Harare, Zimbabwe, 3-6 December 2002
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
(in cooperation with the FAO Plant Production and Protection Division)
STATISTICS DIVISION AND REGIONAL OFFICE FOR AFRICA
FAO, Rome, 2003
1.1 Opening Session
1.2 Adoption of the Agenda
1.3 Objectives and Purpose of the Meeting
1.4 Overview of Previous FAO Activities
2. Summary of Substantive Sessions
2.1 Importance of root and tuber crops for food security and data use for planning
a) Paper 3: Importance of Root Crops in Africa
b) Paper 4: Quantification of Root Crops in National Food Balance Sheets and Problems encountered
c) Paper 5: Forecast of area, yield and production of Thai cassava roots
d) Discussion on papers 3, 4 and 52.2 Agronomic aspects of root and tuber crops
a) Paper 6: Agronomic Aspects of Root and Tuber Crops and their importance in estimating production
b) Paper 7: Agronomic aspects of root and tuber crops important for estimating production: cassava and sweetpotato in relation to time and input variables
c) Paper 8: Evaluation of yam production in West Africa: Methodological aspects and agronomic issues to be taken into consideration
d) Paper 9: Agronomic aspects of root and tuber crops important for estimating production
e) Discussion on papers 6, 7, 8 and 92.3 Estimation of area, yield, and production of root and tuber crops
a) Paper 10: Estimation of Area, Yield and Production of Root and Tuber Crops in Thailand
b) Paper 11: Root and Tuber Crops in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Importance for Food Security and Contribution to the Improvement of Statistics
d) Paper 13: Root and Tuber crops: Concepts and methods recommended by FAO and operational issues
e) Paper 14: Estimation of Area, Yield and Production of Root and Tuber Crops in Rwanda
f) Discussion on papers 10, 11, 12, 13 and 142.4 Estimation of crop losses in root and tuber crops
a) Paper 15: Estimation of crop losses in root and tuber crops: The case of Malawi
b) Discussions on paper 15
4.1 The Group on Roots discussed and proposed the following
4.2 The Group on Tubers discussed and proposed the following
5. Conclusions and Recommendations
5.1 General conclusions and considerations
5.2 Recommendations
6. Follow-up Actions - To be derived from this report
7. Adoption of the report and Closing of the Meeting
Annex 1 - FAO STATISTICS DIVISION AND REGIONAL OFFICE FOR AFRICA (ESS/RAFR)
Annex 2 - FAO STATISTICS DIVISION AND REGIONAL OFFICE FOR AFRICA (ESS/RAF)
Annex 3 - FAO STATISTICS DIVISION AND REGIONAL OFFICE FOR AFRICA (ESS/RAF)
Annex 4 - FAO STATISTICS DIVISION AND REGIONAL OFFICE FOR AFRICA (ESS/RAF)