Advisory services to the African Commission on agricultural statistics : mission report

Abstract

This paper deals with the 19th Session of the African Commission on Agricultural Statistics (AFCAS) was held in Maputo, Mozambique, from 24 to 27 October 2005 and gathered more than 80 agricultural statisticians from 31 Member States, as well as various observers: ECA, Statistics Canada, World Bank, etc... It followed the joint FAO/Paris 21 technical workshop on strengthening Food and agricultural statistics, held on 20-22 October which discussed important issues critical for the development of a modern, relevant and sustainable food and agricultural statistics systems in support of effective development policies and programmers.