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FAO Concludes the Final Conference of the GSARS Phase II: Celebrating Progress and Shaping the Future of Agricultural Statistics in Africa

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) proudly announces the successful conclusion of the GSARS II Final Conference, held from June 11 to 12, 2024, in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. Over 80 participants from partner institutions, Regional Economic Communities (RECs), and beneficiary countries attended. This significant conference marked the finalization of the second phase of the Global Strategy to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics (GSARS II), celebrating the years of dedicated efforts in enhancing the capacities of national agricultural statistical systems across 27 participating countries in Africa.

GSARSII Collaborates with Nigerian Bureau of Statistics and Federal Ministry of Agriculture on Agricultural Data Processing and Dissemination Workshop

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS) and the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMAFS), organized a pivotal workshop from February 12th to 24th, 2024, in Abuja, Nigeria under the second phase of the Global Strategy to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics (GSARSII).

GSARS Concludes its First GSARS Regional Workshop: Strengthening Data Analysis and Dissemination to Heighten the Value of Agricultural Survey Data

The Global Strategy to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics (GSARS) successfully concluded its first regional workshop of Phase II under the topic: Strengthening Data Analysis and Dissemination to Heighten the Value of Agricultural Survey Data” from April 23 to 25, 2024.

Finalization of the GSARS Food Balance Sheets Package: A Global Strategy Milestone

The Global Strategy to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics-Phase II (GSARS-II) has achieved a significant milestone with the finalization of the Food Balance Sheets (FBS) package, which represents a tremendous step forward in enhancing agricultural data systems across Nigeria, Mali, Comoros, and Zimbabwe.

Angola Embraces Advanced Data Analysis in Agriculture and Fisheries with Training on Data Processing and Analysis Tools

In a significant step towards enhancing agricultural and rural statistics, a training workshop focusing on data processing and analysis was recently concluded in Luanda. Organized from November 6 to 10, 2023, under the Global Strategy for the Improvement of Agricultural and Rural Statistics (GSARSII), the event marked a pivotal moment in Angola's efforts to adopt modern statistical methods for sustainable agricultural production used for policymaking in rural development.

The Global Strategy to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics (GSARS) is a long-term coordinated initiative to address the decline in the agricultural statistical systems in developing countries and enable the production of more and better agricultural statistics. The second phase of the project has still the aim to strengthen the statistical capacities of countries through the provision of training and technical assistance…[more].