Classification Detail
Classification of machinery and equipment for the agricultural census
Basic Bibliographic Information
Status:
Operational
Type:
To Be Determined
Citation:
World Programme for the Census of Agriculture 2020. Volume I: Programme, concepts and definitions, FAO, Rome 2015, Annex 7, page 179.
ISBN:
978-92-5-108865-4
Website:
Custodian:
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Available Formats:
PDF
Year Adopted:
N/A
Year Published:
2015
Available Languages (besides English):
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Availability:
Fully available in all of the languages above
Purpose of the Classification
Statistical Domains:
2.4.1 Agriculture, forestry, fisheries
Purpose:
The WCA classification of machinery and equipment classifies machinery and equipment (manually operated, animal-powered and machine-powered) used on the holding, wholly or partly for agricultural production (machinery and equipment used exclusively for purposes other than agricultural production are excluded, as well as those owned by the holder but not used). A broad concept of machinery and equipment is used for the agricultural census, covering all machinery, equipment and implements used as inputs to agricultural production (including everything from simple hand tools, such as a hoe, to complex machinery such as a combine harvester).
Main Applications:
Agricultural statistics and agricultural censuses.
Main Users:
Ministries of Agriculture and National Statistical Offices carrying out agricultural censuses.
Methodology
Scope:
Machinery and equipment (manually operated, animal-powered and machine-powered) used on the agricultural holding.
Concept Being Classified:
goods, equipment
Statistical Units:
agricultural holding
Main Principles:
Categories are exhaustive, exclusive, stable, well-described and balanced.
Relationships to Other International Classifications:
Related To:
Major Differences (Scope, Structure, and Concepts):
Machinery in the HS is the most relevant for international trade while in this classification is the machinery and equipment most used on the holding therefore it is often more detailed than the HS.
Three-digits (and three-level) structure in the Classification of Machinery and Equipment vs six-digit structure in the HS.
The high level categories in the WCA livestock classification (groups) do not exist in the HS; lower level subclasses in links to the HS are 1:1 but at different level (can be at six or four digits).
Classification Structure
Definition of Structure:
Level:
Level Name:
Code Format:
Number of Items:
Level 1
Group
0
3 items
Level 2
Class
00
5 items (including group levels without 2 digit codes: 7 items)
Level 3
Subclass
000
4 items (including group levels without 2 or 3 digit codes: 10 items)
Criteria for Definition of Levels:
Machinery and equipment are grouped at the higher level in three main groups: manually operated, animal-powered and machine-powered. At the lower level, items are identified as in the HS.
Revision Information
Chronology of revisions/versions of the classification:
Year Adopted:
Title or Version Number:
Website:
Official Adopting Entity:
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Coordinating Entity:
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Next Review:
2025
Reason for Latest Revision:
The revision took place as part of the WCA periodical review; the aim was to inhance harmonization with the latest HS 2012.
Major Changes:
Minor changes: additional detail and higher harmonization with HS.
Supporting Documents
Coding Index Available:
No
Correspondence with Other Classifications:
Classification:
Correspondence Table:
Training Materials and Other Documents:
N/A
Contact Information
Agency / Office:
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Unit:
Statistics Division (ESS)
Contact Name:
Jairo Castano
Email:
Telephone:
+39 06 570 55166
Address:
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla
00153 Rome
Italy