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1.1. Contact organisation | SSO |
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1.2. Contact organisation unit | Department for agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing and farm register |
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1.5. Contact mail address | Dame Gruev 4, 1000 Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia |
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2.1. Metadata last certified | 01/08/2023 | ||
2.2. Metadata last posted | 01/08/2023 | ||
2.3. Metadata last update | 01/08/2023 |
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3.1. Data description | |||
Organic farming is defined as a method of production where the greatest emphasis is placed on environmental protection, and the production avoids or greatly reduces the use of synthetic chemical inputs, such as fertilizers, pesticides, additives and medical products. Organic production includes livestock production, and the production of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and their use in animal feed is also prohibited. Organic farming differs from other methods of agricultural production in the application of regulated standards (production rules), mandatory control schemes and a specific marking scheme. From 2020 onwards as well the data on organic production have also been enriched with data on yields. |
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3.2. Classification system | |||
National clasiffication of activities NKD Rev.2. https://www.stat.gov.mk/Nacionalni_Klasifikacii2_en.aspx?rbr=1 |
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3.3. Coverage - sector | |||
Agricultural holdings that dispose of agricultural land under conversion or have already received a certificate of organic production from the relevant national certification bodies. |
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3.4. Statistical concepts and definitions | |||
Farming is considered to be organic if it complies with 'Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 of 28 June 2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91'. Organic farming differs from other agricultural production methods in the application of regulated standards (production rules), compulsory control schemes and a specific labelling scheme. |
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3.5. Statistical unit | |||
Agricultural holdings. |
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3.6. Statistical population | |||
All individual agricultural holdings and legal entities which performe organic agricultural production and for that activity have approval by the control/certification authority (authorized by the Ministry of agriculture, forestry and watereconomy). |
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3.7. Reference area | |||
Republic of North Macedonia |
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3.8. Coverage - Time | |||
Data are available from 2013 onwards. |
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3.9. Base period | |||
Not applicable. |
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Data are expressed in: Number, hectares and tonnes |
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Calendar year |
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6.1. Institutional Mandate - legal acts and other agreements | |||
NATIONAL LEGISLATION Law on State Statistics ("Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia" No. 54/1997, 21/2007, 51/2011, 104/2013, 42/2014, 192/2015, 27/16, 83/18, 220/18, 31/20) (https://www.stat.gov.mk/ZakonZaStatistika_en.aspx) EUROPEAN LEGISLATION Commission Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 of 5 September 2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products with regard to organic production, labelling and control https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex%3A32008R0889 |
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6.2. Institutional Mandate - data sharing | |||
Memorandum of Understanding is signed with the Ministry of agriculture, forestry and water economy for ecxhange of data. |
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7.1. Confidentiality - policy | |||
1. The protection of individual data is regulated by the Law on State Statistics (https://www.stat.gov.mk/ZakonZaStatistika_en.aspx). 2. The basic principles and activities undertaken to ensure data confidentiality are described in the Policy on Statistical Confidentiality (https://www.stat.gov.mk/pdf/PolicyOnStatisticalConfidentiality.pdf). |
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7.2. Confidentiality - data treatment | |||
Not applicable |
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8.1. Release calendar | |||
Not applicable |
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8.2. Release calendar access | |||
Not applicable |
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8.3. Release policy - user access | |||
All users have equal access to statistics at the same time: this means that publication dates are announced in advance and no user has access to official statistics before they are published. The statistics are published in the Makstat database on the website of the State Statistical Office. |
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Annual |
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10.1. Dissemination format - News release | |||
Annual release https://www.stat.gov.mk/PrikaziSoopstenie_en.aspx?rbrtxt=149 |
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10.2. Dissemination format - Publications | |||
Not applicable |
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10.3. Dissemination format - online database | |||
Makstat database |
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10.3.1. Data tables - consultations | |||
AC1. - Number of views of the data tables = 286. |
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10.4. Dissemination format - microdata access | |||
The use of microdata by external users is possible only for research purposes and is done in accordance with the Law on State Statistics (Article 41, Article 42 and Article 43). Access to anonymised microdata is defined by an internal procedure of the State Statistical Office "Access to anonymised microdata for scientific research purposes" (https://www.stat.gov.mk/ZaNas_en.aspx?id=22). |
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10.5. Dissemination format - other | |||
Time series of annual data: from 2013 have been sent to Eurostat via eDAMIS.At the request of users, data are also prepared in a form according to their needs. |
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10.5.1. Metadata - consultations | |||
AC2. - Number of views of the metadata <2. |
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10.6. Documentation on methodology | |||
The area defined comprises main areas: Utilised agricultural area excluding kitchen, arable land, permanent grassland and permanent crops. |
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10.6.1. Metadata completeness - rate | |||
Not applicable. |
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10.7. Quality management - documentation | |||
None |
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11.1. Quality assurance | |||
The quality of the processes and products in the State Statistical Office is ensured by adhering to the European Code of European Statistics (https://www.stat.gov.mk/ZaNas.aspx?id=2) and the Quality Assurance Framework within of the European Statistical System (ESC Quality Assurance Framework - https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/64157/4392716/ESS-QAF-V2.0-final.pdf). The quality criteria are also determined in the Law on State Statistics in Article 4b and Article 4c https://www.stat.gov.mk/ZakonZaStatistika_en.aspx |
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11.2. Quality management - assessment | |||
Not applicable |
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12.1. Relevance - User Needs | |||
The data from the organic production survey are used by agricultural policy makers, the business community, agroeconomists, agronomists, farmers, organic producers, the non-governmental sector and other organizations. |
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12.2. Relevance - User Satisfaction | |||
Starting from 2009, the State Statistical Office conducts a User Satisfaction Survey every three years.
