Objectives

The workshop will bring together the 19 GS implementing countries and other countries outside of the GS to facilitate a broader consultation on the current capacity of the countries to report on their progress towards the SDGs. The research component of GS, has developed cost effective tools/methods which will be presented to participating countries with a view to help them make an informed choice on the suitability of these methods specific to country situation.

The specific objectives of the Workshop will thus be to:

1. Better understand the preparedness and the capacity of countries in producing agricultural and rural statistics to meet the reporting requirements of the SDGs;
2. Sensitize countries on the scope and coverage of the SDG goals and their associated indicators, and;
3. Delineate areas in which the Global Strategy can work to help countries meet the reporting requirements of the SDGs and the support that can be provided by FAO through various programmes and projects.

Concept note

Presentations

1. Overview of SDG Monitoring Framework and Target Indicators
2. SDG Goals and Target Indicators related to Agriculture
3. Overview of Global Strategy Minimum Core Data Set 
4. SDG Indicator 2.1.1 - Prevalence of undernourishment
5. SDG Indicator 2.1.2 - Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population, based on the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES)
6. SDG Target 5.a - Women's Land Rights in the Post 2015 Development Agenda
7. SDG Indicator 2.a.1 - The Agriculture Orientation Index for government expenditures
8. SDG Target 14.b - Provide access for small-scale artisanal fishers to marine resources and markets
9. SDG Indicators 2.3.1 and 2.3.2 - Volume of production per labour unit and Average income of small-scale food producers