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Objective
The objective of the Workshop is to share best practices and experiences on development of integrated NSS; which may ultimately support the development of SPARS and the sustainability of agricultural and rural statistics in GS implementing countries and newly selected countries.
Concept Note
Agenda
Opening Remarks
Presentations
Session 1
Progress in Expected Outputs: Training Component
Progress in implementing the Global Action Plan
ADB Activities in Support of the Global Strategy to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics
Commonly encountered issues in the agricultural statistical systems: Experience of NASS in Asia and Africa
Review of the progress of Technical Assistance Activities in implementing countries
Session 2
Strategic Planning for Improvement of Agricultural and Rural Statistics: Issues, Approaches and Best practices
NSDS in Asia-Pacific: Lessons learnt and opportunities for integration
Tanzania Experience in Preperation of an Agricultural Statistics Strategy (SPARS)
ADB Experience in Helping Countries Prepare Country Action Plans (CAP)
SPARS: Launch Assessment and Planning
Session 3
Scope of Coordination of Agricultural and Rural Statistics within the National Statistical System
Australia: Institutional Arrangements for Effective Coordination of Agricultural and Rural Statistics
Bangladesh: Implementation of Global Strategy for Improvement in Agricultural and Rural Statistics
Bhutan
Canada: Statistics Canada - Institutional Arrangements for Effective Coordination of Agricultural and Rural Statistics
China: Effective Coordination for Agricultural and Rural Statistics in China
India: Institutional Arrangements for Effective Coordination of Agricultural and Rural Statistics
Japan: Agricultural Statistical System in Japan
Lao PDR
Myanmar: Statistical System in Myanmar
Philippines: Agriculture and Rural Statistics in the Philippine Statistical System
Thailand: Role of the National Statistical Office (NSO) in the National Agriculture Statistics System
Session 4
Recent developments in the research component
Experience in Understaking Methodological Research in Agricultural and Rural Statistics in Asia and the Pacific
Global Strategy - Guidelines for Integration of Fisheries and Aquaculture
Session 5
Strategic vision for an Integrated Statistical System
List of Participants
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