Philippine Fruits Export Study
Philippine Fruits Export Study
QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS
A Statistical Report and Research Paper
By:
Leah Angela Tan
May 20, 2011
EXCECUTIVE SUMMARY The Bureau of Agricultural Statistics or BAS is an agency under the Department of Agriculture, which was started by government efforts to improve the agricultural database in the country. The Bureau provides the statistical records, results and changes of our Agriculture and it also provides technical assistance to end-users in accessing and analyzing product, market information and technology. Looking back, our country’s agricultural data system suffered from significant gaps, some duplications and occasional issues on the relevance of some data series to our exports and consumers. The Bureau of Agricultural Statistics is the principal government agency for the efficient collection, processing, analysis and dissemination of official statistics on agriculture and fisheries as inputs to policy and decision towards a sustainable agricultural development. Moreover, the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics is a credible agricultural statistical organization delivering high quality products and services by a competent workforce, using appropriate technologies to support the information needs of stakeholders.
The Bureau of Agricultural Statistics were constructed because of three major reasons, first the agency responsible for agricultural statistics, the Bureau of Agricultural Economics or(BAEcon), was originally set up as a user rather than a producer of statistics. Second, the development of agriculture statistics received very low priority in the sharing of limited resources allotted to the statistical system and lastly the widespread duplication of statistical activities among government agencies resulting in conflicting figures and confusion among data users.
To respond to these conditions, the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics was established as one of the seven bureaus of the Department of
QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS
A Statistical Report and Research Paper
By:
Leah Angela Tan
May 20, 2011
EXCECUTIVE SUMMARY The Bureau of Agricultural Statistics or BAS is an agency under the Department of Agriculture, which was started by government efforts to improve the agricultural database in the country. The Bureau provides the statistical records, results and changes of our Agriculture and it also provides technical assistance to end-users in accessing and analyzing product, market information and technology. Looking back, our country’s agricultural data system suffered from significant gaps, some duplications and occasional issues on the relevance of some data series to our exports and consumers. The Bureau of Agricultural Statistics is the principal government agency for the efficient collection, processing, analysis and dissemination of official statistics on agriculture and fisheries as inputs to policy and decision towards a sustainable agricultural development. Moreover, the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics is a credible agricultural statistical organization delivering high quality products and services by a competent workforce, using appropriate technologies to support the information needs of stakeholders.
The Bureau of Agricultural Statistics were constructed because of three major reasons, first the agency responsible for agricultural statistics, the Bureau of Agricultural Economics or(BAEcon), was originally set up as a user rather than a producer of statistics. Second, the development of agriculture statistics received very low priority in the sharing of limited resources allotted to the statistical system and lastly the widespread duplication of statistical activities among government agencies resulting in conflicting figures and confusion among data users.
To respond to these conditions, the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics was established as one of the seven bureaus of the Department of