DAGUPAN CITY (PIA) – The Philippine Statistics Authority-Regional Statistical Services Office 1 (PSA-RSSO 1) is asking the public to support the conduct of the 2022 Census of Agriculture and Fisheries (CAF) from September 4 to October 25, 2023.
The said activity is in line with the observance of the National Agriculture and Fisheries Census Month pursuant to Proclamation No. 272 signed by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on June 26, 2023.
“Ang 2022 CAF ay large-scale government undertaking ng bansa na isasagawa sa lahat ng rehiyon to collect and compile all the basic information on the agricultural and fishery sectors,” said Teresa B. Olarte, supervising statistical specialist and regional focal person of the 2022 CAF, adding that the PSA conducts the census every 10 years.
Olarte disclosed that there are 1,097 hired personnel in Pangasinan who will be deployed in the province – 822 of whom are enumerators, 165 are team supervisors, 55 are census area supervisors, and 55 are assistant census area supervisors.
All the households and barangays in Pangasinan with agricultural and fisheries operators will be enumerated as the province is among the three “complete Enumerations” in the country.
Target respondents for households are the operators of crops, livestock, poultry, insect/worm farming, aquaculture, and/or fishing activities from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022.
Meanwhile, the target for barangays is the Punong Barangay or any incumbent barangay official.
Data collection will be conducted through house-to-house visits using the computer-assisted personal interviews (CAPI) method, pen and paper interviews (PAPI), telephone interviews using a mobile phone, landline phone, or tablet, and the self-administered questionnaire (SAQ).
Olarte said that the information to be collected in the census is vital as it will serve as a basis for policy-making, planning, and program implementation for the socio-economic development in the province and other regions.
“Kung ano man ang ma-generate na data rito ay gagamitin ng gobyerno para sa policy, plan, at program sa agriculture at fishery sector,” she said.
