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Agricultural Statistics Best Practice Methodology Handbook

1503-cover-ATC_ag-stat-handbook
Published Date December 2013
Type of Publication Manuals
Publication Under SOM Steering Committee on Economic and Technical Cooperation (SCE), Agricultural Technical Cooperation Working Group (ATCWG)
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Pages 176
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Description

This handbook provides guidelines for implementing best practices in agricultural surveys as presented in the FAO’s Global Strategy and for addressing many of the shortfalls revealed by Best Practices study. The handbook draws heavily on FAO literature and the FAO’s database of agricultural statistics, with emphasis on ways to achieve best practices in agricultural statistics and improve the coverage, consistency and quality of published data on food and agriculture in all APEC economies.
Introduction
Part I: Design of Agricultural Census and Survey Implementation
Part II: Practical Statistical Methodology
Appendix