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APPENDICES


A. AGENDA
B. LIST OF DELEGATES AND OBSERVERS
C. LIST OF DOCUMENTS
D. INAUGURAL ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, PROF. BUNGARAN SARAGIH, MINISTER FOR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY, REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA
E. STATEMENT BY MR. R.B. SINGH, FAO ASSISTANT DIRECTOR-GENERAL AND REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
F. MEMBER COUNTRIES OF THE COMMISSION AS OF NOVEMBER 2000

A. AGENDA

1. Opening of the session

2. Election of Chairman, Vice-Chairmen and Drafting Committee

3. Adoption of the Agenda and Timetable

4. FAO’s Activities in Food and Agricultural Statistics during 1998-2000 in the Asia and Pacific Region

5. Review of the Present State of Food and Agricultural Statistics in Member Countries of the Commission - Country statements.

6. Report on the Japan/FAO Cooperative Project “Improvement of Agricultural Statistics in Asia and Pacific Countries” and Related Japanese Support in Indonesia

7. Crop Forecasting

8. Status in the Region and Emerging Issues in the implementation of the FAO Programme for the World Census of Agriculture 2000

9. Development of Agribusiness Statistics

10. Fishery Statistics

11. Forestry Statistics

12. Application of Statistical Accounting Frameworks at Country Level for the Development and Improvement of National Agricultural Statistical Programmes

13. Other Matters

14. Adoption of the Report

15. Closing of the session

B. LIST OF DELEGATES AND OBSERVERS

AUSTRALIA

Dennis TREWIN
Australian Statistician
Australian Bureau of Statistics
P.O. Box 10
Belconnen ACT 2616
Tel: (61-2) 6252-6705
Fax: (61-2) 6252 8080
E-mail: [email protected]

Kalevi Johannes TOIVONEN
Assistant Director
Agriculture, Mining and Manufacturing Section
Australian Bureau of Statistics
P.O. Box 10
Belconnen ACT 2616
Tel: (61-2) 6252-5338
Fax: (61-2) 6252-8016
E-mail: [email protected]

BANGLADESH

Md. Abu Bakar SIDDIQUE
Director
Agriculture Wing, BBS
Parishankhan Bhaban
Block-2, 3 rd Floor
E-27/A, Agargaon
Dhaka 1207
Tel: (880-2) 813-0466
E-mail:
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]

CAMBODIA

CHEK Nann
Chief
Statistics Office
Department of Planning, Statistics and International Cooperation
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Phnom Penh
Tel: (855-23) 720527
Fax: (855-23) 720527
E-mail: [email protected]

CHINA

ZHANG Xinmin
Consultant, Senior Statistician
Organization of Rural Social and Economic Surveys
National Bureau of Statistics
75 Yuetan Nanjie, Sanlihe
Beijing 100826
Tel: (86-10) 6857-6354
Fax: (86-10) 6857-6354

CHEN Lishui
Division Director
Statistics and Information Division
Department of Market and Economic Information
Ministry of Agriculture
11 Nong Zhan Guan Nanli
Beijing 100026
Tel/Fax: (86-10) 6419-3145

QIAN Chunlin
Deputy Division Director
Organization of Rural Social and Economic Surveys
Division for Organization and Guidance
National Bureau of Statistics
75 Yuetan Nanjie, Sanlihe
Beijing 100826
Tel: (86-10) 68576354
Fax: (86-10) 68576354

YUE Renfeng (Ms)
Deputy Division Director
International Organizations Division
Department of International Cooperation
National Bureau of Statistics
75 Yuetan Nanjie, Sanlihe
Beijing 100826
Tel: (86-10) 68576354
Fax: (86-10) 68576354

INDIA

D.K. TREHAN
Economic & Statistical Adviser
Directorate of Economics & Statistics
Department of Agriculture & Cooperation
Ministry of Agriculture
Krishi Bhawan
New Delhi 110001
Tel/Fax: (91-11) 3382719
Tel: (91-11) 3382719
E-mail: [email protected]

INDONESIA

Toto E. SASTRASUANDA
Deputy Director-General
Production and Population Statistics
BPS Statistics Indonesia
Dr. Sutomo No. 8
Jakarta 10710
Tel/Fax: (62-21) 3843959
E-mail: [email protected]

Memed GUNAWAN
Head
Bureau and Planning and International Cooperation
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Harsono RM No. 3, A Bldg.
Jakarta 12550,
Tel: (62-21) 7804186
Fax: (62-21) 7804156
E-mail: [email protected]

Kaman NAINGGOLAN
Director
Center for Agricultural Data and Information
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
JL. Harsono, Ragunan
Harsono RM No. 3 D Bldg.
Jakarta 12550
Tel: (62-21) 7816384
Fax: (62-21) 7816385
E-mail: [email protected]

