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Action Plan of the Global Strategy to improve agriculture and rural statistics - for food security, sustainable agriculture and rural development

2012

The global action plan provides the framework needed to rebuild a sustainable national statistical capacity to produce agricultural statistics and increase their use for better policy decisions.

Millennium Development Goals Report 2012

2012

This annual report presents the most comprehensive global assessment of progress to date, based on data provided by a large number of international organizations within and outside the United Nations system.

Guidelines for linking population and housing censuses with agricultural censuses with selected country practices

2012

This publication aims to provide practical guidance for population and housing census and agricultural census planners looking to implement a cost-effective census strategy by coordinating the population and housing census with the agricultural census.

Safeguarding food security in volatile global markets

2011

This four-part volume gathers together the latest thinking on the issues and controversies surrounding price volatility in global food markets. Drawing from theory, empiricism and heuristic evidence, the book contributes to the debate on the causes, consequences, and challenges of food price volatility.

Improving statistics for food security, sustainable agriculture, and rural development: An Action Plan for Africa 2011-2015

2011

This action plan was prepared jointly by the African Development Bank (AfDB), the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA ), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and the African Union Commission (AUC).