MEXSAI
Third International Conference
on Agricultural Statistics

Topic 1: From Agriculture to Rural Development Indicators

Morning Sessions

Day 1 (Nov 2) 11:30 - 1:00 p.m. Room 1 

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Data Requirements for Rural Development Indicators

1

"Tracing Management Systems " (Alberto Zuloaga)

2

"Socio-Economic Information in the Rural Sector" (Javier Suárez)

3

"Conceptual Design of a Geospatial Information Solution for the Rural Sustainable Development in the County Level"
(Margarita Parás)

Day 1 (Nov 2) 11:30 - 1:00 p.m., Room 2

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It Makes a Difference: Household versus Farm as a Unit of Measurement

1

"New Opportunities for Economic Assessment of Rural Households in China" (Bryan Lohmar, Fred Gale, Linxiu Zhong)

2

"Measurement and Analysis of Rural Household Income in a Dualistic Economy:  The Case of South Africa "
(Johann Kirten and Walter Moldenhauers)

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3

"Policy Analysis with Integrated Rural/Farm Household Data for the U.S." (Mitchell Morehart, James Johnson and Jeffrey Hopkins)

Day 1 (Nov 2) 11:30 - 1:00 p.m., Room 3

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Contributed Paper Session for Topic 1

1

"Qualitative Approach to Measure the Public Understanding of Agricultural Practices and Technologies"

2

"Applying Statistical Methods in the Agricultural Research Work"

3

"Gender Concerns in Agricultural Census in Africa"
(Diana Tempelman and Naman Keita)

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4

"A Prediction Approach to Agricultural Land Use Estimation Using A High- Resolution Spatial Model of Land Use Dynamic"(Ambrosio L., Marin C., Iglesias L.)

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5

"The Social Property in Mexico" (Jaime de la Llata)

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Afternoon Sessions

Day 1 (Nov 2) 2:30 - 4:30 p.m., Room 1

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Labor Force in Rural Areas - Concept and Methodology

1

"Measuring the Labor Force in Brazilian Rural Areas: Problems and Possibilities of IBGE's Statistics"
(Paulo de Brito Soares)

2

"Measurement of Rural Labour Force in Poland"
(Janusz Witkowski)

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3

"Issues in Integrating Labour's Dual Roles of Input to Production and Social Resource" (Berkeley Hill, Federico Perali, Cristina Salvioni)

Day 1 (Nov 2) 2:30 - 4:30 p.m., Room 2

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Income and Employment of the Rural Household  

1

"Survey on Household Income and Work Force in Rural China" (Zhu Xiangdong)

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2

"Farms Multifunctionality, Households Incomes and Sustainable Rural Development" (Marco Ballin, Andrea Manzini and Eduardo Pizzoli)

3

"Information Needs for Policy Evaluation: The Example of Income Objectives of Agricultural Policies in OECD Countries" (Catherine Moreddu)

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4

"Key Issues for a Better Measurement of Income and Employment" (Berkeley Hill)

Topic 2: International Standards and Methodology for Agriculture and Rural Statistics

Morning Sessions

Day 2 (Nov 3) 11:15 - 12:45 p.m. Room 1

Paper

Presentation

Strategies for Developing a National System of Agriculture and Rural Statistics

1

"Rural Sector Statistical Information System (RSSIS): Philippine Experience " (Romeo S. Recide)

2

"Integrated Framework for the Development of Agricultural Statistics in Uganda" (Magezi-Apuuli)

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3

"National Strategies for the Development of Statistics and their Expected Impact on Agricultural and Rural Statistics"
(Graham Eele)

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Day 2 (Nov 3) 11:15 - 12:45 p.m. Room 2

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New Development in Census Methodologies

1

"Lessons Learned from the 2002 General Agricultural Census in Romania" (Ilie Dumiteseu)

2

"Agricultural Censuses in Latin America and the Caribbean: Some Lessons from Experience" (Miguél Galmes)

3

"Hanging in the Balance: Using Technology Without Losing Touch in the Canadian Census of Agriculture" (Claire Bradshaw and Cathy Cromey)

4

"The World Census of Agriculture 2010 Programme: a Modular Approach" (Hiek Som and Jack Colwell)

Day 2 (Nov 3) 11:15 - 12:45 p.m. Room 3

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Contributed Paper Session for Topic 2

1

"The Challenge of Sample Design During Civil War" (Luka Biong Deng)

2

"All Russia Agricultural Census 2006" (Konstantin Laykam and Alexandra Epikhina)

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3

"Statistics New Zealand's Business Frame: Its Use and Problems Faced in Maintenance " (Andrew Hunter)

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4

"A New Approach to Improving Sample Design for Crop Forecast and Post Harvest Estimates in Zambia " (John Kalumbi)

5

"GPS Equipment for Agricultural Statistics Surveys: Lessons Learned from Fieldwork in Uganda" (Magezi-Apuuli, E. Menyha, E.S.K. Muwanga-Zake and P. Schonin)

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Afternoon Sessions

Day 2 (Nov 3) 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Room 1

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The Innovative Use of Surveys and Censuses - Practical Solutions to Today's Challenges