Togar A. NAPITUPULU
Executive Secretary
Directorate General of Primary Industry and Marketing of Agricultural Product
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Harsono RM No. 3 D Bldg. Jakarta 12550
Tel: (62-21) 7816185
Fax: (62-21) 7816186
E-mail: [email protected]

La Ode SYAFIUDDIN
Director for Welfare Statistics
BPS Statistics Indonesia
Dr. Sutomo No. 8
Jakarta 10710
Tel: (62-21) 3863681
Fax: (62-21) 3857046
E-mail: [email protected]

Agus WEDIYANTO
Head of Planning Division
Directorate General of Food Crops Production
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Jl. Aup. Pasar Minggu, Jakarta Selatan 12520
Tel: (62-21) 7806819
Fax: (62-21) 7806309
E-mail: [email protected]

Mukti SARJONO
Head
Evaluation and Information Sub
Directorate Directorate of Estate Crops
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Jl. Harsono RM No. 3, Ragunan
Jakarta 12550
Tel: (62-21) 7816108
Fax: (62-21) 7815486
E-mail: [email protected]

Marodoli HUTASUHUT
Head of Planning Division
Directorate General Production of Livestock
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Harsono RM No. 3, C Bldg.
Jakarta 12550
Tel: (62-21) 7827775
Fax: (62-21) 7827774
E-mail: [email protected]

Lasma TAMBUNAN
Chief
Fisheries Data Statistics Division
Ministry of Sea Exploration and Fisheries
Harsono RM No. 3 B Bldg.
Jakarta 12550
Tel: (62-21) 7827254
Fax: (62-21) 7803196
E-mail: [email protected]

Achmad FUADI
Head of Planning Division
Directorate General of Horticulture Production
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Jl. Aup. Pasar Minggu, Jakarta Selatan 12520
Tel: (62-21) 78832049
Fax: (62-21) 7805880

Metrawinda TUNUS
Head
Report and Evaluation Division
Bureau of Planning and International Cooperation
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Jl. Harsono RM No. 3, Jakarta Selatan
Tel/Fax: (62-21) 7804981

Yenny SYAFRINA (Ms)
Head of Statistics Development and Analysis Data, Statistics and Mapping Division
Centre for Data and Mapping
Forestry and Estate Crops Planning Agency
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Manggala Wanabakti Bldg. Block I, 2nd Fl.
Jl. Gatot Subroto, Jakarat Pusat
Tel: (62-21) 5730212
Fax: (62-21) 5738519
E-mail: [email protected]

Akhmad JUNAIDI
Head, Data and Statistics Sub-division
Directorate General of Livestock Service
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Harsono RM No. 3, C Bldg.
Jakarta 12550
Tel: (62-21) 7827912, 7827774
Fax: (62-21) 7827774
E-mail: [email protected]

ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN

Abbas GERAMI
Director-General
Agricultural Statistics & Information Department (ASID)
Ministry of Agriculture
P.O. Box 14155-6345
Tehran 14155
Tel: (98-21) 8963025
Fax: (98-21) 8960377
E-mail: [email protected]

Ali YOUSEFIAN Arani
Deputy Director-General
Agricultural Statistics and Information Department (ASID)
Ministry of Agriculture
P.O. Box 14155-6345
Tehran 14155
Tel: (98-21) 6122206
Fax: (98-21) 8960377
E-mail: [email protected]

JAPAN

Naoaki KANAMARU
Director
Marketing and Consumption Statistics Division
Statistics and Information Department
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
1-2-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8950
Tel: (81-3) 35011082
Fax: (81-3) 35023634
E-mail: [email protected]

Hideo MUNEYASU
Deputy Director
Office of International Affairs
Statistics and Information Department
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
1-2-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8950
Tel: (81-3) 35025946
Fax: (81-3) 35803767
E-mail: [email protected]

Yukito KONNO
Section Chief
Office of International Affairs
Statistics and Information Department
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
1-2-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku,
Tokyo 100-8950
Tel: (81-3) 3502-5946
Fax: (81-3) 3580-3767
E-mail: [email protected]

Kenji NIINO
Project Leader
JICA Agricultural Statistics Technology
Improvement and Training (ASTIT) Project in Indonesia, Center of Agriculture Data
Ministry of Agriculture
Gedung D Lantai 4
Jl. Harsono, RM No. 3, Ragunan
Jakarta 12550, INDONESIA
Tel/Fax: (62-21) 7513783
E-mail: [email protected]

Yuji FUJISAWA
Statistical Expert
JICA ASTIT Project
Central Bureau of Statistics
Jl. Dr. Sutomo 6-8
Jakarta 10710
Tel: (62-21) 5745876
E-mail: [email protected]

Yoshihiko KUNIMITSU
Statistical Expert
JICA ASTIT Project
Center of Agriculture Data
Ministry of Agriculture
Gedung D Lantai 4,
Jl. Harsono, RM No. 3, Ragunan
Jakarta 12550
INDONESIA
Tel/Fax: (62-21) 789-0785
Tel/Fax: (62-21) 7807601
E-mail: [email protected]

