Dissemination workshop of agriculture census results on SDG Indicator 5.a.1

On November 9, FAO organized a workshop for the dissemination of agriculture census on SDG Indicator 5.a.1 in partnership with the National Statistics Office of Nepal. Around 30 participants attended the sessions from Nepal's National Statistics Office, Department of Agriculture (DoA), Department of Livestock Services (DLS), Department of Survey (DoS), Nepal Agriculture Research Council (NARC), Department of Land Management and Archive (DoLMA), National Planning Commission (NPC), Office of the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers (OPMCM), Ministry of Women, Children and Senior Citizens (MoWCSC).

Background

Nepal has been chosen as one of six countries to receive technical assistance from FAO under the FMM project in order to compile the indicator from the Agriculture Census 2022. The FMM assists Nepal in developing the capacity of NSO staff to better understand the technique and estimate the indicator 5.a.1 using agriculture census data. It also assists the NSO in advocating for and communicating the results of the policy implications on agricultural land ownership to relevant policymakers and stakeholders. Two events were organized in 2023 within the FMM programme to accelerate the estimation and advocacy of the indicator 5.a.1.

Objectives

• Dissemination of SDGi 5.a.1 computed from Agriculture Census 2022,
• Advocacy and communication of the SDGi 5.a.1 to stakeholders for policy and research use.