IRAN STATISTICAL YEARBOOK 1397 5. AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY & FISHERIES Introduction T he first National Survey of Agriculture was arable lands under crops, 3.2% of the area with conducted in the year 1339 by the then orchards and nurseries, and 1.3% of livestock General Department of Statistics, as sampling. across the total country in the year 1367. After the implementation of several sample surveys In the year 1382, the third National Census of of which the results for the years 1350 and 1351 Agriculture was taken in collaboration with the were released, the SCI took the first census of Ministry of Agriculture-Jahad. In this census, in agriculture in rural areas in the year 1352. In this order to identify the agricultural holders, all areas census, the required data were collected through of the country, excluding 108 cities, were listed as visiting all rural areas. Data on agricultural the selected cities. activities in urban areas and nomadic households In the year 1381, by using information available in with no residential place in rural areas of the the Ministry as well as conducting local researches, country were not included in this survey. On the the list of agricultural holders of the selected cities basis of the statistical frame resulted from the above was prepared in the form of the project: “Census of census, the SCI conducted the Survey of Agricultural Holders in the Selected Cities”. Agriculture in rural areas in the years 1353, 1354, In the year 1384, for the first time, Survey of 1356 to 1359, as well as the years 1361 and 1366, Livestock Farms was conducted jointly by the SCI and then released the results. and the Ministry of Agriculture-Jahad, Deputy for In the year 1360, by carrying out the project of Livestock Affairs, based on the statistical frame preparing a rural gazetteer, Jahad-e-Sazandegi developed from the 1382 National Census of gathered similar information as the results of the Agriculture. 1352 Census of Agriculture in rural areas taken by The 1393 National Census of Agriculture was the the SCI. fourth one which was conducted across the country The SCI conducted the first National Census of from the 5th of Meher month to the 18th of Aban Agriculture in the year 1367 in urban and rural month. The results of this Census comprise a wide areas by visiting settled and unsettled households to range of statistical information that is published on collect data on all agricultural holdings of natural various tables electronically and in a hard copy. persons as well as data on holdings belonging to In the year 1369, statistics for modern cattle farms legal entities by identifying all places used by them were, for the first time, collected by the SCI. In this for agricultural activities. Using the frame of this survey, the lists of modern cattle farms obtained Census, the SCI took the first Sample Survey of from the 1367 National Census of Agriculture were Agriculture in the year 1371. Through the Survey, used. The same survey was conducted in the year which covered only temporary crops activities of 1373 as a census and as a sample survey in the years agricultural holdings, data on production, the value 1375, 1379, and 1386 by the SCI, and in the year of products, the production cost of principal crops, 1383 by Agriculture-Jahad, the results of which etc. for the year 1370 were collected. were disseminated. The second national census of agriculture was taken Until the year 1346, statistics for the livestock in the year 1372 by the SCI. In the census, some slaughter used to be released by the Statistics cities or urban districts in which the number of the Bureau of the Finance Ministry. From the year 1347 holders' households was not significant in the 1367 to the year 1375, the related data were collected and Census were excluded. According to the released by the SCI through inquiring the calculations made, the proportion of the population municipalities and based on monthly reports of the was 1.7%, of the holders’ households, 2.5% of municipalities owning slaughterhouses. Since the year 1376, the mentioned data have been collected from slaughterhouses in collaboration with the 215 5. AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY & FISHERIES IRAN STATISTICAL YEARBOOK 1397 State Veterinary Organization and municipalities. Holdings with permanent crops: holdings with at For the first time, in the years 1364 and 1365, the least 200 square meters of orchards and nurseries at SCI took the survey of chicken farms. Due to the the time of enumeration. variety of chicken farming activities in recent years, Large livestock: includes cattle and calves, the SCI has taken separate sample surveys to collect buffaloes and calves, camels and calves and other data on different activities such as on raising layer perissodactyla. chicken and pullet, on raising breeder chicken, on Holder raising large livestock: an agricultural egg incubation, and a sample survey on broiler holder who has at least one head of large livestock chicken raising. on the enumeration day. Until the year 1375, the value-added table of Small livestock: includes sheep, lamb, goat, and agricultural activities reflected in the statistical kid. yearbooks of the previous years used to be taken Holder raising small livestock: An agricultural from Central Bank publications. However, as the holder who has at least two heads of small livestock SCI has compiled Iran’s National Accounts based on the enumeration day. on 1993 SNA since the year 1370, therefore, the Centres for supplying livestock: refers to the statistics for value-added included in this chapter centres in which livestock is slaughtered and are according to the national accounts compiled by supplied. Other centres include centres for the SCI as of the year 1380. However, since the year supplying ornamental birds and fishes. 