Yoshimitsu HANAOKA
JICA Expert in Indonesia
JICA ASTIT Project
Central Bureau of Statistics
Jl. Dr. Sutomo 6-8
Jakarta 10710
Tel/Fax: (62-21) 350-7028
E-mail: [email protected]

Tsunemasa MUROI
Project Coordinator
JICA ASTIT Project
Center of Agriculture Data
Ministry of Agriculture
Gedung D Lantai 4, Jl. Harsono, RM No. 3
Ragunan
Jakarta 12550
INDONESIA
Tel/Fax: (62-21) 5790-1610
E-mail: [email protected]

KOREA, REPUBLIC OF

RHO Kyeong-Sang
Director-General
Agricultural Information & Statistics Bureau
Ministry of Agriculture & Forestry
Gwacheon Government Complex 3-217
1 Jungang-Dong, Gwacheon-SI
Kyonggi-Do 427719
Tel: (82-2) 503-7250
Fax: (82-2) 507-3961
E-mail: [email protected]

JANG Dong-UK
Deputy Director
Statistics Planning Division
Ministry of Agriculture & Forestry
Gwacheon Government Complex 3-217
1 Jungong-Dong, Gwacheon-SI,
Kyanggi-Do 427719
Tel: (82-2) 503-7251
Fax: (82-2) 507-3961
E-mail: [email protected]

KIM Nam-Hoon
Assistant Director
Agriculture and Fisheries Statistics Division
Population & Social Statistics Bureau
National Statistical Office
Dae-jon City
Tel: (82-42) 481-2295
Fax: (82-42) 481-4391
E-Mail: [email protected]

KIM Joo-Hwan
Associate Professor
Department of Statistics and Information Science
Dongguk University
707 Seokjang-dong
Kyongju-shi
Kyongsangbuk-do (780-714)
Tel: (82-54) 770-2244
Fax: (82-54) 770-2210
E-mail: [email protected]

LAO PDR

Savanh HANEPHOM
Director
Statistics Division
Planning Department
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
P.O. Box 811
Vientiane
Tel: (856-21) 415359
Fax: (856-21) 415359
E-mail: [email protected]

MALAYSIA

AKBAR bin Ali
Deputy Chief Statistician
(Trade & Industry Sector)
Department of Statistics
Kuala Lumpur
Tel: (603) 2940125, 2944264
Fax: (603) 2937471
E-mail: [email protected]

WAN MUSTAPHA Wan Latiff
Principal Assistant Secretary
Macro & Strategic Planning Division
Ministry of Agriculture
Tel: (603) 2984228
Fax: (603) 2915642
E-mail: [email protected]

MYANMAR

U AYE Myint
Director
Surveying Mappping and Computer Division
Settlement and Land Records Department
Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation
Yangon
Tel: (951) 294475
E-mail: [email protected]

PAKISTAN

Muhammad ABRAR
Director
Economic Wing
Ministry of Food, Agriculture & Livestock (MINFAL)
Islamabad
Tel: (92-51) 920-8371 (Off.), 4449699 (Res.)
Fax: (92-51) 9203255
E-mail: [email protected]

PHILIPPINES

Romeo S. RECIDE
Director
Bureau of Agricultural Statistics
Department of Agriculture
Benlor Building
1184 Quezon Avenue
Quezon City
Tel: (63-2) 3712050
Fax: (63-2) 3712086
E-mail: [email protected]

SRI LANKA

A.M.U. DISSANAYAKE
Deputy Director
Department of Census and Statistics
Agriculture and Environment Statistics Division
P.O. Box 563, Colombo 7
Tel: (94-1) 502953
Fax: (94-1) 502953
E-mail: [email protected]

THAILAND

Sue LO-UTAI
Deputy Secretary General
National Statistical Office
Larn Luang Road
Bangkok 10100
Tel: (662) 281-0481
Fax: (662) 281-3848
E-mail: [email protected]

VIET NAM

HA Hai Ly
Deputy Chief
Statistics Division
Department of Planning
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Hanoi
Tel: (84-4) 8436818
Fax: (84-4) 8455407
E-mail: [email protected]

TRAN Thi Minh Chau (Ms)
Senior Statistician
Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
General Statistics Office
No. 2 Hoang Van Thu Street
Hanoi
Tel: (844) 8433130
Fax: (844) 8464345

REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED NATIONS, SPECIALIZED AGENCIES AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

Dalisay S. MALIGALIG (Ms)
Statistician
Statistics and Data Systems Division
P.O. Box 789
0980 Manila, PHILIPPINES
Tel: (632) 632-5768
Fax: (632) 636-2370
E-mail: [email protected]

UN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC (ESCAP)

Joel W. JERE
Statistican
Statistics Division, ESCAP
UN Building, Rajadamnern Nok Avenue
Bangkok 10200
THAILAND
Tel: (66-2) 288-1659
Fax (66-2) 288-1082
E-mail: [email protected]

