Title of Paper

Name of the Author(s)

No.

Opening Ceremony

Chairperson: Tang Zhengping

China

Mr. Liu Jian,Vice Minister, MoA

Mr. Zhu Zhixin, Commissioner, NBS

FAO

A Mr. R.B. Singh, DG and RR, RAP, FAO

Italy

H.E.Mr. Bruni Italian Ambassador in China

Mr. A. Zuliani, President ISTAT

Introductory Session: The First National Agricultural Census in China

Chairperson: Zhu Xiangdong

The First National Agricultural Census in China

Mr. Zhu Zhixin, Commissioner, National Bureau of Statistics (NBS),   China

0.1

The Role of Technical Assistance in Capacity Building and Institutional Strengthening

Prof. Marcello Gorgoni, Member of Italy/FAO Technical Review and Monitoring Pannel

0.2

Programme for the World Census of Agriculture 2000 (WCA2000) and FAO’s Role as a UN Technical Agency

Mr. Hiek Som, Chief,Statistical Development Service,FAO Statistics Division

0.3

Part 1  Agriculture Census Organization, Data Quality and Main Results

Session I    Census Organisation,  Data Processing, Access and Dissemination and Highlights of the Main Results

Chairperson: Zhu Xiangdong

Organiser: Vogel, F.

Discussant: Marshall, A. D.

China Agricultural Census Design and Data Collection: Issues and Lessons

L.Biggeri, Senior Project Advisor

1.1

Data Processing and Dissemination

Giusti,A., University of Florence/Li Wenhai, FASC

1.2

A Concise Analysis of the Main Results of the First National Agricultural Census in China

Zhu Xiangdong, Director-General,RSO/NBS

1.3

Session II    Data Quality and the Reconciliation of Census Results with Current Estimates

Chairperson: Zhu Xiangdong

Organizer: David, I. D.

Discussant: González-Villalobos, álvaro

Data Quality Control in the Different  Phases of the Agricultural Census

Zheng Zhihao, FASC

2.1

The Post Enumeration Survey  of the Chinese National Agricultural Census

L. Fabbris, Univ. of Padua, Italy/Xu Zhiquan and Dai Hongguo, FASC

2.2

Reconciling Official Statistics with the Agricultural Census

F.Vogel, Deputy Administrator, NationalAgricultral Statistics Service, USDA

2.3

Reconciliation of the Current Agricultural Statistics with the Results from the Agricultural Census

Zeng Yuping, RSO/NBS

2.4

Part 2  New Picture of China’s Agricultural Sector: Comparisons of Pre-census and Post-census Views

Session III     China’s Agriculture in the World Economy:

Chairperson:  Gorgoni, M.

Organiser: Lindner, A.

Discussant: Vogel, F

The Importance of Chinese Agriculture in the World Economy

G.Bange, Chair of the World,Agricultural Outlook Board, USDA

3.1

China’s Food and the World

J.Bruinsma and J.Schmidhuber, Global Perspective Studies Unit, FAO/K. N. Alexandratos

3.2

From Food Security to Household Well-being: Developing the Data Agenda

M.Ward, Formerly President, International Association for Research in Income and Wealth

3.3

Session IV    The New Picture of the Rural/Agricultural Situation in China

Chairperson: Gorgoni, M.

Organiser: Zhu Xiangdong

Discussant: Biggeri, L.

Research on the Current Situation of Rural Regional Economy in China

Yi Danhui and Wang Lihua, Department of Statistics, Renmin University of China

4.1

The New Geography of Chinese Agriculture

R.Fanfani and Cristina Brasili, University of Bologna, Italy

4.2

Basic Situation and Developing Characteristics of Agricultural  Households and Non-household Agricultural Holdings in China

Xia Ying and Niu Ruofeng, Institute of Agricultural Economics (IAS), Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

4.3

Session V    Production Factors in the Agricultural Sector:  Employment, Land Use, and Factor Ratios

Chairperson: Gorgoni, M.

Organiser: Feng Nailin

Discussant: Gorgoni, M.

Determinants of Agricultural Productivity in China: A Comparison of the New Provincial Census Data With Official Figures, and Some Implications

Vermeer.E.B., Sinological Institute, Leiden University, The Netherlands

5.1

Regional Comparisons of  the Chinese Rural Labour Force

Dai Wensheng and Yi Danhui, Department of Agricultural Economics, Renmin University of China

5.2

Evaluation of  Agricultural Production Conditions in China

Pang Xiaopeng, Department of Agricultural Economics, Renmin University of China

5.3

An Analysis of the Relative Factors to the Improvement of Arable Land Use

Chen Ziguang, Research Centre for Rural Economy, Ministry of Agriculture

5.4

Session VI     Regional Disparities and Migration Issues

Chairperson: Gorgoni, M.

Organiser: Favazza, S.

Discussant: Ward, M.

