1. Fourth Meeting of Focal Points | ||||
Wednesday, 5 October 2005 | ||||
08.30 – 09.00 | Registration | |||
09.00 – 09.40 | Agenda Item 1 - Opening Session | |||
• | Welcome address,Dr He Changchui, Assistant Director-General and FAO Regional Representative for Asia and the Pacific | |||
Delivered by Mr. Hiroyuki Konuma, Deputy Regional Representative of FAO for Asia and the Pacific | ||||
• | Photo Session | |||
• | Overview and objectives of the meeting, Mr Takeshi Hagino, Agricultural Statistics Expert, GCP/RAS/184/JPN | |||
• | Address by the Representative of the donor country,Mr Kenji Kamikura, Senior Statistician, Statistics Planning Division, Statistics Department, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), Japan | |||
• | Introduction of the participants | |||
Agenda Item 2 | - | Election of Officers | ||
Agenda Item 3 | - | Adoption of Agenda and Timetable | ||
09.40 – 10.10 | Coffee Break | |||
10.10 – 11.30 | Agenda Item 4 | - | Review of Work Plan and Outputs, Mr Takeshi Hagino | |
11.30 – 13.30 | Lunch | |||
13.30 – 14.30 | Agenda Item 5 | - | Review of the RDES and Project Web Sites in the Participating Countries, Mr Takeshi Hagino and all Focal Points | |
14.30 – 15.00 | Coffee Break | |||
15.00 – 16.00 | Agenda Item 5 | - | Continued | |
Thursday, 6 October 2005 | ||||
09.00 – 10.30 | Agenda Item 6 | - | Continued Development of the RDES, Mr Takeshi Hagino | |
10.30 – 11.00 | Coffee Break | |||
11.00 – 12.00 | Agenda Item 7 | - | Implementation of National Seminars, Mr Takeshi Hagino and all Focal Points | |
12.00 – 13.00 | Lunch | |||
13.00 – 14.00 | Agenda Item 8 | - | Report of the Expert Consultation on Analysis and Dissemination ofCensus and Survey Data, Mr Frederick Baker, Senior Statistician, FAO RAP | |
14.00 – 14.30 | Coffee Break | |||
14.30 – 15.50 | Agenda Item 9 | - | Adoption of Highlights and Major Recommendations | |
15.50 – 16.00 | Agenda Item 10 | - | Closing Session | |
2. Technical Consultation | ||||
Friday, 7 October 2005, Technical Consultation | ||||
9.00 – 9.10 | Agenda Item 1 | - | Overview and Objectives of the Technical Consultation, Mr Frederick Baker, Senior Statistician, FAO RAP | |
9.10 – 10.30 | Agenda Item 2 | - | Estimation of Percent of Undernourished, Mr David C Dawe, Senior Food Systems Economist, FAO RAP | |
10.30 – 11.00 | Coffee Break | |||
11.00 – 12.30 | Agenda Item 3 | - | Agricultural Census Data Tabulation and Analysis, Mr Romeo Recide, Director, Bureau of Agricultural Statistics, Department of Agriculture, the Philippines | |
12.30 – 13.30 | Lunch | |||
13.30 – 14.20 | Agenda Item 4 | - | Data Analysis and Indicators for Policy-making,Ms Nanae Yabuki, Policy/Programme Officer, FAO RAP | |
14.20 – 14.45 | Coffee Break | |||
14.45 – 16.00 | Agenda Item 4 | - | Continued | |
Agricultural Statistics Data Analysis for Decision-making in Thailand, Mr Montol Jeamchareon, Director, Centre for Agricultural Information, Office of Agricultural Economics, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Thailand | ||||
Agricultural Production Survey and Data Analysis for Decision-making in Japan, Mr Kenji Kamikura, Senior Statistician, Planning Division, Statistics Department, MAFF, Japan | ||||
16.00 – 16.30 | Agenda Item 5 | - | Summary of Technical Consultation and Closing |
BANGLADESH
Mr Abdur Rashid Sikder
Director
Agriculture Wing
Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics
Planning Division
Ministry of Planning
E 27/A, Agargaon
Dhaka 1207
Tel: (880-2) 9137322
Fax: (880-2) 9111064
Email: [email protected]
BHUTAN
Mr
Karpo Dukpa
Statistical Assistant Officer
Policy and Planning Division
Ministry of Agriculture
P.O. Box 252
Thimphu
Tel: (975-2) 323745
Fax: (975-2) 323748
Email: [email protected]
[email protected]
