Rome, 2015

Alikhan SmailovChairman of the Committee on StatisticsMinistry of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Development of agricultural statistics in Kazakhstan

Agricultural producers in Kazakhstan

• 8 thousand agricultural enterprises

• 186 thousand farms

• 2 million households

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Data sources for agricultural statistics

• 17 statistical surveys with monthly, quarterly and annual frequency

• Data from administrative sources

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Coverage of statistical surveys in agriculture

• Surveys with full coverage of agricultural enterprises

• Surveys with the sampling of 30% of farms and 5% of households

Sampling is carried out since 2004 with use of the methodology developed on the basis of recommendations provided by the National statistical service (NASS) of the US Department of Agriculture

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Classifications used in agricultural statistics

• General classification of economic activities, harmonized with NACE Rev.2

• Statistical classification of products (services) in agriculture, forestry and fishery, harmonized with CPA 2008

Classifications are revised every 5 years. The last revision took place in 2013-2014

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Improvement of agricultural and rural statistics in Kazakhstan according to the Global Strategy

• New indicators were introduced: arable lands, gross yield and crop productivity on irrigated lands, agricultural stocks in warehouses of agricultural enterprises and farms

• Working group was established with participation of representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan and other agencies and organizations

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Improvement of agricultural and rural statistics in Kazakhstan according to the Global Strategy (continued)

• Data on availability of grain in the country is compiled monthly as an indicator for measurement of food security: full-coverage statistical survey including all participants of the grain market

Statistical questionnaire on availability and movement of grain was updated in 2012

• A special survey on productivity (sampling of wheat and rice from the farms’ fields) is conducted to control the quality of the respondents‘ data on gross grain yield

Survey methodology was developed in 2004 with assistance of experts of the US Department of Agriculture. Improvements of this methodology are implemented in the current year

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Improvement of agricultural statistics within the KAZSTAT project

KAZSTAT project: “Strengthening of the National Statistical System of Kazakhstan” is implemented together with World Bank and the Consortium leaded by the German Statistical Office (Destatis)

Within the KAZSTAT project Kazakhstan is provided with methodological and technical assistance on various questions of agricultural statistics. Activities within the Project: - consultations by international experts; - study visits of the Committee’s staff to foreign statistical offices; - trainings for the staff of central and regional offices of the Committee

Methodology for statistical data compilation and surveys of various categories of agricultural producers will be improved, and new data collection methods will be introduced

Implementation of the Project in the sphere of agricultural statistics is carried out in cooperation with colleagues from statistical offices of Denmark and Poland

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Improvement of agricultural statistics within the KAZSTAT project (continued)

Expected results of KAZSTAT project are as follows:

- to improve and introduce the updated methodology on gross output compilation in agriculture starting from 2016;

- to introduce the system of Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI) in 2016;

- to improve and introduce the updated methodology on sample surveys of farms and households in the area of crops and livestock in 2017;

- to improve the Agricultural statistical register

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Agricultural census in Kazakhstan

Agricultural census in Kazakhstan is planned for 2017:

• to update the Agricultural statistical register;

• to verify current agricultural indicators;

• to obtain additional information on agricultural and rural issues

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Thank you!