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II Experts Meeting of the Community of Practice in Agricultural Statistics of Mexico, Central America and the Dominican Republic

Statistics
10 September 2024|Event
CEPAL - Mexico

ECLAC Mexico hosted the Second Experts Meeting of the Community of Practice in Agricultural Statistics on September 10th, 2024.

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

9:00 – 9:10

Inauguration

  • Leda Peralta, Head of Agricultural Development and Climate Change Unit, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) - Subregional Headquarters in Mexico City

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.

  • Anna Szyniszewska, Technical Lead Digital Team of CABI UK

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

  • Carlos Navarro Racines, Research Specialist (Via Remote)
  • Carlos Eduardo Gonzaléz, Senior Research Associate

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)

  • Manuel Hernandez, Senior Research Fellow

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

  • Co The Sou, Associate Statistician

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)

  • Representative from INE Honduras /FHIA (to be confirmed)

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.

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