CAMBODIA
Mr Chek Nann
Deputy Director
Department of Planning and
Statistics
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry
and Fisheries
200 Presh Norodom Blvd.
Phnom Penh
Tel: (855) 23720527
Fax: (855) 23720527
Email: [email protected]
CHINA
Mr Shaomin Li
Statistics Expert
Information Department
Ministry of Agriculture
No. 11, Nongzhanguan Nanli,
Chaoyang District
Beijing 100026
Tel: (86-10) 64192002
Fax: (86-10) 64192468
Email: [email protected]
FIJI
Ms
Maria Moa Ledua
Economic Planning Officer
Economic Planning and Statistics
Division,
Ministry of Agriculture, Sugar and
Land Resettlement
Private Mail Bag, Raiwaqa
Suva
Tel: (679) 3384233
Fax: (679) 3385048
Email: [email protected]
INDIA
Mr Dhrijesh Kumar Tiwari
Deputy Director
Directorate of Economics and
Statistics
Ministry of Agriculture
Krishi Bhawan
New Delhi, 110001
Tel: (91-11) 23383642
Fax: (91-11) 23382236
Email: [email protected]
INDONESIA
Mr Ardief Achmad
Director
Agricultural Statistics,
BPS-Statistics Indonesia, Jalan Dr. Sutomo No. 8
Jakarta 10710
Tel: (62-21) 3857048
Fax: (62-21) 3857048
Email: [email protected]
IRAN
Mr Mahmoud Saeedi
Head Information Section
Bureau of Statistics &
Information Technology
Ministry of Jahad-e-Agriculture
Keshavarz Blvd
Tehran 14155
Tel.: (98-21) 6122141
Fax: (98-21) 88270170
Email: [email protected]
LAO PDR
Mr Savanh Hanephom
Director
Statistics Division
Department of Planning
Ministry of Agriculture and
Forestry
P.O. Box 811
Vientiane
Tel: (856-21) 415359
Fax: (856-21) 451715
Email: [email protected]
MYANMAR
Mr
Win Htoon Nee
Deputy Director General
Settlement and Land Records
Department
Ministry of Agriculture and
Irrigation
Thiri Mingalar Lan,
P.O. off Kaba aye Pagoda Road
Yangon
Tel.: (95-1) 665681
Fax: (95-1) 664899
Email: [email protected];
[email protected]
[email protected]
NEPAL
Mr Rabi Singh
Deputy Director General
Central Bureau of Statistics
Ram Shah Path, Thapathali
Kathmandu
Tel: (977-1) 4245848
Fax: (977-1) 4227720
Email: [email protected]
PAKISTAN
Mr
Mushtaq Hussain Syed
Economist Consultant
Ministry of Food, Agriculture and
Livestock
Room No. 813 Floor Shaheed-e-Millat
Secretariat, Jinnah Avenue
Islamabad
Tel.: (92-51) 9266085
Fax: (92-51) 9208372
PHILIPPINES
Mr Romeo
Recide
Director
Bureau of Agricultural Statistics
Department of Agriculture
Ben-lor Building, 1184 Quezon Avenue
Quezon City
Tel: (63-2) 3712050
Fax: (63-2) 3712086
Email: [email protected]
SRI LANKA
Mr A.M.U. Dissanayake
Director
Agriculture
Division
Department of
Census and Statistics
No. 30 Asoka Garden
Colombo 4
Tel: (94-1)
1-2502953
Fax: (94-1)
1-2502953
Email:
[email protected]
THAILAND
Mr Montol
Jeamchareon
Director
Center for Agricultural
Information
Office of Agricultural Economics
Ministry of Agriculture and
Cooperatives
Kasetsart University Campus
Phaholyothin Road, Jatuchak
Bangkok 10900
Tel: (66-2) 5793607
Fax: (66-2) 9405521
Email: [email protected]
VIET NAM
Mr Pham Quang Vinh
Director
Department of Agriculture, Forestry
and Fisheries
General Statistics Office
No. 2 Hoang Van Thu Street
Hanoi
Tel.: (84-4) 8463522
Fax: (88-4) 7341015
Email: [email protected]
JAPAN
Mr Kenji
Kamikura
Senior Statistician
Statistics
Planning Division
Statistics
Department
Ministry of
Agriculture and Forestry and Fisheries
1-2-1
Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo
100-8950
Tel: 81-3-3502-8111 ext. 2659
Fax: 81-3-3501-9644
Email: [email protected]
Mr Naoyasu Murayama
First Secretary and Deputy
Permanent Rep. of
Japan to United Nations
Embassy of Japan
1674 New Petchburi Road
Bangkok 10320
Tel.: (66-2) 2526151 Ext. 253
Fax: (66-2) 2539863
Email:
