First Wye Global Conference
The Wye City Group has been formed as a successor to the IWG.AGRI Task Force on Statistics on Rural Development and Agricultural Household Income, which had its final meeting in June 2006 following the publication of the handbook Rural Households’ Livelihood and Well-being: Statistics on Rural Development and Agriculture Household Income.
The first meeting of the Wye City Group will be on 8 - 9 April 2008, and will be held in York, England. Delegates are expected to attend at their own expense and will be encouraged to play an active role in discussions.
The Group will include between 20 and 30 experts on statistics and economics from national statistics offices, ministries of agriculture, universities and research institutes, who have a shared interest in improving methods for collecting data on the rural environment, communities, and farm and non-farm households.Conference objectives
The first meeting of the Group will consist of three half-day sessions with a focus on rural statistics, agriculture household income and developing nations. Each session will include an invited keynote speaker and a number of discussion papers. The papers might focus on matters such as:What is rural?
What specific statistical challenges are faced by economies in transition?
To what extent can the recommendations contained in the Handbook be met by existing data sources in different countries?
Links to the detailed programme and conference papers are given below.
Documents
8 - 9 April 2008
Venue
DEFRAKings Pool, Peasholme Green
York YO1 7PX
United Kingdom
Other meetings
Wye Group Washington24-25 May 2010
Wye Group Rome
11-12 June 2009
Related links
International Conference on Agriculture Statistics (ICAS)Resources
Handbook on Rural Households' Livelihood and Well-being: Statistics on Rural Development and Agriculture Household Income
Tracking results in agriculture and rural development in less-than-ideal conditions - A sourcebook of indicators for monitoring and evaluation (FAO/GDPRD/WB)
