Appendix A
ASIA AND PACIFIC COMMISSION ON AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS
TWENTY-SECOND SESSION
National Statistical Systems in the Region: Who should be in charge of Agricultural Statistics?
World Programme for the Census of Agriculture 2010: Opportunities, Plans and Issues
Topics, date and venue for the next APCAS Session
Appendix B
1. CAMBODIA MEAS Sotheavy (Ms) MEN Sothy 2. CHINA ZHAO Jianhua HOU Rui (Ms) |
SHI Kai Fen 3. INDIA R.C. RAY Dhrijesh Kumar TIWARI 4. INDONESIA SANTOSA Bambang-Heru Iman SANTOSA |
HARISNO Achmad HANAFI Agus SURYADI 5. JAPAN Yoshiharu ISOBE Naohiro AIZAWA |
6. LAO PDR Yavang VACHOIMA Savanh HANEPHOM 7. MALAYSIA YUSOFF Haji Ismail SAJARI Muhammad Salimi CHINKERUAN Romiati (Ms) |
ABANG HJ. IBRAHIM Abg. Saifulhadi Malathi PONNUSAMY (Ms) JAMIAN Hj Mat Khalil MOHD RASHID Mohd Suhaimi S JAMILAT Veronica (Ms) |
YA’ACUB Azizah (Ms) ABU BAKAR Azhari Sharidan W ABAS W Ibrahim LOGANATHAN L. Vani (Ms) BUDIN Hajah Razidah (Ms) |
MOHD AMIN Arfa Faris (Ms) MUHAMMAD Zaiton (Ms) IDRIS Hashima SAWAT Vincent NEJOS Kathleen Mildred |
SIMEH Mohd Arif Thamaraih Selvee SREENIVASAGAM 8. MYANMAR Marlar AUNG (Ms) 9. PAKISTAN Liaqat Ali Shah HAMDANI 10. PHILIPPINES Romeo S. RECIDE |
11. REPUBLIC OF KOREA Eun Rag SON Yoo Mi CHOI (Ms) 12. SRI LANKA D.D.G. Anoja SENEVIRATNE (Ms) 13. THAILAND Jirawan BOONPERM (Ms) |
Montol JEAMCHAREON Rajana NETSAENGTIP (Ms) Supan KARNCHANASUTHAM Suraporn ISSARDETKUL (Ms) 14. VIET NAM PHAM Quang Vinh |
OBSERVERS AFGHANISTAN Adbul Rahman GHAFOORI Ghulam Rabani HAQIQATPAL Shah Mohammad NOORZAI MALAYSIA Siti Hanifah BT AHMAD KUSRI (Ms) KAMARUDIN Hidayatul Shima (Ms) |
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS Hiek SOM Robert MAYO Mukesh Kumar SRIVASTAVA John CURRY |
LIAISON OFFICER YATIMAH Sarjiman (Ms) FAO CONFERENCE SECRETARIAT Jairo CASTANO |
Generoso DE GUZMAN Truchai SODSOON (Mrs) Don TRIUMPHAVONG |
Appendix C
Doc. No. |
Agenda Item |
Title of Document | |
| APCAS/08/1 |
3 |
Provisional Agenda | |
| APCAS/08/2 | 3 |
Provisional Timetable | |
| APCAS/08/3 | 4a |
Overview of FAO’s Activities in Asia and the Pacific Region since the 21st Session of APCAS | |
| APCAS/08/4 | 4b |
Final Draft Report on the FAO/Japan Project GCP/RAS/ 184/JPN – Strengthening Regional Data Exchange System on Food and Agricultural Statistics in Asia and Pacific Countries | |
| APCAS/08/5 | 4c |
Expert Consultation on Farmers’ Income Statistics | |
| APCAS/08/6 | 4d |
Highlights of the Fourth International Conference on Agricultural Statistics (ICAS – IV) | |
| APCAS/08/7 | 5a |
Compendium of the Metadata for National Agricultural Statistics in Selected APCAS Countries: Experience and Preliminary Findings | |
| APCAS/08/8 | 5b |
Recent Developments in Agricultural Statistics in the Countries of the Region (update by member countries) | |
| APCAS/08/9 | 6a |
Tracking Results in Agriculture and Rural Development in less-than-ideal Conditions: A Sourcebook of Indicators for Monitoring and Evaluation | |
| APCAS/08/10 | 6b |
Validation at Country Level during the FAO-WB Study on Indicators for Tracking Results of Agricultural and Rural Development: Cambodia Case | |
| APCAS/08/11 | 9 |
World programme for the Census of Agriculture 2010: Opportunities, Plans and Issues | |
| APCAS/08/12 | 10a |
Forestry in Sarawak | |
| APCAS/08/13 | 10b |
Implementation and Perspectives of CountrySTAT in the Asia and Pacific Region | |
| APCAS/08/14 | 10c |
Towards a Simplified Food Balance Sheet | |
| APCAS/08/15 | 10d |
Gender Statistics for Agricultural and Rural Development in the Asia-Pacific Region: Past Perspectives and Future Prospects | |
Information Documents | |||
| APCAS/08/INF1 | Information Note | ||
| APCAS/08/INF2 | List of Documents | ||
| APCAS/08/INF3 | List of Participants | ||
Appendix D
By
Y.A.B Pehin Sri Haji Abdul Taib Mahmud
Chief Minister of Sarawak
Delivered to
The Twenty-Second Session of the
Asia and Pacific Commission on Agricultural Statistics
Kuching, Malaysia
9 – 13 June 2008
Y. Bhg Puan Hajah Wan Ramlah Wan Abd. Raof, Chief Statistician of Malaysia
Dr Jairo Castano, Secretary of the APCAS Commission
Y.B. Datuk Amar Wilson Baya Dandot, State Secretary, Sarawak,
