Description: In accordance with Article VI-1 of the FAO Constitution, the FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (RAP) organized the Thirtieth session of the Asia and Pacific Commission on Agricultural Statistics (APCAS30), convened along with its side events in Kathmandu, Nepal during 19-24 May 2024 at the kind invitation of the Government of Nepal.
Organizer(s): FAO European Commission European Space Agency WFP GEOCLAM
Description: The European Space Agency (ESA), the European Commission (EC), the World Food Programme (WFP), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and GEOGLAM are co-organising the EO for Agriculture Under Pressure 2024 Workshop, which will take place in Frascati (Italy), from 13 to 16 May 2024.
Description: Join our webinar on 'Enhancing Forest Data Transparency for Climate Action' to gain invaluable insights from international experts and countries, exploring both the significance of forest data transparency and the challenges hindering its progress.
Description: We consider model-based optimal sampling designs for multipurpose surveys with multiple measures of size. The problem is motivated by surveys conducted by the United States Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), in which estimates of planted and harvested acres of different crops are of interest, and historical acreages are available on the frame as measures of size. We use convex optimisation to find the inclusion probabilities that minimise expected sample size subject to target precision requirements for different study variables, along with other inequality constraints. The precision requirements are computed as anticipated coefficients of variation under models relating study variables to frame measures of size. These same models are used in established NASS strategies for the multipurpose survey problem to obtain Multivariate Probability Proportional to Size (MPPS) inclusion probabilities. MPPS uses the measures of size to determine optimal inclusion probabilities for each model, then maximises over models. This solution is practical but not optimal. We compare the use of the MPPS and optimal inclusion probabilities under different designs (Poisson sampling and balanced sampling) and different estimators (calibrated and uncalibrated) via a Monte Carlo experiment using a simulated population of farms with realistic size and complexity.
Description: From 15 to 16 April, FAO organized a workshop in Rome to convene key national stakeholders to introduce them to the ASTI methodology and procedures as well as initiate dialogues between national agricultural research institutes (NARIs) and national statistical offices (NSOs). These dialogues aim to unveil and present the new data collection approach while deliberating on and exploring strategies for effective integration of ASTI into National Statistical System (NSS) mechanisms, a crucial step for providing collecting agencies with a clear mandate, ensuring quality, and official validation of the data.
Description: The first meeting of the fourth series of seminars, “Case studies on food and agricultural statistics” in conjunction with La Sapienza, will take place on Monday, February 26 at 6:00 p.m. in room 34 (fourth floor) of the Department of Statistical Sciences.
Description: Organized by the United Nations Committee of Experts on Food Security, Agriculture and Rural Statistics (UN-CEAG) on the sidelines of the 55th Session of the United Nations Statistical Commission.
Description: يعتبر تأمين الغذاء من التحديات الكبرى التي تواجهها المنطقة العربية والذي يتفاقم في المستقبل مع ضغط التغيرات المناخية وتزايد الطلب على المواد الغذائية وندرة الموارد خاصة منها المياه وتدهور الأراضي الزراعية اضافة الى العادات والنظم الغذائية التي تأثرت بشكل كبير بالعولمة والانفتاح على الأسواق الخارجية وتحسن مستوى معيشة السكان. ويعتبر توفر المعلومة الإحصائية المرتبطة بالأمن الغذائي مفتاح القرارات الذي ترتكز عليها الجهات الحكومية وكذا تستعملها مختلف الجهات ذات المصلحة في إبداء الرأي في القضايا التي تطرح عنها. ويشكل توفر المعطيات الإحصائية الخاص بالأمن الغذائي تحديا كبيرا للمنظومات الإحصائية الوطنية في مختلف القطاعات وفي كل الدول.
Description: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is organizing a special event to launch a new data domain on food and diet on FAOSTAT, the world’s largest portal on food and agriculture statistics.
Description: FAO appointed as one of the international advisers to the newly established Remote Sensing Laboratory for Agricultural Statistics in Hangzhou, China.
