Overview
Identification
Country
RwandaTitle
Rwanda Seasonal Agriculture Survey 2015
Study Type
Agricultural Survey Series Information
The Seasonal Agriculture Survey (SAS) is a study conducted annually by the National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda from November to September to gather up-to-date information for monitoring progress on agriculture programs and policies in Rwanda.
The RSAS 2015 covered three agricultural seasons:
- Agricultural Season A: starts in September of one calendar year and ends in February of the following calendar year;
- Agricultural Season B: starts in March and ends in July of the same calendar year; and
- Agricultural Season C starts in August and ends with September of the same calendar year.
ID Number RWA-NISR-RSAS-2015-V1.1 |
Version
Version Description
Version 1.1 Edited anonymized dataset for public use
Production Date
2017-04-17
Overview
Abstract
The main objective of the Seasonal Agriculture Survey is to provide timely, accurate, reliable and comprehensive agricultural statistics that describe the structure of agriculture in Rwanda in terms of land use, crop production and livestock to monitor current agricultural and food supply conditions and to facilitate evidence based decision making for the development of Agriculture sector.
In this regard, the National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda conducted the Seasonal Agriculture Survey (SAS) from November 2014 to October 2015 to gather up-to-date information for monitoring progress on agriculture programs and policies in Rwanda, including the Second Economic Development and Poverty Reduction Strategy (EDPRS II) and Vision 2020. This 2015 RSAS covered three agricultural seasons (A, B and C) and provides data on background characteristics of the agricultural operators, farm characteristics (area, yield and production), agricultural practices, agricultural equipments, use of crop production by agricultural operators and by large scale farmers.
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]
Units of Analysis
This seasonal agriculture survey focused on the following units of analysis:
-Agricultural Operators and Large Scale Farmers
Scope
Notes
The scope of 2015 Seasonal Agriculture Survey concerned demographic and social characteristics of Agricultural Operators and Large Scale Farmers, and farm characteristics ( Area, yield and production; agricultural practices; small agricultural equipments; and use of crop production).
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
National coverage
Universe
The RSAS 2015 targeted agricultural operators and large scale Farmers operating in Rwanda.
Producers and Sponsors
Primary Investigator(s)
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|
|
National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda
| Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning |
Other Producer(s)
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|
|
Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources
| Government of Rwanda | Technical partner |
|
National Agriculture Export Board
| Government of Rwanda | Technical partner |
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Rwanda Agricultural Board
| Government of Rwanda | Technical partner |
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Rwanda Natural Resources Authority
| Government of Rwanda | Technical partner |
|
Rwanda Environmental Management Authority
| Government of Rwanda | Technical partner |
|
National Bank of Rwanda
| Government of Rwanda | Technical partner |
Funding
| Name | Abbreviation | Role |
|---|
|
The Government of Rwanda
| GoR | Funder |
|
World Bank
| WB | Funding partner |
|
Ukaid
| | Funding partner |
|
European Union
| EU | Funding partner |
Other Acknowledgements
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|
|
Local Government
| Ministry of Local Governance | Survey campaign an Mobilisation |
Metadata Production
Metadata Produced By
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation | Role |
|---|
| National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda | NISR | Minisrty of Finance and Economic Planning | Metadata producer |
Date of Metadata Production
2017-04-17
DDI Document Version
Version 1.1 (April 2017).
DDI Document ID
ddi-rwa-nisr-rsas-2016-V1.1
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