[email protected]
JICA (OBSERVER)
Mr Eiichi Miyajima
EAERR Coordinator
JICA Expert
Office of Agricultural
Economics
Ministry of Agriculture
and Cooperatives
Kasetsart University
Campus
Phaholyothin Road,
Jatuchak
Bangkok 10900
Tel. (66-2) 5794826
Fax. (66-2) 5794840
Email: [email protected]
Mr Masaaki Sasaki
Chief Advisor, JICA
Expert
ASEAD Project
Office of Agricultural
Economics
Ministry of Agriculture
and Cooperatives
Kasetsart University
Campus
Phaholyothin Road,
Jatuchak
Bangkok 10900
Tel/Fax: (66-2) 5790976
Email:
[email protected]
Mr Shunichi Furukawa
JICA Expert, ASEAD
Project
Office of Agricultural
Economics
Ministry of Agriculture
and Cooperatives
Kasetsart University
Campus
Phaholyothin Road,
Jatuchak
Bangkok 10900
Tel: (66-2) 5613454, 9406642
Fax: (66-2) 9406358
Email:
[email protected]
Mr Issei Jinguji
JICA Expert, ASEAD
Project
Office of Agricultural
Economics
Ministry of Agriculture
and Cooperatives
Kasetsart University
Campus
Phaholyothin Road,
Chatuchak
Bangkok 10900
Tel/Fax: (66-2) 5790976
Email:
[email protected]
Mr Shunichi Yokobori
JICA Expert, ASEAD
Project
Office of Agricultural
Economics
Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives,
Kasetsart University Phaholyothin Road,
Jatuchak
Bangkok 10900
Tel/Fax: (66-2) 5790976
Email: [email protected]
MALAYSIA (OBSERVER)
Mr Zuraidy Zainal Abidin
Assistant
Director
Agriculture
Census Division
Department of
Statistics Malaysia
Level 8 Block C6
Parcel C
Government
Administrative Centre
Putrajaya 623000
Tel: (603) 88857076
Fax:(603)
88894032
Email:
[email protected]
Ms Mariam Baba
Assistant
Director
Agriculture
Census Division
Department of
Statistics Malaysia
Level 8 Block C6
Parcel C
Government
Administrative Centre
Putrajaya 623000
Tel: (603) 88857160
Fax: (603)
88894032
Email:
[email protected]
FAO RAP
Mr
Frederick Baker
Senior Statistician
39 Phra Atit Road
Bangkok 10200
Tel: (66-2) 6974250
Fax: (66-2) 6974445
Email:
[email protected]
Mr David
Dawe
Senior Food System Economist
39 Phra Atit Road
Bangkok 10200
Tel: (66-2) 6974250
Fax: (66-2) 6974445
Email: [email protected]
Ms Nanae
Yabuki
Policy Officer, FAO RAP
39 Phra Atit Road
Bangkok 10200
Tel: (66-2) 6974250
Fax: (66-2) 6974445
Email:
[email protected]
Mr Takeshi
Hagino
Agricultural Statistics
Expert
39 Phra Atit Road
Bangkok 10200
Tel: (66-2) 6974354
Fax: (66-2) 6974407
Email:
[email protected]
Ms Rebecca
Cajilig
Consultant
Kaset Villa,
Soi Khunying
Bangkhen
Bangkok 10200
Tel: (66-02)
9412686
Email:
[email protected]
Ms Luisa
Kosaisaevee
Secretary, FAO RAP
39 Phra Atit Road
Bangkok 10200
Tel: (66-2) 6974355
Fax: (66-2) 6974407
Email: [email protected]
He Changchui
Assistant Director-General and FAO Regional
Representative for Asia and the Pacific
It is my great pleasure to extend to you a warm welcome to this fourth meeting of the Focal Points for the project Strengthening Regional Data Exchange System on Food and Agricultural Statistics in Asia and the Pacific Countries (RDES). The main objectives of the project are to implement an electronics-based regional data exchange system for the participating countries and to strengthen national capacity to analyse data on food and agricultural statistics.
This project — carried out by FAO — was recently extended through 2007 with generous financial contributions from the Government of Japan. On behalf of FAO and the participating countries, I would like to express our gratitude and appreciation for Japan’s continued support to food and agricultural development in the region, specifically in the sector of agricultural statistics.
