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Crop Yield Forecasting
Vientiane, Lao PDR
21 – 25, April 2008

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OVERVIEW

Summary

The overall purpose of the training was to strengthen the capacity of national institutions to do Crop Yield Forecasting (CYF).

The training also aimed at building skills developed during:
- a six day training course which took place in Vientiane in March 2007; and
- a three month training course in Rome in 2006/07.

The training was very practical and focused on developing the essential skills and know-how needed to produce accurate forecasts. Building sufficient expertise in crop forecasting will also help ensure the sustainability of the activity when external support ends.

Two national experts from Cambodia, who were trained in Rome, conducted the training.

Location

Center for Statistics and Information, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Vientiane, Lao PDR

Target Audience

The 11 participants included technical staff from various divisions (meteorology, agricultural statistics, extension, research, information center) in the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) and Water Resources and Environment Administration (WREA).

Objectives

To be able to use the Crop Monitoring Box's tools for producing crop yield forecasts for different provinces in the Lao PDR

Contacts

Ms. Vivanh Souvannamethy
Department of Planning
MAF
Email: souvannamethy@yahoo.com

Mr. Boualaythong Koumphonh
Email: koumphonh.boualay@yahoo.com

Anne Nielsen
EC-FAO Food Security Programme Focal Point
FAO Representation Laos
E-mail: Anne.Nielsen@fao.org

Related Training

> CYF Training in Rome (November 2006 - March 2007)
> CYF Training in Lao PDR (March 2007)

DOCUMENTS

Title

> Agenda

> List of participants

LINKS

> Crop Monitoring Box

The EC-FAO Programme on "Linking Information and Decision Making to Improve Food Security" is funded by the European Union and implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations