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Description of methods and sources for Albania - INSTAT

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IPA 2009 Multi-beneficiary StatisticalCooperation Programme- Data on growing <strong>of</strong> the plants,- Data on investments inside the farm <strong>and</strong> their financial <strong>sources</strong>.Terms <strong>and</strong> Definitions UsedCrop farm, farms which controlled agricultural l<strong>and</strong> that may or may not haveplanted crops in this l<strong>and</strong>. Control could be established through title to l<strong>and</strong>, leasingor renting, by other means or through any combination <strong>of</strong> the above.Household is composed <strong>of</strong> the total number <strong>of</strong> people sharing revenues from thefarm operation. The household may consist <strong>of</strong> more than one family <strong>and</strong> may includenon-family members who permanently reside with the household members <strong>and</strong> aresubjected to decisions taken by the same head <strong>of</strong> the family.Family consists <strong>of</strong> members <strong>of</strong> a household who maintain a separate socialrelationship from the other household members (Example: A household includes ahusb<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> wife <strong>and</strong> their grown son <strong>and</strong> his wife. The son <strong>and</strong> daughter-in-lawhave two small children but are subjected to decisions made by the father. In thiscase, the household consists <strong>of</strong> two families since the son maintains a separate socialrelationship.)Head <strong>of</strong> family is the person who is considered in charge <strong>of</strong> the household. He/shemay not be the same person as the farm operator.Farm operation consists <strong>of</strong> l<strong>and</strong> either partly or entirely used <strong>for</strong> agriculturalproduction (<strong>for</strong> crop <strong>and</strong>/or livestock production). Each farm operation is considereda separate technical unit <strong>and</strong> may be operated by one person (with or withoutassistance from other persons). When two or more families <strong>and</strong>/or households jointheir operations together, this is considered a single farm operation.Farm operator is the person who makes the day-to-day decisions <strong>for</strong> the farmoperation.Farms with corps, crop farms which either had field crops planted or had control <strong>of</strong>tree crops in parcels during this crop season; do not include crop farms with fallowl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> scattered trees only.Farms with field crops, crop farms which had field crops planted -- wheat, maize,potatoes, alfalfa, etc. during the crop season.Farms with tree crops (parcels) are crop farms which had control over parcels inwhich tree crops were planted during the crop season.Farms with tree crops (parcels <strong>and</strong> scattered trees) are crop farms which hadcontrol over parcels in which tree crops were planted or had scattered trees duringthe season.Farms planed in a specific crop: a crop farm is defined as being planted in a specificcrop if that crop was planted in any <strong>of</strong> the farm’s parcels.Farms harvesting a specific crop: Farms actually harvesting a crop. Total farmsharvested may be less than total farms planted in a specific crop due to drought,ab<strong>and</strong>onment <strong>of</strong> the farm, etc.Crop parcel is an area <strong>of</strong> l<strong>and</strong> which was planted in crops one or more times duringthe crop season. For example, under one crop or crop mixture a single time during196/236

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