The AAS is an integrated modular survey aiming to provide high quality and timely data on the performance of the Ugandan agricultural sector, as well as core indicators on crop and livestock for better agricultural policy making.
Data collection for the AAS is implemented in two waves, corresponding to the first (January-June) and second (July-December) seasons of the Ugandan agricultural year. For each season, households in the survey's sample are interviewed twice, during the Post-Planting (PP) period and the Post-Harvesting (PH) period. This results in a total of four visits during the agricultural year.
Among information collected with the AAS there is data on:
- The quantity and value of agricultural production;
- The access to extension services, market information and agricultural facility;
- Livestock keeping and animal products production;
- The socio-demographic characteristics of agricultural household members.
The collected data is used to produce a set of tables and indicators for tracking and evaluating the impacts of government and development programs on agriculture, and to compute SDG and CAADP indicators related to food and agriculture. For the main findings from the AAS 2019, see the Executive Summary of the AAS 2019 Report (see external resources/downloads section).