Report of the Nineteenth Session of the Asia and Pacific Commission on Agricultural Statistics



Held in Seoul,
21 - 25 October 2002

RAP PUBLICATION: 2003/03

FAO REGIONAL OFFICE FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC (RAP)
BANGKOK, 2003

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ACRONYMS

INTRODUCTION

FAO'S ACTIVITIES IN FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS DURING 2000-2002 IN THE ASIA AND PACIFIC REGION (Item 4 of the Agenda)

REVIEW OF THE PRESENT STATE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS IN MEMBER COUNTRIES OF THE COMMISSION - COUNTRY STATEMENTS (Item 5 of the Agenda)

REPORT ON JAPAN/FAO COOPERATIVE PROJECTS "IMPROVEMENT OF AGRICULTURE STATISTICS IN ASIA AND PACIFIC COUNTRIES" AND "STRENGTHENING REGIONAL DATA EXCHANGE SYSTEM ON FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS IN ASIA AND PACIFIC COUNTRIES" AND RELATED JAPANESE SUPPORT TO AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS (Item 6 of the Agenda)

MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC (Item 7 of the Agenda)

IMAGE SCANNING TECHNOLOGY IN THE PROCESSING OF AGRICULTURAL SURVEY AND CENSUS DATA (Item 8 of the Agenda)

AGRICULTURAL CENSUS: CURRENT AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS (Item 9 of the Agenda)

SHORTCOMINGS IN FISHERY STATISTICS AND A PROPOSAL FOR IMPROVING INFORMATION ON STATUS AND TRENDS OF CAPTURE FISHERIES (Item 10 of the Agenda)

INDICATORS FOR AGRICULTURAL POLICY ANALYSIS (Item No. 11 of the Agenda)

DEVELOPING INFORMATION FOR SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC (Item 12 of the Agenda)

OTHER MATTERS (Item 13 of the Agenda)

ADOPTION OF THE REPORT AND CLOSING OF THE SESSION (Item 14 and 15 of the Agenda)

APPENDICES

A. AGENDA
B. LIST OF DELEGATES AND OBSERVERS
C. LIST OF DOCUMENTS
D. INAUGURAL ADDRESS BY HE JUNG HO KIM, DEPUTY MINISTER FOR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY, REPUBLIC OF KOREA
E. STATEMENT OF MR HE CHANGCHUI, REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR ASIA AND PACIFIC REGION
F. ASIA AND PACIFIC COMMISSION ON AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS