Under the third phase of the Global Strategy to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics (GSARS3), a five-day regional training workshop was held from 13 to 17 April 2026 in Suva, Fiji - bringing together statisticians and data producers from 14 Pacific Small Island Developing States (SIDS) for an intensive programme covering the full agricultural survey cycle. Delivered in collaboration with the Pacific Community (SPC), the workshop addressed priority gaps across questionnaire design and CAPI-based data collection, Master Sample Frame construction, data cleaning, imputation and tabulation, and data dissemination. 

The Global Strategy to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics (GSARS) officially launched its first regional workshop in the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Pacific region in  November 2025, marking a major milestone in the expansion of GSARS under Phase 3. 

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) proudly announces the successful conclusion of the GSARS II Final Conference, held from June 11 to 12, 2024, in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. Over 80 participants from partner institutions, Regional Economic Communities (RECs), and beneficiary countries attended. This significant conference marked the finalization of the second phase of the Global Strategy to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics (GSARS II), celebrating the years of dedicated efforts in enhancing the capacities of national agricultural statistical systems across 27 participating countries in Africa.