Report of the twenty-second session of the Asia and Pacific Commission on Agricultural Statistics

This document presents the report of the twenty-second session of the Asia and Pacific Commission on Agricultural Statistics held in Kuching, Malaysia from 9 to 13 June 2008. Attended by some 50 delegates from 14 member countries, the session assessed both the current status of food and agriculture statistics in member countries and progress on strengthening regional data exchange on food and agricultural statistics in the region. The session also examined the preliminary findings by selected me mber countries on the use of metadata compilation in their countries. The Commission recognized that the task of establishing a complete metadata framework for national agricultural statistics was a continuing process. The session also reported on a sourcebook, developed by FAO and the World Bank, on tracking results in agriculture and rural development in less-than-ideal conditions. A round table on rising food prices and the role of statisticians was convened in-session with the aim of assisti ng policy-makers formulate timely corrective measures when confronted with food market crises. Recommendations of the session are included in the report.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Economic and Social Group
Format: Book (stand-alone) biblioteca
Language:English
Published: 2008
Online Access:https://openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.14283/i0394e
http://www.fao.org/3/a-i0394e.pdf
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