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Abstract: Prepared by the Global Strategy to improve agricultural and rural statistics, this training material aims to provide basic knowledge and skills in agricultural statistics to data producers, in particular to statisticians with no or limited background in agriculture statistics, and to economists or agronomists with some basic knowledge in statistics. The topics included in this module are the following: Scope of the course; Conceptual framework of the global strategy to improve agricultural and rural statistics and its economic, social and environmental dimensions; Strategic plans for agricultural and rural statistics (SPARS) and National strategies for the development of statistics (NSDS), Users and uses of agricultural statistics.
Lead authoring unit/office: Statistics Division (ESS)
Abstract: Prepared by the Global Strategy to improve agricultural and rural statistics, this training material aims to provide basic knowledge and skills in agricultural statistics to data producers, in particular to statisticians with no or limited background in agriculture statistics, and to economists or agronomists with some basic knowledge in statistics. This module is the core of the agricultural statistics course. Its objective is to allow the targeted audience to gain a good understanding of agricultural statistics and basic methodological issues. The following topics are developed: Statistics to be produced: they correspond to the demand for agricultural statistics (what people want to know); Data producers: centralized and decentralized statistical systems; The main sources of agricultural statistics; Statistical units in relation to specific topics; Data collection and the specific features of the agricultural sector.
Lead authoring unit/office: Statistics Division (ESS)
Abstract: Prepared by the Global Strategy to improve agricultural and rural statistics, this training material aims to provide basic knowledge and skills in agricultural statistics to data producers, in particular to statisticians with no or limited background in agriculture statistics, and to economists or agronomists with some basic knowledge in statistics. This module describes all the processing and analysis operations on a data set to obtain the desired information from a source such as a census, sample survey or administrative record. It also covers concepts relating to area and yield, resulting in methods of evaluating production and crop forecasting.
Lead authoring unit/office: Statistics Division (ESS)
Abstract: Prepared by the Global Strategy to improve agricultural and rural statistics, this training material aims to provide basic knowledge and skills in agricultural statistics to data producers, in particular to statisticians with no or limited background in agriculture statistics, and to economists or agronomists with some basic knowledge in statistics. The following topics will be covered: Economic accounts for agriculture and environmental-economic accounts (subnational and national level); Costs of production statistics; Post-harvest losses: types of post-harvest losses; methods of estimating post-harvest losses; loss estimation and magnitude; factors influencing post-harvest losses; impacts of post-harvest losses. Agricultural producer prices and price indexes (monthly and annual); Food security and food balance sheets.
Lead authoring unit/office: Statistics Division (ESS)
Abstract: Prepared by the Global Strategy to improve agricultural and rural statistics (GSARS), this training material on the enumeration of nomadic and semi-nomadic (transhumant) livestock targets decision makers, statisticians, analysts and data producers from National Statistical Systems (NSOs or statistical departments within the Ministry of Agriculture, for example) as well as analysts, researchers, teaching staff and students from training centres of statistics and agriculture and other relevant institutions. The present users’ guide describes the intended objectives, content and target audience of the training material on the enumeration of nomadic and semi- nomadic (transhumant livestock) provided on the Global Strategy website. It provides recommendations on organizational aspects of training on enumeration of nomadic and semi nomadic (transhumant) livestock. An example of the course content and possible agenda is also included in the appendix.
Lead authoring unit/office: Statistics Division (ESS)
Abstract: Prepared by the Global Strategy to improve agricultural and rural statistics (GSARS), this training material on the enumeration of nomadic and semi-nomadic (transhumant) livestock targets decision makers, statisticians, analysts and data producers from National Statistical Systems (NSOs or statistical departments within the Ministry of Agriculture, for example) as well as analysts, researchers, teaching staff and students from training centres of statistics and agriculture and other relevant institutions. The topics covered by the first module of this training material are the following: 1. Definition of nomadism and semi-nomadism (transhumance); 2. Why enumerate nomadic and semi-nomadic (transhumant) livestock; 3. Integrating enumeration of nomadic and semi-nomadic (transhumant) livestock into the mainstream Agricultural Survey Framework; 4. General recommendations for the enumeration of nomadic and semi-nomadic (transhumant) livestock.
Lead authoring unit/office: Statistics Division (ESS)
Abstract: Prepared by the Global Strategy to improve agricultural and rural statistics (GSARS), this training material on the enumeration of nomadic and semi-nomadic (transhumant) livestock targets decision makers, statisticians, analysts and data producers from National Statistical Systems (NSOs or statistical departments within the Ministry of Agriculture, for example) as well as analysts, researchers, teaching staff and students from training centres of statistics and agriculture and other relevant institutions. The topics covered by the second module of this training material are the following: 1. Methods for enumeration of nomadic and semi-nomadic (transhumant) livestock; 2. Data collection tools; 3. Indicative cost of enumerating nomadic and semi-nomadic (transhumant) livestock.
Lead authoring unit/office: Statistics Division (ESS)
Abstract: Prepared by the Global Strategy to improve agricultural and rural statistics (GSARS), this training material on the enumeration of nomadic and semi-nomadic (transhumant) livestock targets decision makers, statisticians, analysts and data producers from National Statistical Systems (NSOs or statistical departments within the Ministry of Agriculture, for example) as well as analysts, researchers, teaching staff and students from training centres of statistics and agriculture and other relevant institutions. The topics covered by the third module of this training material are the following: Introduction; 1. Survey designs and estimators for ground surveys; 2. Survey designs and estimators for aerial surveys.
Lead authoring unit/office: Statistics Division (ESS)
Abstract: Prepared by the Global Strategy to improve agricultural and rural statistics, this training material on the revised Food Balance Sheet (FBS) methodology targets managers and technical staff of national statistical offices, ministries of agriculture and other institutions (in particular, those dealing with food safety issues) in charge of or involved in the compilation of supply and use tables and FBS. The training material can also be used to train trainers and experts involved in the delivery of capacity-building activities on the compilation of SUA and FBS using the revised methodology and newly developed tool and to introduce the concept and methodology of FBS to students of agricultural statistics and statisticians/data analysts not specialized in agricultural or food security statistics.
Lead authoring unit/office: Statistics Division (ESS)
Abstract: Prepared by the Global Strategy to improve agricultural and rural statistics, this training material on the revised Food Balance Sheet (FBS) methodology targets managers and technical staff of national statistical offices, ministries of agriculture and other institutions (in particular, those dealing with food safety issues) in charge of or involved in the compilation of supply and use tables and FBS. At the end of this session, the audience will: a) Know the historical background of the FBS framework; b) Understand the basic SUA/FBS equation; c) Be informed about some of the potential uses of FBS; d) Be aware of the major caution on FBS interpretation and of the fundamental principles of FBS construction.
Lead authoring unit/office: Statistics Division (ESS)
