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food needs of these protein sources, the government also focuses on
aquaculture.
This is in line with what was stated in NAP 2011-2020 where the
contribution of aquaculture activities has shown significant growth in the
production of fish in the country. This industry development is driven primarily
by the development of Aquaculture Industrial Zone equipped with basic
infrastructure and effective support services. Aquaculture program will focus
on producing quality fish and prawn seedlings, cost-effective livestock feed
and aquaculture-based processing activities. The total fish demand is
expected to increase from 1.3 million tonnes in 2010 to 1.9 million tonnes by
2020 with growth of 3.8 per cent per annum. The per capita consumption of
fish is expected to increase from 46 kilograms to 55 kilograms with growth of
1.9 per cent per annum. Aquaculture production is projected to increase to
790 thousand tonnes (41%) of total fish demand in the country by 2020.

4. Discussion and Conclusion
It is importance to recognise statistics as a tools and evidence based for
development planning. Therefore, timely, accurate and reliable statistics are
essential for the purpose of providing SUA. The SUA statistical framework for
food commodities is a useful reference because it displays statistics on the
supply and utilization simultaneously in the form of balance equations. The
statistics and indicators provided illustrate the country's agricultural position,
especially in determining adequate food supply security.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
recommends the work program of SUA according to list of commodities
classified by major food groups for the provision of SUA to all involved in
agricultural data and analysis thereof. Malaysia is among the countries that
adopted the program. The compilation of SUA started with nine agricultural
commodities in 2010 and expanded to 33 commodities in 2017. However, the
number of commodities is not an issue because it is based on its suitability in
a country. For the Philippines, the 31st edition of SUA publication, reference
year 2015 to 2017 covers 82 agricultural commodities. The publication also
displaying accounts in the form of balance equations include elements of
supply and usage.
Problems arise primarily on the accuracy and availability of data. For the
provision of SUA, secondary data is collected from various agencies. Therefore,
it is suggested that cooperation between agencies should be further
enhanced. For example, having a workshop, with the presence of
representatives from all data provider agencies, detailed discussions can be
made regarding the availability and sharing of data. In addition, it is
recommended that for the calculation of per capita consumption, the number

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