THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS

ICAS III-MEXSAI 2004

EXECUTIVE REPORT

Rome, June 29th, 2005

MEXSAI

THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS

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Held in Cancún, Quintana Roo, México from November 2nd to 4th, 2004.

Participant organisations: NASS/USDA; EUROSTAT; FAO;

OCDE; ISI; UN/ECE; World Bank & SAGARPA/SIAP

Sponsors: SAGARPA & NASS/USDA.

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220 atendees: 69 mexicans & 151 from all over the world.

45 countries from around the world.

Representatives of public and private institutions linked to rural statistics.

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COSTS OF THE EVENT AND CONTRIBUTIONS

THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS 2004

TOTAL INCOME QUANTITY PARTICIPATION

(Dollars) (%)

Registrations 10,435.0 9.8

SAGARPA’s Contributions 96,565.0 90.2

TOTAL 107,000 100.0

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COSTS OF THE EVENT QUANTITY PARTICIPATION

(Dollars) (%)

Conference rooms, banquets and internet 26,536 24.8

Visit to the Xcaret Park 20,437 19.1

Audio and video 14,873 13.9

Simultaneous Translation 13,161 12.3

Transportation 8,150 7.6

Thematic Dinner 7,164 6.7

Portfolio and other office products 4,530 4.2

Other 12,149 11.4

TOTAL 107,000 100.0

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EVALUATION RESULTS

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EXPECTATIONS FULFILMENT

5%

95%YES NO

SPEAKERS EVALUATION

17%

10%

73%

EXCELLENT GOOD REGULAR

QUALITY OF ORGANIZATION

77%

16%

7%

EXCELLENT GOOD REGULAR

TO CONTINUE CONFERENCES

100%

0%

YES NO

GENERAL OVERVIEW

ANALIZED TOPICS

THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS

• The presentations, the questions generated, and the discussions provided a rich experience.• It was very productive.• Excellent synergy of ideas interchange on rural statistics• Agricultural, Stockbreeding and Rural Development Indicators;•Methodology and International Standards for Agricultural, Stockbreeding and Rural Statistics;•Rural Poverty and Hunger•Environmental Sustainability•Food Security •Social Welfare•Animal Health

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CONCLUSIONS AND CHALLENGES

Innovator use of surveys and census.

Representation of developing countries. Use of technology.

-Surveys data, with the administrative information.

-Remote sensing.-Geographic information systems.-GPS.

Invitation to other international organizations.

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