FAO Representatives,
Distinguished Guests,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Good Morning and Selamat Datang,
I wish to convey the apology of the Yab Chief Minister Sarawak as he is unable to be present this morning due to other commitment. It gives me a great pleasure to welcome you to Malaysia, especially to Kuching, Sarawak, land of the hornbill.
Firstly, I would like to thank the organisers for giving me this opportunity to officiate the opening of the 22nd session of the Asia and Pacific Commission on Agricultural Statistics or APCAS, which is held from 9 – 13 June 2008. on behalf of the Malaysian government, I would like to express my utmost gratitude to Food and Agriculture Organization or FAO for choosing Malaysia as the venue for this round of session.
I would like to welcome all participants from the 25 participating countries to this session, jointly organized by the FAO, Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry, Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities Malaysia and the Department of Statistics, Malaysia. I hope your trip here is productive, enlightening and enjoyable. Please take some time off to enjoy this beautiful country of ours, including our delicious food and warm hospitality.
Distinguished guests, Ladies and Gentlemen
This session which will be held over 5 days, beginning this afternoon will address various pertinent aspects in relation to agricultural statistics.
APCAS, which is a statutory body of FAO, meets every two years to assess the current status of food and agricultural statistical development in member countries. it also reviews the FAO activities in Food and Agricultural Statistics in Asia and the Pacific.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
During the period 2006 to 2020, the Malaysian economy is targeted to grow at 6.3 percent. This target is premised on the world economy registering an average GDP growth of 3.5 percent during the entire plan period, greater focus will be given to develop the agriculture sector, particularly in areas of food supply and food security. This is in line with the third national agriculture policy, which spans from 1998-2010.
The Government of Malaysia has taken various measures in this aspect, to revitalise the agriculture sector as the third engine of growth. Hence, the third national agricultural policy and the Ninth Malaysia Plan are geared towards increasing productivity and competitiveness, ensuring food security and creating new sources of growth for the economy. The essence of these policies are to increase agricultural production, further expansion in agro-based processing activities, strengthening marketing and global networking to increase export, improving delivery services system which would ultimately elevate the income levels of farmers.
Efforts are also being undertaken to develop Malaysia as a major producer of halal products and services. Malaysia will leverage upon its international recognition as a modern and progressive Islamic country to gain access to the export markets for its halal products and services. Eventually, this will boost the agricultural sector and at the same time, encourage greater involvement of the smes.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
A strong statistical data system is fundamental for the formulation of macro- economic policies. It provides indicators for the performance of the economy, forming a basis for the adoption of current decisions and at the same time underline the projections for future developments. In addition, the statistical indicators form the basis for comparative analyses on the economies of other countries and are therefore essentially relevant for positioning the economy, worldwide.
In line with this, the Malaysian Government with the cooperation from the Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry, the Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities and the Department of Statistics, Malaysia is in the process of developing a comprehensive database for agricultural statistics. This is for the benefit of policy makers and other users.
