Transcript Task Force on Statistics and Projections

Task force on Statistics and
Projections
Colombo, Sri Lanka, 30 January – 1 February 2012
INTERGOVERNMENTAL GROUP ON TEA
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Background
• Increased transparency and quality of data collected for
the analysis of tea market.
• Enhance the participation on Member Countries in the
Generation of Medium-term Outlook for tea.
• Capacity building: short-term and medium-term analysis
• Policy analysis
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Plan of Action 2012-2013
• Consolidate of the collaboration between the focal
points and the Secretariat for the generation of mediumterm.
• Using the FAO Tea viewer, focal points will
provide/update projection numbers for production,
consumption, trade, and macroeconomic data, if
available. These should be prepared ahead of the
intersessional and the main sessions.
• The focal points invite other producing and consuming
countries to participate in the projections.
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Plan of Action 2012-2013
• Capacity building will be conducted as side events
during meetings of the IGG on tea. This will enable
Member countries to enhance their capacity in the
generation of medium-term outlook.
• The focal points will need to be part of the official
delegation attending the IGG.
• Model enhancement should include new supply
specification to account for the differences between
smallholders and estate tea production.
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Thank You
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