On November 24, 2022, a round table was held in Tashkent to discuss further plans for conducting the first agricultural census in Uzbekistan.
The event was attended by experts from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Statistics, the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Uzbekistan, as well as representatives of other interested ministries and departments.
During the round table, Georgy Kvinikadze, Statistician of the FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia, spoke about the experience of other countries in organizing an agricultural census, as well as the work done by FAO in this direction.
It was noted that the agricultural census is an important tool for collecting basic agricultural statistics. A comprehensive statistical survey, carried out according to a single program and methodology, makes it possible to obtain the most complete and objective information about the state and structure of agriculture, the availability and use of its resource potential.
Within the framework of the event, the representative of the State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Statistics Humayun Urazbekov acquainted the participants with the legal framework of the Republic of Uzbekistan in this area and the stages of the agricultural census, spoke about the organization of the pilot census.
As well as the preparations for the main census and the tasks assigned to this communications to the republican and territorial commissions, the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, khokimiyats of regions and the city of Tashkent, to all involved ministries and departments. During the round table, further steps for conducting the main agricultural census were discussed, the participants received answers to all their questions.
As you know, in accordance with the Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan “On the expansion and improvement of the statistical information base in the field of agriculture” dated February 26, 2021, in 2024, for the first time, a major event will be implemented in Uzbekistan to conduct a census in the field of agriculture.
The authorized body in this case is the State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Statistics. To ensure that the planned activities are in line with international standards, FAO is supporting the census organizers through the “Support to the Pilot Agricultural Census” project. The goal of the project is to improve the system of agricultural statistics in Uzbekistan and train the employees of the State Committee on Statistics in methodology and conduct field work on the agricultural census.
Recall that from August 1 to August 31, a trial agricultural census was conducted in the Parkent district of the Tashkent region and in the Dzhambay district of the Samarkand region. Statistician of the FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia Georgy Kvinikadze also took part in the events and provided his recommendations on improving the developed questionnaires for the agricultural census. To support the pilot agricultural census, FAO organized training sessions for temporary recruits, and provided outreach materials, such as banners, posters, brochures, booklets, flyers, etc.
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