With the current global issues on the increase of food prices and other challenges in food supply, the compilation of a comprehensive and up to date agriculture statistical data has became a priority. A complete and harmonised statistical system has to be made available to policy makers primarily as inputs for planning, monitoring and evaluation of development activities. At the same time, the pervasive use of computing technology and the increased reliance on information systems has created a heightened awareness and concern on storage of information. Hence, the rapid development in information technology has become an important mechanism in addressing these issues.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
It is hoped that during this session, participants will actively deliberate to bring about improvements and innovations in the management of agricultural statistical system which will assist in addressing issues, In light of the present challenges faced by the line ministries as well as national statistics offices.
In conclusion, I would like to express my deepest appreciation to the organizers and all participants for making this seminar a reality. I hope you will have a successful and fruitful deliberation during the seminar. I also hope the discussions and interactions will strengthen friendships among seminar participants and organizers. I wish you a pleasant stay in Sarawak and hope you will bring home fond memories of your stay in our country.
On that note, it is my great pleasure to declare the Twenty-Second Session of the Asia and Pacific Commission on Agricultural Statistics officially open.
Thank you.
Appendix E
By
He Changchui
Assistant Director-General and
Regional Representative for Asia and the Pacific
Delivered to
The Twenty-Second Session of the
Asia and Pacific Commission on Agricultural Statistics
Kuching, Malaysia
9 – 13 June 2008
Y.B. Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Dr George Chan Hong Nam, Deputy Chief Minister of Sarawak,
Madame Puan Wan Ramlah Wan Abd. Raof, Honourable Chief Statistician of Malaysia,
Distinguished Delegates and Dignitaries,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
It is a great pleasure to extend, on behalf of the Director-General of FAO and on my own behalf, a warm welcome to the Twenty-Second Session of the Asia and Pacific Commission on Agricultural Statistics (APCAS). I am pleased that, after 34 years, APCAS returns once again to the host country of the fifth session which was held in Kuala Lumpur in 1974.
I am especially grateful to the Government of Malaysia for its generosity in hosting this session in the beautiful state of Sarawak and for providing excellent facilities and an environment conducive to fruitful and productive discussions. I am personally grateful to you, Your Honourable, for devoting your valuable time to inaugurate this 22nd Session of APCAS.
The enchanting state of Sarawak located in the Borneo Island is Malaysia's largest state. It is endowed with one of the world's richest and most diverse ecosystems. We will have the opportunity to admire some of the natural and cultural beauty of this paradisiacal state throughout the week.
I am delighted to note that some 52 delegates from 15 member countries are attending the meeting, together with 5 observers from Malaysia and Afghanistan. I am thankful for your continued keen interest in the work of the Commission and in the activities of FAO. Your active involvement is significant as the demand for reliable food and agricultural statistics are more essential than ever for proper planning and decision making; sharing of experiences between member countries becomes important for building synergies and for enhancing knowledge networking.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
APCAS is a statutory body of FAO established in 1963. The first Session of the Commission was held in Tokyo, Japan in 1966 and 21 meetings have been held since then in 12 different countries. APCAS serves as a body for senior statistical officials from member countries to meet and review recent developments in their agricultural statistical systems and exchange ideas with experts from FAO and other bodies on the state of food and agricultural statistics in Asia and the Pacific.
This Commission serves to effectively synthesize the opinions and recommendations of member countries within the region. These opinions and recommendations are brought up to the attention of all member countries in the FAO regional and general conferences. Therefore, APCAS provides a unique opportunity to put forward proposals that may contribute to the further development of agricultural statistics in the Asia-Pacific region.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
You are well aware that FAO's main mandate is to combat hunger and monitor progress in achieving the Millennium Development Goals, especially MDG one, Target two, aimed at halving hunger by 2015. Despite the rapid transformation of economies that has taken place, the Asia-Pacific region still accounts for more than 60 percent of the world's undernourished1 population due to its large population and relatively low per capita incomes when compared with the Latin American and the Near East and North Africa regions. Latest FAO statistics show that 527 million people suffer from chronic hunger in the region, of which 300 million are in South Asia, 163 million in East Asia and 64 million in Southeast Asia.
