Virtual Training on SDG Indicator 2.4.1. “Proportion of Agricultural Area under Productive and Sustainable Agriculture”, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS)

Virtual Event, 07/07/2021 - 10/07/2021

The overall objective of this virtual training was to provide officials from the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) capacity development on the methodology, data collection and analysis relevant to sustainable food and agriculture and how to assess data gaps starting from available national and subnational (farm-level) information and associated reporting processes. 

This ...

Asia Regional Workshop on SDG 14.b and its indicator 14.b.1

Virtual Event, 06/07/2021 - 08/07/2021

In response to the request from Member countries of the Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission (APFIC) to support national-level efforts to achieve and report on Sustainable Development Goal Target 14.b, the FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific in collaboration with INFOFISH is convening a virtual workshop on SDG 14.b and its associated 

"Measuring and Monitoring Sustainable Agriculture", Lecture within the framework of the Diploma in Sustainability in the Food Industry, 2021

Virtual Event, 10/06/2021

This lecture, organized by the University of Buenos Aires as part of the Diploma in Sustainability in the Food Industry, covered the theme "Measuring and Monitoring Sustainable Agriculture."

Indicator 2.4.1 measures progress in achieving more productive and sustainable agriculture. It is made up of relevant sub-indicators that will provide governments with strategic information for evi...

CFS Side Event: By the numbers – capturing the private sector contribution to the SDGs

Virtual Event, 03/06/2021

FAO is the designated United Nations custodian agency for 21 Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) indicators and a contributing agency for another five – covering almost 10% of the entire SDG global indicator framework. This expanded role reflects the Organisation’s significant involvement in supporting countries’ efforts to monitor SDG targets. One of the key gaps in country monitoring and re...

Capacitación virtual en la medición y reporte del indicador 5.a.1 (a y b) de los ODS

Virtual Event, 04/05/2021 - 05/05/2021

El objetivo general de esta formación virtual fue proveer a los funcionarios gubernamentales responsables del monitoreo Indicador 5.a.1 de los ODS “a) Proporción del total de la población agrícola con derechos de propiedad o derechos seguros sobre tierras agrícolas, desglosada por sexo; y b) proporción de mujeres entre los propietarios o los titulares de derechos sobre tierras agrícolas, desglo...

Information Seminar for Permanent Representatives: Latest Developments on SDG indicators and the Plan to Improve the Governance of FAO Data and Statistics

Virtual Event, 09/04/2021

Following the recommendation of the 128th Session of the Programme Committee, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) organized a virtual Information Seminar titled “Latest Developments on SDG indicators and the Plan to Improve the Governance of FAO Data and Statistics”, which took place on Friday 9 April 2021, from 14.00 to 16.30.

The webinar aimed to provide...

Accelerating FAO support on SDG monitoring | Meetings with FAO Representatives and Decentralized Offices

Virtual Event, 08/04/2021 - 13/05/2021

The Office of the Chief Statistician (OCS) organized a series of meetings with the FAO Regional Offices to discuss the resources available to support decentralized offices in accelerating FAO monitoring of SDGs and to present the SDG Statistics Toolkit.  The meetings provided an opportunity to discuss resources which can be used to support capacity development in countries, advocac...

Virtual Trainings on SDG Indicator 2.4.1. “Proportion of Agricultural Area under Productive and Sustainable Agriculture” (April-November 2021)

Virtual Event, 01/04/2021 - 05/11/2021

The overall objective of these virtual trainings were to provide (government officials responsible for monitoring SDG indicator 2.4.1) capacity development on the methodology, data collection and analysis relevant to sustainable food and agriculture and how to assess data gaps starting from available national and subnational (farm-level) information and associated reporting processes. More s...

FSN consultation on "Core food and agricultural indicators for measuring the private sector’s contribution to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals"

Virtual Event, 24/03/2021 - 10/05/2021

The achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) calls for collective transformational changes of all key actors in society. Businesses and the private sector more broadly can provide an important contribution to achieving the SDGs, although their specific role is not sufficiently mainstreamed in the SDG agenda.

SDG 12 (sustainable consumption and production) and target 12.6...

Capacitación virtual en la medición y reporte del indicador 2.1.2 de los ODS

Virtual Event, 03/03/2021 - 04/03/2021

El objetivo general de esta formación virtual es proveer a los funcionarios gubernamentales responsables del monitoreo Indicador 2.1.2 de los ODS “Prevalencia de la inseguridad alimentaria moderada o grave en la población, según la Escala de Experiencia de Inseguridad Alimentaria”, un espacio de aprendizaje para tener la capacidad de entender la metodología del indicador, analizar cómo puede...