1

"Challenges to Agriculture Statistics in an Environment of Government Restraint" (Allan Nicholls and Jim Williams)

2

"Restructuring the System of Agricultural Statistics in Hungary" (Eva Laczka)

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3

"Improving Cost/Effectiveness and Relevance of Agricultural Censuses in Africa: Linking Population and Agricultural Censuses" (Naman Keita)

Day 2 (Nov 3) 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Room 2

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The Innovative Use of Surveys and Censuses - Applications in Frame Development and Sampling

1

"New Approaches to Building Sampling Frames for Agricultural Surveys in Mexico" (Rubén Castilla Casillas)

2

"Statistical Methods and Data Analysis for a National Sample Census In Ecuador" (Victor Hugo Buchelli and Barbara Rater)

3

"On the Use of Auxiliary Variables in Agricultural Surveys Design" (Roberto Bennedetti, Giuseppe Espa and Federica Piersimoni)

4

"Improvements of Sample Design for Rural Statistical Surveys in China" (Xian Zude and Michael Steiner)

Day 2 (Nov 3) 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Room 3

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Methodology and New Techniques for Statistical Systems

1

"Metadata Driven Integrated Statistical Data Management System" (Karlis Zeila)

2

"PC-Axis Family Software - A Consortium for Dissemination of Statistics" (Lars Nordback)

3

"FAOSTAT2 Project: Revising the Conceptual Statistics Frameworks, Underlying Statistical Methodologies, Database System and Processes" (Robert Mayo)

4

"Utilization of Remotely Sensed Data and Geographical Information Systems for Agricultural Statistics in the United States and the European Union" (George Hanuschak and Jacques Delincé)

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Topic 3: Rural Poverty and Hunger (MDG1)

Morning Sessions

Day 3 (Nov 4) 11:30 - 1:00 p.m. Room 1

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Measuring Rural Poverty and Hunger (MDG1)

1

"Poverty Monitoring in Rural China " (Xian Zude)

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2

"Income Poverty and Hunger in Asia: The Role of Information" (Steven R. Tabor, Shilo Chatterjee and Brahm Prakash)

3

"Integrating Rural Household Surveys" (Fred Vogel)

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Day 3 (Nov 4) 11:30 - 1:00 p.m. Room 2

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Contributed Paper Session for Topic 3

1

"Measurement of Food Deprivation" (Jorge Mernies)

2

"Rural Poverty in Peru" (Ursula Sanchez Gamarra)

Day 3 (Nov 4) 11:30 - 1:00 p.m. Room 3

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Contributed Paper Session - General

1

"General Linear Models in Small Area Estimation: An Assessment in Agricultural Surveys" (Carlo Russo, Massimo Sabbatini and Renato Salvatore)

2

"Area Frames for Land Cover Estimation: Improving the European LUCAS Survey" (Javier Gallego)

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3

"Surface, Production and Yield Estimation National Program (PRONESPRE)" (Rosario Peyrot and Rubén de la Sierra)

4

"Using Small Area Models to Estimate the Total Area Occupied by Olive Trees" (Militni, A.F., Ugarte, M.D. and Goicoa, T.)

Topic 4: Environmental Sustainability, Food Safety, Animal Health, and Social Welfare

Afternoon Sessions

Day 3 (Nov 4) 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. Room 1

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Presentation

Measuring Social Welfare and Environmental Sustainability

1

"Education and Employment Perspectives for Mexican Rural Youth" (Edwin Van Gameren and Silvia Urbina Hinojosa)

2

"Integrated Economic and Environmental Accounting for Agriculture" (Etiene Verhaegen, Hilde Wustenberghs, Ludwig Lauwers and Eric Mathijs)

3

"Towards the Integration of Statistical Information Systems to Monitor the Sustainable Use of Water Resources" (Giorgio D'Amore)

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Day 3 (Nov 4) 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. Room 2

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Measuring Agriculture

1

"Challenges of Adapting the Slovenian National Statistical System of Agriculture Concerning European and Other International Requirements" (Barbara Kutin)

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2

"Striving for Continuity and Comparability in Agricultural Statistics - A National Experience" (Ole Osvald Moss)

3

"List Frames, Area Frames and Administrative Data - Are They Complementary or In Competition? " (Elisabetta Carfagna)

4

"Market Information Services' Contribution to the Competitiveness of the Agricultural Sector" (Segio Carrera)

Day 3 (Nov 4) 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. Room 3

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Contributed Paper Session for Topic 4

1

"An Analytical Study of the Perceptions, Prevention Strategies, Treatment and Economic Impact of Equine West Nile Virus" (Robert Galvan, Antonio Rene, S. Bae and K.P. Singh)

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2

"Animal Health, Food Safety and the Information Requirements - the Case of BSE in Canada" (Michael Trant)

3

"Agricultural and Environmental Indicators and Models" (Rubén de la Sierra and Rosario Peyrot)

4

"Sample Size Requirements for Stratified Random Sampling of Agricultural Run Off Pollutants in Pond Water with Cost Considerations Using a Bayesian Methodology" (A.A. Bartolucci, S.J. Bae, B. Galván and K.P. Singh)

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