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CAPSA's database provides statistical data focusing
on secondary crops in Asia and the Pacific at national, provincial and
district levels. Data currently available cover 17 Asian and Pacific countries. The expansion of the database is an ongoing
affair with additional data regularly added.
The data are acquired through governmental statistical
bureaus in each respective country to maintain the reliability of the
data. The major constraint in expanding the country coverage is the
difficulty in collecting data from reliable sources. CAPSA continuously
attempts to strengthen its collaboration with member countries in
pursuit of this purpose. The data have been widely used by policy
formulators, decision-makers, researchers and university students
worldwide through the on-line media.
The integration of the statistical and library
database has been undertaken using a web-based format to finalize users’
queries. |