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8. Compilation of Livestock Statistics
This includes the various types of animals and poultry as well as their
products like milk, meat and eggs. Through SPARS countries have prioritized
these activities, which are now implementation phase in following countries.
 Ongoing activity in Myanmar - Development of the methodology for
an Integrated Sample Survey for livestock products
 Completed in Bhutan - Pilot livestock survey on estimation of Milk
Production in Haa (2015) province.
9. Pacific Strategic Plan for Agricultural and Fisheries Statistics
(PSPAFS)
PSPAFS, is the regional SPARS Jointly launched and implemented by FAO
and Pacific Community (Secretariat of Pacific Community, SPC) at the 27th
Session of the Asia Pacific Commission on Agricultural Statistics (ACPAS) in
March 2018 in Fiji, Nadi. It includes almost all components of the SPARS at
regional level focusing on Pacific Island Countries.
10. Others
Regional-level workshops were organized for dissemination of guidelines
on: Master Sampling Frame, Post-Harvest Losses, Sub-sector statistics (crops,
livestock and fisheries) and Regional trainings on use of ICT (satellite imagery
and drones) for agricultural statistics One in Asia, and one in the Pacific
11. Selected Country Status (Success Stories)
To provide additional evidences on the key activities undertaken by
country as part of the SPARS process:
I. Afghanistan
 Statistical systems dysfunctional for many years due to civil
conflict, revived after the new constitution.
 Current security situation has adverse impact on capacity to
produce reliable data.
 Core infrastructure for agricultural statistics in the Ministry
through international partnership
 Estimates for wheat, rice, maize and barley by Statistics
Department for 21 out of the 34 provinces through the Agriculture
Prospects Report.
 Recently satellite data of cropped area for wheat with ground
trothing data from field locations used to update area of crops.
II. Bangladesh
 Competencies of NSS strengthened,
 National Quality Assurance Framework for ARS developed
 Core-set of indicators available according to GSARS

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