Organization: Indepth Research Services
Registration deadline: 02 May 2016
Starting date: 09 May 2016
Ending date: 11 May 2016
Introduction
There is the need to establish the frameworks to address intensively the lack of capacity to meet data requirements as defined in a recommended minimum set of agricultural statistics. The frameworks address the need for agricultural statistics to go beyond the traditional farm level data about production to data used to monitor the role of the agricultural sector in food security, environmental sustainability, and a driver for poverty reduction.
Who should attend?
Relevant officials from national statistical offices,ministry of agriculture, livestock and fisheries, farmers and other agricultural managers. Other officials who deal with agriculture activities and statistics are highly encouraged to attend.
Duration
3 Days
Learning Objectives
- Understand the Importance of Agriculture statistics in the current world
- Learn the different classifications used in agricultural statistics
- Be able to conduct agricultural surveys and data collection
- Understand the concept of analyzing agricultural statistics.
Topics to be covered
- Importance of Agriculture Statistics and Agriculture today
- Agriculture Statistics: Concepts and definitions
- Classifications used in agricultural statistics
- Statistical methods and official agricultural statistics
- Input-output structure; Agricultural Crops (Major/Minor and Main /By products)
- Data Collection Schemes
- Concepts of survey sampling
- Agricultural census and surveys
- World Census of Agriculture (WCA)
- Crop Estimation
- Production Index and Agriculture Growth
- Agriculture Gross Value Added (GVA)
- Extended Scenario of Agriculture Statistics
How to register:
To participate, kindly click on this link to register as an individual: Register as Individual or as a Group:Register as Group.
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