<p></p> To assist the developing countries of the region in their drive to expand exports and increase foreign exchange earnings, the International Trade Division of ESCAP has undertaken to publish a series of market ...

Maize Production in Sri Lanka is the seventh in the series of country reports. This study reviews the small farm sector in Sri Lanka and provides an overview of maize cultivation, production and research in the country. ...

<p>This study was conducted in 1986 as a research project of the CGPRT Centre. The generous support and encouragement of Director Shiro Okabe and his staff is gratefully acknowledged. Our appreciation is extended to Dr. ...

This publication consists of two volumes. Volume one includes the regional overview on the human settlements situation in Asia and the Pacific and the report of the Expert Group Meeting to Review the Draft Outline on the ...

A request to convene a panel of experts to initiate action towards the implementation of the Asian Railway Master Plan, including establishment of the norms and methodology to be adopted was voiced at the Intergovernmental Railway ...

<p>In 1978, ESCAP in co-operation with the World Council of Churches initiated a plan to conduct a series of national training workshops for youth leaders/workers, as part of the ESCAP project on the development of rural ...

In August 1986 the Typhoon Committee, an intergovernmental organization sponsored by the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), published for the ...

Deals in detail with various aspects concerning the organization and methodology of household surveys, evaluation, analysis and use of household survey data, and the National Household Survey Capability Programme (NHSCP).

Under the project on Analysis of Trends and Patterns of Mortality in the ESCAP region, this study on Indonesia considers mortality trends and patterns, mortality differentials, major health problems and causes of death, ...

This study aims to identify the extent and reasons for acceptance and continuance of family planning practice through the application of an improved theoretical framework and methodological approaches; investigate the role ...