Agricultural
area area
utilised in the reference year by agricultural holdings for agricultural
production or maintained in good agricultural and environmental condition
(incl. arable land, permanent grassland, fruit and berry plantations, nurseries
and kitchen gardens).
Area not utilised for agricultural production but only maintained in
good agricultural and environmental condition is included from 2007.
Agricultural area is divided
by type of ownership into:
- land in ownership
agricultural area in the ownership of the holder,
- leased land agricultural
area leased by the holder,
- other tenure other tenure of agricultural area (incl. land, which the holding works
free of any charge).
Agricultural
holding a single unit both technically and economically,
which has single management and which produces agricultural products or
maintains its land which is no longer used for production purposes in good
agricultural and environmental condition, where:
- there is at least one
hectare of utilised agricultural land or
- there is less than one hectare of utilised agricultural land
but agricultural products are produced mainly for sale.
Units where
agricultural products are not produced but only land is maintained in good
agricultural and environmental condition are included from 2007.
Until 2007
the definition of agricultural holding included also the reference to standard
gross margin (at least 1 ESU, if the area of agricultural land was less than 1
hectare). From 2010 this reference has been replaced by provision that
agricultural products are produced mainly for sale. The change does not have an
effect to the comparability of the data.
Agricultural
products cereals, legumes, potatoes, fodder roots, linseed,
flax fibre, plants used for seasoning and herbs, vegetables, vegetable plants,
flowers, ornamental plants, fruits, berries, young plants of trees and bushes,
(excl. young plants of forest trees grown on wooded land for own consumption),
livestock and poultry, meat, milk, eggs, wool, honey and wax.
Agricultural
training of the manager
- only practical experience the manager of the
holding does not have agricultural education but only experience in working in
agricultural holding;
- basic agricultural training
the manager of the holding has agricultural vocational education or has
participated in training courses at general agricultural college;
- full agricultural training the manager of the holding has
secondary professional education (technical school, college), vocational higher
and/or higher education in agriculture.
Economic
size of the holding
until 2007 the
economic size of the holding was measured as standard gross margin per holding.
From 2010 economic size of the holding is measured as standard output of the
holding. Still it is possible to calculate standard output also for 2007. Economic
sizes measured as standard gross margin and standard output
are not comparable with each other.
European
Size Unit (ESU) unit
of economic size of the holding and standard gross margin used until 2007, enabled the comparison of the data
with the other countries. 1 ESU was equal to 1,200 EURO (18,768 kroons). From 2010 the standard output is used to measure economic
size.
Holder of
the holding
person who is legally and economically responsible for the holding. Holders are
divided into natural or legal persons.
Holdings
with organic farm production holdings with sustainable
production of agricultural produce, which maintains basic equilibrium and which
is carried out in compliance with the Organic Farming Act and with other
relevant legislation. Holdings with organic farm production have the approval
of Agricultural Board (either fully compliant with the principles of organic
production or still in a conversion period).
Land tenure
the land in the possession of holding, i.e. the land in the ownership (except
the land leased out), leased or other land tenure.
Land tenure
is divided into: utilised agricultural area (hereinafter agricultural area),
wooded area, unutilised agricultural area, other land.
Livestock unit (LSU) a standard measurement unit that
allows the aggregation of various kinds of livestock and poultry.
Livestock units are defined on the basis of the feed requirements of individual
animal categories. A dairy cow corresponds to one livestock unit, the
coefficients of other animals are smaller (e.g. bovine animal 0.8; fattening
pig 0.3; broiler 0.007). The coefficients of livestock units are stated
with EU Commission regulation No 1200/2009.
Location of the holding
location of the centre (if the centre is missing, the major part of the land)
of the holding. The centre of the holding is the permanent place of residence
of the holder or the place of main buildings within holding. All land and animals of the holding are showed
in the location of the holding, which may differ from the location of land or
animals.
Manager
of the holding
a person responsible for the normal daily financial and production routines of
running the holding concerned. Manager of the holding is
generally, but not always, the same person as the holder who is a natural
person.
Other land
land under buildings, pleasure gardens, roads, quarries and inland waters,
infertile land (marshland, heaths).
Standard
gross margin unit of economic size of the holding used
until 2007. Standard gross margin was the difference of the holdings output
and the value of specific costs. In crop production, the cost of seeds,
fertilisers, plant protection products, drying and other variable costs were
deducted from the value of total output. In livestock production, the cost of
feed and other variable costs were deducted from the value of total output.
Also, subsidies provided for the relevant type of product were included in
value of output.
Standard output unit of economic size of the
holding used from 2010 (possible to calculate also for 2007). Standard output
is the monetary value of gross agricultural production at farm-gate price
corresponding to the average situation in a given region which is calculated on
the basis of crop area, number of livestock and Standard output coefficients.
Standard output does not include VAT, other taxes on products and direct
payments.
Type of farming of the holding
determined until 2007 on the basis of contributions of different types of
products to the total standard gross margin of the holding. From 2010 the type
of farming is determined on the basis of contributions of different types of
products to the total standard output (possible to calculate also
for 2007). Types of farming determined on the basis of standard gross margin
and standard output are not directly comparable with each other.
Unutilised
agricultural area area, which is temporarily no
longer farmed (agricultural products are not produced and land is not
maintained in good agricultural and environmental condition).
Wooded area
area covered with trees or forest shrubs and bare forestland.
The Farm
Structure Survey (hereinafter FSS) provides information of the structure of
agriculture and its changes. Different from other agricultural statistics
surveys, FSS provides data for the whole agricultural holding, besides the
structure of holdings it provides also information about type of ownership of
agricultural land, crop production and livestock farming, main indicators of
organic farming, agricultural training of managers of holdings, types of
farming in holdings and other gainful activities of holdings, tractors and
machinery and labour force. Agricultural production methods were surveyed in the
Agricultural Census 2010 as a separate module.
Since 1966
the series of farm structure surveys are carried out on a Community basis at
least every ten years in a form of a census and between the censuses usually in
a form of a sample survey.
Statistics
In sample
based FSSs the sample frame has been the updated
statistical Register of Agricultural Holdings, which was composed on the basis
of 2001 Agricultural Census data. A simple random sample stratified by the
county where the holding is located, economic size and type of farming has been
used. All the data presented are estimates of actual parameters.
The list of the
2010 Agricultural Census has been composed on the basis of statistical Farm
Register, Administrative Registers and Information Board, Organic Farming
Register and other administrative sources.
CALCULATION OF STANDARD OUTPUT
From 2010 the standard output is used to
measure economic size of the holding and determine type of farming of the
holding (possible to calculate also for 2007).
Standard output is calculated on the basis of
crop area, number of livestock and standard output coefficients. Standard
output coefficients are calculated by different lines of production per unit per
hectare in crop production and per animal unit in livestock production. Coefficients
are calculated by Rural Economy Research Centre on the basis of the data from
Farm Accountancy Data Network, statistical data and expert opinions at regular
intervals and correspond to five-year average.
Total standard output of the holding is found by multiplying the number
of animals and hectares by corresponding standard output coefficients per unit
and summing standard output obtained for all types of farming. Standard output
of the holding does not include the kitchen garden and permanent grassland not
used for production purposes but maintained in good agricultural and
environmental conditions.
Pυllumajanduslikud majapidamised. 2005.
Agricultural holdings
The survey
has received funding from the European Community.
The
Commission of the European Communities is not responsible for the results of
the survey or any use that may be made of the information contained therein.
Andres Klaus
Agricultural Statistics Department
Tel +372 625 9390
Updated: 15.12.2011