Presentation from the Informal Consultation on Livestock Issues between the FAO Animal Production and Health Division and interested Non-Governmental Organizations. 1–2 December 2009 Italy, Rome FAO Headquarters. [Originally posted on http://www.cop-ppld.net/cop_knowledge_base]

1. FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION
OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Production
Domain
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Statistics Division
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2. FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION
OF THE UNITED NATIONS
General Overview
Commodities 633
• Crops & processed 436 • Primary Crops 180
• Livestock & proc. 197 • Primary Livestock & products 61
Coverage: 1961-2008
Countries: 242
INPUT per year: 80200
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3. FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION
OF THE UNITED NATIONS
MAIN CROP GROUPS
CEREALS
ROOTS AND TUBERS
SUGAR CROPS
PULSES
NUTS
OIL CROPS
VEGETABLES
FRUIT
STIMULANTS
SPICES
FORAGE PRODUCTS
TOBACCO
NATURAL RUBBER
FIBERS, VEGETAL OR ANIMAL ORIGIN
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4. FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION
OF THE UNITED NATIONS
LIVESTOCK AND PRODUCTS
Livestock – Live Animals
Product from Slaughtered Animals
Products from Live Animals
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5. FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION
OF THE UNITED NATIONS
SELECTED DERIVED AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES
•SUGAR, RAW, CENTRIFUGAL
•VEGETABLE OILS
•CAKES
•FRUIT PREPARATION
•ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
•EVAPORATED & CONDENSED
MILK
•CHEESE (ALL KINDS)
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6. FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION
OF THE UNITED NATIONS
CORE - Production domain • Area Sown
• Area Harvested
• Production of Primary Crops
• Seed
• Feed
• Production of Selected Processed Crops
• Number of Live Animals
• Number of female animals
• Slaughtered Animals
• Production of Meat
• Milking animals
• Production of milk
• Laying animals
• Production of Hen Eggs and Other Eggs
• Other Livestock products
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7. FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION
OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Data Sources
• Country Questionnaires
• Country Yearbooks/Publications
• Country websites
• International Sources (Licht, Oilworld, OIV)
• Other FAO Divisions & UN Statistics Divisions
• Giews
• Other International Organisation(Eurostat,Afristat,AEOD)
• Other sources (Reuter, USDA)
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8. FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION
OF THE UNITED NATIONS
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9. FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION
OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Questionnaires Received
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10. FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION
OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Procedures
A)Collect the data from various sources
B)Review the data to assess quality
- Evaluate accuracy (digit or input errors)
- Identify inconsistencies originated by changes in series
- Verify coherence of the series provided
- Analyse relevance of the new series released
C) Estimate missing data
D) Input the data in our working system validate the files
E ) Validate the file
F) Calculate index numbers & production value
G) Disseminate data
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11. FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION
OF THE UNITED NATIONS
• http://faostat.fao.org/default.aspx
• E-mail: Gladys.MorenoGarcia@fao.org
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12. FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION
OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Thank you for your attention
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