SUNGAI BESAR, Oct 20 — All state parties are encouraged to cooperate fully with the Department of Statistics (DOSM), which will conduct the nationwide Agricultural Census next year.
Economy Ministry’s secretary-general, Datuk Nor Azmie Diron, said the census involves all agricultural sectors to provide the most accurate information about Malaysia’s current agricultural situation.
“The data collection will support the government’s initiatives to enhance the agricultural sector in the country. We will include all states in this census and aim to gather responses from as many respondents as possible,” he told the press.
Earlier, Nor Azmie represented Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli to officiate the ‘Yuk Mampir’ event for the National Statistics Day (HSN) 2023 at the Sungai Besar Stadium today.
He added the data collection would assist the government in formulating agricultural policies and strategies, particularly regarding food security. One of the key areas is enhancing Malaysia’s food source production.
In the meantime, Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Mohd Uzir Mahidin said 3,000 DOSM officers will be involved in the agricultural census, supported by over 20,000 part-time enumerators.
It will be conducted for three months starting from July next year, and the preliminary results of the census are expected to be announced at the end of the first quarter of 2025.
To popularise statistics, DOSM has developed several dashboards with interactive and user-friendly visualisations, like the Kawasanku Dashboard, the Consumer Prices Dashboard, the Gross Domestic Product Dashboard, and the Labour Markets Dashboard, all accessible through its website.
As part of the HSN 2023 celebration, DOSM has collaborated with other statistical agencies to host a range of programmes and activities at both the state and district levels, including the 10th Statistics Conference, the Malaysia Data Innovation Talent x DOSM Datathon 2023, the Statistical Debate, Stats Prihatin, Stats Fit, Stats Quiz, and Statistical Literacy Sessions with higher education institutions.
— Bernama
