Can Diaries Help Improve Agricultural Production Statistics? Evidence from Uganda
Although good and timely information on agricultural production is critical for policy-decisions, the quality of underlying data is often low and improving data quality could have a high payoff. This paper uses data from a production diary, adminis...
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| Language: | English |
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2012
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| Online Access: | http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20110630105553 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3481 |
| Summary: | Although good and timely information on
agricultural production is critical for policy-decisions,
the quality of underlying data is often low and improving
data quality could have a high payoff. This paper uses data
from a production diary, administered concurrently with a
standard household survey in Uganda to analyze the nature
and incidence of responses, the magnitude of differences in
reported outcomes, and factors that systematically affect
these. Despite limited central supervision, diaries elicited
a strong response, complemented standard surveys in a number
of respects, and were less affected by problems of
respondent fatigue than expected. The diary-based estimates
of output value consistently exceeded that from the
recall-based production survey, in line with reported
disposition. Implications for policy and practical
administration of surveys are drawn out. |
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