The United Nations, at its recently concluded 60th General Assembly, has recommitted to intensifying international effort and cooperation to meet the Millennium Development Goals, and has noted the slow progress made in the implementation of the MDGs. According to FAO's latest estimates (2004), the number of hungry people in the Asia-Pacific region has declined by 50 million only since 1996, an average yearly reduction of six million.
In order to achieve the internationally agreed goals, in particular, the overarching MDG1, which explicitly recognizes the inter-relationship between hunger and poverty and the imperative of reducing both, all stakeholders — the governments, international organizations, donors and NGOs — must redouble their efforts and re-assess their roles and actions.
Food and agricultural statistics’ agencies should play an important role in this effort by providing decision-makers with reliable and timely information related to agriculture, forestry and fisheries as well as commerce and trade. This information will enable formulation of appropriate policies and actions for the agricultural sector.
FAO has always been at the forefront of promoting and providing technical assistance to member countries in establishing and developing strong agricultural statistical systems at the national, sub-regional, regional and global levels. FAO has continued efforts in support of censuses of agriculture. It will soon publish the World Programme for the Census of Agriculture 2010. This is a most important survey not only for a snapshot of the existing global structure of agriculture, but also as a reliable and up-to-date basis for sampling frames.
Food and agricultural statistics in countries in the Asia and Pacific region have undergone dramatic changes during the last 20 years. Although national reporting systems continue to be a major source of data in many countries, sample surveys have gradually been introduced into statistical systems.
With rapid social and economic development in the region and the rapid advancement of new technological tools, such as powerful ICT technologies, this project has developed the Regional Data Exchange System (RDES) using Internet technology. Since the project launched the RDES in 2002, the RDES has been supplying valuable updates to the databases for the region, giving users an opportunity to review at national and sub-national levels, information about the area, production and yield of major agricultural commodities as well as data about livestock in participating countries.
By using the RDES, statistical agencies have been able to better respond to requests from policy-makers, planners of agricultural development and data users from the private sector for more detailed, timely and reliable information.
In addition, the project has achieved remarkable results at the country level, such as Internet-based access to RDES national and sub-national data for all 16 participating countries. I note in this respect that these national pages are regularly updated by the country Focal Points themselves. The project is also endeavouring to include RDES data from non-participating countries such as other APCAS members, as well as from developed countries.
At this stage, it is considered important for the RDES to further provide capacity-building support to participating countries regarding the analysis of agricultural data on the RDES. I understand that this fourth meeting of Focal Points for the project will serve as a forum to introduce new project activities, to review the RDES, to discuss its development and to agree on future outputs.
