Agenda and Timetable
| Tuesday, 11 December 2007 | ||
| 08:30 – 08:50 hrs. | Registration | |
| 08:50 – 09:15 hrs. | Opening Session | |
| – | Opening Address by Dr He Changchui, FAO Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Asia and the Pacific | |
| – | Introduction of the Participants | |
| – | Photograph | |
| Break | ||
| 10:00 – 10:15 hrs. | – | Election of Officers |
| – | Adoption of the Agenda and Timetable | |
| – | Background for the Expert Consultation and Objectives (Mr J. Castano, FAO) | |
| Farmer Income Data for Decision Making | ||
| 10:15 – 12:30 hrs. | Existing methodologies for collection of farmers’ income data | |
| – | “The Farmer Income Statistics Survey in Thailand” (Ms Sudjai Chongvorakitwatana, Thailand). | |
| – | “Methodology of Data Collection in Farm Income Surveys: Indonesia’s Experience” (Mr Ardief Achmad, Indonesia). | |
| 12:30 – 14:00 hrs. | Lunch | |
| 14:00 – 15:00 hrs. | Existing methodologies for collection of farmers’ income data (cont’d) | |
| – | “Data System for Farm Income in the Philippines, from Collection to Use: Strengths and Weaknesses” (Ms Maura S. Lizarondo, the Philippines). | |
| Break | ||
| 15:15 – 15:30 hrs. | – | “Ideas and Suggestions from CABIG on Farmers’ Income Data” (Mr Jo Cadilhon, FAO). |
| 15:30 – 16:30 hrs. | – | “Farmer Income data for Decision-making in the EU” (Mr James Whitworth, Eurostat). |
| 16:30 – 18:30 hrs. | [Drafting Committee Meeting] | |
| 18:30 – 20:30 hrs. | Dinner | |
| Wednesday, 12 December 2007 | ||
| 08:30 – 09:30 hrs. | Review of possible integration of surveys to obtain farmers’ income data | |
| – | “Monitoring farm financial performance through surveys” (Mr Vince O’Donnell, Australia). | |
| Break | ||
| 09:45 – 11:00 hrs. | – | “Developing Appropriate Survey Methodologies to Obtain Reliable Income Data of Farmers: Challenges and Plausible Ways and Means” (Mr Gurucharan Manna, India). |
| 12:30 – 14:00 hrs. | Lunch | |
| 14:00 – 15:00 hrs. | – | Summary Discussion on Farm Income Data for Decision Making |
| Break | ||
| Processing and Analysis of Farmer Income Data | ||
| 15:15 – 16:30 hrs. | Methodologies for processing and analysis | |
| – | “Processing and Analysis of USDA’s ARMS Survey” (Mr David Banker, USA) | |
| 16:30 – 18:30 hrs. | [Drafting Committee Meeting] | |
| Thursday, 13 December 2007 | ||
| 08:30 – 09:30 hrs. | Appropriate strategies for overcoming data limitations | |
| – | “Optimal Strategies to Improve Collection and Analysis of Farmers’ Income Data” (Mr Kyeong-Duk Kim, Korea) | |
| Break | ||
| 09:45 – 11:00 hrs. | – | “Generation of Farmers’ Income Data” (Mr Erniel Barrios, the Philippines) |
| 11:00 – 12:30 hrs. | – | Discussion on appropriate strategies for overcoming data limitations. |
| 12:30 – 14:00 hrs. | Lunch | |
| 14:00 – 15:00 hrs. | Appropriate strategies for imputation and analysis | |
| – | “Rural Income Generating Activities (RIGA) Study: Income Aggregate Methodology, Issues and Considerations” (Ms Katia Covarrubias, FAO). | |
| Break | ||
| 15:15 – 16:00 hrs. | – | Discussion |
| 16:00 – 19:00 hrs | [Chairperson meeting to prepare and discuss first draft report] | |
| Friday, 14 December 2007 | ||
| 08:30 – 11:30 hrs. | Roundtable: Recommendations of Optimal Strategies for Improving the Collection and Analysis of Farmers’ Income Data | |
| – | Moderator: Mr Erniel Barrios (Philippines) | |
| 11:30 – 14:00 hrs | [Chairperson meeting to finalize draft report] | |
| 12:00 – 14:00 hrs. | Lunch | |
| 14:00 – 14:45 hrs. | Circulation of the Draft Report | |
| Break | ||
| 15:00 – 15:45 hrs. | Adoption of the Report | |
| 15:45 – 16:15 hrs. | Closing of the Expert Consultation | |
