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Workshop on World Programme for the Census of Agriculture 2020 Amman, Jordan16-19 May 2016
Mohamed BarreFAO RNE
Progress in implementing the Global Strategy to improve agricultural and rural statisticsTechnical Session 3
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• Reminder on the Global Strategy
• How far are we in the implementation in the Arab States?
Outline
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1)To address developing countries’ lack of capacity to provide reliable statistical data on food and agriculture
more reliable, timely data!
2)To provide a blueprint for long-term sustainable agricultural statistical systems in developing countries
sustainability, ownership!
Why?
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A comprehensive framework for improving the availability and use of agricultural and rural data
3 Pillars:I. Produce a minimum set of core dataII. Better integrate agric. statistics into
National Statistical SystemsIII. Improve governance and statistical
capacity building
What?
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The Global Strategy is an international partnership
The Global Strategy is implemented through a governance mechanism at different levels
The programme is funded through a Global Trust Fund managed by FAO and sponsored currently by DFID, Gates Foundation and the Italian CooperationAdditional funding mobilized in Africa (European Union)
Who?
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In up to 90 developing countries: • Africa (40)• Asia and the Pacific (20)• Latin America and the Caribbean (20)• Near East (5)• Commonwealth of Independent States (5)
Where?
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How?
Country assessme
ntsSectors Plans
Technical Assistanc
eTraining
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How?
Country assessme
ntsSectors Plans
Technical Assistanc
eTraining
Addressing urgent needs
Research: cost-effective methods; guidelines
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Where are we now?
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I. Global governance put in place and functioning
II. Regional mechanisms functioning
III. Action plan 2012-2017
IV. Regional action plans:• Africa and Asia-Pacific operational• Regional action plans for LAC and CIS finalized• Near East to be finalized
Governance
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• Total budget: 84 M USD • Total committed: 51 M USD• Global Trust Fund put in place in FAO
Still 3 regions without funding: LAC, Near East, CIS
Funding
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Under the responsibility of the Global office, hosted by FAOResearch component: progress made on many topics for developing cost-effective methods + new topics• Master sampling frames• Crops estimates, Post-harvest losses, Cost of production, Food Balance sheets,
Food consumption, Livestock, Forestry, Small-scale fisheries• Use of remote sensing, Use of new technologies (CAPI)• Use of administrative data• SDG related topics: sustainability, productivity, decent work, agri-
environmental indicators
Implementation at global level
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Arab States are covered through 2 regional action plans:• Africa• Near East
Implementation at regional level
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•Self- country assessments validated in all African Arab States•Strategic plans on agricultural statistics (SPARS) in development in Sudan•Country participation to training workshops on SPARS and Cost-of-Production in 2015, other workshops planned in 2016-2017•Training: participation to training sessions organized by UNECA
Africa (Arab States)
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• No funding up to now• Regional action plan to be finalized and endorsed by the
regional steering committee• Plans for organizing a development partners conference
when the regional action plan is endorsed (2016)
Near East
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