A Comparative Study On Economic Development Among Different types of Chinese Regions

Shujie Yao, Department of Economics, University of Portsmouth, UK

6.1

Rural Labour Migration, Characteristics and Employment Patterns: A Study Based on China’s Agricultural Census

Francis Tuan, Economic Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, USA/Xiaolong Chen, National Bureau of Statistics, China/Xinshen Diao, International Food Policy Research Institute, USA/Fred Gale, Economic Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, USA/Agapi Somwaru, Economic Research Service United States Department of Agriculture, USA/Yi Zhang, National Bureau of Statistics, China

6.2

Infrastructure and Regional Economic Development: New Evidence From the Agricultural Census

Shenggen Fan and Xiaobo Zhang, IFPRI /Linxiu Zhang, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

6.3

Chinese Agricultural Production Factor Movement and Substitution Analysis

Feng Haifa, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science

6.4

Session VII     Structure of Rural Non-Agricultural Industries

Chairperson: Som, H.

Organiser: Ward, M.

Discussant: Zhu Xiangdong

The Chinese Rural Non-agricultural Enterprises: Evidence From the First Agricultural Census

E.Giovannini, Director, ISTAT

7.1

The Composition Characteristics and Development Trend of Non-agricultural Township and Town Enterprises in China

Niu Ruofen and  Xia Ying, Research of Agricultural Economics, China Academy of Agricultural Sciences

7.2

Transformation in the Structure of Non-agricultural Activities in China

Hao Chunhe and Wen Jianwu, Statistical Research Institute, NBS, China

7.3

Session VIII    Role of Women in Chinese Agriculture

Chairperson: Som, H.

Organiser: Davis, B.

Discussant: Vogel, F.

Visibility of the Role of Rural Women Through an Analysis of Gender Disaggregated Census Data

M. Randriamamonjy, Chief, Women in Development Service, FAO

8.1

Rural Women and Western Development

Lin Zhibin and Qiu Guojun, College of Rural Development, China Agricultural University

8.2

Rural Women and Agricultural Development in China

Zhang Shiping, Director-General, Department of Urban and Rural Work, National Women’s Association, China

8.3

Session IX    International Comparisons and the Use of the Census Data for National Accounts

Chairperson: Som, H.

Organiser: Marshall, A. D.

Discussant: Feng Nailin

Comparison of Chinese Agricultural Census Data With Other Countries

González-Villalobos, á., FAO Statistics Division/Pavo Petricevic, International Consultant

9.1

Study of China’s Agricultural Conditions by International Comparison

Zheng Zexiang, International Statistical Information Centre, NBS, China

9.2

The Use of Agricultural Census Results for the Construction of the National Agricultural Economic Accounts(EAA)

A.Lindner, Head, Trade, Industry and  Agriculture Section, Statistics Directorate, OECD

9.3

Session X     Use of Census Data for Monitoring and Evaluating Food Security

Chairperson: Zhu Xiangdong

Organiser: Ward, M.

Discussant: Gorgoni, M.

The Use of the Agricultural Census Results for Targeting Poverty Alleviation and Economic Programmes

David Bigman, ISNAR /Jikun Hunag, Director, Centre for Chinese Agricultural Policy(CCAP), Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences(CAAS)

10.1

Using Agricultural Census Data for the Assessment of Food Security Vulnerability

Benjamin Davis, FAO / Calogero Carletto, The World Bank

10.2

Assessment of the Food Security in China

Zhu Ze, Central Research Office, China

10.3

Part 3  Use of Agricultural Census Data to Improve the System of Current Statistics in China

Session XI    Improvement of Survey Designs by using the Agricultural Census

Chairperson: Zhu Xiangdong

Organiser: González-Villalobos, á.,

Discussant: David, I.P.

Sample Rotation Using the Results of the Agricultural Census

Xu Lesheng, Rural Survey Organization(RSO)

11.1

Survey Methodology for the Agricultural Sample Census in Nigeria: Comparisons with Experiences in Other Countries

O.O.AJAYI, ex  Director-General, Federal Office of Statistics, Nigeria

11.2

Improvement of Sample Design by Using Results from the Agricultural Census

Michael Steiner, Jeffrey Bailey, Jeffrey Beranek, Joseph Parsons, National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA

11.3

Session XII    Improving the System of Current Statistics in China by Using the Census Results: Data Collection and Analysis Issues

Chairperson: Zhu Xiangdong

Organiser: Biggeri, L.

Discussant: Lindner, A.

The Construction of An Integrated System For Agricultural and Rural Statistics

Heung Keun Oh, Former FAO Regional Statistician for Asia and the Pacific

12.1

Geographical Information System For the Analysis of Census Results and the Improvement of Current Agricultural Statistical Analysis

Zhao Qinhe, FASC / Alessandra Petrucci, University of Florence, Italy

12.2

Reform of Chinese Agricultural Statistics after the Agricultural Census

He Huanyan, NBS, China

12.3

Closing Ceremony

Chairperson:

Tang Zhengping

Mr. Luigi Biggeri (Rapporteur): Summary of main discussion items and lessons learned from the Census

Closing Remarks:

China

Mr. Lu Chunheng, Deputy Commissioner, NBS

Italy

Mr. Marcello Gorgoni, Member of Italy/ FAO Technical Review and Monitoring Panel

FAO

Mr. R.B. Singh, ADG and RR, RAP, FAO