Support for the Alignment of

Albanian Statistics with EU standards

Nineth Steering Committee meeting

16 July 2012

Component C:

Census of Agricultural Holdings (CAH)

P. Galliadi
Presentation outline

1. Activities carried out and results (6)

2. Plan of activities for the next reporting
period (4)
3. Recommendations/risks (1)
 1. Activities & Results – summary (1/6)
2nd quarter 2012 + to date

 Pilot report formalized

ICR system refined (TA)
 E & I rules further developed and CAH data
processing
tested (TA) system
 Data tabulation plan drafted (TA)

 PES methodology drafted (TA)

 CAH tech. instruments revised & finalized ►
 Coverage issues solved ►
INSTAT & MAFCP officers (re) trained ►
1. Activities & Results (2/6)

CAH Technical instruments

READY FOR PRINT In line with EU requirements
Full Census Manual

Controller Manual

ENU Manual

Part I: Part II: PART III:

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1. Activities & Results (3/6)

Coverage issues
a) recognized & addressed (past quarter)
 Overall the PHC identified as relevant for
the agricultural census more units than the
F2011

 However, PHC undersized in some Districts

(Pogradec, Pukë, Tropojë, Delvinë …)

Need to carry out “LIST-MATCHING”

exercise as to improve overall degree
of COVERAGE
1. Activities & Results (4/6)

Coverage issues b) solved

Steps for the establishment of the final CAH frame
Legenda
PHC ISUV Record linkage
De-duplication
(2.800 k) (287 k) Household sector - basic lists
Household sector - matched lists
Enterprise sector - basic list
Final output

MASTER 1 BIG FARMS NO NIPT

(327+19 = 346 k) (3.3 k)

ENTERPRISES from INSTAT BR

MASTER 2
+ BiG FARMS with NIPT
(346 + 3 = 349 k)
(1 k)

FINAL CAH FRAME

(350 k)
 1. Activities & Results (5/6)

TRAINING
 New training module delivered on the basis of the
manuals and questionnaire as revised after the pilot.
Trainees: INSTAT and MAFCP central officers that will act
as trainers in next training modules: members of the CAH
technical group + experts selected by INSTAT within
other statistical sectors.
Comprehensive overview of the census methodology and
procedures
Interactive approach, with several practical exercises.
Almost all presentations in Albanian, as to facilitate
memorisation of key words and concepts.
Training materials: basis for preparing training modules
for census field-operators.
1. Activities & Results (6/6)

CARRIED OUT from project start

Column1 2010 2011 2012 Total

STE missions 14 21 11 46
STE wds 52.5 89.5 38.0 180
KE wds 140 208 109 457

STE wds: 278+6 = 284 KE wds: 525 total

total available available

carried 13%
37% carried
out
remaining out
63% 87% remaining
2. Plan of activities for the next reporting period (1/4)

Final household sector list -> key input for most of

subsequent census preparatory works:
 Repartition of EAs among enumerators and
controllers
 Assignment of codes to field operators allows
starting and/or bringing to their end most working
processes:
 Cartography
 Coding & assembly of Enumerator boxes ->
management of all related logistic processes,
 Recruitment of field-operators in the proper
number at Commune level,
 Establishment of the census monitoring
system…).

CENSUS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM

2. Plan of activities for the next reporting period (2/4)

Conclusive quarter for CAH preparation

ALL PROCESSES MUST BE PROPERLY FINALIZED

 Printing & Quality checks

 Logistics
 Recruitment
 Training organisation
 Local Census Commissions / census offices
 Census advocacy campaign
2. Plan of activities for the next reporting period (3/4)

IPA 2007 FOCUS:

MIS components in place:

 Management system for CAH operations
& logistics
 Web-GIS system for monitoring field
operations

+ finalization of PES methodology

+ support to training preparation
 2. Plan of activities for the next reporting period (4/4)
TA missions
Sub-Activity Period Expected results

Implementation of CAH MGMT

July
system supported

GIS SW and map preparation

16 – 18 July
C.2.4 IT system & tools supported

Implementation of Web GIS

6 – 8 August application (census monitoring
system) supported

C.2.6 PES 23 – 27 July PES methodology finalized

C.2.2 Draft tabulation plan August ? Tabulation plan finalized

3. Recommendations / Risks (1/1)

IT SUPPORT REMAINS CRUCIAL

Formalized sharing of work among Albanian experts:

TRAINING FOR CAH OPERATORS:
indication of the person responsible for the preparation of each part of
the training materials + selection tests / and related deadlines.
Team of trainers in place
NOW
LIST OF ENTERPRISES
Further efforts needed for achieving a final list, cleaned and complete.
The main factor of weakness is the fact that several units still lack both
a meaningful address and a phone contact.
NOW

CENSUS ADVOCACY CAMPAIGN

The end

FALEMINDERIT JU