Working papers
Estimating the prevalence of nutrient inadequacy from household consumption and expenditure surveys. FAO Statistics Working Paper Series / 22-30
04/11/2022
Malnutrition is pervasive in both low- and middle-income countries. Yet, there is a scarcity of food intake data collected at the individual level to describe...
Methods for estimating greenhouse gas emissions from food systems. Part III: energy use in fertilizer manufacturing, food processing, packaging, retail and household consumption. FAO Statistics Working Paper Series / 21-29
04/11/2021
This paper is part of a series detailing new methodologies for estimating key components of agri-food systems emissions, with a view to disseminate the information...
Methods for estimating greenhouse gas emissions from food systems. Part II: waste disposal. FAO Statistics Working Paper Series / 21-28
08/10/2021
This paper is part of a series detailing novel methodologies for estimating key components of food systems emissions, with a view to disseminate the information...
Methods for estimating greenhouse gas emissions from food systems. Part I: domestic food transport. FAO Statistics Working Paper Series / 21-27
17/09/2021
This paper is the first in a series of ongoing and planned efforts to build on current knowledge and develop methodologies for estimating new components...
The relationship between food insecurity and dietary outcomes. An analysis conducted with nationally representative data from Kenya, Mexico, Samoa and the Sudan. FAO Statistics Working Paper Series / 21-25
16/08/2021
Little research has been conducted on the association of food insecurity, particularly at the moderate level, and dietary consumption in low- and middle-income countries. This...
Research on the measurement of post-harvest losses. Minimum losses by commodity and region: insights from the literature. FAO Statistics Working Paper Series / 21-26
06/08/2021
The reduction of agricultural losses, especially among smallholder farmers, should be an essential component of food security strategies in developing countries. Loss reduction strategies should...
Methodological guideline for monitoring SDG indicator 5.a.1. Gender parity in tenure rights over agricultural land: data collection methods and calculation. FAO Statistics Working Paper Series / 21-23
13/05/2021
This paper provides an overview of the endorsed methodology of the indicator indicator by the Inter-Agency and Expert Group on SDG indicators (IAEG-SDG). Importantly, it...
Measuring progress towards sustainable agriculture. FAO Statistics Working Paper Series / 21-24
10/05/2021
This paper presents a new methodological approach aimed at measuring progress towards sustainable agriculture in countries and across agri-food systems typologies, by measuring socio-economic and...
Operational guidelines on listing and survey preparation for household and non-household agricultural holdings and special farms. FAO Statistics Working Paper Series / 21-21
12/04/2021
This document is part of the FAO Statistics working paper series and part of the series of operational guidelines of the FAO Survey Team providing...
Operational procedures for selecting samples for repeated agricultural surveys with a rotation design. FAO Statistics Working Paper Series / 20-22
07/04/2021
This document is part of the FAO Statistics Working Paper Series and part of the methodological works of the Survey Team of the FAO Statistics...
