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 Additional data on fertilizer use (types)
 New surveys implemented and data released
 Pilot survey on slaughterhouses, elevators and refrigerators
 Dissemination of the results of Census of Agriculture 2014
 Quarterly survey on slaughterhouses, elevators and
refrigerators
 Survey on greenhouses
 Survey on aquacultures
 Launched CAPI(World Bank-Survey Solution) for data collection
in all Agricultural surveys
 Non-sampling errors decreased
 Timeliness and quality of data collection increased

Geostat works intensively with FAO experts. One of the important results of
this mutual work is “Strategic Plan for Agricultural, Environmental and Rural
Statistics (SPAERS)”, which was elaborated by international and local Experts
of FAO in close cooperation with Geostat and it has become the major
roadmap for improving agricultural statistics through 2016-2020. The purpose
of the documents is to improve the quality and coverage of agricultural and
rural statistics and support the Government of Georgia in evidence-based
decision making. SPAERS includes detailed timeframe of planned activities
which are supposed to be completed in order to improve agricultural statistics
in the country. Document also contains assessment and evaluation of current
situation where it was highlighted that the unit cost of carrying out surveys in
Georgia is considerably low compared to the countries with similar capacities.
Now Georgia as one of pilot country is implementing the Agricultural
Integrated Survey (AGRIS) funded by USAID, Bill and Melinda Gates
Foundations (BMGF). The Main objectives are to optimize the scope of
ongoing surveys based on the AGRIS methodology and rotating modules;
prepare an action plan for calculation of priority SDG indicators.
Thus Linking the Population and Housing Census with the Agricultural
Census was grasping opportunity to develop agricultural statistics in Georgia.

References
1. http://census.ge/en/results/census1
2. http://census.ge/en/methodology/kitkhvarebi
3. http://census.ge/en/methodology/categories
4. http://census.ge/files/results/agriculture/Agricultural_Census_2014.pdf

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