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CPS2073 Alban Çela et al.
A Memorandum of Understanding in the field of statistics between
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INSTAT and Ministry of Agriculture was signed in March 2016. On the basis of
this agreement, INSTAT and MARDWA secure the data exchange produced
within the scope of respective institutional statistical activities. To resolve
differences between statistical figures and administrative data INSTAT and
MARDWA proposed conducting two surveys: Calibration of CA (Village
Survey) and Annual Agriculture Survey (AAS).
AAS was a sample survey, whose sample frame was prepared based on the
CA database and updated with information from administrative sources for
the large farms. The questionnaire used was the one prepared for the usual
AAS with small adjustments. The survey provided annual data on crop and
livestock production as well as some other data needed for calculation of
estimated agriculture area, since the sampling frame was prepared based on
CA with potential under coverage, the data needed to be calibrated with
village survey data.
Village survey was based on the sample of enumeration areas selected
from population and housing census of 2011 database. The sampling frame
was prepared taking into consideration the following information for
enumeration areas: Number of households; Share of households with
agriculture activity; Utilised agricultural area - UAA (in square meters). The
questionnaire included filter questions on agricultural activity, question on
land use and livestock number as in the CA. The survey was used to calibrate
CA data and also to calibrate the AAS.

4. Census calibration
The calibration of the CA was based on two surveys:
 Annual Agricultural Survey (AAS) and
 Agricultural Census calibration (ACC)– Village Survey
The strata taken into account for the calibration process were at level of the
prefecture and household/farm size. In Albania there are 12 prefectures and
four strata of the farm size. Stratification by size is shown in table 1.

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