Statistical Office of Montenegro - MONSTAT

SECTOR FOR AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS, FISHERIES, BUSINESS STATISTICS AND ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTRY

Department for Agriculture and Fishery Statistics

IV Proleterska 2, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro

Statistical data on areas of agricultural land, area and production of crops collected since the 60s of the last century. Until 2013, the used method was based on the reports of agricultural enterprises and cooperatives and the estimated for the private agricultural holdings. Since 2014, instead of the surveys based on the estimates, were introduced regular annual sample-based surveys. In order to obtain comparable data for the period from 2007 -2013 completed the recalculation of data on agricultural land and crop production.

NACE Rev. 2

Section A – Agriculture, forestry and fishing

Utilised agricultural land covers arable land, kitchen gardens and/or gardens, orchards, vineyards, nurseries, meadows and pastures, regardless of the type of ownership (land owned or land taken in tenure).

Arable lands are areas of land that are regularly processed and crops are sown/planted according to certain order (crop rotation). Crop rotation represents regular and predetermined replacement of crops (rotation system) for more efficient use of land. On arable land are cultivated grains, industrial crops, potato, roughage, vegetable plants, flowers, seeds and seedlings and other plants on arable land.

Kitchen gardens and/or gardens are areas devoted for growing crops (vegetables, potatoes, fruit and vine) intended for feeding of the holding members and are mainly not intended for sale.

Plantation orchards are areas under the fruit trees, with certain spacing between lines and rows. 

Vineyards - plantations of vine intended for the production of grapes. Plantation vineyards - areas under vine with certain distance between the vines, in which can be performed mechanized processing, and by a rule are conducted other agro-technical measures.

Nurseries are areas of land on which are grown young woody plants intended for transplantation later, and include: fruit seedlings, grapevine seedlings, decorative plants and forest trees.

Meadows - land that is permanently (five or more years) used to grow green animal feed, and is not included in crop rotation.

Pastures - land that is used for grazing of livestock. 

Agricultural enterprises, cooperatives and private agricultural holdings engaged in crop production.

Agricultural holdings engaged in crop production.

Montenegro

Crop year.

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Data sources: Please indicate the data sources which were used for the reference year on which is reported

Population

Survey method (only for census and surveys)

Administrative data (This question block is only for administrative data)

Expert estimations (This question block is only for expert estimates)

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Quality is monitored at all stages of data production, by accountable statisticians. Collecting, entering, and processing data are commonly the subject of this monitoring. One of the criteria for checking the data is administrative data sources. Data obtained through this research are checked with data obtained from the Agricultural Census, regular annual statistical surveys.

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The Survey on the yields of late crops, fruits and grapes is carried out on a sample basis and the data is obtained by a reporting method and are subject to common types of errors related to sampling technique, non-sampling errors, processing errors, and non-response.

Sampling method and sampling error

Sampling error - indicators

Coefficient of variation (CV) for the area (on the MS level)

Undercoverage and overcoverage

The probability of undercoverage and overcoverage in the crop production statistics exist. 

Considering the time lag between the AC2010 and the survey it can be expected that the sampling frame does not represent the entire population and problems of under coverage and over coverage may occur.

Statistical Register of agricultural holdings were not updated with administrative data sources. 

Misclassification 

Misclassification was assessed because of three years old AC2010 and frame. Post-stratification is done. However, post-stratification solve the problems with misclassification. 

Contact errors 

Each interviewer had to visit a private agriculture holding from the list at least 3 times and leave the notification of its re-arrival. These private agriculture holdings were treated as “they would not respond”.

For agriculture enterprises questionnaire had been sent by mail, and if agriculture enterprise hadn't responded we contact them by e mail and telephone.

Multiple listing errors 

Agriculture holdings were treated as ineligible if has been listed twice.

Measurement errors 

Statistics corrects possible errors of measurement using the logic-numeric control.

We are trying to avoid the measurement error by training of interviewers and supervisor, control data and process validation.

After data entry, outlier values of variables are checked and corrected if necessary. 

Over-coverage - rate

Common units - proportion

Unit non-response - rate

Item non-response - rate

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Statistical Office has adopted the revision policy and it is available on the website: https://www.monstat.org/eng/page.php?id=1411&pageid=3 Also, we have Statistical Release Calendar where all statistical data for the next year are planned. It is available on: https://www.monstat.org/eng/page.php?id=12&pageid=12 

Preliminary data of Survey on the yields of late crops, fruits and grapes was published on July 1, 2020.

Data for Survey on the yields of late crops, fruits and grapes for 2019 treated as preliminary, as well as all data from 2016. The main reason is that Survey on the yields of late crops, fruits and grapes in 2016 implemented together with Farm structure survey. The results of the Farm structure survey are considered preliminary until the final validation by Eurostat. So, the results for the Survey on the yields of late crops, fruits and grapes considered preliminary since 2016.

Time lag - first result

Time lag - final result

Preliminary data was published 1 July 2020 according to the Statistical Release Calendar of Statistical Office. 

Preliminary data was published 1 July 2020 according to the Statistical Release Calendar of Statistical Office. 

The methodology for Survey on the yields of late crops, fruits and grapes is in line with EU Regulation 543/2009, which allows comparability between countries.

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Length of comparable time series

Differences between ACS and other data sources (%)

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Data tables - consultations

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The Law on Official Statistics and Official Statistical System (Official Gazette of Montenegro No 18/12 and 047/19) defines the commitment to quality which ensures that official statistical producers in Montenegro work and cooperate in accordance with the international principles of statistical system quality. Development Strategy and Programme of Official Statistics for 2019-2023 define the objectives of development. One of objectives is quality management via monitoring the implementation of European Statistical Code of Practice. Pursuant to the ESS Quality Declaration, Article 338 of the Contract on EU Functioning, Regulation 759/2015 and Regulation 223/2009 as well as European Statistical Code of Practice, the following documents are in adoption procedure: 1. Quality Strategy of Statistical Office, 2. Guide for Implementation of Quality Strategy in Statistical Office. 3. Implementation Plan.

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