A 12-page brochure on Improving Rural Statistics is now available.
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Rural Statistics
Publications, Technical Reports & Working Papers
Global Strategy to improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics. Methodology for definition and spatial delimitation of rural areas
This Technical Report aims to present the methodology implemented for the spatial delimitation and production of statistics of rural areas and the results obtained.
Publications, Technical Reports & Working Papers
The Social Dimension of Rural Statistics
This Technical Report focuses on the social dimension of rural statistics, offering ideas and possible solutions to improve information on rural populations that is relevant to the formulation of poverty reduction policies.
Publications, Technical Reports & Working Papers
A Minimum Set of Environmental Indicators for Improving Rural Statistics
This Technical Report first provides an overview of the existing frameworks of environmental indicators that focus on the mutual interactions between rural livelihoods and their biophysical environment.
Publications, Technical Reports & Working Papers
Conceptual Framework and Territorial Definitions for Improving Rural Statistics
This working paper offers a comprehensive view of rural statistics, illustrates how indicators may be selected, and suggests alternative definitions of rural.