There has been a significant change in the nature and location of hunger and poverty. While poverty is declining at a rapid rate at the national level there is a tendency for poverty to become concentrated in certain areas and among certain social groups. There is therefore a new pattern of localized persistence of poverty, even in countries such as China and India which have generally performed extremely well in terms of overall economic growth as well as reduction in the number of poor. Generally, the poor are living in marginalized areas with poor resource endowments and extremely weak infrastructure and services, and almost with no linkages to the mainstream economy. The recent soaring food prices may exacerbate the issue by pushing a large number of people back to poverty.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
In harmony with the biodiversity that surrounds us in Sarawak, I have noted several relevant and interesting issues, from technical to policy matters, that will be tabled during this APCAS Session.
One of those matters concerns the Regional Data Exchange System (RDES). FAO has recently completed this Japan-assisted project, whose progress since 2002 was reviewed during previous APCAS Sessions. The achievements of this project have been catalytic in nature, and contribute significantly to capacity building. FAO greatly appreciates the support received from Japan in strengthening agricultural statistics systems in the region, and further increasing the analytical capacities in the countries. The final report of this project will be discussed during this Session.
One activity linked to the RDES is the Compendium of Country Reports on Metadata for National Agricultural Statistics. Sixteen countries in Asia and the Pacific were involved in the preparation of these country reports. These reports were discussed in a sub-regional workshop in Manila in October 2006. The Compendium contains a description of data systems and its main characteristics as well as critical views of these systems that point out the strengths and weaknesses of the systems. The highlights of the Compendium will be presented at this Session to facilitate discussions and formulation of recommendations on ways to move forward.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
At the UN Conference on Financing for Development, in Monterrey, Mexico, 2002, developing and developed countries made commitments to a shared responsibility to achieve development results including those embodied in the Millennium Development Goals. This required countries to have the capacity to monitor indicators that reliably reflected results at all phases of the development process, from strategic planning to implementation to completion. Since many countries lack the capacity to produce and report the necessary data to inform the international development debate or to monitor their national trends, practical guidelines on appropriate monitoring indicators were needed.
To this end, the World Bank and FAO have recently prepared a sourcebook, which provides guidance on how to build the capacity needed for effective monitoring and evaluation in developing countries; and on the approaches for determining which indicators to select for tracking results in less-than-ideal conditions. This week, you will have the opportunity to learn some of the insights of this sourcebook and glimpse the results of the test of its methodology in Cambodia.
The responsibility for agricultural statistics in the countries has always been an issue in national agricultural policies. In some cases the responsibility lies with the National Statistical Office (NSO), in others it lies with the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA). And yet, in other instances, the responsibility is shared by both the NSO and the MoA. Some argue that NSO should be in charge while others believe that MoA should be responsible. How well this works, however, depends largely on the legal framework operating in the country and the level of collaboration between the parties. A clear- cut description of responsibilities in the production of agricultural statistics and partnership between the main stakeholders is also important. This provocative topic will be considered in roundtable discussions this week.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
International food prices have increased rapidly over the last three years. In December last year, FAO launched an initiative to respond to the crisis that threatens to push millions of people back into hunger and poverty. Governments from several countries, in turn, have adopted different policy measures to address rising food prices. But what is the role that statisticians play or can play to support policy decision makers? A second roundtable will address this issue and try to derive some recommendations for implementation by countries.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
As you may recall, in 2005 FAO launched the World Programme for the Census of Agriculture 2010 (WCA 2010), FAO's ninth Census round. The new programme was intended for countries planning to conduct their national censuses during the decade 2006-2015. The Census updated guidelines have a modular approach, with one core module and few supplementary modules according to the needs of the country. This new and flexible approach allows countries to collect data on a variety of subjects in an integrated and cost-effective manner. China, among other countries, has undertaken the Census of agriculture while preparations in other countries are underway. I am glad to note that a report on the progress made by the Asia-Pacific region will be presented at the Session.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
In order to facilitate wider analysis and utilization of available data and its effective use in the process of policy formulation, it is important to create - at the national and subnational levels - statistical databases with common data structures and compatible software so that communication and exchange is possible, not only between the producers of agricultural statistics but also between users and producers of statistics.
CountrySTAT, the country-level version of FAOSTAT, has been piloted in some Asia-Pacific countries since 2005. This versatile database system offers a two-way bridge between national and international statistics on food and agriculture and facilitates integration of efforts of several data producers within a country. I see from the Timetable that the implementation and perspectives of CountrySTAT in the region will be presented and discussed during the meeting. I invite you all to be aware of the capabilities of this system and take full advantage of its availability in the statistical systems of your respective countries.
