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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 | No | |
| Up-to-date | No | CAPMAS include data on a yearly basis until 2015 only. The data have not being updated in the last 3 years so we cannot consider that it's updated. Weather forecast reports are published on a monthly basis since 2012 until March 2018. |
| In an open and machine-readable format | pdf reports | |
| location | https://www.capmas.gov.eg/Pages/SemanticIssuesPage.aspx? - various Agriculture, Water Resources and Food Security statistics, https://nwp.gov.eg/index.php/rcc - Weather forecast reports, https://www.capmas.gov.eg/Pages/IndicatorsPage.aspx?Ind_ - crop yield 2002/2003 - 2014/2015 wheat, rice, cotton, sugarcane, https://www.censusinfo.capmas.gov.eg/Metadata-en-v4.2/in - Crop prices (Producer Price Index for and Fishing - pdf raport and metadata); period: “Price Index series issued as a first P.I series of P.P.I as a base on (2004/2005) to replace the Wholesale Price Index as a base on (2000/1999) starts from September data 2007”, https://nwp.gov.eg/images/pdf/ws_eta/eta.pdf - Daily Forecast of WSETA Model Cairo NWP Center - EMA November 11, 2013 | |
| Collected by government | Yes | |
| findable_steps | Data found in the CAPMAS website, under public issues then food security and water ressources. Weather data are found in the Egyptian Meteorological Authority. | |
| characteristics | Crop yield, Crop prices, Weather conditions | |
| Controlled access | Yes | |
| Collector name | Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics - Ministers Cabinet Egyptian Meteorological Authority (EMA) |