Following an in-depth needs analysis through bilateral consultations organized between FAO and Sudan’s counterparts responsible for producing and using agricultural statistics, and based on the information collected through a questionnaire prepared by FAO and completed by the national agricultural statistical team, the following activities, planned for the period 2021-2024, are implemented in Sudan with the aim to fill gaps in different levels of technical expertise and capacities.

• HR policies: Support in evaluating and establishing adequate human resources policies that allow the national statistical units to operate appropriately;
• Scholarship Programme: Participation in the scholarship programme;
• AGPROD: Support in preparing survey tools for agricultural production surveys;
• Technical assistance in collecting data on and measuring key economic aggregates;
• Master Sampling Frame (MSF): Technical assistance in developing, using and maintaining a cost-effective Master Sampling Frame (MSF) to implement an integrated system of agricultural surveys;
• Computer-Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI): Training and support to the country in developing, implementing, and maintaining CAPI-based surveys to improve data quality and cost-efficiency of agricultural surveys;
• Food Balance Sheets (FBS): Support in compiling national food balance sheets (FBS).