Concepts and Definitions of Agricultural Census Items

This chapter contains a description of the concepts and definitions for the agricultural census core and supplementary items given in Chapter 4 of the FAO report "A system of integrated agricultural censuses and surveys". The concepts and definitions have been developed taking into consideration international standards and the need for comparability with previous agricultural censuses and with other data sources. Any major changes from previous programmes are highlighted. Countries will need to adapt the concepts and definitions given to meet their own needs and circumstances.