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ECLAC Mexico hosted the Second Experts Meeting of the Community of Practice in Agricultural Statistics on September 10th, 2024.
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Continuing with tradition of promoting the dissemination of information in the field of agricultural statistics in Mexico, the Central American region, and parts of the Caribbean, this experts meeting aims to gather researchers and officials from leading international organizations, National Statistical Offices, and INGOs to discuss the latest advances in methodologies and experimentations in the intersection of agricultural development under the context of climate change. This meeting emphasizes the novel use of data centric as well as classical statistical techniques and hopes to introduce participants to contemporary case studies in topics that are more pertinent to the region´s agricultural activities than ever. It also aims to strengthen the existing community of practitioners through regular interactions and to encourage an open culture of data sharing and transparency.
September 10, 2024
Inauguration
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9:10 – 10:10 |
Session 1. Measuring and Understanding the Global Burden of Crop Loss – Data Requirements and Opportunities on Yields, Pest Presence and Economic Burden of the Hazards.
Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences International (CABI) |
10:10 – 11:10 |
Session 2. Statistical Downscaling and Bias Error Correction of Climate Change Data Applied to Crop Modeling in Central America
Alliance of Biodiversity and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT in Spanish) |
11:10 – 12:10 |
Session 3. Selected Topics in Food Price Volatility and Price Transmission from International Commodities Markets to the Central American Region (Exact title subject to change)
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) |
12:10 – 13:00 |
Lunch/ Recess |
13:00 – 13:45 |
Session 4. Introducing the Prototype of SIAGRO+: ECLAC Mexico´s Agricultural and Climate Change Open-Source Database
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Subregional Headquarters in Mexico City Including a survey for guests to give us feedback on the design and desired features. |
13:45 – 14:45 |
Session 5. National Institute of Statistics of Honduras + Honduran Foundation of Agricultural Research (FHIA in Spanish)
The National Agricultural Census in Honduras- More than 30 Years of Lessons Learned and Preparations in the Making |
14:45 – 15:00 |
Closing Remarks |
Practical information:
Please find the link to the event website.
Subregional Headquarters and Offices:
Subregional Headquarters, MexicoOrganizing institution:
Sede Subregional de la CEPAL en México
- http://www.cepal.org/es/sedes-y-oficinas/cepal-mexico
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