Classification Detail
Indicative Crop Classification for the agricultural census (ICC) Version 1.1
Basic Bibliographic Information
Status:
Operational
Type:
To Be Determined
Citation:
World Programme for the Census of Agriculture 2020. Volume I: Programme, concepts and definitions, FAO, Rome 2015, Annex 4, page 162.
ISBN:
978-92-5-108865-4
Website:
Custodian:
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Available Formats:
PDF
Year Adopted:
N/A
Year Published:
2015
Available Languages (besides English):
Français, Español, Pусский Details...
Français
Classification indicative des cultures version 1.1 (CIC 1.1)
ISBN:
978-92-5-208865-3
Español
Clasificación Indicativa de los Cultivos versión 1.1 (CIC 1.1)
ISBN:
978-92-5-308865-2
Pусский
Индикативная классификация культур вариант 1.1 (ИКК 1.1)
ISBN:
978-92-5-408865-1
Availability:
Fully available in all of the languages above
Purpose of the Classification
Statistical Domains:
2.4.1 Agriculture, forestry, fisheries
Purpose:
To classify crops growing in the agricultural holding.
Main Applications:
Agricultural statistics and agricultural censuses.
Main Users:
Ministries of Agriculture and National Statistical Offices.
Methodology
Scope:
ICC classifies crops growing in the agricultural holding.
Concept Being Classified:
goods, plants
Statistical Units:
agricultural holding
Main Principles:
Categories are exhaustive, exclusive, stable, well described and balanced.
Relationships to Other International Classifications:
Related To:
Major Differences (Scope, Structure, and Concepts):
Central Product Classification Ver.2.1 - Indicative crop classification 1.1
The key difference between product and crop classifications is that the ICC refers to crops that are grown in the field (i.e. to the plant), while the CPC refers to the product(s) generated from that crop; for example, “mustard” is an oilseed crop, whereas “mustard seed” is the oilseed product.
ICC has four level structure and seven-digit codes. However, both high level and detailed categories are highly harmonized with CPC.
No major difference.
Classification Structure
Definition of Structure:
Level:
Level Name:
Code Format:
Number of Items:
Level 1
Group
0
9 items
Level 2
Class
0.00
63 items
Level 3
Sub-class
0.00.00
110 items
Level 4
Order
0.00.00.00
27 items
Criteria for Definition of Levels:
Groups are defined following the CPC product type approach; then crops are classified in each group following a botanical approch (genus/species). In addition, ICC provides supplementary information on whether the crop is temporary or permanent which is not relevant in a product classification but crucial in a crop classification.
Revision Information
Chronology of revisions/versions of the classification:
Year Adopted:
Title or Version Number:
Website:
Official Adopting Entity:
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Coordinating Entity:
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Next Review:
2025
Reason for Latest Revision:
The revision took place as part of the WCA periodical review; the aim was to inhance harmonization with the latest CPC Ver.2.1.
Major Changes:
Higher harmonization with Central Product Classification (CPC) Ver. 2.1, additional detail, revised codes.
Corrections:
Yes, in the World Programme for the Census of Agriculture 2020. Volume I: Programme, concepts and definitions, a correspondence table is available between the current Ver.1.1 and the past version 1.0.
Supporting Documents
Coding Index Available:
Yes
Index Website:
Training Materials and Other Documents:
N/A
Contact Information
Agency / Office:
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Unit:
Statistics Division (ESS)
Contact Name:
Jairo Castano
Email:
Telephone:
+39 06 570 55166
Address:
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla
00153 Rome
Italy