1390, Iran’s National Accounts have been compiled Centres for supplying raw livestock products: by SCI based on the 2008 SNA. refers to the centres supplying red meat and In addition to different publications of the SCI, livestock offal. reports and publications of the following Centres for supplying raw poultry products: organizations have also been used as the sources of Refers to the centres supplying chicken meat and the information included in this chapter: offal. Ministry of Agriculture-Jahad, Ministry of Energy, Centres for supplying raw aquatic products: refers Agricultural Support Services Company, Iran to the centres supplying aquatic meat. Fisheries Organization (SHILAT), Forests, Range Other Centres for supplying raw products: refers and Watershed Management Organization, Central to the supermarkets, chain stores, meat super Organization of Rural Cooperatives and Ministry of protein centres. Cooperatives, Labour, and Social Welfare. Broiler chicken (squab broiler): a chicken raised Statistical information included in this Chapter from broiler one-day-old chicken during a specific contains statistics on temporary and permanent period for its meat. crops, livestock and poultry, forestry, fisheries and Poultry: includes boiler chicken, breeder chicken, related cooperatives. Moreover, at the end of this ostrich, partridge, traditional or indigenous chapter, there is one table on value-added of chicken, quail, pheasant, turkey, duck, goose, “agriculture, hunting and forestry” and “Fishing” francolinus, see-see partridge, guineafowl , and activities. bustard. Greenhouse planting: Cultivation of temporary Definitions and concepts and permanent crops which is exercised in the Agricultural holding: s an economic unit of greenhouses for economic exploitation. agricultural production comprising one or several Cultivation of agricultural products under temporal activities within in a specific geographic areas cover such as cultivation under plastic is not (villages or cities) under single management (natural, considered greenhouse planting. legal). Apiculture: Activities carried out for using Holdings with temporary crops: annual plant honeybees and their products such as honey, queen cultivation for the economic exploitation, which is bee, beeswax, royal gel, and venom. Pollen and done outdoors or under temporary cover such as propolis or bee glues that are collected by the plastic, on arable land, or between (underneath) honeybees are also other products in this activity. garden trees. Sericulture: all the activities that are done to 216 IRAN STATISTICAL YEARBOOK 1397 5. AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY & FISHERIES produce silk and silkworm cocoon. Modern irrigation and drainage network: Warmwater fish: a specific species of fish that are comprises installations for irrigating including found in the water with the temperature from 14 to installation for refilling with water and water 35 centigrade. Different species of these kinds of conveyance to arable lands with an area about 60 to fish are cultivated in artificial environments such as 200 hectares. The network is equipped with systems wetlands, water behind the dam, and pools such as for water control, distribution, delivery, and carp fish (grass carp, silver carp). measurement of water. This kind of network Coldwater fish: a specific species of fish that are supplies needed water in normal hydrologic found in the water with the temperature from 6 to conditions at least with an 80% guarantee. 19 centigrade. Different species of these kinds of Dam: see Chapter 9, Definitions and concepts. fish including rainbow trout are cultivated in Production: the quantity of the products obtained artificial environments such as pools and dams. through the production process during a definite Fishing vessels: vessels like boats, launches, and period of time in the agricultural production unit ships which are equipped and used for fishing after which is ready for sale and consumption. In the obtaining the required licenses. statistical surveys of the Statistical Centre of Iran, Agricultural holder: is a natural or legal person the share of agricultural crops produced free of who individually or jointly exercises management charge, or the compensation of which is paid in kind over the agricultural holding. The holder has or is consumed by the same agricultural production technical and economic responsibility for the unit is included with the production.