Resources
This material has been developed in the context of the 50x2030 Initiative, the AGRISurvey programme and the Global Strategy to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics (GSARS). For more material related to GSARS, click here.
Producing agricultural population estimates using an area frame
2023
Estimating with a high precision the number of agricultural holdings and other population-related indicators is one of the main targets of the agricultural surveys. Achieving this objective is not straightforward when using an area frame: the choice of the estimator is indeed delicate since it depends on the criterion to link the observation units (e.g. agricultural holdings or tracts) and the sampling units (e.g. segments or points).
Data driving development: Achievements and successes from FAO’s Agricultural Integrated Survey (AGRISurvey) programme
2022
This document presents the success stories and lessons learned from the implementation of the AGRISurvey programme in countries and accompanies the release of the final project report.
A guide to the 50x2030 data collection approach: questionnaire design
2022
The objective of this document is to describe the survey instruments of the 50x2030 data collection approach, including the topics covered, the implementation strategy, and potential areas for country costumization.
Combining farm and household surveys with modelling approaches to improve post-harvest loss estimates and reduce data collection costs
2022
While there is growing awareness of the issue of food losses at the political level, official post-harvest loss data for informing policymaking and reporting on SDG Indicator 12.3.1. (a) Food Loss Index is scarce. One main strategy proposed by the 50x2030 Initiative for optimizing data collection is sub-sampling for some of the survey modules.
The integration of socio-economic and agricultural surveys by national statistical offices: The case of the Uganda Harmonized Integrated Survey
2022
This paper documents the process of integrating the two surveys: the Uganda National Panel Survey (UNPS) and the Annual Agricultural Survey (AAS), and ways to improve efficiency by avoiding duplication, reducing costs, and aligning methodologies and results.
Integrated sampling design for agricultural and socio-economic households surveys: Overview and application in Uganda Harmonized Integrated Survey
2022
This paper will present an overview of the key 50x2030 Initiative technical features of the proposed integrated sampling procedures including the development of sampling frames, stratification criteria, sampling size calculations, estimation procedures and sampling approaches over time. The operational procedures will be highlighted through a presentation of an application of the methodology in the Uganda Harmonized Integrated Survey.