Overview
Identification
Country
RwandaTitle
Rwanda Seasonal Agriculture Survey 2017
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 2017 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-2017-V0.1 |
Version
Version Description
Version 0.1 Edited anonymized dataset for public use
Production Date
2019-02-13
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 2016 to October 2017 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 2017 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 2017 Seasonal Agriculture Survey concerned farm characteristics ( Area, yield and production; agricultural practices; small agricultural equipments; and use of crop production).
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
National coverage
Geographic Unit
RSAS2017 data is disaggregated up to the district level.
Universe
The RSAS 2017 targeted potential agriicultural land and large scale farmers
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 |
|
Rwanda Agricultural Board
| Government of Rwanda | Technical partner |
|
Rwanda Natural Resources Authority
| Government of Rwanda | Technical partner |
|
Rwanda Environmental Management Authority
| Government of Rwanda | Technical partner |
Funding
| Name | Abbreviation | Role |
|---|
|
The Government of Rwanda
| GoR | Funder |
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
2019-02-13
DDI Document Version
Version 0.1 (February 2019).
DDI Document ID
ddi-rwa-nisr-rsas-2017-V0.1
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