Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

Economic, Social and Policy Assistance


VISION:  Enabling socio-economic environment for productive, sustainable and equitable agricultural and rural development and food security in the Asia-Pacific Region.

MISSION STATEMENT:  Bringing together interdisciplinary expertise to (i) support and provide statistics, information, analysis and policy assistance for agricultural and rural development and food security that is timely, relevant and gender-sensitive; and (ii) strengthen national and regional capacity for informed decision-making.

The group brings together a range of core technical expertise and works together towards fulfillment of its vision and mission.


News
Global rice production is expected to set a new record when figures for 2011 are finalized, according to FAO, which raised its forecast for...
Bangkok , 31 Jan 2012
An assessment conducted by the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) indicates an improvement in the main annual harvest for...
Rome, 25 Nov 2011
Participants at an international workshop on information and knowledge management (IKM) for agricultural development were urged to move beyond strategies and undertake relevant action-oriented...
Nadi, Fiji, 21 Nov 2011

Recent Publications
Selected indicators of food and agricultural development in the Asia-Pacific region 2000-2010
RAP Publication - 2011/21
Selected indicators of food and agricultural development in the Asia-Pacific region 1999-2009
RAP Publication - 2010/12
 
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