Representative sample for FADN research in the Republic of Serbia

Abstract

The census as a way of collecting data is a comprehensive statistical action that requires adequate organization, high material costs and a lot of engaged people. It is mostly conducted for ten years. For this reason, there is no insight into the changes of the observed units between the two censuses, as many countries conduct sample-based surveys. These surveys can be conducted more often because of lower financial expenditures than the census. In the European Union countries, for a period of two or three years, agricultural research based on the sample has been carried out for half a century. This survey is known as the Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN). The aim of this research paper is to study the FADN methodology and adapt it to our conditions. More precisely, the aim is to propose a method for the implementation of FADN research in Serbia and to create a model by which a representative sample for the research of agricultural holdings will be formed. This survey was conducted on the basis of data on agricultural holdings that were collected by the Agriculture Census in 2012.

Popis kao način prikupljanja podataka je sveobuhvatna statistička akcija koja iziskuje dobru organizaciju, visoke materijalne troškove i mnogo angažovanog ljudstva i sprovodi se uglavnom na deset godina. Iz tog razloga ne postoji uvid u promene jedinica posmatranja između dva popisa, pa mnoge zemlje sprovode istraživanja na osnovu uzorka. Ova istraživanja se, zbog manjih finansijskih izdataka od popisa, mogu sprovoditi češće. Kada je reč o zemljama Evropske Unije, već pola veka se sprovodi poljoprivredno istraživanje na osnovu uzorka, na svake dve ili tri godine. Ovo istraživanje je poznato pod nazivom mreža knjigovodstvenih podataka na farmama (eng. Farm Accountancy Data Network - FADN). Cilj ovog rada je da se metodologija FADN istraživanja prouči i prilagodi našim uslovima. Tačnije, da se predloži način sprovođenja FADN istraživanja u Srbiji i napravi model pomoću koga će se formirati reprezentativan uzorak za istraživanje poljoprivrednih gazdinstava. Istraživanje je sprovedeno na osnovu podataka o poljoprivrednim gazdinstvima koji su prikupljeni Popisom poljoprivrede 2012. godine.