STATISTICAL INSTITUTE FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC (SIAP)

LAU Kak En
Director
SIAP
JETRO IDE Bldg.
2-2 Wakaba 3-chome, Mihama-ku
Chiba-shi
Chiba 261-8787
JAPAN
Tel: (81-43) 299-9796
Fax: (81-43) 299-2521
E-mail: [email protected]

OBSERVERS

Nanan SUNANDI
Chief
Food Crop Statistics Division
BPS, Statistics Indonesia
Dr. Sutomo No. 8
Jakarta 10710, INDONESIA
Tel: (62-21) 3810291 Ext. 5110
Fax: (62-21) 3857046
E-mail: [email protected]

Mr SUTARNO
Chief
Estate Crops and Forestry Statistics Division
BPS, Statistics Indonesia
Dr. Sutomo No. 8
Jakarta 10710, INDONESIA
Tel: (62-21) 3810291 ext. 5140
Fax: (62-21) 3870856
E-mail: [email protected]

Mulyadi YUSUF
Chief
Livestock and Fishery Statistics Division
BPS, Statistics Indonesia
Dr. Sutomo No. 8
Jakarta 10710, INDONESIA
Tel: (62-21) 3810291xyt. 5130
Fax: (62-21) 3857046
E-mail: [email protected]

Raja H. PASARIBU
Head, Capital & Business Development
Department of Marine Affairs and Fisheries
Jln. M.T. Haryono Kav. 51-52
Pancoran
Jakarta, INDONESIA
Tel: (62-21) 79180303 ext. 2665
Fax: (62-21) 79180456

Gatut SUMBOGODJATI
Staff, Sub-Division for Data Information
Directorate General of Food Crops Production
Jl. AUP 3, Pasan Minggu
Jakarta Selatan 12520
INDONESIA
Tel/Fax: (62-21) 850-1714
E-mail: [email protected]

Efi RESPATI (Ms)
Newsletter Editor - ASTIT Project
Center of Agricultural Data and Information
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Jl. Harsono RM No. 3
Ragunan, Jakarta, INDONESIA
Tel: (62-21) 78226238
(62-21) 7807601
E-mail: [email protected]

Ms SARLISTYANINGSIH
Head of Sub-Division for Data Information
Directorate General of Food Crops Production
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Jl. Aup 3, Pasar Minggu
Jakarta Selatan 12520, INDONESIA
Tel: (62-21) 7806819 Ext. 222
Fax: (62-21) 7816519
E-mail: [email protected]

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS

Hiek SOM
Chief
Statistical Development Service
Statistics Division
FAO Headquarters
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla
00100 Rome, ITALY
Tel: (39-06) 57055070
Fax: (39-06) 57055615
E-mail: [email protected]

David MARSHALL
Senior Officer
Statistical Development Service
Statistics Division
FAO Headquarters
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla
00100 Rome, ITALY
Tel: (39-06) 5705-3796
Fax: (39-06) 5705-5615
E-mail: [email protected]

Adele CRISPOLDI (Mrs)
Senior Fishery Statistician
Fishery Information, Data and Statistics Unit (FIDI), Fisheries Department
FAO Headquarters
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla
00100 Rome, ITALY
Tel: (39-06) 5705-6454
Fax: (39-06) 5705-2476
E-mail: [email protected]

Mariana CAMPEANU (Mrs)
Statistician
Basic Data Branch (ESSB)
Statistics Division
FAO Headquarters
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla
00100 Rome, ITALY
Tel: (39-06) 5705-3661
Fax: (39-06) 5705-5615
E-mail: [email protected]

Benni SORMIN
National Programme Officer
FAO Representation in Indonesia
Jl. M.H. Thamrin 14
Jakarta Pusat 10001, INDONESIA
Tel: (62-21) 3141308 Ext. 703
Fax: (62-21) 3922747
E-mail: [email protected]

Conrado HERUELA
Wood Energy Planning Specialist
Regional Wood Energy Development Programme in Asia (RWEDP)
FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
39 Phra Atit Road
Bangkok 10200, THAILAND
Tel: (66-2) 2802760
Fax: (66-2) 2800760
E-mail: [email protected]

Ryuki IKEDA
Agricultural Statistics Expert
Improvement of Agricultural Statistics in Asia and Pacific Countries
GCP/RAS/171/JPN
FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
39 Phra Atit Road
Bangkok 10200, THAILAND
Tel: (66-2) 2817844 Ext. 354
Fax: (66-2) 6292144
E-mail: [email protected]

LIAISON OFFICER

Choiril MAKSUM
Director
Bureau for Agricultural Statistics
BPS, Statistics Indonesia
Jl. Dr. Sutomo 6-8
Jakarta 10710, INDONESIA
Tel: (62-21) 3857048
Fax: (62-21) 3857046
Email: [email protected]

FAO CONFERENCE SECRETARIAT

Hiek SOM
Chief
Statistical Development Service
Statistics Division
and APCAS Secretary
FAO Headquarters
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla
00100 Rome, ITALY
Tel: (39-06) 57055070
Fax: (39-06) 57055615
Email: [email protected]

Generoso DE GUZMAN
Consultant
FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
39 Phra Atit Road
Bangkok 10200
THAILAND

Truchai SODSOON (Mrs)
Translation Assistant
FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
39 Phra Atit Road
Bangkok 10200
THAILAND

Valai VISUTHI (Mrs)
Secretary
FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
39 Phra Atit Road
Bangkok 10200
THAILAND

C. LIST OF DOCUMENTS

Doc. No.

