were uniformly commercial and non-commercial in accordance to the VDC/Municipality they belong.
The sampling design adopted in Vegetable Crops Survey 2009-10 was three-stage stratified cluster sampling. The three stages of the sample selection were:
First stage: districts
Second stage: wards
Third stage: vegetable holdings (households farming vegetable crops)
First stage of selection
In the first stage, 34 districts were selected as primary sampling unit (PSU) from the country. The number of districts to be selected from 11 domains (also considered as strata) was allocated proportionately based on the area under vegetable crops in each domain. The districts were selected from each domain with probability proportional to size (PPS) where the measure of size was the area under vegetable crops in each district.
Second stage of selection
From each district selected in the first stage, 10 wards (clusters) were selected as secondary sampling unit (SSU). Two explicit strata were made within a district with wards of commercial vegetable farming and wards of non-commercial vegetable farming. Number of wards to each stratum was allocated proportionately. The wards were sorted in each stratum by village development committee (VDC) and municipality and their order (from 1 to 9 in VDC and 1 to largest in municipality) as an implicit stratification. The wards were selected with PPS from each stratum where the measure of size was the number of households in each ward.
Third stage of selection
From each ward selected in the second stage, an exhaustive listing of households with vegetable farming (vegetable holding) was prepared. The vegetable holdings were sorted implicitly based on the four categories of area under vegetable crops. Eventually, a systematic sampling was employed to select 15 (20 in the case of under-representative domains) vegetable holdings as ultimate sampling unit (USU).
All the operational holdings where vegetable crops were grown at least in 2 Aana (0.00636 hectares) in Mountains and Hills or 4 Dhur (0.00677 hectares) in Tarai of land were termed as vegetable holding. The implicit stratification was made with the following four criteria of land area where vegetable crops were grown:
a. At least 2 Aana/4 Dhur or more and less than 8 Aana/10 Dhur;
b. 8 Aana/10 Dhur or more and less than 1 Ropani/1 Kaththa;
c. 1 Ropani/1 Kaththa or more and less than 5 Ropani/5 Kaththa; and
d. More than 5 Ropani/5 Kaththa.
Response Rate
The response rate of the survey was 100 percent.
Weighting
The weights were calculated as the inverse of the probability of selection. For this survey, household weights and the weights for vegetable holdings were calculated. The weight variable for vegetable holdings is available in all VCS data files as VEG_WEIGHT while the household weight variable is available in the vegetable_rec_test data file as HH_WEIGHT. The derivation of the weights are discussed in detail in Annex II of the VCS 2009 Statistical Report.
Data Collection
Dates of Data Collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2009-11-19 | 2010-02-13 |
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face [f2f]
Supervision
An intensive supervision over the field work was carried out by the supervisory staff comprising district level officers and supervisors. In addition, field supervision was carried out to various districts by the officers and supervisors of agriculture statistics section of CBS and Agricultural Statistician of the project. Supervision was done basically for checking to control non-sampling errors likely to occur due to enumerators or respondents or both. After completing the work of enumeration in assigned number of wards in a team, enumerators submitted the filled-in questionnaires to the supervisor or team leader for editing and checking. On the basis of the work done by enumerators in the sleeted wards, the team leader provided the progress report of the survey in the respective BSO and to CBS through phone. The report of the supervisory staff confirmed that the quality of data collected by the field staff by and large was quite good.
There were 17 field teams. There was one supervisor and two enumerators in each team. Each team was provided a household listing form (Form 1), roster of sample holding (Form 1A), household survey questionnaires (Form 2), enumerators' manuals and necessary logistic support (pencil, eraser, black and red ball pens, writing pad, clip board, files, backpack, stapler and staples, punching machine, first aid kit, torch light with batteries, calculator, etc.). As a team leader, the supervisor was responsible for supervising, coordinating, editing and checking of the filled-in questionnaire and solving the problems encountered by enumerators. The quality of data collected from the holders depends to some extents on the attempt of the enumerators. The enumerators were assigned to visit households, interview the household head or vegetable holder and in case of their absence, fill-in the questionnaire with knowledgeable person of the family. To maintain the data quality, revisits to the households were made if any inconsistencies were shown in the filled-in questionnaire.
