Member States shall collect and provide the core structural data ('core data') related to the agricultural holdings referred to in Article 3 (2) and (3), for the reference years 2020, 2023 and 2026, as listed in Annex III of Regulation (EU) 2018/1091. The core data collection for the survey reference year 2020 shall be carried out as a census.
Table 3 – Reporting frequencies for IFS Core and modules (C-as a census; S-sample survey is possible)
Data collection | 2020 | 2023 | 2026 |
IFS Core | C | S | S |
IFS Core (frame extension) | S | ||
Labour force and other gainful activities | S | S | S |
Rural development | S | S | S |
Animal housing and manure management | S | S | |
Irrigation | S | ||
Soil management practices | S | ||
Machinery and equipment | S | ||
Orchard | S | ||
Vineyard | S |