Action Plan of the Global Strategy to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics
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Total Pages | : 98 |
Release | : 2012 |
ISBN-10 | : 9251075638 |
ISBN-13 | : 9789251075630 |
Rating | : 4/5 (630 Downloads) |
Download or read book Action Plan of the Global Strategy to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics written by and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The recent food crisis and the ongoing debates on food price volatility, the impact of climate change on agriculture and food security highlight the weaknesses in available agricultural data. The Global Strategy to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics is a ground-breaking effort to strengthen agricultural statistics. It provides the framework essential to meeting the current and emerging data requirements and the demands of policy makers and other data users so that they can fill these urgent needs. This report describes the goals and purposes of the Global Action Plan, and provides the proposed global, regional and national governance structures. It examines the linkages of the Plans technical components including country assessments, the technical assistance plan, the training plan and the research plan, and then outlines the process, assessment of resources, and timeline required for technical assistance, training and research. The report concludes with an overview of the implementation procedures and the monitoring, evaluation, and reporting requirements.