FAO/PARIS21 - Workshop on strengthening food and agricultural systems in Africa
20 - 22 October 2005, Maputo, Mozambique
In collaboration with several International Agencies, a Workshop on "Strengthening Food and Agricultural Systems in Africa" will be organized just prior to the 19th AFCAS Session.
This followed the success of the 16th, 17th and 18th sessions of AFCAS where such back-to-back technical workshops were organized.
Purpose
The workshop will focus on addressing and sharing experiences on:
Theme 1: good practices and innovative methods in agricultural statistics
Theme 2: strategic planning, capacity building, advocacy for agricultural statistics
Theme 3: statistical development and capacity building activities of other partner agencies in Africa
Participants
The workshop will bring together data users (Heads of PRSP and Food Security Programmes, Research and planning institutions); data producers (Directors of National Statistics Offices and Directors of National Agricultural Statistics Services); concerned international, regional, sub-regional and bilateral agencies as well as regional training centres.
Contact
Naman Keita
Team Leader
Census and Surveys
National Statistical Systems
Statistics Division
Fax: +39 06 57055615
Tel.: +39 06 570 53827
Information
- Agenda
- List of documents
Meeting documents
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Papers |
Presenters |
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SESSION 1 : GOOD PRACTICES AND INNOVATIVE METHODS IN AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS |
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A. FAOSTAT 2/CountryStat |
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MW-05-01-A-1 |
Overview of FAOSTAT2/CountryStat |
Caprazli, FAO |
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MW-05-01-A-2 |
Overview of CountrySTAT |
Caprazli, FAO |
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B. World Programme for the Census of Agriculture 2010 (WCA2010) |
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MW-05-01-B-1 |
Overview of the new World Programme for Census of Agriculture 2010 |
Keita, FAO |
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C. NEW METHODS AND TOOLS |
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MW-05-01-C-1 |
Enumerating nomadic livestock: Case studies from Mali, Ethiopia and Niger |
Keita, FAO Zekaria, Ethiopia |
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MW-05-01-C-2 |
Use of scanning techniques in agricultural censuses - Case of Canada |
Trant, Statistics Canada |
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MW-05-01-C-3 |
Use of scanning techniques in agricultural censuses - Case of Tanzania |
Tanzania |
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MW-05-01-C-4 |
Use of GPS for crop area measurement and reduction in costs of agricultural surveys |
Ngoma, FAO |
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MW-05-01-C-5 |
Analysis and use of agricultural statistics in support of policy , Mozambique |
Diogo, Mozambique |
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MW-05-01-C-6 |
Analysis and use of agricultural statistics in support of policy: Deriving vulnerability zones and population from annual agricultural survey d: CILSS/Agrhymet |
Sacko, Agrhymet/CILSS |
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SESSION 2: STRATEGIC PLANNING, CAPACITY BUILDING, ADVOCACY FOR AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS |
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MW-05-02-1 |
National Strategy for Development of Statistics (NSDS) and guidelines for integration of agricultural statistics |
Simonpietri, PARIS21 |
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MW-05-02-2 |
National Strategy for Development of Statistics (NSDS) and guidelines for integration of agricultural statistics- Case of Rwanda |
Charoy, FAO/PARIS21 Rwanda |
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MW-05-02-3 |
The organisation of the National Statistical System of Mozambique and the place of Food and Agriculture Statistics. |
Mozambique |
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MW-05-02-4 |
Advocacy video on Food, Agriculture and Rural Statistics |
Simonpietri, PARIS21 |
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MW-05-02-5 |
Quality framework for the production of agricultural statistics |
Sacko, Agrhymet / CILSS |
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MW-05-02-6 |
Monitoring MDGs Goal 1: Contribution of Food and Agricultural Statistics Systems in of African countries to data requirements |
Eele, World Bank |
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MW-05-02-7 |
Monitoring MDGs/PRSPs: Case of Ethiopia |
Zekaria, Ethiopia |
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MW-05-02-8 |
Monitoring MDGs/PRSPs: Case of Cape Verde |
Lourdes, Cape Verde |
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MW-05-02-9 |
Marrakech Action Plan for Statistics and related activities such as the International Household Survey Network |
Eele, World Bank |
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MW-05-02-10 |
International Initiative for Strengthening Food, Agriculture and Rural Statistics in Africa: Report on the implementation of the interim phase and preparation of the regional programme |
Keita, FAO |
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SESSION 3 : STATISTICAL DEVELOPMENT AND CAPACITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES OF OTHER PARTNER AGENCIES IN AFRICA (Statements) |
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PARIS21 |
Simonpietri |
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World Bank |
Eele/Nwanze |
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AfDB |
Mubila |
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USDA |
Holland |
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Statistics Canada |
Trant |
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CILSS/AGRHYMET |
Sacko |
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OTHERS |
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Statements by: |
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Organisation of the working groups |
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Meetings of the working groups, preparation of presentation of conclusions and discussions from the Groups |
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Presentation and adoption of conclusions and recommendations from the Groups |
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The/coffee break |
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Closing of the Workshop |
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FIELD VISIT |
