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Abstract: A non-parametric approach suggested by researchers from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) for measuring food deprivation (undernourishment) is not an improvement to the current FAO parametric approach. This paper is part of FAO Statistics Working Paper Series.
Lead authoring unit/office: Statistics Division (ESS)
Abstract: In his pioneering study carried in the early 1960’s, Sukhatme had formulated the estimate of the prevalence of undernourishment in a population within a bivariate distribution framework where dietary energy consumption (DEC) and dietary energy requirement (DER) are considered as random variables. This paper is part of FAO Statistics Working Paper Series.
Lead authoring unit/office: Statistics Division (ESS)
Abstract: Worldwide developing countries have reduced hunger since the MDG bench-mark period of 1990–1992 to the latest available of 2001–2003. A closer look at the proportion of population insufficient to their needs brings positive news on regional hunger reduction such as in Sub-Saharan Africa and Western Asia. This paper is part of FAO Statistics Working Paper Series.
Lead authoring unit/office: Statistics Division (ESS)
Abstract: Ten years after the World Food Summit (WFS) and less than 10 years before 2015 (the target year for halving the number of undernourished), the hunger situation in the Developing World still remains of great concern. This paper is part of FAO Statistics Working Paper Series.
Lead authoring unit/office: Statistics Division (ESS)
Abstract: Household Budget Surveys, Household Income and Expenditure Surveys and Food Balance Sheets, provide useful data for epidemiological research and for developing National Food and Nutrition Policies. This paper is part of FAO Statistics Working Paper Series.
Lead authoring unit/office: Statistics Division (ESS)
Abstract: This manual, which is part of FAO Statistics Working Paper Series, provides a set of guidelines to professionals involved in the estimation of food security statistics, using food consumption data collected in National Household Surveys (NHS).
Lead authoring unit/office: Statistics Division (ESS)
Abstract: This publication, which is part of FAO Statistical Development Series, presents guidelines for the 2010 round of agricultural censuses, covering agricultural censuses to be undertaken between 2006 and 2015. For this round, a new approach is being used, with the emphasis on conducting agricultural censuses within the framework of the system of integrated agricultural censuses and surveys and in the broader context of the national statistics system.
Lead authoring unit/office: Statistics Division (ESS)
Abstract: While the present paper was written with the special concern of sample-based catch/effort assessment surveys for artisanal fisheries, it is envisaged that several of its methodological and utility aspects could be applicable to other types of sample-based fishery surveys, particularly in cases where large-scale data collection programmes operate under financial and personnel constraints. Emphasis is placed on “safety in sampling” and some simple approaches are presented by means of which statistical indicators regarding sampling accuracy are formulated in advance. Methodological aspects and statistical indicators that relate to the accuracy and reliability of estimates are presented in handbook form. They summarize experience gained over the recent years in fishery statistical development by the Fishery Information, Data and Statistics Unit (FIDI) of the FAO. The concepts and methods included in the paper apply equally to both marine and inland capture fisheries and are presented in a manner that is generic enough to make them adaptable in commonly used data collection systems.
Lead authoring unit/office: Fisheries Division (NFI)
Abstract: The purpose of this handbook is to summarize experience gained over recent years in fishery statistical development by the Fishery Information, Data and Statistics Unit (FIDI) of FAO, and provide planners and users of fishery surveys with simple and step-by-step guidance for developing and implementing cost-effective and sustainable fishery surveys. The methodological and operational concepts discussed here apply equally to both marine and inland capture fisheries and are presented in a manner that is generic enough to make them adaptable to most commonly used data collection systems. Statistical aspects are presented in a descriptive rather than theoretical manner. Emphasis is placed on the understanding and interpretation of the statistics and related indicators collected, rather than on the computations producing them. Readers interested in a more in-depth discussion on statistical and computing approaches may make use of the list of references that is given at the end of the handbook. This publication is part of FAO Fisheries Technical Paper Series.
Lead authoring unit/office: Fisheries Division (NFI)
Abstract: This publication, which is part of FAO Statistical Development Series, is a supplement to the definitions, concepts and standards presented in the Programme for the World Census of Agriculture 2000. It is intended to help countries generate databases that are internationally comparable.
Lead authoring unit/office: Statistics Division (ESS)
