An 8-page brochure on Methods for estimating Livestock Production and Productivity is now available.
Also available in French
Brochures & leaflets, Publications
8-page brochure on Methods for estimating Livestock Production and Productivity
Resource Centre
Publications, Technical Reports & Working Papers
Grain Stocks Estimation through Secondary Data sources-The Case of Zambia
The overall goal of the study is to test the methodology and the approach developed by the Agriculture Market Information System (AMIS) project, which outlined the use of available data to estimate certain critical variables on food balance sheets, especially Carry-in Stocks (also called Carry-over stocks), and Production.
Reports, UNSC Reports
49th Session of the United Nations Statistical Commission (UNSC)
Report of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations on new developments in agricultural and rural statistics (6-9 March 2018)
Events
Atelier de formation sur la construction et l’utilisation de base de sondage aréolaire
28 Avril 2018, Niakara, Côte d’Ivoire
Training Material
Training course on Nomadic & Semi-Nomadic Livestock – French
This training material on the enumeration of nomadic and semi-nomadic (transhumant) livestock targets decision makers, statisticians, analysts and data producers from National Statistical Systems (NSOs or statistical departments within the Ministry of Agriculture, for example) as well as analysts, researchers, teaching staff and students from training centres of statistics and agriculture and other relevant institutions.
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Training Material
Training course on Nomadic & Semi-Nomadic Livestock – English
This training material on the enumeration of nomadic and semi-nomadic (transhumant) livestock targets decision makers, statisticians, analysts and data producers from National Statistical Systems (NSOs or statistical departments within the Ministry of Agriculture, for example) as well as analysts, researchers, teaching staff and students from training centres of statistics and agriculture and other relevant institutions.
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News
Global Strategy issues Handbook on Remote Sensing for Agricultural Statistics
In the context of the Global Strategy to improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics, remote sensing has been identified as a point of reference for Master Sampling Frames and methodological improvements in design and estimation terms, as a prime contributor to the localization and geocoding of the sampling units, as a way to achieve sustainability and as a core data provider for indicators linked to land uses and covers.
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News
Global Office releases training material to build basic knowledge and skills in agricultural statistics
This month, the Global Office has released some training material aimed at building and improving data producers’ knowledge and skills in agricultural statistics.
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News
Global Office hosts Expert Meeting on Agri-Environmental Indicators
On 13-14 September 2017, the Global Office conducted an expert meeting on Agri-environmental indicators.
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Guidelines & Handbooks, Publications
Guidelines for collecting data for sex-disaggregated and gender-specific indicators in national agricultural surveys
These guidelines seek to increase individual-level, sex-disaggregated and gender-relevant data available from agricultural surveys.
Guidelines & Handbooks, Publications
Guidelines for the compilation of Food Balance Sheets
The objective of these guidelines is to provide countries with the methodological framework and tools to compile high-quality Food Balance Sheets for crop and livestock products.
Also available in: French
Events
Expert meeting on agri-environmental indicators
13-14 September 2017, FAO headquarters, Rome