The basic methodological and organizational guidelines for the preparatory work and conducting the 2016 Russian Agricultural Census

Abstract

This material contains information on legal and regulatory, methodological and organizational framework for the Russian Agricultural Census, which in accordance with the Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No 316 from April 10, 2013 will be conducted from July 1 to August 15 of 2016. In this article is listed the following preparatory work performed for the census: changes were made to the Federal Law No 108-FZ from July 21, 2005 «On the All-Russian agricultural census», vital methodological, census and guidance documents were developed, was set the Portal for technical and methodological support of the census, was arranged the publicity and promotion campaign. It is pointed out that in 2015 will be developed a program and procedure for training temporary census workers, results program for the Russian agricultural census in the Russian Federation, constituent entities of the Russian Federation, municipal entities. It is emphasized that the census will allow to form the official statistical information on the status and structure of agriculture, availability and usage of its natural resources nationwide as well as by municipal entities (rural and urban settlements) of the Russian Federation, to obtain a wider range of information that is not provided by the current statistical reporting, and to broaden the information base for international comparisons.