Within the framework of supporting the joint Arab cooperation between AITRS and AOAD, to activate the agreement signed between the two parties, a meeting held on the sidelines of the Regional Workshop on Volume 2 “Operational Guidelines” of the FAO World Programme for the Census of Agriculture 2020 (WCA 2020) attended by Director General of the Institute, Mr. El Hadi El Saidi, and the Director General of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) Eastern Regional Office Eng. Feda Rawabdeh. Where they discussed several topics most important to unite efforts in raising capacity among workers in the ministries of agriculture and statistical agencies.
The two sides also agreed to coordinate between the two parties to review the Arabic translation of Volume II, the practical guidance for the Agricultural Census 2020 issued by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in addition to contributing to the FAO Food Security Report issued by the Organization. On the other hand, the two sides agreed on the necessity of working hard in order to issue a systematic and institutional guide to the concepts and indicators related to agricultural statistics and to unite them among the Arab countries as a methodological tool for the benefit of the ministries of agriculture and statistical agencies to improve the quality of Arab statistical production in the agricultural field. The two sides also focused on the need for knowledge transfer and exchange of plans, programs and work on raising and capacity building and training of trainers.
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