World Programme for the Census of Agriculture
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Regional Workshop on the Operational Guidelines of the World Programme for the Census of Agriculture 2020 (WCA 2020)

22-26 April 2019, Santiago, Chile

The Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencia Sociales (FLACSO) and the FAO organized the above regional workshop for member countries in the Latin American region. The meeting was part of the series of regional workshops planned to present the Operational Guidelines of the WCA 2020 to the FAO member countries in different parts of the world.

Purpose 
The workshop focused on the main stages involved in the preparation and implementation of the census of agriculture described in the Operational Guidelines of the WCA 2020. The Workshop is part of FAO statistics division capacity development activities to strengthen the knowledge and skills of national staff in member countries in charge of planning and conducting agricultural censuses.

Participants
The participants of the meeting were professional statisticians and census leaders who are likely to play a role in the planning and execution of next agricultural census in their respective countries. A total of 18 countries were invited to the meeting, including Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile (host), Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela.