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From 26 Oct 09 to 27 Oct 09 - Accra, Ghana
Second CountrySTAT Consultative Meeting 
High-Level Seminar for Government Officials on CountrySTAT

The aim of the Consultative Meeting was to study the status of CountrySTAT activities in current project countries and to confer with Member Nations and relevant regional and international stakeholders on the further development and harmonization of agricultural statistical activities to be planned and conducted under the FAO CountrySTAT Initiat...

22 Oct 09 - Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
CountrySTAT Burkina Faso launched 
External Site

The Ministry of Agriculture, Water & Water Resources today announced the official launch of CountrySTAT Burkina Faso, a Web-based information system that delivers improved access to better quality statistics on food and agriculture at national and subnational levels.

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25 Jun 09 - Bamako, Mali
CountrySTAT Mali launched 
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Representatives from several national institutions attended the launch ceremony for CountrySTAT Mali in the national capital today. The ceremony was chaired by the Secretary General of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fousseny Mariko, and attracted attendees from Mali's food and agricultural and statistics sectors, as well as local media.

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11 May 09 - Rome, Italy
FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf and Bill Gates. Bill Gates, FAO chief ponder anti-hunger fight 
FAO Newsroom
Bill Gates co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf met in Rome today to discuss the role of agricultural development in reducing world hunger and poverty....
16 Mar 09 - Bhutan
CountrySTAT Bhutan launched Everything you need to know about agriculture 
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With the launching of CountrySTAT-Bhutan, policy- and decision-makers, as well as local development officials, will now have access to comprehensive and updated statistical agriculture information needed for improved food and livelihood security in the country....
11 Mar 09 - Bhutan
CountrySTAT Bhutan launched CountrySTAT Bhutan launched 
External Site

The system contains regularly updated statistical data on land use, agricultural productions, exports and imports of agricultural products, agricultural inputs, commodity prices, farm machineries, and development infrastructures.

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