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Global Strategy to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics

2nd Global Steering Committee meeting of the GSARS II
The Global Office of GSARS II, hosted by the FAO Statistics division will be hosting the second Global Steering Committee (GSC) on February 15th at FAO headquarters in Rome.
ENSEA hosts a Regional Training on Agricultural Statistics organized by FAO and UNECA
The training takes place from November 8th to 18th in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire and is focused on the optimal use of the available sources and tools to produce agricultural statistics.  
SPSS Data Processing and Analysis training in Niger
GSARS II organized a training in Niger on the production of descriptive statistics and graphic representations with SPSS using agricultural survey data.
Global Strategy launches SPARS process in Madagascar
The Global Strategy implemented its first Strategic Plan on Agricultural and Rural Statistics (SPARS) workshop in Madagascar. 
Capacity development training on data processing and analysis with STATA  in Côte d'Ivoire
The first training on data processing and analysis with STATA in the frame of the Phase II of the Global Strategy was held in  Côte d'Ivoire from August 22nd to 26th of 2022.
The Global Strategy focuses on CAADP indicators in Ghana workshop
The training on CAADP indicators computations in the frame of the Phase II of the Global Strategy was held in Ghana from August 29th to September the 3rd of 2022. 
The Global Strategy builds capacity of statisticians in Burkina Faso

Two trainings have been organized in the context of the Global Strategy to strengthen the capacities of statisticians in Burkina Faso in view of supporting the country in the implementation of an integrated agricultural survey system.

GSARS II presented in a side event during the United Nations Statistical Commission
The United Nations Statistical Commission side event was titled: The second phase of the Global Strategy to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics: a fit-for-purpose approach of capacity strengthening in Africa

The Global Strategy to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics (GSARS) is a long-term coordinated initiative to address the decline in the agricultural statistical systems in developing countries and enable the production of more and better agricultural statistics. The second phase of the project has still the aim to strengthen the statistical capacities of countries through the provision of training and technical assistance…[more].

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Burkina Fasso: Indicators training
14/03/2023 - 17/03/2023

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Benin: Dissemination training
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Sudan: Hand-on Training on sampling design, weighting, and estimations
12/03/2023 - 16/03/2023

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