1. THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS ICAS III-MEXSAI 2004 EXECUTIVE REPORT Rome, June 29th, 2005 MEXSAI

2. THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS 2  Held in Cancún, Quintana Roo, México from November 2nd to 4th, 2004.  Participant organisations: NASS/USDA; EUROSTAT; FAO; OCDE; ISI; UN/ECE; World Bank & SAGARPA/SIAP  Sponsors: SAGARPA & NASS/USDA.

3. THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS 3  220 atendees: 69 mexicans & 151 from all over the world.  45 countries from around the world.  Representatives of public and private institutions linked to rural statistics.

4. THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS  COSTS OF THE EVENT AND CONTRIBUTIONS

5. THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS  EVALUATION RESULTS 5

6. GENERAL OVERVIEW ANALIZED TOPICS THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS The presentations, the questions generated, and the discussions provided a rich experience. It was very productive. Excellent synergy of ideas interchange on rural statistics Agricultural, Stockbreeding and Rural Development Indicators; Methodology and International Standards for Agricultural, Stockbreeding and Rural Statistics; Rural Poverty and Hunger Environmental Sustainability Food Security Social Welfare Animal Health 6

7. THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS CONCLUSIONS AND CHALLENGES  Innovator use of surveys and census.  Representation of developing countries.  Use of technology. -Surveys data, with the administrative information. -Remote sensing. -Geographic information systems. -GPS.  Invitation to other international organizations. 7