informing the message the importance of statistics for the farming sector
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INFORMING THE MESSAGE
The importance of statistics for the farming sector
Rowena DwyerIFA Chief Economist22nd November 2012
Contents
• IFA structure and policy development
• Role of statistics – recent work•Importance of Agriculture – a County Breakdown
• Limitations and challenges
• The future
IFA Structure
947Branches
29 CountyExecutives
15 National Committees
10 ProjectTeams
87,000Farmer
Subscribers
12 Regional Offices
HQExecutives
20
Brussels 1 Executive
General Secretary
ExecutiveCouncil
53 Members
ExecutiveBoard
8 Members (6 dir. elected)
President
Developing and disseminating the message
Internal Communications•IFA meetings, newsletters to members, briefing documents•Mobile phone text messaging - IFA News Alerts, Internet •Coverage in Local/National Radio & Press
External messaging•Lobbying politicians – local, national, EU level•Representation on State Agencies – interaction with public service•Policy positions and documentation, media campaigns and demonstrations
Demand for statistics
• Can we say……..?• Can we show……?• Can you get……..?
• Statistics play a vital role in developing and supporting credible policy arguments
• Backbone of campaigns, speeches, policy documents• CSO, Teagasc, Bord Bia, DAFM, DoF, DPER, C&AG, Central
Bank, ESRI
From this…………….
To this…………….
Data sources for County Exercise
CSO • Census of Agriculture 2010 – Preliminary Results,
• Output, Input and Income in Agriculture 2011 – Final Estimate
• Regional Accounts for Agriculture 2010
• Census of Agriculture 2000 – Economic Size Unit (ESU) of Farms
• Supply and Use And Input-Output Tables 2005
• QNHS - Persons aged 15 years and over in employment (ILO) classified by NACE Rev 2 (2 digit), NACE Code 10
• Census 2011, Profile 3 at Work - Employment, Occupations and Industry
Other• Bord Bia, Export Performance 2011 and Prospects 2012
• Annual Review & Outlook for Agriculture, Food and the Marine 2011/2012, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
• Forestry Service
Limitations and challenges
•Preliminary versus final data – media coverage will always be on latest release, despite health warnings
•Timing of data – delay between data collection and publication
•Sensitivity of data - level of detail available can be less than desired – e.g. further breakdown of intermediate consumption
•Comparability and reliability of data – survey vs. administrative data
The future
• Demand for data will never diminish!
• Scope for increased access – e.g. through database direct
• Improved coordination of data collection between different agencies
• Continued cooperation with agriculture sector – Agriculture Census 2010, ASLG
Thank you for your attention
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