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Governing and Statutory Bodies Web site
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African Commission on Agricultural Statistics
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RAF-701
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Legal Framework
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Article of Constitution
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Article VI.1
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Origin
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The Conference at its Eleventh Session (1961) approved the creation of the Commission and requested the Director-General to establish and adequately service a permanent regional agricultural statistical commission for Africa.
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Rules of Procedure
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General Rules of the Organization.
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Category
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Cat. 1
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Purpose
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To review the state of food and agricultural statistics in the 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 for this purpose.
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Membership
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Open to all Member Nations and Associate Members whose territories are situated wholly or partly in the Region or who are responsible for the international relations of any non-self-governing territories in the Region. Membership comprises such Nations as have notified the Director-General of their desire to be considered as Members.
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Number of Members
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52
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List of Members
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- Algeria
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Cape Verde
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Comoros
- Congo
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
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- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Morocco
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- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- South Africa
- Sudan
- Swaziland
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- United Republic of Tanzania
- Zambia
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Languages
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English and French
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Document symbol
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RAF/AFCAS
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Previous Sessions and documents
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View documents of the African Commission on Agricultural Statistics
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Division
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Regional Office for Africa (FAO-RAF)
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Contact information/email
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Naman.Keita@fao.org
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Web site
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African Commission on Agricultural Statistics
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First Session
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October 1962
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Pattern of sessions
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1962, 1964, 1966, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1981, 1984, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009 and 2011
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