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Roundtable Meeting on Roundtable Meeting on Programme for the 2010 Round of Censuses of Agriculture Programme for the 2010 Round of Censuses of Agriculture

Bangkok, Thailand, 28 November- 2 December, 2005Bangkok, Thailand, 28 November- 2 December, 2005

Collecting gender sensitive data Collecting gender sensitive data from agricultural census of VietNamfrom agricultural census of VietNam

Presentation by Presentation by Luu Van VinhLuu Van VinhDeputy DirectorDeputy Director

Department of Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery StatisticsDepartment of Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery StatisticsGeneral Statistics office of VietNamGeneral Statistics office of VietNam

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Contents of presentationContents of presentation

• Part I: A technical summary of the last ACPart I: A technical summary of the last AC

• Part II: Gender data collectionPart II: Gender data collection in the last AC in the last AC

• Part III:The changes in gender data collection in next Part III:The changes in gender data collection in next

censuscensus

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Part IPart IA technical summary of the last ACA technical summary of the last AC

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History of the past ACsHistory of the past ACs

• The first AC conducted in 1994 with coverage The first AC conducted in 1994 with coverage Rural and Agricultural censusRural and Agricultural census

– Completed enumerationCompleted enumeration : 12 mills questionnaires : 12 mills questionnaires

• The second AC conducted in 2001 to collect data The second AC conducted in 2001 to collect data on:on:

1.1. Agriculture sector including forestry, fAgriculture sector including forestry, fishery sectorishery sector ((aquaculture and capture),aquaculture and capture),cooperatives and enterprisescooperatives and enterprises

2.2. Rural information (Rural information (community_ level datacommunity_ level data))

3.3. Rural Household economic structure Rural Household economic structure in_depth study onin_depth study on

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1. 1. Agricultural and fishery sector Agricultural and fishery sector

• Coverage: this is complete enumerationCoverage: this is complete enumeration– All HHs resident in rural area All HHs resident in rural area regardless economic activitiesregardless economic activities– Urban households engaging in agriculture, forestry, fisheryUrban households engaging in agriculture, forestry, fishery – All commercial farms (cut_off point on total land used or All commercial farms (cut_off point on total land used or

number livestock, poultry and value of sales)number livestock, poultry and value of sales)– All cooperative and enterprises engages in AFFAll cooperative and enterprises engages in AFF

• Items involvedItems involved– Population and labor and main economic activities and income Population and labor and main economic activities and income

resource of householdsresource of households– Age, sex, education, primary economic activities of household Age, sex, education, primary economic activities of household

membermember

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1. 1. Agricultural and fishery sector Agricultural and fishery sector (cont.)(cont.)

• Items involved (Items involved (cont)cont)

– Agricultural, forestry and water surface for aquacultureAgricultural, forestry and water surface for aquaculture

– Cage fisheryCage fishery

– Permanent crop area Permanent crop area

– Livestock and poultryLivestock and poultry

– Machinery and equipmentMachinery and equipment

– Capital, investment, tax, production value. income of Capital, investment, tax, production value. income of commercial farms commercial farms

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2. 2. Rural information Rural information

• Coverage: All lowest administrative units Coverage: All lowest administrative units (communes, (communes, some items collected at village level)some items collected at village level)

• Items involvedItems involved– LocationLocation– Access to government services such as electricity, clean water, Access to government services such as electricity, clean water,

credit, television, radio, communication, health care, credit, television, radio, communication, health care, irrigation, schooling, transportation,….irrigation, schooling, transportation,….

