The 2000 survey

In 2000, four years after the Fourth International Technical Conference, FAO officially requested member countries to re-confirm or, if they had not yet done so, to designate National Focal Points for the implementation of the GPA. Official replies appointing 177 National Focal Points were received from 151 countries. Such a large response confirmed the continuing importance given to the GPA by FAO member countries.

A few months after their nomination, a survey was conducted through these National Focal Points, who were requested either to complete a questionnaire or, alternatively, to provide a brief summary report on the implementation of the Plan during the last biennium. The topics addressed by the 2000 questionnaire were basically the same as in the former survey conducted in 1998. The main methodological refinement consisted in the introduction, for all the activity areas of the GPA, of a standardized approach, conceptually similar to that tested for Activity Area 15 during the 1998 survey. In order to facilitate data analysis and synthesis, yes/no and multiple choice questions were extensively used, and the average number of questions per priority activity area was less than four.

Completed questionnaires from 101 countries can be accessed here:

AlbaniaAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAustriaAzerbaijanBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBeninBoliviaBotswanaBurundiCanadaCape VerdeChileChinaColombiaCongo, Dem. Republic ofCosta RicaCubaCyprusCzech RepublicEgyptEl SalvadorEstoniaEthiopiaFinlandGermanyGhanaGreeceGrenadaGuatemalaGuyanaHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIraqIrelandItalyJapanJordanKiribatiKorea, Republic ofLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLibyaLithuaniaMacedonia,The Fmr Yug RpMadagascarMalaysiaMauritiusMexicoMoroccoMyanmarNamibiaNepalNetherlandsNew ZealandNigerNigeriaOmanPakistanPalauParaguayPeruPolandPortugalRussian FederationSaint LuciaSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSouth AfricaSpainSri Lanka, Dem. Soc. Rep.SudanSwazilandSwedenSwitzerlandSyrian Arab RepublicThailandTogoTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyUkraineUruguayUzbekistanViet NamYugoslaviaZambiaZimbabwe

A Progress Report on the implementation of the GPA, based on the analysis of the results from the 2000 survey, was presented at the Ninth Regular Session of the Commission.

The 2003 survey

In 2003, 180 officially appointed National Focal Points from 155 countries were contacted to assess progress in GPA implementation, following the procedure and methodology applied in the previous survey.

Completed questionnaires from 82 countries were received. They can be accessed here:

AngolaAustriaBeninBhutanBulgariaBurkina FasoCameroonCanadaChinaCongo, Dem. Republic ofCongo, Republic ofCook IslandsCyprusCzech RepublicEstoniaFiji IslandsFinlandFranceGermanyGrenadaGuineaGuyanaHungaryIndiaIran, Islamic Rep. ofItalyJordanKenyaKorea, Republic ofKyrgyzstanLaosLebanonLiberiaMalawiMalaysiaMaliMauritiusMoroccoMyanmarNamibiaNetherlandsNew ZealandNigerNorwayOmanPakistanPapua New GuineaPhilippinesPolandPortugalRomaniaRussian FederationSaint Kitts and NevisSaint Vincent/GrenadinesSenegalSeychellesSierra LeoneSlovakiaSloveniaSri Lanka, Dem. Soc. Rep.SudanSwedenSwitzerlandSyrian Arab RepublicThailandTunisiaTurkeyUgandaUkraineUzbekistanZimbabwe

A Country Progress Report on the GPA Implementation was prepared and submitted to the Tenth Regular Session of the Commission.