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Community Organizations United Nations Economic and Social Council
United Nations Economic and Social Council
United Nations Economic and Social Council
Acronym
ECOSOC
United Nations Agency

Location

New York
United States
Working languages
inglês
Affiliated Organization
UN
United Nations Agency

United Nations


The United Nation

The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC; French: Conseil économique et social des Nations unies, CESNU) is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations, responsible for coordinating the economic and social fields of the organisation, specifically in regards to the 15 specialised agencies, the eight functional commissions and the five regional commissions under its jurisdiction.

The Council serves as the central forum for discussing international economic and social issues and formulating policy recommendations addressed to member states and the United Nations system. A number of non-governmental organisations have been granted consultative status to the Council to participate in the work of the United Nations.

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Technical assistance in agricultural statistics : (note submitted by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization)

Conference Papers & Reports
Outubro, 1967
Africa

During the past two years, FAO provided assistance to requesting countries in the form of agricultural statisticians and census experts to about 20 African countries for assisting with the planning and conduct of agricultural surveys, the organization of agricultural statistical services, the establishment of systems of compiling current agricultural statistics and the training of local personnel.

Suggestions for agricultural planning in developing countries, particularly in Africa

Conference Papers & Reports
Setembro, 1967
Africa

Another basic feature of agricultural planning is the Organization of an agricultural statistical service with the help of the local authorities. Thus it is necessary to organize not only the collection of statistical data regarding crops, but also to make periodical inventories of the types of soil available, the crops for which they can be used, of water and meteorological data, of data on products, income, employment, coefficients of capital, labour productivity, price indices, income and price elasticities of demand, costs, internal and external markets.