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2017 Census of Agriculture: more than one million agricultural establishments enumerated so far

Section: IBGE

November 01, 2017 10h36 AM | Last Updated: November 01, 2017 04h27 PM

In the first month of collection, the 18 thousand enumerators hired by the IBGE to work in the 2017 Census of Agriculture have already visited more than one million agricultural establishments. Other 4.2 million, located all over the country, are expected to be enumerated by the end of February 2018. 

After one month of collection, 1,036,867 establishments have been enumerated in this tenth edition of the Census of Agriculture. That means about 19.74% of the estimated total, according to information relative to 2007, used as a reference for the current operation. The Southeast leads the ranking of Major Regions, with a total 22.48% of its agricultural establishments enumerated so far. See the status of data collection by Federation Unit in the table below. 

Census of Agriculture 2017 - status on 31/10/2017
Federation Units Establishments 
Estimate (2007) Enumerated % enumerated
Brazil 5,252,363 1,036,867 19.74
   North 506,519 79,172 15.63
      RONDÔNIA 88,093 22,810 25.89
      ACRE 30,046 7,389 24.59
      AMAZONAS 81,361 6,216 7.64
      RORAIMA 10,655 2,739 25.71
      PARÁ 236,141 25,924 10.98
      AMAPÁ 3,555 952 26.78
      TOCANTINS 56,668 13,142 23.19
   Northeast 2,477,725 486,234 19.62
      MARANHÃO 289,085 46,538 16.10
      PIAUÍ 248,229 48,699 19.62
      CEARÁ 383,902 78,707 20.50
      RIO GRANDE DO NORTE 83,526 19,325 23.14
      PARAÍBA 167,761 19,130 11.40
      PERNAMBUCO 309,181 70,872 22.92
      ALAGOAS 128,534 24,331 18.93
      SERGIPE 100,927 18,211 18.04
      BAHIA 766,580 160,421 20.93
   Southeast 932,321 209,577 22.48
      MINAS GERAIS 556,713 125,701 22.58
      ESPÍRITO SANTO 85,214 21,242 24.93
      RIO DE JANEIRO 58,900 12,139 20.61
      SÃO PAULO 231,494 50,495 21.81
   South 1,011,003 204,665 20.24
      PARANÁ 373,044 76,404 20.48
      SANTA CATARINA 195,199 43,206 22.13
      RIO GRANDE DO SUL 442,760 85,055 19.21
   Central West 324,795 57,219 17.62
      MATO GROSSO DO SUL 65,127 11,189 17.18
      MATO GROSSO 116,151 12,065 10.39
      GOIÁS 139,427 32,725 23.47
      FEDERAL DISTRICT 4,090 1,240 30.32

The enumerators will spend five months to visit more than 5.2 million agricultural establishments all over the country, in order to obtain information about area, characteristics of the employed population, use of irrigation, use of pesticides, among other themes. The important role of family agriculture in the Brazilian farm production is part of the survey once more. The first results of the 2017 Census of Agriculture are expected to be released in the middle of 2018.

2017 Census of Agriculture: an entirely digital operation monitored on the Internet 

Data for the Census of Agriculture is being collected by means of Mobile Collection Devices (DMCs), which look like regular smartphones. Digital questionnaires have replaced previous paper versions. The DCMs use an application developed by the Institute which, by means of GPS technology, makes use of GPS and satellite images to indicate the position of each enumerator Paper questionnaires are no longer being used. The DCMs run an application that uses GPS and satellite images of each census tract, and indicates the position of each enumerator and the addresses of the establishments yet to be visited.  

In digital collection, data editing takes place during the census operation. The DCM application guides questionnaire filling. Data starts being sent online and checked by the supervisors as the enumerators finish their daily tasks.

National agriculture will also be investigated by means of a sample survey 

The 2017 Census of Agriculture will make it possible to create a registry of agricultural establishments. That will allow the creation of an annual sample survey, aimed at the rural sector. The National Sample Survey of Agricultural Establishments will collect detailed data on production revenue and expenditure, rural credit and insurance, protection of sources, fauna and flora conservation, production techniques, besides the social and family status of field workers, and so on.