2026-06-27http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/203585The Asia-Pacific Regional Action Plan to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics represents a concerted effort by governments and the implementing partners to respond to the increased requirements for agricultural statistics in the twenty-first century. It represents a ground breaking effort with two essential goals: (i) halt the decline in the content and quality of agricultural production statistics; and (ii) meet the emerging data requirements not only to support policy decisions about the linkage of agriculture to poverty and the environment, but also to monitor how a decision in one area affects the other areas. The Global Action Plan provides the framework and steps for its implementation.137application/pdfFAOBook (stand-alone)