The meeting offers a timely opportunity to further fine-tune your requirements and expectations from the project. Let me re-iterate that while FAO is taking the lead in the implementation of this project with support from the Government of Japan, the ultimate beneficiaries of the project are the people in the participating countries, including the hungry and malnourished whose livelihoods will improve from enhanced planning and more effective policies.
I therefore call upon you to join with FAO to make every effort to improve agricultural statistics in your countries and the region and to provide reliable indicators to decision-makers for the development of policies and in monitoring and evaluating their effectiveness. Your discussions this week will be beneficial for your countries and the whole Asia and the Pacific region. It will accelerate the formulation of appropriate agricultural policies and the development of rural areas, while ensuring adequate supplies of food for populations, and the achievement of sustainable growth.
In conclusion, I wish you a successful outcome for the meeting and an enjoyable stay in the city of Bangkok.
Kenji Kamikura
Senior Statistician, Statistics Planning Division
Statistics Department, MAFF, Japan
It is my great pleasure as a representative of the donor country to thank you for attending this fourth meeting of the Focal Points for the project Strengthening Regional Data Exchange System on Food and Agricultural Statistics.
To begin with, I deeply appreciate that throughout its history, FAO has continued the improvement of agricultural statistics, especially in the Asia and Pacific region.
Japan considers it vitally important that all countries produce and share reliable statistical data for the food and agriculture sector for the improvement of global food security. In this context, we have contributed to a trust fund in FAO since 1998 for the improvement and standardization of agricultural statistics as well as statistical data exchange in Asia and Pacific Countries (APCs). Also, an Agricultural Statistics Expert has been posted to the FAO Regional Office in Bangkok to promote the implementation of the project.
The Japanese Government posted Mr Eura as the first project Expert. This second stage of the project has been operational since December 2001; objectives were the improvement of agricultural statistics in member countries and the development of a Regional Data Exchange System on Food and Agricultural Statistics in APCs. The project has already succeeded in creating webpages for a regional data exchange network. The network enables us to share food and agricultural statistics at national and regional levels among countries in the Asia and Pacific region and FAO. I would like to congratulate FAO on this achievement and express our thanks to each of you for your contributions.
Although the project ended in December last year, Japan sought for continuation of the project for member countries despite stringent budget circumstances. Thus, the project has been extended until 2007. The work is so important for the region that Japan posted Mr Hagino as the second Expert on 1 June 2005. New objectives are: (1) to widen its coverage of food and agricultural data, (2) to broaden country participation in the project and (3) focus on strengthening the capacity of member countries to analyse food and agricultural statistics in order to assist policy-making and planning for agricultural development, particularly for food security and poverty alleviation. Japan intends to continue its assistance and expects the active participation of the member countries.
At this juncture, I would like to mention another project, which started in January 2003 through Japanese support — the ASEAN Food Security Information System (AFSIS). This project has created an ASEAN Food Security Information Network on the basis of the system developed by the FAO project and stored data from the ASEAN+3 countries. On behalf of the AFSIS project donor, I would like to express our appreciation of FAO’s assistance to AFSIS.
These two projects share the common target of assisting member countries in collecting and exchanging reliable data on food and agriculture. I believe that close collaboration between them will make great contributions to food security in the region.
Especially, I would like to stress the importance of the World Census of Agriculture 2010 which is essential for statistical development in the region and furthers understanding of agricultural trends in each country. I understand that FAO is currently developing the Census programme so I call upon you to collaborate with FAO by making every effort to carry out the Census in your country.
At this Focal Points meeting, I understand that member countries will report their project activities and the FAO Expert will propose developments for the RDES and implementation of national seminars. The Focal Points meeting will be followed by a Technical Consultation that addresses Data Analysis for Policy Making and Decision Making. At the meeting, you will learn about the present status of data analysis and future prospects in member countries.
As I mentioned earlier, the project will provide further impetus for further development of the RDES on food and agricultural statistics and food security in the region. Success depends for the most part upon member countries’ participation. I expect all of the Focal Points attending this meeting to work actively on the management of the data exchange system, collection of necessary data and collaboration with institutions and agencies concerned with effective data utilization. I believe your efforts will enable the project to achieve its goals.
Description codes | Data | |
A01 | Total land area | |
A02 | Agricultural land | |
A03 | Total population | |
A04 | Agricultural population | |
A05 – A99 | Other demographic data | |
B01 | Rice paddy | |
B02 | Wheat | |
B03 | Maize | |
B04 | Millet (Bajra) | |
B05 | Cereals | |
B06 | Barley | |
B07 | Buckwheat | |
B08 | Sorghum (Jowar) | |
B09 | Small millet | |
B10 – B99 | Other cereal crops | |
C01 | Cassava | |
C02 | Sweet potatoes | |
C03 | Potatoes | |
C04 | Taro | |
C05 – C99 | Other roots and tubers | |
D01 | Pulses | |
D02 | Gram | |
D03 | Mungbean | |
D04 | Tur | |
D05 – D99 | Other pulses | |
E01 | Groundnuts | |
E02 | Soybean | |
E03 | Coconut | |
E04 | Palm oil | |
E05 | Oil crops (oil seeds) | copra |
E06 | Castor seed | |
E07 | Linseed | |
E10 | Rapeseed & mustard | |
E11 | Safflower | |
E12 | Sesame | |
E13 | Sunflower | |
E14 – E99 | Other edible oil crops | |
F01 | Fruits (total) | |
F02 | Bananas | |
F03 | Citrus | |
F04 | Mangoes | |
F05 | Vegetables (total) | |
F06 | Tomatoes | |
F07 | Onions | |
F08 | Watermelons | |
F09 – F99 | Other horticultural crops | Apples, oranges, dates |
G01 | Jute | |
G02 | Seed cotton | |
G03 | Raw silk | |
G04 – G99 | Other fibre crops | |
H01 | Natural rubber | |
H02 | Sugar cane | |
H03 | Coffee | |
H04 | Tea | |
H05 | Cocoa bean | |
H06 | Chilies and peppers | |
H07 | Tobacco | |
H08 – H99 | Other crops | |
I01 | Cattle | |
I02 | Buffalo | |
I03 | Pigs | |
I04 | Sheep | |
I05 | Goats | |
I06 | Chickens | |
I07 | Ducks | |
I08 | Milk (total) | |
I09 | Cow milk | |
I10 | Buffalo milk | |
I11 | Chicken eggs | |
I12 | Poultry | |
I13 | Horses | |
I14 | Yaks | |
I15 – I99 | Other livestock | Bees, camels |
J01 | Wholesale prices | |
J02 | Retail prices | |
J03 – J99 | Other prices | |
K01 – K99 | Fisheries | |
L01 – L99 | Forestry | |
M01 – M99 | Census data | |
N01 – N99 | Other data |
Takeshi HAGINO
Agricultural Statistics Expert
OUTLINE OF THE WORKPLAN
Project Title and Symbol: | Strengthening the Regional Data Exchange System on Food and Agricultural Statistics in Asia and Pacific Countries — Phase II GCP/RAS/184/JPN |
Donor: | Government of Japan |
Countries: | Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Iran, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Viet Nam |
Duration: | April 2005 – December 2007 |
1. BACKGROUND
Agriculture is the mainstay of the economies of the countries of Asia and the Pacific region. Economic growth in these countries is substantially influenced by the growth of agriculture. It is central to strategies for planning socio-economic development; a high rate of agricultural growth is essential achieving food security at macro and micro levels and reducing poverty levels.
Food and agricultural statistics play an important role in agricultural development by providing decision-makers with a reliable and timely description of the agricultural sector. This information enables them to develop appropriate policies on agriculture and on the development of rural areas, while ensuring adequate supplies of food to the population, and achieving sustainable growth of the national economy.