Several other topics such as gender statistics and food balance sheets will also be tabled in this APCAS session.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
APCAS has provided strong support for the development of agricultural statistics in the region throughout its 45 years of existence. The Commission works not only to monitor the progress in development of agricultural statistics and takes cognizance of the needs of countries, but it also sets directions for further developments of statistical systems by working as a platform for sharing country initiatives. FAO looks to its member countries in deciding new programme initiatives and for setting priorities in the course of FAO reform. I request that you observe how previous undertakings have been implemented and recommend directions for our future actions. FAO looks to you for this guidance. In turn, I wish to assure you that we at the FAO Regional Office in Bangkok are always ready to extend technical assistance to our member countries to the best of our expert capability, despite any resource limitations.
Finally, let me again convey my sincere gratitude to the Government of Malaysia for hosting this session of the Commission. I acknowledge the hard work of the secretariat staff from the Department of Statistics of Malaysia, the Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry and the State Government Secretary of Sarawak in the preparation and organization of this meeting. I would also like to thank my colleagues from FAO headquarters and the regional office for their technical contributions and managerial efforts for making this meeting valuable and productive.
I wish you all success in your deliberations and a pleasant stay in the "land of the Hornbill".
Thank you.
Appendix F
By
Y. BHG PUAN HAJAH WAN RAMLAH WAN ABD. RAOF
CHIEF STATISTICIAN OF MALAYSIA
Delivered to
The Twenty-Second Session of the
Asia and Pacific Commission on Agricultural Statistics
Kuching, Malaysia
9 – 13 June 2008
Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim
Honorable Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Dr George Chan Hong Nam – Deputy Chief Minister of Sarawak, representing the Chief Minister Pehin Sri Haji Abdul Taib Mahmud
Dr Jairo Castano, Secretary of the APCAS Commission
Y.B. Datuk Amar Wilson Baya Dandot, State Secretary, Sarawak,
FAO Representatives,
Distinguished Guests,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Assalamualaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh and Good Morning.
Firstly, I would like to specially welcome YAB Pehin Sri Haji Abdul Taib Mahmud, Chief Minister of Sarawak to the opening ceremony of the Twenty-Second Session of the Asia and Pacific Commission on Agricultural Statistics this morning. We are pleased that you have courteously accepted our invitation to deliver the opening address and to officiate the opening of this session.
On behalf of the Government of Malaysia, please allow me to extend a warm welcome to all the guests, may I say "Selamat Datang". It is indeed a great honour to the Department and to Malaysia to host this meeting since the last session held in 1974 and may I take this opportunity to thank FAO for the support and commitment rendered to make this event a reality.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
The Asia and Pacific Commission on Agricultural Statistics or APCAS is a biennial event and it has provided strong support for the development of agricultural statistics in the Asia and Pacific region throughout its 43 years of existence. The Commission is also responsible to set directions for further developments of statistical systems by working as platform for sharing country initiatives. Thus assisting FAO in deciding new programme initiatives and for setting priorities in the course of FAO reform.
FAO being the coordinator rotates the host country to organize this event among member countries. We are fortunate that Malaysia has been given the opportunity to host the 22nd Session where it provides an avenue to review the development in agricultural statistics since the last session held in Phuket, Thailand in 2006. Besides, this meeting facilitates the exchange of ideas with the presence of experts from FAO and other organizations regarding the State of Food and Agricultural Statistics in the region.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Malaysia is taking new shift in priority toward agriculture. In Ninth Malaysia Plan, the agriculture sector is about to achieve the first mission to increase the value added in the country's economy. The `new agriculture' programme will revitalise the Malaysian agriculture as the third engine of growth. The programme is not just about producing more but it is expected to enhance value-addition to agriculture products, targeted to grow at 7.6 percent by 2010. Ultimately it will generate new source of growth and improving the national socio-economics divide by eradicating poverty.
Today, the agricultural statistics are very crucial for the planning and policy formulation in Malaysia especially with the alarming global threats, shortage of food and price volatility. A lot of effort has been made and resources allocated by the ministry and the statistics department to conduct surveys and censuses. In 2005, the agriculture census was carried out by the department of statistics covering all agricultural households in Malaysia.