Agenda Item

Title

APCAS/00/1

3

Provisional Agenda

APCAS/00/2

3

Provisional Annotated Agenda

APCAS/00/3

3

Provisional Timetable

APCAS/00/4

4

FAO’s Activities in Food and Agricultural Statistics During 1998-2000 in the Asia and Pacific Region

APCAS/00/5

4

An Overview of FAO’s Statistics on Agricultural Production and Trade for Asia and Pacific Countries

APCAS/00/6

5

Country Statements

APCAS/00/7

6

Progress Report and Future Activities for the Project GCP/RAS/171/JPN - Improvement of Agricultural Statistics in Asia and Pacific Countries

APCAS/00/8

6

Improvement of Agricultural Statistics in Indonesia with Special Reference to Paddy

APCAS/00/9

7

Food and Crop Production Forecasting: Statistical Considerations

APCAS/00/10

8

Implementation of the FAO Programme for the World Census of Agriculture 2000: Status in the Region and Emerging Issues

APCAS/00/11

8

International Seminar on China Agricultural Census Results: Use of Data

APCAS/00/12

9

Development of Agribusiness Statistics and Information System

APCAS/00/13

10

Inland Fishery and Freshwater Aquaculture Production Statistics in Asia/Pacific - Some Suggestions for Their Improvement

APCAS/00/14

11

Building Capacity for Wood Energy Data Base Systems

APCAS/00/15

12

Using Statistical Frameworks in Improving the Agricultural Statistical Service


Information Documents:



APCAS/00/INF1

Information Note

APCAS/00/INF2

List of Documents

APCAS/00/INF3

Provisional List of Delegates and Observers

D. INAUGURAL ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, PROF. BUNGARAN SARAGIH, MINISTER FOR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY, REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA

FAO Representative,
The Governor of Bali Province,
Distinguished Delegates and Observers,
Distinguished speakers,
Ladies and Gentlemen:

It is a great honor and privilege for me to extend, on behalf of the Government and people of the Republic of Indonesia, our warmest welcome to all distinguished delegates and observers of the Eighteenth Session of the Asia and Pacific Commission on Agricultural Statistics. I would also like to express my sincerest gratitude to the organizers of this meeting for giving me the honor to open this session. I hope that you will have ample opportunity to exchange ideas and experiences throughout the deliberations of this session.

The Government of Indonesia is proud to be the host, for the second time, of this biennial session of the Asia and Pacific Commission on Agricultural Statistics. This, to us, is a demonstration of the international confidence in Indonesia as well as an acknowledgement of the critical role our Government has been playing in the activities of the commission.

As we might all be already aware, this session will provide a forum for the member countries in the Asia-Pacific region to discuss the role of agricultural data and statistics in decision making processes to support the sustainable food and agricultural development within Asia-Pacific region.

Honorable Guests,
Ladies and Gentlemen.

Food and fiber constitute a major component of the basic needs for all people. The world population is increasing by about 230 000 people every day. Each year, therefore, about 80 million people are being added to the world’s population. By 2025, the world population is projected to be almost 8 billion, with most new births occurring in developing countries. By that time, Asia will be the home for about four billion people. In agriculture’s history, never have so many people depended on the earth for so much food. In order to have enough food, agricultural development should be properly planned and implemented; and this will need accurate data and information.

In order to achieve the above purposes, the policy makers should be able to make proper policy and better development program. This policy making and development program formulation depend on the availability of accurate data and information. We all know that availability of accurate, timely and up-to-date data and information will be largely determined and influenced by: (1) proper methodology on collecting, processing and presenting data; (2) availability of professional and honest human resources; and (3) budget support and suitable facilities.

Many developing countries are facing some constraints in providing accurate data and information. This problem needs to be addressed immediately. It is now our responsibility to find a comprehensive solution to eliminate or at least minimize the extent of the problem.

Indonesia is an archipelago with more than 17 000 islands. Planning and implementing agricultural and forestry development program in the country is not an easy job. This is so because among regions, a strong interconnection exists on both the natural and human resource supplies. A comprehensive agricultural and forestry planning and development among the regions would need data and information which are not only accurate, timely and up-to-date, but are also objective, consistent and relevant.

