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A |
Area under crop |
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AGPC |
Crop and Grassland Service, Plant Production and Protection Division, FAO |
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AU |
Administrative Unit |
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CLAYUCA |
Consorcio Latino Americano y del Caribe de apoyo a la investigación y desarrollo de la Yuca (Consortium for cassava research and development in Latin America and the Caribbean) |
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CNRA |
Centre National de Recherche Agricole, Nat. Agricultural Research Centre |
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CV |
Coefficient of Variation |
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DRC |
Democratic Republic of Congo |
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DSA |
Division de Statistiques Agricole, Agricultural Statistics Division |
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EMBRAPA |
Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation |
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ENA |
Enquète Nationale Agricole, National Agricultural Survey |
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ESS |
Statistics Division, FAO |
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ESSS |
Statistical Development Service, FAO |
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FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
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FEV |
Food Energy Value |
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FSRP |
Food Security Research Project |
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GIS |
Geographic Information System |
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GPS |
Geographic Positioning System |
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IFAD |
International Fund for Agricultural Development |
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JICA |
Japan International Cooperation Agency |
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MAC |
Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives |
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MINAGRI |
Ministry of Agriculture |
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NFBS |
National Food Balance Sheet |
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NGO |
Non-Governmental Organization |
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OAE |
Office of Agricultural Economics |
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P |
Total Production |
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Rockefeller |
Rockefeller Foundation |
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RTC |
Root and Tuber Crops |
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SADC |
Southern African Development Community (comprising the following Member States: Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe) |
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SD |
Standard Deviation |
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USAID |
United States Agency for International Development |
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Y |
Yield of crop per unit area |
VOLUME II: PAPERS PRESENTED
Paper 1: Presentation of meeting objectives, purpose and outcome expected
Paper 2: Overview of Previous FAO Activities, Outcome and Recommendations
Paper 3: Importance of root crops in Africa
Paper 4: Quantification of Root Crops in National Food Balance Sheets and Problems encountered
Paper 5: Forecast of area, yield and production of Thai cassava roots
Paper 6: Agronomic Aspects of Root and Tuber Crops and their importance in estimating production
Paper 7: Agronomic aspects of root and tuber crops important for estimating production: cassava and sweet potato in relation to time and input variables
Paper 8: Evaluation of yam production in West Africa. Methodological aspects and agronomic issues to be taken into consideration
Paper 9: Agronomic aspects of root and tuber crops important for estimating production
Paper 10: Estimation of Area, Yield and Production of Root and Tuber Crops in Thailand
Paper 11: Root and Tuber Crops in DRC: Importance for Food Security and Contribution to the improvement of statistics
Paper 12: Report on a field experience “Estimation of area, yield and production of cassava in Bandundu (1987-1988) and Bas Congo (1988-1989) regions by an intensive yearlong, weekly visit, production and marketing survey, on a large sample, as compared to official RDC statistics”
Paper 13: Root and Tuber crops: Concepts and methods recommended by FAO and operational issues
Paper 14: Estimation of Area, Yield and Production of Root and Tuber Crops in Rwanda
Paper 15: Estimation of crop losses in root and tuber crops; The case of Malawi
