Transcript Building capacity of agriculture statistics as part of national statistical systems Graham Eele, World Bank.

Building capacity of
agriculture statistics as part of
national statistical systems
Graham Eele, World Bank
New opportunities for statistics
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Increasing demand for statistics
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In developing countries
– As component of good governance
– To monitor poverty reduction strategies
– Supporting markets
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Internationally
– MDG monitoring
– Component of the results agenda
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But many statistical systems, especially in
developing countries are under pressure
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An international response
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Background
 Need
to address under-investment in
statistical systems
 Any initiative must be country-led
 Greater emphasis on coordination
 Programs must be time-bound and fully
costed
 Need to focus on both short and longterm
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Marrakech Action Plan for
Statistics - MAPS
 Follow
up to Monterrey, agreed at
second International Roundtable on
Management for Results
 Endorsed and supported by all main
partners
 Focus on six time-bound and costed
actions - three national and three
international
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National Strategies for the
Development of Statistics - NSDS
 MAPS
has target for all developing
countries to have NSDS by end 2006,
target endorsed for IDA countries
 NSDS is country-led process with focus
on whole of statistical system and both
a long and short-term perspective
 Provides a focus for more effective
donor coordination
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What is being done ?
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Statistical Capacity Building
Awareness Raising and Advocacy
Dialogue and information exchange,
regional workshops, task teams leading to
country-led action
Strategic Planning
Strategic Statistical Master plans leading to
specific projects for national or donor funding
Sustainable Statistical Capacity
Investments by governments, bilateral and
multilateral donors including new WB program
STATCAP
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Supporting the NSDS process
 PARIS21
focus on advocacy,
awareness raising and good practice
 Developing technical capacity
 WB Trust Fund for Statistical Capacity
Building (TFSCB) reoriented
 Funds to support implementation being
mobilized, including STATCAP and
African Development Bank
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Implications for agricultural
statistics
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Getting involved
Essential that agricultural and rural statistics
are included within the NSDS process
 Need to build political support in countries for
the change process
 Need for agricultural statisticians to
participate actively in coordinating
mechanisms
 Policy makers should be supported to specify
their priority data needs
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Focus on results
 Result
of NSDS should be better use of
statistics, not just better funded
activities
 Importance of “quick wins”
 Need for better coordination of
statistical programs
 Opportunity to re-build statistical
systems, in line with national priorities
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Some technical issues
 Developing
common infrastructure for
statistics
 More effective use of ICT
 Common databases, definitions and
concepts
 Wider and better use of GIS
 New forms of data dissemination
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