To materialise the need to establish the right approach to garner data and information on agricultural statistics and to meet the various requests from stakeholders and users, a new division in the Department of Statistics, the Agriculture and Agro-Based Statistics Division was established in the year 2007. The initial activity by the division was to conduct the agriculture and logging economics census and through which the statistics presented are related to gross output generated, cost of input, salary and wages, and fixed assets owned in the sectors. The division also conducts monthly rubber statistics to provide general statistics on production, stocks, import, export, domestic consumption of rubber and number of workers, salary and wages in rubber estates. For future development, the division plans to establish a survey on agro based industries and supply and utilization account.
As the economies are globalizing so are the statistics which reflection of such development. Nowadays economic flaw occurs immediately without showing any substantial indicator especially foods. It is very eminent for the government to monitor the production and productivity of the agricultural products to avoid shortfall. Initiative has been taken by the statistic department together with the ministry of agriculture and agro-based industry and the ministry of plantation industries and commodities to develop a database for agricultural statistics which can be shared by other government agencies. The database comprises data at household and establishment level. In future, the department will take a lead as a focal point for international agriculture data sharing and exchange.
In line with this, greater involvement of FAO promoting advanced agricultural statistics system integrated into a national statistics system is essential especially in terms of technical support and capacity building.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
On behalf of the Government of Malaysia I would like to take this opportunity to specially thank FAO for their assistance given during the agriculture census. The department will support the commission and the member countries to prepare proper world programmes and approach for the census of agriculture 2010. It is a big challenge to the commission as one of the new objectives of the census is "Monitoring Millennium Development Goals". The modernisation of FAOSTATS really assists the policy maker and planners to view the data at international level and set benchmarks at the click of the mouse.
I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere appreciation to all for the support and commitment given in making this meeting a success. May our efforts be blessed and may this session be a productive one.
Finally once again, I would like to wish a pleasant and memorable stay in Kuching, Sarawak.
Salam and thank you.
Appendix G
ASIA AND PACIFIC COMMISSION ON
AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS
| Australia | Malaysia |
| Bangladesh | Myanmar |
| Bhutan | Nepal |
| Cambodia | New Zealand |
|
China, People’s Republic of |
Pakistan |
| Fiji | Philippines |
| France |
Republic of Korea |
| India | Sri Lanka |
| Indonesia | Thailand |
|
Iran, Islamic Republic of |
United Kingdom |
| Japan | United States of America |
| Lao PDR | Viet Nam |
DATES AND PLACES OF SESSIONS OF THE
ASIA AND PACIFIC COMMISSION ON AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS
| First | – | Tokyo, Japan, 26 September – 3 October 1966 |
| Second | – | New Delhi, India, 9 – 14 December 1968 |
| Third | – | Bangkok, Thailand, 26 – 31 October 1970 |
| Fourth | – | Seoul, Korea, 6 – 12 October 1972 |
| Fifth | – | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 16 – 20 July 1974 |
| Sixth | – | Manila, Philippines, 25 – 31 March 1976 |
| Seventh | – | Bangkok, Thailand, 17 – 23 August 1978 |
| Eighth | – | Kathmandu, Nepal, 26 – 31 October 1980 |
| Ninth | – | Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2 – 7 December 1982 |
| Tenth | – | Jakarta, Indonesia, 26 July – 1 August 1984 |
| Eleventh | – | Seoul, Korea, 29 May – 3 June 1986 |
| Twelfth | – | Colombo, Sri Lanka, 10 – 16 August 1988 |
| Thirteenth | – | Bangkok, Thailand, 29 October – 2 November 1990 |
| Fourteenth | – | Beijing, China, 8 – 13 June 1992 |
| Fifteenth | – | Manila, Philippines, 24 – 28 October 1994 |
| Sixteenth | – | Tokyo, Japan, 28 October – 1 November 1996 |
| Seventeenth | – | Hobart, Australia, 2 – 6 November 1998 |
| Eighteenth | – | Bali, Indonesia, 6 – 10 November 2000 |
| Nineteenth | – | Seoul, Korea, 21 – 25 October 2002 |
| Twentieth | – | New Delhi, India, 20 – 24 September 2004 |
| Twenty-first | – | Phuket, Thailand, 11 – 15 September 2006 |
| Twenty-second | – | Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, 9 – 13 June 2008 |
1 FAO, The state of food insecurity in the world 2006.
