In accordance with its 2016 Annual Work Plan and within the framework of Statistical Capacity Building (StatCaB) Programme, SESRIC has organised the Training Course on ‘Agriculture Statistics’ at Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) of Arab Republic of Egypt on 29-31 August 2016. 

The Training Course was conducted by Mr. Bassam Daoud Mostafa Zain, Head of Crops Production Division of Department of Statistics (DOS) of Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan with the participation of relevant officials of CAPMAS of Egypt.

As defined in the Classification of Statistical Activities (CSA Rev. 1 - October 2009;  http://goo.gl/olg3Tz); Agriculture – covered agricultural monetary statistics (agricultural economic accounts), agricultural structures (farm structure), trade in agricultural products, agricultural labour input, crop and animal production, agricultural commodities, and agro-industry statistics (including food production and safety).

The Training Course on ‘Agriculture Statistics’ included discussion activities with a focus on the following topics:

• An Overview of the Agricultural Statistics
• Agricultural Census
• Implementation Phases of the Census
• Agricultural Surveys
• Surveys Production Plant
• Surveys of Animal Production
• Agricultural Economic Surveys

Sign up for an account at OIC-StatCom Forum  (http://forum.sesric.org/) to join the group discussion on the Training Course on ‘Agriculture Statistics’ in Arab Republic of Egypt available: http://forum.sesric.org/?p=67

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• Agenda (Arabic)

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