Woreda Level Estimates of Agricultural Area and Production: Small Area Estimation Using Auxiliary Data
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2009-08
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Addis Ababa University
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This study applies small area estimation technique to analyze available agricultural data
to estimate the total of basic agricultural variables such as total cultivated area in
hectares and total production in quintals ofTeJJfor woredas in the Tigray Region using
cultivated area and production data from 2001102 National Agriculture Sample Census
Enumeration and from Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development as an auxiliary
variable. An area level model for small area analysis is used to produce estimate on
cultivated area and production for 33 woreda in the Tigray Region. The estimation
process shows significant woreda-specific random eJJect which leads to acquire a beller
estimate for cultivated area and production.
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Woreda Level Estimates of Agricultural