Food and agricultural statistics in Asia and Pacific countries have undergone dramatic changes during the last 20 years. Although reporting systems continue to be a major source of data in many countries, sample surveys have become more prominent in statistical systems. National statistical publications are now being issued on a regular basis and many countries are introducing modern information technology systems for data processing, analysis and dissemination. More timely and more reliable food and agriculture statistics are expected to benefit national agricultural development, food security and poverty alleviation, as well as policy development, evaluation and monitoring.
However, despite the significant progress made in collecting food and agriculture data, many countries in Asia and the Pacific are still facing difficulties in obtaining reliable and timely data and in carrying out efficient data analysis and dissemination of the results. Methodologies for collection and processing of data can be improved in a number of countries, and new and modern techniques for data collection, analysis and dissemination can be applied and corresponding capacity-building programmes can be planned and implemented.
Formulated by the project GCP/RAS/171/JPN, the RDES was developed and the project Web site became operational. By accessing this Web site through the Internet, APCAS countries participating in the project have been able to upload national and sub-national food and agriculture statistics into the RDES for users worldwide to view and/or download. The next step is to expand the RDES to the remaining APCAS countries.
In the first regional project, the types of data analyses for agricultural policy implemented by the countries in the region were reviewed. This review concluded that national statistical data analyses are in various stages of development in the region and that the countries need continued technical assistance for developing or strengthening national capacity in analytical technologies for food and agricultural statistics.
2. IMMEDIATE OBJECTIVES, OUTPUTS AND ACTIVITIES
2.1. Immediate Objective One
To implement the RDES for food and agriculture statistics in all APCAS countries.
Output 1.1 Installation of the RDES in the remaining APCAS countries
Activity 1.1.1 | Construction of the country pages for all participating APCAS countries into the project Web site for the RDES |
Activity 1.1.2 | Capacity building in the use of the system for all participating APCAS countries |
Output 1.2 Region-wide standards for data in the RDES and its modification to facilitate sustainability after completion of the project
Activity 1.2.1 | Formulation of strategies toward evolution of regional-wide statistical standards/classification systems for compilation of priority components of the RDES |
Activity 1.2.2 | Preparation of recommendations for region-wide statistical standards/classification for data in the RDES |
Activity 1.2.3 | Modification of the RDES for APCAS-wide expansion/sustainability |
2.2. Immediate Objective Two
To strengthen national capacity to analyse food and agricultural statistics in support of national agricultural development policy and planning, including associated food security and poverty alleviation concerns.
Output 2.1 Meetings of national Focal Points convened to address specific subjects of the project
Activity 2.1.1 | Organization of the First Meeting of National Focal Points (back to back with Activity 2.2.1) to recommend systematized standards/classification |
Activity 2.1.2 | Organization of the Second Meeting of National Focal Points |
Activity 2.1.3 | Organization of the Third Meeting of National Focal Points (back to back with Activity 2.2.3) to provide input for evaluation |
Output 2.2 National seminars, regional workshop and capacity-building training focused on use of statistical data for analysing issues on sustained agricultural development, food insecurity and poverty
Activity 2.2.1 | Organization of regional workshop on data analysis using the RDES in support of country-specific issues on agricultural development, poverty and food insecurity |
Activity 2.2.2 | Organization of 8 national seminars on data analysis using the RDES in support of country-specific issues on agricultural development, poverty and food insecurity |
Activity 2.2.3 | Organization of regional capacity-building training on data analysis techniques and capacity-building tools for the analyses |
Output 2.3 Recommendations for food and agriculture statistics analysis techniques in support of effective decision making, planning, targeted policies and programme formulation such as GDP analysis, food balance sheets, mapping, country/sub-country profiles, etc.
Activity 2.3.1 | Review of national level data analyses in the participating countries and identification of essential data analysis techniques to be adapted for the respective countries |
Activity 2.3.2 | Development of data analysis techniques |
Output 2.4 Capacity-building tools for strengthening analysis skills at national levels, such as training videos, manuals, demonstration webpages, etc.
