Statistics
 

National Demonstration Centre - Asia

25 - 29 May 2009, New Delhi, India

Food security and consumption statistics from household income and expenditure surveys for selected countries in Asia

Objectives

i) To strengthen countries statistical analytical capability for assessing and monitoring of the food situation in the country.

ii) To derive relevant food security and consumption statistics from food data collected from recent HIES through the application of the FAO methodology using the Food Security Statistics Module (FSSM) software.

Agenda

Monday, 25 May 2009

FAO Rep in India introducing the Workshop:
- Speech by Chief Statistician of India
- Speech by Principal Advisor of Ministry of Agriculture
- Speech by Director of Indian Society of Agricultural Statistics
- Presentation of participants

9.45 – 10.15

Coffee Break

FAO:
- Introduction of Food Security and Consumption Statistics
- Concepts and definitions and FSS software module

Participants: - Country food security indicators

12.00 – 13.00

Lunch

FAO:
- Food Insecurity Assessment Report
- Methodological issues for preparing the food analytical data file

FAO:
- Food Composition tables (Nutrient Conversion Factors)
- Minimum Dietary Energy Requirement

Tuesday, 26 May 2009

FAO & Participants: - Preparation of food analytical data file using PROC Software

10.15 – 10.45

Coffee Break

FAO: Finalization of Operational procedures of the Processing phase

12.00 – 13.00

Lunch

Participants: Analytical phase
- Basic food security and consumption statistics -Nationwide estimates

Wednesday, 27 May 2009

Participants:
Analytical phase
Basic food security and consumption statistics
-Sub-national beak-down levels estimates
(Region, household size, household composition, residential area, occupation and economic activity of head of household)

12.00 – 13.00

Lunch

FAO: Operational procedures of INTEGRATION Phase

Participants: Tables and Charts INTEGRATION Software for preparing final tables and charts for Country Food Security Assessment Report

Thursday, 28 May 2009

FAO: Analytical reports and presentation

Participants: Preparation of analytical reports.
(Tables and graphs integrating country food security and consumption statistics at nation-wide and other breakdown levels.)

Friday, 29 May 2009

- Finalization of presentation of food security and consumption statistics derived from NHS by country participants
- Evaluation of training workshop by country participants

- Presentations of country reports by participant
- Closing ceremony (Speech by High Government Official)

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