– Household without land by causesHousehold without land by causes– The households under poverty lines and their production The households under poverty lines and their production

facilities…facilities…– Availabilities of cooperative and enterprise servicesAvailabilities of cooperative and enterprise services

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3. Household economy

• CoverageCoverage: : sampling survey at 1% Hhs selected in all provincessampling survey at 1% Hhs selected in all provinces

• Data estimationData estimation at provincial and national levelat provincial and national level

• Items involvedItems involved::– Living environment, water recourse, sanitation, Durable Living environment, water recourse, sanitation, Durable

applicantapplicant – Population, labor,Population, labor, m major production activityajor production activity

– Total revenue by sector and sub_sectorTotal revenue by sector and sub_sector Agriculture (crop, livestock and poultry )Agriculture (crop, livestock and poultry ) Fishery (Aquaculture and catching)Fishery (Aquaculture and catching) Forestry …Forestry … Non_ Agriculture ( industry, transportation, trade, services…)Non_ Agriculture ( industry, transportation, trade, services…)

– Development investment and savings Development investment and savings

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Part IIPart IIGender data collectionGender data collection in the last AC in the last AC

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Role of women in rural and agricultureRole of women in rural and agriculture

• In Vietnam 76% of the population lives in rural areas and more than 70% of the labor is engaged in agriculture

• 95% (20 million) rural women work in agriculture. They do– 90% the work of crop cultivation– 60% the work of harvesting and seeding– 70% the work of livestock feeding and processing rural

• 60% outcome of Vietnam’s agricultural production depend on the services of women

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Gender data collected in censusGender data collected in census

• Household member in laboring age but able to work was collected in detail on– Age, Sex

– Education, Occupation trained level

– Primary economic activity

– Secondary economic activities

• Female-owned commercial farms and their operation was collected

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Gender data collected in census Gender data collected in census (count.)(count.)

• Information on sex, age, education and occupation training of women who took an important leading position of local government in commune level was collected

• However some variables by sex was omitted – Holder– Employment operated in commercial farm, in

cooperative

• Sub_holder and sub_holding by sex was unknown

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Gender data limitationGender data limitation

• Gender statistics also was a fresh activities

• Gender statistics also involved in 2001 census, but not to much

This is one of biggest limitation that was found by data user in their analysis on role of women in rural agricultural and fishery sector in Vietnam

• The issue of gender analysis from census data was not concerned just as phases of census preparation

• Not all variable that could be classified by sex was designed in the census questionnaires

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Part IIIPart IIIThe changes in gender data collection The changes in gender data collection

in next censusin next census

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Gender data collection Gender data collection in next census and surveysin next census and surveys

• In keeping with the Goal 3 of the MDGs,VietNam Government has developed a policy on women in rural, agricultural and fishery sector,

• Followed up, General Statistics Office of Viet Nam had a new plan in gender statistic in both census and annual survey

• Goal of this plan:providing data users with data all variables that could be classified by men and women and by sectors and sub_sectors.

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SolutionsSolutions• Gender is collected in very census and survey conducted Gender is collected in very census and survey conducted

by GSO and other institutionby GSO and other institution

• Therefore all questionnaire of annual survey issued by Therefore all questionnaire of annual survey issued by GSO was/is re_designed GSO was/is re_designed

• Data on household level not only by sex but also by ethnic Data on household level not only by sex but also by ethnic group. group.

• The variable by sex that omitted from the 2001 census is The variable by sex that omitted from the 2001 census is added in the 2006 census such as holder, employment in added in the 2006 census such as holder, employment in commercial farm and in co operativecommercial farm and in co operative

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Solutions Solutions (cont.)(cont.)

• Gender data on sub_sector and on sub_holder is Gender data on sub_sector and on sub_holder is collected in sample survey: collected in sample survey: – Crop yield and production, Crop yield and production, – Livestock and poultry, fishery productionLivestock and poultry, fishery production

• Data will be tabulated by sex separately in data Data will be tabulated by sex separately in data processing and tabulation planning to make it processing and tabulation planning to make it more convenient for data usersmore convenient for data users

• Raw database by sex also is available for Raw database by sex also is available for subject_mater analysis and special gender survey subject_mater analysis and special gender survey in future in future

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Thank you very much Thank you very much for your attentionfor your attention

Any more information,Any more information, kindly contact me at Email: lvvinh@gso.gov.vn kindly contact me at Email: lvvinh@gso.gov.vn