| Eighteenth Session
of the African Commission on Agricultural Statistics
Yaoundé, Cameroon, 27 - 30 October, 2003
BACKGROUND
The African Commission on Agricultural Statistics
(AFCAS) is a statutory body of the FAO and meets in session every
two years.
AFCAS brings together senior statistics officials from FAO member
countries of the African continent, who are responsible for the
development of agricultural statistics in their respective countries.
They review and exchange ideas on the state of food and agricultural
statistics in the continent and advise member countries on the development
of their agricultural statistical systems within FAO's programme
of Work and Budget for Africa.
The previous Session of the Commission was held in
Pretoria, South Africa in 2001.
PURPOSE OF THE MEETING
The conference aims are to review the state of food
and agricultural statistics in the African Region and advise Member
Nations on the development and standardization of agricultural statistics
within the general framework of FAO's work in statistics, and to
convene study groups or other Subsidiary Bodies of national experts
required for this purpose
MEMBERSHIP
Member Nations and Associate Members whose territories
are situated wholly or partly in the African Region or who are responsible
for the international relations of any non-self-governing territories
in the Region.
DOCUMENTS
The following documents are available:
CONTACT
For all additional information, the person to contact
is the Secretary of AFCAS:
Naman Keita
Senior Statistician
FAO Regional Office for Africa
P O Box 1628, Accra, Ghana
Tel: +233-21-7010930/675000 ext 3407
Fax: +233-21-7010943
Email: Naman.Keita@fao.org
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