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12.3. Completeness | |||
Data are available from 2013 onwards. The SSO ensures around 80% of the indicators which are required by the Commission Regulation (EC) No. 834/2007. |
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12.3.1. Data completeness - rate | |||
Number of data sent to Eurostat = (5 data sets * 1 year) = 5. |
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13.1. Accuracy - overall | |||
The survey methodology and the data collection method ensure good coverage and accuracy of the data. |
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13.2. Sampling error | |||
Not applicable |
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13.2.1. Sampling error - indicators | |||
Not applicable |
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13.3. Non-sampling error | |||
Not applicable |
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13.3.1. Coverage error | |||
Not assessed |
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13.3.1.1. Over-coverage - rate | |||
Not assessed |
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13.3.1.2. Common units - proportion | |||
Not assessed |
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13.3.2. Measurement error | |||
Not assessed |
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13.3.3. Non response error | |||
Not applicable |
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13.3.3.1. Unit non-response - rate | |||
Not assessed |
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13.3.3.2. Item non-response - rate | |||
Not assessed |
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13.3.4. Processing error | |||
Not applicable |
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13.3.5. Model assumption error | |||
Not applicable. |
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14.1. Timeliness | |||
See concepts below |
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14.1.1. Time lag - first result | |||
Not published first results. |
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14.1.2. Time lag - final result | |||
Т+ 6 months |
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14.2. Punctuality | |||
Not applicable |
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14.2.1. Punctuality - delivery and publication | |||
Not applicable |
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15.1. Comparability - geographical | |||
There is a geographical comparability of nationally disseminated data. In terms of geographical comparability with other European countries, comparability is also provided because the data are collected in accordance with European regulations. |
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15.1.1. Asymmetry for mirror flow statistics - coefficient | |||
Not applicable. |
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15.2. Comparability - over time | |||
Since 2013 onwards according to NACE Rev.2 and there is no interruption of the time series. The length of the comparable time series is 7 reference periods. |
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15.2.1. Length of comparable time series | |||
CC2. - Length of comparable time series = 7 reference periods. |
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15.3. Coherence - cross domain | |||
Comparison with data from other data sources should be performed with caution. This is because the organic data set is based on administrative data, usually cover all production units certified and under conversion to organic at country level. |
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15.3.1. Coherence - sub annual and annual statistics | |||
Not applicable. |
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15.3.2. Coherence - National Accounts | |||
Not applicable. |
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15.4. Coherence - internal | |||
Internal data coherence is ensured, the data is controlled and analyzed in the production process. Comparison with data from other data sources should be performed with caution. This is because the organic data set is based on administrative data, usually cover all production units certified and under conversion to organic at country level. |
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There are no data collection costs or burden on reporting units as they are downloaded directly (electronically) from an administrative source. |
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17.1. Data revision - policy | |||
Data revision is made in accordance with the Statistical Data Revision Policy of the SSO: (https://www.stat.gov.mk/ZaNas_en.aspx?id=25). |
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17.2. Data revision - practice | |||
Not applicable |
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17.2.1. Data revision - average size | |||
Not applicable. |
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18.1. Source data | |||
The data are collected through an administrative data source, provided from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy in accordance with the provisions of the Memorandum signed between the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy and the State Statistical Office. The research is based on full coverage (total number of organic producers in the Republic of North Macedonia that have approval from a control / certification body authorized by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy). |
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18.2. Frequency of data collection | |||
Annually |
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18.3. Data collection | |||
Data on organic agricultural production are collected from an administrative source. The data are obtained by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy in electronic format. |
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18.4. Data validation | |||
Data validation is performed in accordance with the defined control criteria. Initial data validation is performed when obtaining the database of organic agricultural producers. Validation rules defined by Eurostat have also been applied. The data are compared and analyzed before their publication, on an aggregate level with the data published on the website of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy. |
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18.5. Data compilation | |||
The aggregated data are obtained by summarizing the individual data by types of agricultural products and by types of livestock at the level of the Republic of Macedonia. The imputation method was not used in the data processing. |
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18.5.1. Imputation - rate | |||
Not applicable |
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18.6. Adjustment | |||
Not applicable |
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18.6.1. Seasonal adjustment | |||
Not applicable |
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