(2012-10) General Agricultural Census (RGA) 2008/2009 - National Synthesis of Results

Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural Development (MARNDR) • 2012 • 218 pages

Summary — MARNDR's national synthesis of Haiti's 2008/2009 General Agricultural Census, consolidating provisional results on the country's 1,018,951 agricultural holdings, farm area, land tenure, irrigation, crops, and livestock.

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Key Findings

The census counted 1,018,951 agricultural holdings nationwide, with an equal number of holders, spanning a Utilised Agricultural Area (SAU) of 736,241.5 carreaux (0.72 carreau per holding on average). Haitian agriculture is dominated by small holdings: 73.9% of holders work less than one carreau, accounting for 46.7% of the total SAU. The national livestock herd totalled 4,661,448 head, led by local goats (2,091,620) ahead of cattle (1,103,532) and pigs (1,093,749). Cereals were the leading land use, cultivated on 461,807.4 carreaux, or 38.1% of total cultivated area.

Full Description

This report is MARNDR's national synthesis of the results of Haiti's General Agricultural Census (RGA), conducted through the 2008/2009 farm survey (Enquête Exploitation) and published in October 2012 as the final volume in the census series, following the department-by-department provisional releases. It presents the census methodology and consolidated national findings across the main themes surveyed: agricultural holdings and holders, land structures and tenure arrangements, irrigation, land use and crops, livestock, labour, equipment, credit, extension services, and constraints to development. The census was an exhaustive count covering all of Haiti's agricultural holdings across the ten departments. It records 1,018,951 agricultural holdings covering a Utilised Agricultural Area (SAU) of 736,241.5 carreaux, an average of 0.72 carreau per holding, and a national livestock herd of 4,661,448 head. The operation was led by MARNDR with technical support from the FAO and principal financing from the European Union, in collaboration with IHSI and CNIGS. Extensive statistical annexes and concepts and definitions accompany the analysis.

Topics

Geography

Time Coverage

2008 — 2009

Keywords

RGA, agricultural census, MARNDR, Haiti, National, agricultural holdings, livestock, land use, irrigation, SAU, FAO, series:marndr-rga

Entities

MARNDR, RGA, FAO, Union Européenne, IHSI, CNIGS, CNSA, Haiti

Notes

RGA National Synthesis, MARNDR; ayitistats wave C