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Nepal - Nepal Commercial Tea Survey

2018
Central Bureau of Statistics - National Planning Commision, Government of Nepal
Report generated on: July 5, 2019

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Overview

Identification

ID NUMBER
NPL-CBS-NCTS-2018-v01.

Version

VERSION DESCRIPTION
- v2.1: Edited, anonymous dataset for public distribution.

PRODUCTION DATE
2018-06

Overview

ABSTRACT
This survey has aimed at estimating the number of commercial coffee firms/ holdings employment generated by this sector,
area cultivated, cost of green tea leaves, olders' percetions and expectations on various issues related to commercial tea
farhe findings from the survey can be used for esimating the contribution made by this sector in national economy. The
survey has captured the data from selected commercial firms/holdings on demographic information, use of ornanic farming,
employment status, cultivated area, production and cost of fresh cherry, debt and training status, holders' perception on
climate change and its empact on coffee farming, pre-mployment status a d holders' attitudes towards various coffee related
issues are the major contents of the survey.

KIND OF DATA
Sample survey data [ssd]

UNITS OF ANALYSIS
tea estate/commercial tea holding

Scope

NOTES
Scope of the survey: simple demographic information, regestration status, operation year, syatem of organic farming and
modes of varification, employmant status, area cultivated, production and cost of fresh cherry, number plots cultivated,
current and capital esxpenditure of the farm/hiolding. training and debt status of main holder, holders' perception on climate
change and its impact on tea farmimg, main holder's pre-employment status and holdeers' perception on various farming
issues are some of the main scope covered by the survey.

KEYWORDS
Commercial tea farming, Organic farming, Green leaves, Area and production, Climate change

Coverage

GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE
National Coverage

UNIVERSE
All the commercial tea estates or holdings of Nepal

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Producers and Sponsors

PRIMARY INVESTIGATOR(S)
Name Affiliation

Central Bureau of Statistics National Planning Commision, Government of Nepal

OTHER PRODUCER(S)
Name Affiliation Role

FUNDING
Name Abbreviation Role

Government of Nepal GoN Financing

OTHER ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Name Affiliation Role

National Tea and Coffee Development Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, Technical as well as
Board, Nepal Government of Nepal Financial Support

Metadata Production
METADATA PRODUCED BY

Name Abbreviation Affiliation Role

Nepal Commercial Tea Survey 2018

DATE OF METADATA PRODUCTION

2018-06

DDI DOCUMENT VERSION

Version 01 (July 2017): Original documentation of the survey

DDI DOCUMENT ID
DDI-NPL-CBS-NCTS-2018-v01

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Sampling

Sampling Procedure

Collection of commercial tea estates/holdings from the seconadary sources like National Tea and Coffee Developmet Board
(NTCDB), Coffee Association and Cooperatibves.
Updating the list from the field staffs of CBS and NTCDB
Startification of the commercial tea estates/holdings into different starta
Complete enumeration of the large estates
Selection of estates/commercial holdings from the propability proportional to size (PPS).
Allocation of samples to address the absent respondents/not found/refugals without harming the PPS norm.

Deviations from Sample Design

Allocation of samples to address the absent respondents/not found/refugals without harming the PPS norm.

Response Rate

100% response rate due to the provision of allocation of samples to address the absent respondents/not found/refugals
without harming the PPS norm.

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Questionnaires

Overview

The listing form was based on CAPI whereas main survey questionnaire was paper based. Both the listing form and
questionnaire were in Nepali language. The main questionnaire was administered for capturing the data on the issues as
mentioned on the survey contents and scope.

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Data Collection

Data Collection Dates

Start End Cycle

2018-05-15 2018-06-15 N/A

Time Periods

Start End Cycle

2017-04-16 2018-04-15 N/A

Data Collection Mode

Face-to-face [f2f]

Data Collection Notes

There was a pre-test of the questionnaire for the modification before implementing in the field work.There was a tarining for
the eunerators as well as supervisors for the uniformity and data quality. There was regular field supervisions for mainting
the quality of field work. The supervisors assited the enumerators for the improvement and quality of field work. The
average interview time was 1 hour and 45 minutes.

Questionnaires

The listing form was based on CAPI whereas main survey questionnaire was paper based. Both the listing form and
questionnaire were in Nepali language. The main questionnaire was administered for capturing the data on the issues as
mentioned on the survey contents and scope.

Data Collectors
Name Abbreviation Affiliation

Statistical Offices SO Central Bureau of Statistics

National Tea and Coffee Development Board NTCDB Governmant of Nepal

Supervision

The central level supervision was carried out by the officials of Central Bureau of Statistics and National Tea and Coffee
Development Board whereas district level was undertaken by the officers of Statistics Offices and Reginal Offices of NTCDB.

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Data Processing

Data Editing

For the consistency of data required logics were set in the data entry programme. For the processing and analysis of data
SPSS and STATA programme were employed.

Other Processing

Tablet and desktop data entry programme were designed for data entry.

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Data Appraisal
No content available

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File Description

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Variable List

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Documentation

Questionnaires

Nepal Commercial Tea Survey 2018 (in Nepali)

Title Nepal Commercial Tea Survey 2018 (in Nepali)

Author(s) Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS)
Date 2018-03-01
Country Nepal
Language Nepali
Contributor(s) Central Bureau of Statistics
Publisher(s) Central Bureau of Statistics
Description This is the questionnaire for the survey.
1. Introductory Information
2. General Information
3. Information Related to Tea Estates
Table of contents 4. Area Cutilvated, Production and Cost of Green Leaves
5. Current and Capital Expenditure
6.Information on Debt
7. Miscellanious
Filename Tea Questionnaire.xls

Reports

Nepal Commercial Tea Survey 2018 Report

Title Nepal Commercial Tea Survey 2018 Report

Author(s) Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) Nepal
Date 2019-07-01
Country Nepal
Language Nepali
Central Bureau of Statistics in Collaboration with National Tea and Coffee Development Board (NTCDB),
Contributor(s)
Nepal
Publisher(s) Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Nepal
Description This is the report of Nepal Commercial Tea and Coffee Survey 2018
1.Introduction
2. Objectives
3. Definition and Methodology
4. Brief Results
Table of contents
5. District Level Tables
5. Administered Questionnaire for the Survey

8 annex
Filename TEA Survey 2075.docx

Technical documents

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Nepaal Commercial Tea Survey 2018

Title Nepaal Commercial Tea Survey 2018

subtitle Ennumerator's Mannual
Author(s) Central Bureau of Statistics
Date 2018-04-01
Country Nepal
Language Nepali
Contributor(s) Central Bureau of Statistics
Publisher(s) Central Bureau of Statistics
This is the mannual for the ennumerators deployed for the field work so as to maintain uniformity and
Description
data quality.
1. Introduction of Survey
2. Introductory Information
2. General Information
3. Information Related to Tea Estates
Table of contents 4. Area Cutilvated, Production and Cost of Green Leaves
5. Current and Capital Expenditure
6.Information on Debt
7. Miscellanious
8 annex
Filename Mannual_TEA_Survey0120.doc

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