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Within Asia-Pacific region, close cooperation in food and agricultural statistics is maintained with the support and involvement of UN and International Agencies, such as JICA. Many developing countries in this region, because of the limitations of national resources, are still in need of financial and technical assistance to improve their national statistical system. In this regard, I find the regional project on “Improving Agricultural Statistics in Asia-Pacific Countries” as providing a useful support to strengthen national agricultural statistical system. This should therefore be continued focusing more attention toward assisting developing countries.

In the field of fisheries, the Fisheries Department and Statistics Division of FAO have provided us the publication Collection of Structural Aquaculture Statistics - Supplement to the Programme for the World Census of Agriculture 2000. This supplement provides guidelines to countries that would like to expand their agricultural census to include the collection of structural information on aquaculture. More training in this field need to be provided for the member countries.

FAO has also established a new Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission (APFC) ad hoc Working Group on Forestry Statistics and Information to assist member countries and other partners in improving data in the areas of wood residues, trees outside forest, woodfuels, and non-wood forest product with development potential.

I am aware that the commission has been instrumental in the formulation and approval of the regional project to support its developing member countries. However, due to the expected more dynamic role of Asia-Pacific region in the future, increased efforts should be made to improve agricultural statistics. I hope that the commission would be able to formulate a strategic plan to achieve this objective.

Ladies and Gentlemen:

As a consequence of globalization of the economy and liberalization of trade, it is now becoming more apparent that there is a need for better information on the current supplies and prospects for future supplies for agricultural producing regions. There is also a need for information about demand prospects for agricultural products. This poses new challenges for data generation and needs more cooperation among member countries.

Currently, developments in information technology are being made very rapidly. Information from all over the world can now be accessed anywhere by all. This available facility in data communication network is becoming very useful for all countries in the world. This is especially true in the specific case of exchange of information in the agricultural sector among countries in the Asia-Pacific Region. The technology to access data from remote areas in the region will become very important to establish good connection with other areas in the countries.

Policy makers are not the only ones who need data and information. Farmers, agribusiness stakeholders and other individuals and interest groups also need data for their respective decision making processes. In this regard, statistics must be presented in a more digestible and easy-to-understand format for the intended varied interests of end-users. Moreover, data and information should be reported honestly, correctly, with interesting presentation formats for the benefit of all farmers and agribusiness entities.

The cooperation among countries in Asia Pacific region to establish accurate data will support other cooperation efforts in many sectors within the region. Finally, the harmonious relationship among countries would lead to regional stability.

I would like to once again thank the organizers of this meeting and the Local Government of Bali, for their generous support in organizing this meeting, and also, I would like to congratulate all participants who have come to this important forum. In the spirit of Asia-Pacific Cooperation, I wish you all a very fruitful meeting and pleasurable stay in this Island of God.

I now declare the Eighteenth Session of the Asia and Pacific Commission on Agricultural Statistics officially open.

Thank you.

E. STATEMENT BY MR. R.B. SINGH, FAO ASSISTANT DIRECTOR-GENERAL AND REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC

Mr. Chairman,
Your Excellency, Minister for Agriculture and Forestry,
Honourable Director-General, BPS Statistics Indonesia
Distinguished Delegates
Ladies and Gentlemen:
I am deeply honoured, on behalf of the Director-General and on my own behalf, to welcome you all to this picturesque island of Bali on the occasion of the Eighteenth Session of the Asia and Pacific Commission on Agricultural Statistics.

With your indulgence, allow me first to extend my deep appreciation and thanks to the Government of Indonesia for hosting and providing us with excellent facilities and environment for a conducive and fruitful session. I am personally grateful to you, Mr. Minister, for sparing some of your very valuable time to come to Bali and inaugurate the deliberations of this commission.

This is the second time that the commission, which has regularly met every other year since its first session in 1966, is benefiting from the generous hospitality of Indonesia. The commission’s Tenth meeting in 1984 was held in Jakarta.

I am pleased that delegations from 17 member countries are participating. I am also elated that four United Nations and international organisations are participating. I welcome you all to this Eighteenth APCAS Session. Your active involvement and continued interests in the activities of FAO, particularly in the field of food and agricultural statistics, augurs well for the fostering of a robust statistical community in Asia and the Pacific rim.

Ladies and Gentlemen,

We are fortunate to be actors, observers and beneficiaries of the unprecedented developments that dawned upon us in recent years. The ideological divide, particularly in this region, faded when many former centrally planned economies started to open their doors to foreign investors and embraced a more transparent and open marketing system. Trade barriers are being dismantled through the borderless global market. The entry of China in WTO will trigger significant changes in international trade policies and situation.

An important development that particularly concerns every delegation in this session is the revolution in the field of Information and Communication Technology (ICT). Through these innovations, the world has virtually shrunk in size. Almost everything that we want to know and do have now been figuratively compressed into our desktops or laptops. The on-going race to develop more innovative ICT has led to the tremendous decline in the costs of using the technology. It has made communication feasible and affordable particularly in rural areas. The development of ICT has opened unlimited challenges for the statistical community to develop new techniques and methodologies for the collection and management of data and to facilitate the exchange and dissemination of information with respect to markets, new technologies and other extension messages. I am certain this issue will be touched in the course of your deliberations.

