These Guidelines seek to measure dimensions of labour force performance and job quality that are not well captured in the Decent Work framework. More specifically, the Guidelines propose Decent Work indicators that focus on youth (ages 15–24 years) within developing countries where the majority of households depend on agriculture for their well-being and a large share of the population lives in poverty,
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Guidelines for collecting data for sex-disaggregated and gender-specific indicators in national agricultural surveys. 2nd Edition
These Guidelines aim to improve the availability of systematically integrated and comparable sex-disaggregated and gender-relevant data within agricultural surveys by bridging significant data gaps. Specifically, the Guidelines identify key indicators focusing on crop and livestock activities in developing countries where the agricultural sector is largely characterized by agricultural households, and propose adaptations to existing agriculture surveys based on the latest research in survey methods and gender analysis.
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Guidelines on data collection for national statistics on forest products
The purpose of these Guidelines on data collection for national statistics on forest products is to present and discuss best practices with respect to the collection, compilation and dissemination of statistics on forest products statistics.
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Guidelines on defining rural areas and compiling indicators for development policy
These Guidelines aim to support decisions about rural development policy by offering concepts and methods to improve the quality, availability, and use of statistics. The Guidelines present and explain how to construct a rural definition that is useful for organizing statistical information about rural areas.
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Guidelines for the measurement of productivity and efficiency in agriculture
These Guidelines are intended to assist countries in improving their measurement and monitoring of agricultural productivity through the provision of recommendations that are applicable to the entire data cycle, from the collection of basic data to the compilation of final indicators.
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Guidelines for the Incorporation of a Woodfuel Supplementary Module into Existing Household Surveys in Developing Countries
The purpose of these Guidelines is to develop a tool named the Woodfuel Supplementary Module (WSM), to be incorporated in existing national household surveys. The ultimate goal is to enable developing countries to gather accurate data on woodfuel production and consumption, the sustainability of its production, and related socio-economic and health outcomes.
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Guidelines on methods for estimating livestock production and productivity
These Guidelines on methods for estimating livestock production and productivity are directed towards those seeking to design, test and implement data collection activities to measure livestock production and productivity, particularly in developing countries.
Also available in: French
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Guidelines on the measurement of harvest and post-harvest losses
The purpose of these guidelines is to develop cost-effective statistical methods for measuring post-harvest losses (PHL). The Guidelines aim to present cost-effective methods for measuring food grain losses that could be used especially by developing countries to generate timely and quality data.
Also available in: French
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Assessing the quality of agricultural market information systems: A self-assessment guide
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Guidelines on the use of available remote sensing tools, products, methodologies and data to improve agricultural crop production forecast statistics in sub-saharan African countries
This report provides guidelines and a framework for developing multistage crop forecasting systems built on existing national institutions, but also leveraging on new technical advancements in a sustainable manner.
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Guidelines on improving and using administrative data in agricultural statistics
The purpose of these guidelines is to provide operational guidance to developing countries on how to set up an effective Administrative Data System for Agricultural Statistics (ADSAS), as well as on the improvement, use and integration of administrative data in the national statistical system.
Also available in: French
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Handbook on the Agricultural Integrated Survey (AGRIS)
The AGRIS handbook presents the rationale of the system, focusing on the new needs and challenges in surveying farms in the 21st century. In this handbook, the link with SDGs is acknowledged, as the proposed AGRIS Generic Questionnaires will generate basic data for monitoring directly four SDG indicators and provide essential information for another 15 SDG indicators.