Crop Estimating Survey on Paddy (Maha) - 2008
Sri Lanka, 2007 - 2008
Reference ID
LKA-DCS-CESP[M]-2008-v1.0
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Department of Census and Statistics
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SYSTEM OF TENURE (TENURE)
Data file: 2007_08maha
Overview
Valid:
9545
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
26
End:
26
Width:
1
Range:
0 - 4
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 31 |
0.3%
|
| 1 | Singly owned | 6979 |
73.1%
|
| 2 | Jointly owned | 796 |
8.3%
|
| 3 | Ande | 1568 |
16.4%
|
| 4 | Other | 171 |
1.8%
|
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
Description
Definition
System of Tenure could be (1) Singly owned (2)Jointly owned including Thattumaru and Kattimaru. (3) Ande
(4) Other
Thattumaru - An accepted cultivation system where a each person claiming ownership of a paddy field cultivates a predetermined area of the field in rotation.
Kattimaru - Cultivating different crops in different seasons.
Ande - Permitting a non-owner to cultivate the paddy field under the condition that the crop produced from that is shared between him and the owner.
(4) Other
Thattumaru - An accepted cultivation system where a each person claiming ownership of a paddy field cultivates a predetermined area of the field in rotation.
Kattimaru - Cultivating different crops in different seasons.
Ande - Permitting a non-owner to cultivate the paddy field under the condition that the crop produced from that is shared between him and the owner.