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A selection of key national statistics on agricultural output and environmental conditions. Data can be national aggregate figures as described in our research handbook
| Question | Answer | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Available free of charge | Yes | |
| Downloadable | Yes | |
| Publicly available | Yes | |
| Openly licenced | Yes | |
| Up-to-date | No | |
| In an open and machine-readable format | ||
| location | https://www.statsbots.org.bw/sites/default/files/Botswan - Botswana Agricultural census report 2015 - crop yield: 2006 - 2014, https://www.statsbots.org.bw/sites/default/files/publica - Crop Production 1979-2014 -national values, selected indicators, https://www.statsbots.org.bw/sites/default/files/publica - Long term 2006 - 2016 (annual) averages (Meteorological years July to June) | Contains significant amount of data (pdf tables). The 2015 Agricultural Census is the fourth census of its kind. The rst, second and third agricultural censuses were conducted in 1982, 1993 and 2004 respectively. The 2015 Agricultural Census was the responsibility of the Statistics Botswana through Agricultural Statistics Unit (ASU) in conjunction with the Department of Agricultural Research, Statistics and Policy Development in the Ministry of Agriculture Development and Food Security. Other source of info: https://www.gov.bw/en/Ministries--Authorities/Ministries/MinistryofAgriculture-MOA/Plant-Production/Arable-Farming--Cereal-Crops/Statistics/?p_id=4287#cede302f26b24a9e96efbc6f93e98585 meteo data from 3rd party data: from the SASSCAL : The Southern African Science Service Centre for Climate Change and Adaptive Land Management (SASSCAL) is a joint initiative of Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Germany in response to the challenges of global change. Available data: Botswana meteo stations (kmz) https://www.sasscalweathernet.org/images_weather/bw_180213.kmz air temperature, precipitations, relative humidity, wind directions and speed, solar irradiance - hourly, daily, monthly. One can generate xls for each station. |
| Collected by government | Yes | |
| findable_steps | Review of initial submission and Google search | |
| characteristics | Crop yield, Weather conditions | |
| Controlled access | Yes | |
| Collector name | Statistics Botswana, Agriculture Statistics Unit | https://statsbots.org.bw |
| licence_url | https://www.statsbots.org.bw/terms-use |