Modernisation of Agricultural Statistics

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The general objective of the action is to develop and implement methods related to modernisation of agricultural statistics. The action enables to prepare for new requirements stemming from the Strategy of Agricultural Statistics for 2020+ and more specifically from SAIO, mainly crop and livestock statistics, but not only. Besides fulfilling new requirements, it is also important to modernise existing procedures to be more efficient and through it make room for new data needs. Therefore, it is necessary to adapt existing systems and make better use of available sources. It is also necessary to create and keep networks between experts in different organisations. The project contributes to several priorities of the grant call, namely: 1) Set up new statistical data collections linked to the greening of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), Farm to Fork strategy, Biodiversity strategy, challenges of the climate change and other important aspects. One of the important aims of the project is to try to fulfil new SAIO requirements mainly in the field of crop and livestock statistics but not only. 2) Use as much as possible existing administrative registers and available data sources (several registers will be involved in the project, possibility to use expert estimations for early estimates will be studied). 3) Try to integrate the use of on-farm records of the professional use of plant protection products in the agricultural statistics (through the initial co-operation with relevant partners). There is quite high need for developments in several agricultural statistics fields (including Integrated Farm Statistics, hereinafter IFS) next years and therefore early preparations for SAIO will be of great help. They help to better manage with available human resources and guarantee also better results. Modernisation of production statistics also contributes to the better quality of the estimates of EAA.