1. PHARE and TF Missions: main findings
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2. Countries involved Not yet visited TF Grant: ICON Hungary Slovenia
Cyprus
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia
Lithuania
Estonia
Malta
Phare: ASA
Croatia
Turkey
Bulgaria
Romania
Not yet visited
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3. Countries’ work programme
First phase
Croatia (ASA)
Turkey (ASA)
Cyprus (ICON)
Second Phase
Hungary (ICON)
Slovenia (ICON)
Latvia (ICON)
Slovakia (ICON)
Poland (ICON)
Lithuania (ICON)
Estonia (ICON)
Malta Bulgaria (ASA)
Romania (ASA)
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4. Parties involved Statistical Office Ministry of Agriculture
Ministry of Environment
Ministry of Health
Plant Protection Service
Plant Protection Institute
Plant Health Inspection
State Inspection
Basically
identical
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5. Sampling frame Farm Register FSS 2003, 2005 or 2007
IACS or other administrative register
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6. Sample unit Selection unit is the farm
Observation unit is mainly the plot or combination of plots with the same variety and/or treatment
Aggregation on Farm level
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7. Sample size
Between
Exception Slovenia (3000) and Romania (4000)
Restricting factor: project budget
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8. Sample stratification
Between 4 (SI) and 158 (LV)
Optimal precision (Neyman) for clustering the farms in (size) classes
On a certain NUTS (II) level:
Standard size classes: HU, SI, SK,LT
Flexible size classes: LV, PL
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9. Survey type Face to Face: by Advisors and/or Inspectors Postal
(Internet)
Phone
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10. Fieldwork planning Phase I countries: Cyprus finished
Turkey and Croatia in preparation stage
Phase II countries:
Hungary, Poland, Latvia: ready
Romania: until 15 September
Lithuania, Malta: on-going until end September
Slovenia, Bulgaria: October 2007
Slovakia: ???
Estonia: ???
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11. Data processing and publication
All countries developed/intend to develop a data entry application
Most countries have a form of IT connection with PPP data base
All data stored in electronic format
All data processing, analysis and publication can be made standard
Who can have all results ready at last workshop first half of December?
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12. Objectives/Future plans
Hungary: 1 survey every 2 years on all relevant crops ??
Slovenia: 1 survey every 2 years
Latvia: 1 survey on all crops in the same year
Poland: by national regulation 4 year programme for all relevant crops (21)
Other countries: wait and see how Regulation will finally look like
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13. PHARE and TF Missions: main findings End
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