Fiji National Agricultural Census 2009

The Fiji National Agricultural Census 2009 is the fourth agricultural census. After a lapse of 18 years, National Agricultural Census 2009 was carried out in Fiji beginning in October 2009; data collection was interrupted by two cyclones and not completed until March of 2010.

The Agriculture Census is a national obligation conducted by the country to provide benchmark data for planning and policy decisions in sustainable agricultural and rural development; and to strengthen and improve the ongoing Fiji Agriculture Statistics System (FASS) to generate key agricultural data on a regular basis using the results of the 2009 NAC as the benchmark and the dissemination of this statistical information in the form of regular reports.

The 2009 National Agriculture Census (NAC) is the first census programme to be conducted in the country using Multiple Sample Frame (MSF) as the main methodology. Given the experiences of the previous census programmes in terms of funding and availability of resources, the 2009 agriculture census programme provides a platform for more diversification and improvement programmes within the agriculture sector thus ensuring compatible foreign exchange earnings as well as uplifting the living standards of rural populace.

The scope of Agricultural Census 2009 includes:
i. General Characteristics of the Farm
ii. Information on Farm Household Members
iii. Distribution of Land Use
iv. Temporary Cops
v. Permanent Crops
vi. Sugarcane
vii. Scattered Plants
viii. Types of Pastures
ix. Floriculture
x. Livestock and Poultry; Other livestock, Apiculture; Poultry, Aquaculture
xi. Milk Production
xii. Employment in the Total Farm
xiii. Machinery and Farm Equipment
xiv. Farm Management in the Total Farm

* Collection start: 2009
* Collection end: 2009