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STS407 Minerva Eloisa P. E. et al.
Philippine Census of Agriculture and Fisheries and Role in Integration
Over the years, the CAF has been a source of comprehensive statistics on
agriculture and fisheries for the use of the general public, government,
business industry, and research and academic institutions.

FIGURE 2. Contribution of Census of Agriculture and Fisheries (CAF) in the
Agricultural Statistical System

Statistics on the Inventory of the Statistics for local area Sampling frame for
distribution of country's the various surveys
agricultural lands, agricultural and planning: barangay, in agriculture and
city/municipality,
structure of fishery resources, provincial, and regional fisheries;
agricultural,
aquaculture, and levels; Information needed
fishing operations, Benchmarks for Data for monitoring the by the United
and other various statistical progress of the country Nations
information which series which are towards attainment of Organizations for
shall serve as designed to international
the Sustainable
framework for the measure progress Development Goals comparability of data
country’s in the agricultural (SDG) and Ambisyon and monitoring the
development and fishery Natin 2040 world food situation.
programs; sectors;

Source: 2012 CAF Enumerator’s Manual, Philippines

TABLE 1.
Role of CAF in Major Agricultural Statistical Activities in PSA (2017-2019)
Activities Role of 2012 CAF/Use for Alignment to

2022 CAF GSIARS
Updating of frame 2012 CAF provided the
To provide reliable statistical basic frame and was used as
frame for the conduct of basis for updating frames
agricultural and fisheries surveys, for the following surveys:
the following updating/listing  2017 LFH was used for
activities were conducted. Palay/Corn Production
 2017 Listing of Farm Survey (PCPS) and
Households (LFH) Backyard Livestock and
Completed  Updating of List of Aqua Farms  ULAF was used for
Poultry Survey (BLPS)

(ULAF)
Aquaculture Survey

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