Second Meeting of the Steering Group
for
Agricultural Statistics
Bangkok, 18-20 July 2012
Last update: 8 August 2012
The second meeting of the Steering Group for Agricultural Statistics (SGAS) was held during 18-20 July 2012, in UNCC, Bangkok. The meeting was chaired by Mr Romeo Recide (the Philippines) and Mr Karpo Dukpa (Bhutan) in their capacities as the Chair and Vice-chair, respectively, of the SGAS.
The objective of the meeting was to review a plan for implementing the Global Strategy to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics in Asia-Pacific (referred to as “the RAP” hereafter), and provide concrete recommendations for its finalization for consideration by the Asia-Pacific Commission on Agricultural Statistics (APCAS, October 2012) and the ESCAP Committee on Statistics (CST, December 2012).
Report of the 2nd meeting
Programme
Agenda item
Presentation
1.1. Update on the Implementation of the Global
Strategy
1.2. Overview of the draft RAP
1.3. Findings of the country assessment and
situation of the region
1.4. Expected results of the meeting
2. Expected results of the Plan
3. Implementation steps and strategy
4. Advocacy
5.1. Components of RAP: Technical assistance
5.2. Components of RAP: Training
5.3. Components of RAP: Research
6. Integration of the components
7. Implementation arrangements and governance
8. Integration with the Regional Implementation
Plan for the Regional Programme on Economic
Statistics
First meeting of the Regional Steering Committee (RSC) for the Asia-Pacific Regional Action Plan to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics (RAP), Bangkok, 9-10 April 2013