Ladies and Gentlemen:

All these wonderful and welcome developments notwithstanding, our generation and the generations to come are faced with more serious challenges: eradicating poverty and finding long-lasting and sustainable solutions to problems associated with malnutrition and food insecurity. While population continues to grow, the world does not have the capacity to expand accordingly. The land available for food production is getting smaller due to increased competition for land for housing, industry and recreation. Unabated environmental degradation further complicates the problem.

More than 800 million people in developing countries subsist on diets that are deficient in calories. About 96% of these food insecure suffer from chronic deficiencies. Close to 170 million children under five years of age, representing 30% of the developing world’s children are underweight. By year 2025 when population is estimated to balloon to 8.3 billion, from the present estimate of about 6 billion people, the problems of food insecurity and malnutrition are expected to worsen unless very determined and well-targeted actions are taken. The World Food Summit vowed to reduce the number of malnourished people to half on or before 2015. But, the progress is slow. Against the targeted decline of 20 million undernourished every year, the reduction has been only 8 million per year during the past six years or so. FAO is striving hard to help achieve the goal.

Chronic under-nutrition and food insecurity are principally caused by: low productivity in agriculture, frequently caused in part by policy, institutional and technological constraints; high seasonal and year-to-year variability in food supplies, often the result of unreliable and insufficient water for crop and livestock production; lack of economic access to food often due to the dearth of off-farm employment opportunities, contributing to low and uncertain incomes in urban and rural areas.

Good and accurate food and agriculture statistics will provide immeasurable support in our battle to break the vicious circle of poverty and food insecurity. Policies are shaped out of available information. Programmes and projects aimed at increasing agricultural productivity, stabilising food supply, developing and improving agricultural services and infrastructures for a more equitable access to food will only succeed if backed up by timely and reliable statistics.

FAO has always been at the forefront of promoting and providing technical assistance to member countries to establish and develop a strong national agricultural statistical system. Since 1950 FAO has been the leading advocate for the Programme for the World Census of Agriculture. The Programme encourages standardisation of a minimum core programme for the agricultural census and a complementary relationship between the agricultural census and more frequent food and agricultural sample surveys, all of which should have a recognised role within the overall national survey programme. A properly organised census of agriculture is a necessary precondition for setting up the building blocks for a national agricultural statistical system.

In this connection, I am pleased to report that through the concerted efforts among the Italian Government, FAO and the Government of China, the largest ever census of agriculture operation has been successfully completed in the world’s most populous country - China. More than 200 million households were interviewed by over 7 million field enumerators who were given intensive training specifically for this job. Our Director-General has attached very high importance to this milestone that he personally requested me to represent him in the international seminar held in Beijing in September this year where the achievements, problems and issues of this first gigantic census were presented and discussed. Indeed, this China-FAO-Italy partnership is a mammoth service to humanity to understand the mechanism of agricultural growth and performance, in a wide and varied landscape of ecological setting and farming systems. China is not just any other country, it constitutes about a quarter of the world’s population. What China accomplishes matters to the rest of the humankind.

I am pleased to note that a paper on the International Seminar on China Agricultural Census Results: Use of Data has been included in your deliberations. I am certain you will find the China experience both informative and educational, which will also help FAO in its on-going World Census of Agriculture Programme.

I am moreover pleased to note that many APCAS member countries have already organised their respective agricultural censuses during the last decade. After a lull of 26 years, Lao PDR has successfully completed its second Census of Agriculture. I understand that the current status including the emerging issues relative to the organisation of the census of agriculture in the region will be discussed in this session.

In addition to the WCA Programme, I am happy that two other related topics that may help in strengthening national statistical services have been included in the agenda for this week-long session. One relates to the development of Agribusiness Statistics and Information System (Agenda Item 9). In the light of on-going globalisation and structural transformation of economies in the region, It is encouraging that we are again taking the lead in reviewing the national agricultural statistical systems with the aim of further enriching them to conform and adjust to these emerging trends.

You will likewise be debating on the application of statistical accounting frameworks for the development and improvement of national agricultural statistical programmes (Agenda Item 12). As you may know FAO has recently completed the preparation of the publication “A System of Economic Accounts for Food and Agriculture”. The SEAFA has been designed to meet analytical needs and requirements for the formulation of plans and policies related to food and agriculture. The framework of the System has been formulated using the concepts recommended by the 1993 SNA for establishing a system of economic accounts and by FAO for the collection of various data. We are convinced that the SEAFA could provide the core of the framework for the development and improvement of national agricultural statistical programmes. We have been actively promoting the inclusion of SEAFA in the countries’ national agricultural statistical services. Following the fruitful Workshop on this subject held in China in 1998 FAO and the United Nations Statistical Institute for Asia and the Pacific are joining hands to organise a similar workshop in India by December this year.