There were 17 field teams. There was one supervisor and two enumerators in each team. Each team was provided a household listing form (Form 1), roster of sample holding (Form 1A), household survey questionnaires (Form 2), enumerators' manuals and necessary logistic support (pencil, eraser, black and red ball pens, writing pad, clip board, files, backpack, stapler and staples, punching machine, first aid kit, torch light with batteries, calculator, etc.). As a team leader, the supervisor was responsible for supervising, coordinating, editing and checking of the filled-in questionnaire and solving the problems encountered by enumerators. The quality of data collected from the holders depends to some extents on the attempt of the enumerators. The enumerators were assigned to visit households, interview the household head or vegetable holder and in case of their absence, fill-in the questionnaire with knowledgeable person of the family. To maintain the data quality, revisits to the households were made if any inconsistencies were shown in the filled-in questionnaire.
Data Collection Notes
The Vegetable Crops Survey 2009/10 was carried out in two phases in 3 months. In the first phase 17, cross-sectional districts of the country were covered and the remaining districts were enumerated in the second phase each of one and a half months. The field work was begun from mid-November 2009 and lasted till mid-February 2010. There were 17 teams formed and employed for the field work of 34 districts selected. Each team was assigned for household listing and enumeration of 20 wards within 2 districts.
Data Collectors
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| Branch Statistical Offices | BSO | Central Bureau of Statistics |
Questionnaires
Questionnaires
The scope of the survey was covered in the following topics of vegetable farming:
1. Introductory Description
It has questions on geographical location of the enumeration area, information on the principal vegetable holder such as name, caste/ethnicity, sex, educational status, main source of income and the purpose of vegetable farming.
2. Area and Use of Land by Parcel
This section covers the information on area and land uses, irrigation facility, sources of irrigation and land ownership by parcels.
3. Description of Employment and Current/Capital Expenditure
3.1 Family and Permanent/Temporary Workers engaged in Vegetable Farming
The information on the number of family members, temporary and permanent employees hired for vegetable farming was covered.
3.2 Description of Capital Expenditure on Vegetable Farming
This sub-section has questions on purchase of land, agricultural equipment and major repairs of capitals used for vegetable farming.
3.3 Current Expenditure on Vegetable Farming
The current expenditure on different activities of vegetable crops was collected in this sub-section including the month in which the expenditure was made for each vegetable crop. The information on the temporarily hired labour was captured for every vegetable crop.
4. Production and Income
4.1 Vegetable Production and Uses
In this group, questions on production and uses of vegetable crops were asked by each vegetable parcel. It includes the month in which the vegetable crops were planted and harvested. The production under compact plantation and in a scatter form was collected to make exhaustive collection of production. The number of plants was recorded in case of scatter vegetable crops for each parcel instead of area. The information on the household consumption and sales constitute the total production which ultimately produced total output using the average unit producers' price value.
4.2 Other Income from Vegetable Farming
The income from the byproducts of vegetable crop and sale of vegetable crop land and other equipment were collected under this heading.
5. Financial Description
The information on loan requirements for the vegetable crops was asked in this section.
6. Miscellaneous
The information on the agricultural inputs and agricultural extension services, market center for vegetable sale and sufficiency of the vegetable production were gathered in this section.
1. Introductory Description
It has questions on geographical location of the enumeration area, information on the principal vegetable holder such as name, caste/ethnicity, sex, educational status, main source of income and the purpose of vegetable farming.
2. Area and Use of Land by Parcel
This section covers the information on area and land uses, irrigation facility, sources of irrigation and land ownership by parcels.
3. Description of Employment and Current/Capital Expenditure
3.1 Family and Permanent/Temporary Workers engaged in Vegetable Farming
The information on the number of family members, temporary and permanent employees hired for vegetable farming was covered.
