• UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC AND SOC:iA.L CC)UNCIL Oistr. GENERAl E/ECWA/FA0/8~/WG.l/3 13 Nove~nber 1984 ORIGINAL: ARABIC ---·--···-·---~ ... ---~·-.-----·---·-- .. ------------ ECONOMIC COMMlSSfON P.:OR ~f1)lEM"1 ASlA FOOD ANO AGRIC!Jt.l'U~E ORGAH':\.l.:.T';O;-.; 'Se•inar on MeUtad~. ;.:: f ~gr- t.c.,~ tural Data Collect.ion 1-~ Dec~er 1964 Baghdad Agric~ltural Data Collection in the Arab Republlc of Ye.en This country paper has been prepared by Mr. Mohamed AI-Naweera., Director General Agricultural Data Collection project., Ministl"y of Ag,.iculture and Fisheries .. Yetnen Al"ab Repubt ic. The views expressed herein do not. necessarily reflect those of the United Nations Economic Commission for 't Western Asia. 84-0850 l J - 1 - I-AGRICULTURAl DATA COLLECTION IN THE ARAB REPUBliC OF TEMEN The expression refers to the process of collection of data on the various aspects of the agricultural sector (plant pro­ d•Ktion. ant~al husbandry. and fisheries) and related questions such as manpower~ production inputs (requirements•• aqricultural households, etc. This data is then expressed in figures, anat­ lzed and presented in tabular form~ the main purpose ot an agrico~turat statistics progr.:umne is tu '!.ecurc a su:;tzini;!d f!ow of :it.atistical data to aneet the •eQu;reiiW"!nt.s of planni.na 1n the agricultural sector. Such data r-efdt:e to:; (lJ f,.,dl!nt:ion of t:he 1"'£>7.1-t~ve pC"sit.ion of a~riculture in the 0{.0J1vftiY• nus inctuue;;;. fefenmce to the number of peop1e \1\'~...., ·:epPoc\ •m rtqrioruiture for a 1 i•·inq,. t:he snare of' agriculture ·.-. ;:~~ •rno:;."i 1'l',~r.;-.y· ::=-r·!)ctuc1 an::: ·u.e r.Jle of aqricultureo as a 'ottne o.r too~'!>o::utfo:: 1:0 ~upoor-t th~ popu~dtion., d soun.:e of ;aw ·"'rttet t-:t•c- •·~·t:·t~~~ :..:-... l.-,.· -•1 .i.;··•H···. r dlf'iQ a ~ource of' income to ;.,ar <l cu.-rene y; (~; fsti· . .-:tt.f"!' :Jf :::t!!·rer.t. .ar.d \:u:-.<Jr~ supply of. and demand for· iQodsruff<i ;mu a"j;ric<iturat products .::;s well as average con­ 'S.VWtp't:.ion ,..«d •~f'>td requisites of owo.Juction; 