FOM Foreword

FIELD OPERATIONS MANUAL

FOREWORD

In September to October 2023, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) will conduct the 2022 Census of Agriculture and Fisheries (2022 CAF) in selected barangays nationwide. The 2022 CAF is the seventh in a series of decennial agricultural census and the sixth in the decennial census of fisheries in the country since 1903. Moreover, this is a nationwide undertaking geared towards the collection and compilation of basic information on agriculture and fisheries sectors of the country.

This Field Operations Manual (FOM) for the 2022 CAF will serve as a guide to the PSA Central Office and Field Office personnel and supervisors in ensuring that the procedures laid out for the entire census operations are strictly followed as planned. This manual discusses the major activities and operational plans and procedures. It also defines the tasks of the supervisors in each phase of the operation. As a reference material, this manual should be used together with the Enumerator’s Manual and Supervisor’s Manual.

All census supervisors, therefore, are enjoined to perform their functions faithfully and dutifully to ensure the smooth operation and to safeguard the integrity of the conduct of the 2022 CAF.

CLAIRE DENNIS S. MAPA, PhD Undersecretary National Statistician and Civil Registrar General

Quezon City, Philippines May 2023