Proceedings of the Expert Consultation on Root Crop Statistics - Volume II: Invited Papers

Harare, Zimbabwe, 3-6 December 2002

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
STATISTICS DIVISION AND REGIONAL OFFICE FOR AFRICA

FAO, Rome, 2003

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Paper 1: Presentation of meeting objectives, purpose and outcome expected

Paper 2: Overview of Previous FAO Activities on Root Crop Statistics, their Outcomes and Recommendations

Paper 3: Importance of root crops in Africa

Paper 4: Quantification of Root Crops in National Food Balance Sheets and Problems encountered

Paper 5: Forecast of area, yield and production of Thai cassava roots

Paper 6: Agronomic Aspects of Root and Tuber Crops and their importance in estimating production

Paper 7: Agronomic aspects of root and tuber crops important for estimating production: cassava and sweet potato in relation to time and input variables

Paper 8: Evaluation of yam production in West Africa. Methodological aspects and agronomic issues to be taken into consideration

Paper 9: Agronomic aspects of root and tuber crops important for estimating production

Paper 10: Estimation of Area, Yield and Production of Root and Tuber Crops in Thailand

Paper 11: Root and Tuber Crops in DRC: Importance for Food Security and Contribution to the improvement of statistic

Paper 12: Report on a field experience "Estimation of area, yield and production of cassava in Bandundu (1987-1988) and Bas Congo (1988-1989) regions by an intensive yearlong, weekly visit, production and marketing survey, on a large sample, as compared to official R.D. Congo statistics"

Paper 13: Root and Tuber crops: Concepts and methods recommended by FAO and operational issues

Paper 14: Estimation of Area, Yield and Production of Root and Tuber Crops in Rwanda

Paper 15: Estimation of crop losses due to different causes in root and tuber crops: The case of Malawi