Sampling
Sampling Procedure
In order to provide the basis for conducting probability surveys based on complete coverage of the farm level, and as a
better way of collecting agricultural data and finding better precise survey estimates, SAS used a Multiple-Frame Sampling
(MFS) methodology by which, area frame was constructed and survey sample was drawn from it. Apart from that, a list
frame of large-scale farmers (LSF), with at least 10 hectares of agricultural holdings, was done to complement the area
frame just to cover crops mostly grown by large scale farmers and that cannot be easily covered in area frame.For detailed
information regarding the sampling procedures, refer to the component of Methodology in the report.
Response Rate
Data collection was done in 780 segments and 222 large scale farmers holdings for Season A, whereas in Season C data was
collected in 232 segments, response rate was 100% of the sample
Weighting
Sampling weights were calculated for each stratum in each district considering the total number of segments in the stratum
and the sample size in the specific stratum.
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