Syrian Agricultural Database (SADB) 2006

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Press Release
The Syrian National Agriculture Policy Centre (NAPC)
announces the publication of:



THE SYRIAN AGRICULTURE DATABASE 2006
(SADB 2006)
Pioneering Resources For Global Agricultural Statistics

Damascus, Syria, 6th August 2007:

The National Agricultural Policy Centre, with the support of the FAO Project GCP/SYR/006/ITA, is proud to announce the publication of the Syrian Agricultural Database 2006 in CD-ROM and Online formats, and in both Arabic and English.

SADB 2006 is the most recent edition the SADB series which was first published in 2003. Published following the format of the FAO Statistical Database (FAOSTAT), SADB 2006 provides detailed and up-to-date data on an extensive range of statistical data related to agriculture. As such the SADB 2006 is an extremely rare resource amongst countries with transition economies, that contributes to the global improvement of agricultural statistics.

Significantly all this data is accessible via a user-friendly and fully integrated computer programme, providing its users with instantaneous access to all data available.

Data Topics include:

• National Economic Data: includes data on taxation, customs, and ministry investments.
• Agricultural Inputs: detailed information on fertilizer & pesticide use, vet. medicine, and agricultural machinery;
• Land and Water: statistics on rainfall, regional land use, crop areas, irrigation areas and types;
• Agricultural Trade: vast range of exported and imported products and their origin and destination;
• Agricultural Production: specific and disaggregated data on all types of agricultural products;
• Cost and Prices: data includes individual annual/monthly retail and whole prices, major inputs and crop budget;
• Census: provides information on most recent agricultural census;

UPDATED FEATURES include:

• All available 2005 data from official sources.
• An expanded number of data sets disaggregated to 'Mantika' (a sub-division of the governorate level) level.

Links:

• Online Publication of the Syrian Agricultural Database 2006 (SADB 2006): Syrian Agriculture Database
• National Agricultural Policy Centre (NAPC): National Agricultural Policy Center
• FAO Project GCP/SYR/006/ITA: Home Page ~ FAO Project GCP/SYR/006/ITA