3.2 Description of Capital Expenditure on Vegetable Farming
This sub-section has questions on purchase of land, agricultural equipment and major repairs of capitals used for vegetable farming.
3.3 Current Expenditure on Vegetable Farming
The current expenditure on different activities of vegetable crops was collected in this sub-section including the month in which the expenditure was made for each vegetable crop. The information on the temporarily hired labour was captured for every vegetable crop.
4. Production and Income
4.1 Vegetable Production and Uses
In this group, questions on production and uses of vegetable crops were asked by each vegetable parcel. It includes the month in which the vegetable crops were planted and harvested. The production under compact plantation and in a scatter form was collected to make exhaustive collection of production. The number of plants was recorded in case of scatter vegetable crops for each parcel instead of area. The information on the household consumption and sales constitute the total production which ultimately produced total output using the average unit producers' price value.
4.2 Other Income from Vegetable Farming
The income from the byproducts of vegetable crop and sale of vegetable crop land and other equipment were collected under this heading.
5. Financial Description
The information on loan requirements for the vegetable crops was asked in this section.
6. Miscellaneous
The information on the agricultural inputs and agricultural extension services, market center for vegetable sale and sufficiency of the vegetable production were gathered in this section.
Data Processing
Data Editing
Filled-in questionnaires were scrutinized for editing, consistency checking and recoding as needed before going to the data entry procedure.
Other Processing
The Vegetable Crops Survey 2009/10 data entry programme was prepared by the Agriculture Statistics Section of CBS. The programme was prepared in CSPro 4. The data entry was done at the centre (CBS) after collectiong the filled-in questionnaires from all the Primary Sampling Units (PSUs). There were 7 data entry operators hired to enter the data at the desktop for more than a month. The supervision of the data entry was done by the statistical officers of the Agriculture Statistics Section. The verification of the data entry was made exporting the data into STATA MP 10.1 package.
Data Appraisal
Estimates of Sampling Error
The documents related to estimation of sampling errors will be prepared separately.
Data Appraisal
The analytical reliability of data document will be prepared later.
Access policy
Access authority
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director General | Central Bureau of Statistics, Nepal | dg@cbs.gov.np | www.cbs.gov.np |
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director of Publication, Distribution and Library Section | Central Bureau of Statistics, Nepal | archive@cbs.gov.np | http://cbs.gov.np/ |
Confidentiality
Confidentiality of the respondents is guaranteed by article 8 of Statistics Act 1958.
Restriction on publication of information and details
Any information or details relating to any person, family, firm or company, which have been supplied, obtained or prepared pursuant to Section 3 or Section 4 or Section 5 or Section 6 or Section 7 or any part of such information or details, shall not be disclosed or published directly except to the Director General or to any other officer of the Bureau without the written permission of the person or of his or her authorized representative supplying such information or details.
Access conditions
The microdata is available for internal use only.
Citation requirements
Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Nepal. Vegetable Crops Survey of Nepal 2009-2010. The dataset and information is downloaded from http://cbs.gov.np/nada/index.php/catalog on [date].
Disclaimer and copyrights
Disclaimer
The Central Bureau of Statistics, Nepal bears no responsibility for any outcomes or for interpretations or inferences arising from the use of the dataset and information.
Copyright
(c) 2010, Central Bureau of Statistics, Government of Nepal
Metadata production
DDI Document ID
DDI-NPL-CBS-VCS-2009-v02
Producers
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Bureau of Statistics | CBS | National Planning Commission Secretariat, Government of Nepal | Documentation of the study |
Date of Metadata Production
2010-11-22
DDI Document version
Version 01: Central Bureau of Statistics - Original documentation of the study.
Version 02: Revised version of metadata as per the recommendation of ADP assessement report, 25 October 2015.
Version 02: Revised version of metadata as per the recommendation of ADP assessement report, 25 October 2015.