Expert Consultation on the Development of Agricultural Statistics for Food Policy

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RAP PUBLICATION: 1999/30

REGIONAL OFFICE FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC (RAP)
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
BANGKOK, 1999

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Printed in September 1999

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Summary Recommendations

Introduction

System of Agricultural Statistics for Food Policy (Item 4 of the Agenda)

Crop Statistics for Early Warning in Food Security (Item 5 of the Agenda)

Marketing Statistics for Food Policy (Item 6 of the Agenda)

Assessment of Post-Harvest losses (Item 7 of the Agenda)

Use and Analysis of Data for National Food Security (Item 8 of the Agenda)

Collection and Analysis of Data for Identification of Food Insecure and Vulnerable Localities (Item 9 of the Agenda)

Estimation of the Prevalence of Food Inadequacy (Item 10 of the Agenda)

Agricultural Information Network in Support of Food Security (Item 11 of the Agenda)

Adoption of the Report and Closing of the Expert Consultation (Items 12 and 13 of the Agenda)

Annex 1: Agenda

Annex 2: List of Documents

Annex 3: List of Participants

Annex 4: Opening Address by Dr. Prem Nath, FAO Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Asia and the Pacific