Three times cheaper than expected. Census costs in Belarus minimized

There is less and less time left until a large-scale republican campaign, a census of population, thanks to which the latest demographic trends will be known. In addition, they verify agricultural standards, which will allow to promote agricultural domestic products to a new level. What other results do Belarusians expect from the upcoming survey?

In November, the first stage of the preparatory work for the census was completed. Registrars checked address economy Zelvenshchina. Collected data mapped using tablets will become a guide for transcribers.

“They will interview the Zelives in October 2019.” In addition, stationary sections will work. There is another opportunity to answer the questions — using the electronic form in the Internet, — said Irina Radyuk, head of the statistics department. — Mass use of tablets during the collection of information will allow you to quickly update the data.

Another innovation is the inclusion of an agricultural profile block in the questionnaire. As the Belstat noted, until the country conducts the agricultural census, the Belarusian agricultural standards cannot be verified by the FAO — UN Agricultural and Food Organization. This will allow promoting domestic agricultural products to the international arena.
Combining an agricultural census and a population census will also minimize the costs allocated to the campaign. As a result, it will cost the country three times cheaper than originally estimated.

Anastasia DUNETS