Selected Indicators of Food and Agricultural Development in the Asia-Pacific Region 1999-2009





RAP PUBLICATION 2010/12

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific





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Map of Asia and the Pacific is used courtesy of The General Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin. The picture on the cover was taken by A. Kimoto. Tables were prepared by the FAO Statistics Division and the Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, on the basis of information available as of August 2010. Please note that growth rates take into consideration data that are not printed. Inquiries about the technical contents and comments about the profiles should be addressed to the Senior Statistician, FAO Regional office for Asia and the Pacific.

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Abstract

This is the twenty-sixth issue of the above publication, a comprehensive and detailed compilation of statistics on farming, livestock, fishery, forestry and nutrition in Asia-Pacific countries for the decade 1998-2008. Statistics are listed separately for developing countries (including transition economies) and developed countries in the region. The publication uses mostly FAO statistics based on information provided by member countries. Included is a section on country profiles and two tables reporting on the status of organic farming and the production and trade of biofuels in the region. The publication provides a handy comparison of changes over the past decade in the use of agricultural land and farm inputs, production of farm and horticulture crops, livestock, fisheries, forestry and agricultural trade in countries of the Asia-Pacific region, where about half of the total population is engaged in farming and related activities.