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) 20181091. 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 |