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Asia has always absorbed the brunt of the vagaries of weather. Droughts, typhoons, floods, even earthquakes have exacted heavy tolls in the food and agricultural economies of the countries in the region. This year alone, many countries have fallen victims to drought and heavy and prolonged flooding which have adversely affected both lives and food production. In South Asia, India, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal were among countries which suffered heavy losses. Cambodia, Laos, Viet Nam and even some parts of Thailand likewise suffered from excessive flood water. In contrast, countries like China, Iran, Pakistan, and DPR Korea also suffered crop losses due to drought. These events will depress food supply in the region.

Following recommendations of previous APCAS sessions, FAO has now taken positive steps to consolidate various country practices on crop forecasting and early warning systems. This will hopefully result in the publication of a users guide on crop forecasting and early warning systems. There will be opportunity during this session to further deliberate on this subject and I look forward to seeing substantial recommendations on how best we will all benefit from this effort in supporting national food security programmes particularly in this side of the globe.

Fishery products contribute significantly to the satisfaction of protein requirements of our body. In the Asia Pacific region, we are fortunate to have an abundant water resource. Over 50% of the world captured fish production comes from Asia-Pacific waters. We are likewise the world leaders in aquaculture production, accounting for close to 90% of total aquaculture harvest in 1998. Through the efforts of this commission, FAO prepared and published a supplement to the Programme for the World Census of Agriculture the “Guidelines on the collection of structural aquaculture statistics”. A regional workshop on this subject was organised early this year in Hat Yai, Thailand through the co-operation of the National Statistical Office of Thailand. Because of the strategic contribution of fishery production in the region to the global efforts to eradicate poverty, there is pressure for us to improve our fishery statistics. Much more work remains to be done and I welcome the inclusion of the topic on the regional issues and areas for improvement of inland fishery and freshwater aquaculture production statistics in the commission’s discussions.

Growing concerns about environmental degradation and sustainability of intensive agricultural system have given rise to consideration of alternative technologies. On a related front, there is now a global concern on the escalation of prices of oil-based products. For these reasons I find the topic on forestry statistics concentrating on wood-based energy sources indeed a fitting and timely subject. Through the efforts of the Regional Wood Energy Development Programme (RWEDP), FAO has attempted to evolve a database for wood energy resources. I am certain you will find the presentation informative as we will soon realise that wood energy resources are not only confined to forest products. As statisticians, I am sure you will be more interested to know the significance of your role in keeping a system of data collection and dissemination for wood energy and how these efforts will contribute to easing our dependence on crude oil as source of energy.

The field of food and agricultural statistics is indeed a very specialised branch of statistics. It not only covers the utilisation, exploitation and health of agriculture-based resources but as well, their impacts on the main actors involved - the farmers, fisherfolks, their families, their communities and all other stakeholders in the agriculture sector. Through our WAICENT we have endeavoured to continuously update and improve our databases. Needless to say, we will not be able to accomplish this task without the inputs and support from member countries and we are grateful for your contributions. Our colleagues from Rome will present in this session the results of an overview undertaken by FAO covering its statistics on agricultural production and trade for Asia and Pacific countries.

Despite limitations of budgetary and manpower resources, FAO has continued to sustain its efforts to support requests from member countries in a number of areas: strengthening national statistical systems, developing methodologies, organising agricultural censuses and surveys, human resource development, project formulation and donor identification.

In this regard, I will be remiss if I fail to acknowledge the continuing support from the donor community which has been our enduring partner in the field of international co-operation. The Government of Japan deserves special mention for their initiative to immediately respond to the commission’s request for a regional project to set up an information exchange among APCAS member countries that will ultimately lead to further improvement of food and agricultural statistics in the region. The progress of this effort will be reported to the commission. It has also been extending, since 1994, continuous support to our host Government, Indonesia, in improving its agricultural statistics, particularly in the area of rice statistics.

Finally, let me reiterate and convey my sincerest gratitude to the Government of Indonesia for hosting this commission session.

I would also like to acknowledge the hard work of the Secretariat staff from Indonesia’s BPS Statistics Indonesia and the Centre for Agricultural Data and Information, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry for organising this meeting. I also thank my colleagues from FAO Headquarters and the Regional Office for their dedication to their tasks.

I wish you success in your deliberations and a pleasant stay in this beautiful island of Bali.

F. MEMBER COUNTRIES OF THE COMMISSION AS OF NOVEMBER 2000

Australia

Lao PDR

Bangladesh

Malaysia

Bhutan

Myanmar

Cambodia

Nepal

China, People’s Rep. of

New Zealand

Fiji

Pakistan

France

Philippines

India

Sri Lanka

Indonesia

Thailand

Iran, Islamic Rep. of

United Kingdom

Japan

United States of America

Korea, Rep. of

Viet Nam


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