Activity 2.4.1 | Investigation of effective capacity-building tools for the participating countries |
Activity 2.4.2 | Development of capacity-building tools |
3. INPUTS
3.1. Inputs of APCAS Member Countries
Countries will nominate national Focal Points who will be the liaisons for project activities and who will participate in regional meetings as may be required. These focal points will be nominated in consultation with the FAO RAP Senior Statistician in his/her capacity as Secretary of APCAS. Candidates should come from the department in charge of agricultural statistics and have responsibilities for the management and implementation of programmes in this field. The focal points will maintain the data from their respective countries.
Members of APCAS from developed countries are welcome to participate in project activities, especially for regional-level undertakings.
3.2. Contributions of the Donor Government (Japan)
The donor is expected to fund project activities. The funds will be used for the following budgetary items. The balance of the budget from the previous phase of the project will be used to support travel costs for participants’ invitations and training costs for organization of the Second Focal Points meeting sponsored by the project.
Staff Costs
Professional
An Agricultural Statistics Expert/Project Manager will be assigned to provide advice on project implementation, including the preparation of the Project Implementation Workplan, periodic budget revisions, recruitment of consultants, training, monitoring and evaluation of project progress (Years 4: 7 months, Year 5: 12 months, Year 6: 5 months).
General Service
Administrative Support Staff (Secretary) to support the Agricultural Statistics Expert (Years 4 & 5: 12 months, Year 6: 4 months).
Consultants
International Consultant on capacity-building training for
data analysis
To develop capacity-building
tools for data analysis and to assist in the preparation and conduct of
regional capacity-building training on data
analysis (Year 5: 1 month, Year
6: 1 month).
Contracts
Contracts with private firms for Internet web-hosting service to maintain the webpage of the project (3 years).
Contracts with national institutions for organization of national seminars on data analysis (Year 4: 1 country, Year 5: 7 countries).
Travel
Duty travel for the Agricultural Statistics Expert to member countries of the project in support of project activities.
Backstopping mission by FAO RAP to the participating countries of the project and from FAO headquarters to Bangkok.
Participants at regional meetings, which are meetings of focal points and regional workshop/training (Year 4: 4 days, Year 6: 8 days).
Note: Under this project, the second focal points meeting of two days will be also organized in Year 5. The balance of the budget of the previous phase of the project will be used to support travel cost for participants’ invitations in the second focal points meeting sponsored by the project.
Evaluation mission by FAO headquarters and the donor country to Bangkok (Year 6: 3 weeks).
Training
Direct costs for organization of regional meetings(Year 4, Year 6).
Expendable Procurement
Expendable equipment and supplies required in support of project activities such as computer supplies, stationery, etc. for the project office.
Technical Support Services
Technical Backstopping
FAO will provide technical backstopping and oversight of the project,
averaging one month of professional staff services each year.
Terminal Report
After the completion of the project, FAO will submit a Terminal Report to the Donor Government.
Evaluation
Evaluation will be undertaken during the focal points
meeting in Year 6. The evaluation
team will consist of an official of FAO headquarters and a representative of
the donor country. (3 weeks, an official of FAO headquarters and a
representative of the donor country).
General operating expenses
General operating expenses including cost sharing of the project office and cost of telecommunication maintenance, production of field documents and miscellaneous activities for smooth project implementation.
3.3. FAO Contributions
Project Headquarters will be located at the premises of the FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (RAP), Bangkok. FAO RAP will make available office space for the project expert and will recruit and service the staff assigned to implement the project. It will also make available conference facilities and a vehicle for local transport in Bangkok, Thailand for regional meetings, seminars and workshops, organized under the project.
4. Project Evaluation
FAO and the Donor Government will jointly examine the progress of the project. The project will be subject to an evaluation in accordance with the policies and procedures established by FAO.
At the time of the focal points meeting in the last year of the project, an official terminal evaluation will be planned, by a small team consisting of an official from FAO headquarters and a representative of the donor country, hired using project funds. The Terms of Reference and exact timing will be decided in consultation between FAO and the Donor Government.