ments. would enabt e tlie eJ aborati on of a success fu J statis-tica I p r ogr anuae. V-THE FORTHt:OMING PLAN FOR AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS (1982 -1986) A rough outline of the tural statistics prcrgram~e below. successive stages in the agricul­ for the 1982-1986 plan is given (lJ Concentration on the establishment of statistical offices in the Governo..-ates and forRIIation of simple programmes to be iaple.ented by these offices in the first few years fol­ lowing their establish~nt. These programmes will be intensi­ f'ied qrad"uany and priority !!till be given to thcr tmp1etnent.ation ~f ~ programme to record p~ices on ru..-al markets and from farm­ <!rs... This wi 11 be followed by the introduct.ion ot stati sties on ~creagP~• yierds ana ~erated questions. ti:: Updating of Ule agricultural censuses conducted in the Goverrtorates .. through t.he conducting of" a comph~ft.entary sample stw-vey. Pubt icatfon of adJusted results in a yearbook to be tts-Pc! as a source of i nformat.i on pending the c:onduc.ta ng of proper' agricultural census. lt3l (oJRmissioning of a 5f)ecial studr on fn·,,ft fa~ming and Pnutm~rdt:ion of aYailat>fe wP.lls ana ploughs. (4) Pubfication on speciffc dates of !'f.tat-~sticaJ pPdod­ icals containing aH the data available on the agricultural sec­ to..-.. {5J Cont. i fluat fon of eff arts to introduce an area ff' ame method and set up the machinery to establish it; utilization of the pot~ntial and experience available from the World Banky the United States Department of Aq• iculture and tt1e Swiss Government in connection with the recommendation to conduct an c-real sur'"ey of Yemen because existing photographs. whtch were taken in 1913• are now outdated and no longer· satisfy reqai..-ements in rapia'y developing areas. If possible. a light aircraft should be ~sed to up-date the photographs of dreas comprising tfie Sdmpte so as t.o provid"e a more accurate picture ot· p..-esent conditions. \ . -1 -