Farmland Management and Irrigation
Compiler: Natural Resources Institute Finland, Luke
Homepage: http://stat.luke.fi/en/farmland-management-and-irrigation
Main topic: Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): No
European Statistical System (ESS): Yes
Description
The Farm Structure Survey contains a comparable set of statistics on the structures of farms and horticultural enterprises in all of the countries of the European Economic Area.
Content
The statistics contain data on the number of farms, production sector, forms of ownership, land use, crop cultivation, livestock production, farmers and other labour force on the farm, working hours spent on agricultural work, additional off-farm employment, secondary businesses on farms, organic production, farm machinery and equipment, manure storage, and the area of land that requires irrigation.
Categories
Regional classifications: NUTS 2, NUTS 3, ELY Centres, LFA.
Other classifications: EU production sector (typology), domestic production sector, field size classes, economic size, line of business for ancillary operations, greenhouse area, outdoor area, form of ownership.
Data collection and sources
The majority of the data for the Farm Structure Survey is obtained from a range of registers, the most important ones being the Farm Register, the Horticultural Enterprise Register and the Bovine Register. Another major source is the questionnaire sent to farm and horticultural enterprises.
Update frequency
The Farm Structure Survey is conducted every 2–3 years. Approximately every ten years, the survey is carried out as a total enumeration with a questionnaire sent to all farms and horticultural enterprises.
Preparation and publication schedule
The results of the Farm Structure Survey appear in a range of publications during the following year.
Time series
Farm Structure Surveys have been conducted in Finland in 1995, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2010 and 2013. The next survey is scheduled for 2016.
Keywords
agriculture, farms, horticulture, labour force, ancillary enterprises, rural industry, companies, agricultural machinery
Contact details
Name: Jaana Kyyrä
Telephone: +358 295 313 142