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Expert Consultation on Livestock Statistics
Bangkok, Thailand, 8 - 11 July 2003
BACKGROUND
The Expert Consultation on Livestock Statistics was
held at the FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (RAP) in
Bangkok, Thailand, on 8 - 11 July 2003. It was attended by nine
experts of specialised areas in livestock statistics; an officer
of ESCAP of the United Nations, officers of the Food and Agriculture
Organization, Bangkok and Rome.
The Expert Consultation was convened following the
recommendation made at the Nineteenth Session of the Asia and Pacific
Commission on Agricultural Statistics (APCAS), held in Seoul, Republic
of Korea, in October 2002, that FAO should provide updated guidelines
for the collection; analysis and dissemination of agricultural sector
data and that countries should collect information about livestock
in agricultural censuses.
OBJECTIVE
The objective of this expert consultation was to provide
a forum for experts to:
- contribute to the improvement of livestock statistics in the
Asia and Pacific Region for improved planning and monitoring of
the livestock sector;
- review and discuss FAO's recommendations and national methods
and practices for producing and disseminating statistical data
on livestock;
- discuss methodologies for collecting data on livestock numbers
and parameters with particular concern for nomadic and semi-nomadic
livestock;
- discuss methodologies for estimating livestock products.
Presentations were made on "Livestock Sector
Data in Policy", "Estimation and Forecasting of Livestock
Sector Parameters" and "Analysis and Dissemination of
Livestock Sector Data".
DOCUMENTS
The report
of the Expert Consultation and the list
of the papers presented are available.
CONTACT
For all additional information, person to contact:
Mr. Frederick Baker
Senior Statistician
FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
39 Maliwan Mansion, Phra Atit Road, Bangkok 10200, Thailand
Tel : 66-2-6974250 ; Fax: 66-2-6974455
E-mail: Frederick.Baker@fao.org
http://www.faorap-apcas.org/
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