FAO/WB WORKSHOP
Strengthening Food and Agricultural Statistics in Africa
in Support of Food Security and Poverty Reduction Policies and Programmes
22 - 26 November 2001, Pretoria, South Africa
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PROGRAMME
DAY 1, 22 November 2001
| 08.00-09.00 | REGISTRATION |
| 09.00-09.30 | OPENING CEREMONY |
| Session 1:
Developing Food and Agricultural Statistics (FAS) in the New Context: Implications and Requirements for Strengthening FAS in Africa President of the Session: Mr Samia Zakaria, Ethiopia Facilitator: Mr O. Ajayi, Consultant | |
| 10.00-11.30 | Food and Agricultural Statistics in the Context of the Follow-up Actions to Addis Ababa Plan of Action and the New Agenda for African Development
Ms Awa Thiongane, UNECA |
| Improving the Relevance and Contribution of Food and Agricultural Statistics to the Poverty Reduction Strategies and Food Security Programmes
Prof. Ben Kiregyera, Statistical Consultant and Chairman, Board of Directors, Uganda Bureau of Statistics | |
| Food and Agricultural Statistics within the National Statistical Systems
Mr Xavier Charoy, Consultant | |
| Food and Agricultural Statistics in the AFRISTAT Programme Minimum Commun (PROSMIC)
Mr Eloi Ouedraogo, AFRISTAT | |
| Country Example: UGANDA
Mr John B. Male Mukasa, Executive Director, UBOS, Uganda | |
| Country Example: Experience of Guinea in Developing FAS in the Framework of FAO/WB/USDA Initiative
Mr Yamoussa Fofana, Director, SNSA, Guinea | |
| 11.30-12.00 | Discussion |
| 13.30-14.00 | Report on the FAO/World Bank/USDA Initiative on Agricultural Statistics in Africa
Mr Naman Keita, FAO |
| Proposal for Strengthening Food and Agricultural Statistics for Poverty reduction in Rural Africa
Mr Ernst Lutz, World Bank | |
| 14.00-14.30 | Discussion |
| Session 2:
Data Requirements and Technical Tools in Support of Food Security and Poverty Reduction Programmes President of the Session: Mr Bentry Chaura, SADC Facilitator: Mr Tim Marchant, World Bank | |
| 15.00-15.45 | a. Food Insecurity and Vulnerability Information and Mapping Systems: General Information
Mr. Byron Ponce-Segura, Early Warning and Food Security Information Systems Advisor, FAO b. Introduction to the Key Indicators Mapping System - Mapping Software Developed by WAICENT/FAO for the FIVIMS Programme: Example of NAMIBIA Mr Joseph K Minnaar, Head of Agricultural Statistics, ESD, Central Bureau of Statistics Namibia |
| Country Application of FIVIMS in the Context of Food Security Programmes: CAPE VERDE
Ms Ana Paula Spencer de Carvalho, Head of Food Security Service - MAP, Cape Verde | |
| Poverty Mapping: A Technical Tool in Support of Poverty Reduction Programmes
Ms Miriam Bibita, South Africa | |
| 15.45-16.15 | Discussion |
| Session 3:
Data Collection Tools and Good Practices President of the Session: Mr David Nalo, Kenya Facilitator: Mr Oumar Coulibaly, Consultant | |
| 16.15-16.45 | Core Welfare Indicator Questionnaire (CWIQ): Application to Food and Agricultural Statistics
Mr Tim Marchant, World Bank |
| Experiences in the Application of the Core Welfare Indicator Questionnaire (CWIQ) Survey Technology in some African Countries
Mr O. Ajayi, Consultant | |
| 16.45-17.15 | Discussion |
DAY 2, 23 November 2001
| Session 3: (continued)
Data Collection Tools and Good Practices 08.30-09.15 |
Some Technical Issues for Collecting Food and Agricultural Statistics through Household Surveys (Agriculture Module)
| Prof. Ben Kiregyera, Statistical Consultant and Chairman, Board of Directors, Uganda Bureau of Statistics Country Experience in Household Surveys (Agriculture Module): SENEGAL
| Mr Sylla Ballé Momar, Direction Nationale de la Statisque, Senegal 09.15-09.45 |
Discussion | Session 4:
| Presentation of Data Processing, Storage and Dissemination Tools and Experiences President of the Session: Mr Essaji E., Morocco Facilitator: Ms Awa Thiongane, UNECA 10.00-11.15 |
Archiving and Disseminating Agricultural Censuses and Survey Data on CD-ROMS (SDAP)
| Mr Tim Marchant, World Bank & Mr N. Keita, FAO Country Presentation on SDAP: SENEGAL
| Mr Mamadou Kane, Senegal Software used for the Processing Agricultural Census and Survey Data: Examples of IMPS, CSPro and SPSS
| Mr François Ngopya, FAO Country Experience: Use of SPSS in Lesotho
| Ms Elsie Molatolie, Head Agricultural Statistics Division, CSO, Lesotho Disseminating Agricultural Census and Survey Using Intranet and Internet
| Mr Richard Stoeckel, Data Processing Specialist INSEE, Consultant 11.15-11.45 |
Discussion | Session 5:
| Promoting the Use of Data on Food and Agriculture President of the Session: Ms G. Dandou, Republic of Congo Facilitator: Mr Ernst Lutz, the World Bank 11.45-12.00 |
Analysing the Standard of Living of Agricultural Households Using Data from Agricultural Censuses
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Mr Oumar Coulibaly, Consultant Use of the System of National Accounts (SNA 1993) Framework for the Improvement of the Quality of Statistics on Agriculture
| Mrs Dheemun Devi Manraj, Deputy Director, CSO, Mauritius 12.00-12.30 |
Discussion | Parallel Working Group Meetings
| 14.00-17.00 |
Working Group Session 1
| Working Group Session 2 Working Group Session 3 Working Group Session 4 Working Group Session 5 | ||||
DAY 3, 24 November 2001
| Session 5: (continued)
Promoting the Use of Data on Food and Agriculture | |
| 08.30-09.00 | Using the Supply/Utilisation Account and Food Balance Sheet as Tools for Improvement of Data Quality
Mr Paul N'Goma-Kimbatsa, FAO |
| Country Experience on Supply/Utilisation Account and Food Balance Sheet (SUA/FBS): NIGERIA
Mr Yabilan Mamane, Directeur du Machinisme Agricole, Nigeria | |
| 09.00-09.30 | Discussion |
| Donor Forum and Report Back from Working Group Meetings | |
| 09.45-12.00 14.00-16.00 |
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DAY 4, 25 November 2001
| Field Trip: Soweto and Johannesburg |
DAY 5, 26 November 2001
| 13.30-14.30 | Presentation and Adoption of the Report of the Workshop |
| 14.30-15.00 | CLOSING CEREMONY |