The Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador announced that field operations for the 2025 Fifth Agricultural Census and First Fisheries Census will start on 2 May, deploying teams from 66 sub-sites nationwide to record agricultural and fisheries production. The operation will visit all households, including large, medium and small producers, to capture information such as crop types, quantities and production areas, farming and fishing practices, inputs used and employment generated. More than 6,700 people were hired for data collection from over 31,000 applicants and trained through national training, coaching and specialization sessions. Preparatory work included three experimental censuses in San Pablo Tacachico, Zacatecoluca and a national rollout to test applications and field planning, as well as strengthening the questionnaire through three thematic working groups involving producer representatives and government bodies including the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, CENDEPESCA and the Salvadoran Coffee Institute. The bank also invested around USD 9.3 million in technology to run a fully digital census, with support from the Food and Agriculture Organization, and noted that nationwide deployment will take place under security measures implemented by President Nayib Bukele. The project forms part of the country’s census round and follows the bank’s completion of the 2023 cartographic update and the 2024 population and housing census.
Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador 2025-04-30
Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador begins nationwide fieldwork for the 2025 agricultural and fisheries census
The Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador will start field operations for the 2025 Fifth Agricultural Census and First Fisheries Census on 2 May, deploying teams from 66 sub-sites nationwide. Over 6,700 personnel were hired and trained for data collection, supported by a USD 9.3 million investment in digital technology. This initiative follows the 2023 cartographic update and the 2024 population and housing census.