The fi~st population cen~us was f..:om1uc:t:ed an 1.974. This general census was followed by a CTDA poplf1ation census in 1980. ffoweYer .. no census on aqricultu.-e .... 'f!s s;AC.h has evet· been carried out and t:hi s is unlike I y to t...tke pI dee before 1986• i.e. after the population ceRsus s<.fledut ed fen 1 98~ has been c.ompl eted. - 5 - ~!~!i~!i£al Institutes and frai~!ng~ Neither does the Arab Republic of Yemen have a statistical institute nor does its second Five Year Plan provioe for the establishment of one. However, given the importance of improv­ ing the competence and skills of statisticians working on agri­ cultural data collection. a number of alternatives were resorted to. fhe Ar-ab Organization for Agr ic ul tura I Development li: indl y organized a seminar of two weeks on agricultura1 data collection f~om iO to 24 June 19H2 in Sana•a, where experts in agricultural ~ata ':u~f.t:::r:tion qa~0! inst1uct~on. A total of .20 persons regis­ ~ered lor that seminar. Yhey were agrtcultural statisticians T~t-Pr e~<:=rat.~t• "e~ ;;f Hl~ l.prttrrJl Pi .~nntng Or·ganizatiort, the Bank cf ~q, it.:tth: .. ural Ls-edtt: ofH1 Local C.o-operatives for Development. ~t~ ~jnistraes nt ~~ono~y ana f~~~ Supplies. and dgricultutal p;o_;~t.t!.. lrr d~ch tioo, ~ nutnber of agru:ut turat statisticians .t.:.=.-e ~€:ot 'to ;:n.teno se~inars~ .:tloruad in Arab countries, such as i;! .r.HC.i.ih a•'a-:1 iu lr-~ .Jr •• ~..,.d ~tdtt~-,. l't:~ duration of these sem­ i~dr~ ~a~iPd ~eween t~n ~~nt~~ ~nd one year. ~L-·,,~_dA?::"i.\9 t~z .l'-..Lccll .• ~~ •• .:u •..• ::> ilvd~ 'chiiCp (.flC' Ut!pdrt.Jnent d 14g. i .:~H.u..-.:. i Stat i. sti cs; of the :1~ ni s~ry vi Aqr i cui ture and Fisheries des~r.;e-s ··:-:·~·c~i<~~~.abJc creait fo:· ..ohat it :.u .. u .... hieveu 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the development of agricultural statistics and data collection in the Arab Republic of Yemen. It mentions the lack of a statistical institute and the importance of improving the competence and skills of statisticians in agricultural data collection. The text also references a seminar organized by the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development and the participation of agricultural statisticians from various organizations. This suggests that the text is focused on the topic of agriculture and the development of agricultural statistics.

**Category**
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, Science and technology