Description: Join FAO for the launch of the flagship report "The State of Food and Agriculture 2023", which will be held under the theme "Revealing the true cost of food to transform agrifood systems". Monday, 6 November 2023 | 12.30 – 14.00 (Rome hours) Sheikh Zayed Centre, FAO headquarters and online | Register here The 2023 edition of The State of Food and Agriculture report focuses on uncovering the hidden impacts of our agrifood systems for informed decision-making. It proposes true cost accounting (TCA) as an approach to quantify the hidden costs and benefits of our agrifood systems. Using TCA, this report provides a first attempt at quantifying the environmental, social and health hidden costs of agrifood systems for 154 countries. The findings are a starting point to stimulate debate and dialogue among agrifood systems actors. This initial quantification can be improved based on country-specific information and input from in-country stakeholders and experts, to guide in-depth analyses for transformative actions at country-level. The 2024 edition of the report will continue on this theme and focus on case studies to highlight the flexibility of this approach to support sustainable agrifood systems transformation. Opened by the FAO Director-General, the high-level panelists will share their experiences in addressing these hidden costs of agrifood systems, highlighting the importance of measuring and integrating them into decision-making in order to improve the value of agrifood systems. A discussion will follow on how the TCA approach can reinforce the environmental, social and economic sustainability of agrifood systems. Interpretation will be provided in all UN languages. Previous editions of the series The State of Food and Agriculture are available here.
Description: During this joint webinar by the UN Global Network of Data Officers and Statisticians, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the UN, and of the UN Datathon 2023 we were happy to welcome Aida Khalil, Oluwakayode Anidi, and Max Shang from FAO who talked about how to unlock food and agriculture microdata through the FAM Catalogue. The Food and Agriculture Microdata (FAM) Catalogue was launched by the FAO in 2019 to promote increased access to food security, nutrition, and agriculture-related microdata. As of today, the FAM Catalogue hosts over 1,300 surveys and censuses, providing easy access to their relevant documentation, metadata and, in most cases, microdata. Primarily targeted to FAM current and potential users, the webinar will focus on the Catalogue's main features, its publication workflow and supporting technologies, and on the different microdata access modalities in place. During this webinar the presenters also illustrated some of the datasets available on FAM that could be used in the context of the UN Datathon 2023.
Description: The fifty-first plenary session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS 51) will be held from 23 to 27 October 2023 in a hybrid format. The Committee on World Food Security (CFS) is an inclusive international and intergovernmental platform for a broad range of committed stakeholders to work together in a coordinated manner and in support of country-led processes towards the elimination of hunger and ensuring food security and nutrition for all, for the progressive realization of the right to adequate food in the context of national food security. During its 51st Session, the CFS is set to endorse the Policy Recommendations on Strengthening Food Security and Nutrition Data Collection and Analysis Tools for Food Security. Additionally, the Plenary will include two stocktaking sessions: a presentation on the progress of the follow-up to the Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2) as well as a global thematic event on the monitoring of the two Policy Recommendations on Price Volatility and Food Security, and on Social Protection for Food Security and Nutrition. On the same week, the 50x2030 Initiative will be co-hosting side event 8 "What it takes: from effective data generation to use to drive better policies and programmes in food security and nutrition", on Tuesday, 24 October. This side event will showcase experiences of generating and using data from three data-focused initiatives: 1) the learnings from the 50x2030 initiative to Close the Agricultural Data Gap based on a partnership between IFAD, FAO and the World Bank, aiming to strengthen data systems in lower and lower-middle income countries to enhance decision-making for agriculture and food security; 2) two initiatives from the European Union: the European Commission-Nutrition Information System (EC-NIS) project to strengthen the generation and capacity of nutrition data within health information systems and beyond; and the National Information Platforms for Nutrition (NIPN) initiative to transform data and multisectoral nutrition information systems to influence and drive programmes and policies. Register here for in-person or virtual modality. See the provisional agenda here, and visit the CFS page for more information.
Description: Join FAO for the launch of the flagship report "The Impact of Disasters on Agriculture and Food Security: Avoiding and Reducing Losses through Investment in Resilience", which will be held on the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction. WHEN | 13 October 2023 | 12:00-14:00 (CEST) | Virtual The 2023 edition of the report presents groundbreaking evidence on the global impact of disasters on agriculture and food security over the last three decades. It showcases opportunities for proactively addressing risks in agriculture and demonstrates ways to mainstream disaster risk into agricultural practices and policies. Developing better information and obtaining better data on the impact of disasters across all subsectors of agriculture will allow communities to determine the best possible strategies for mitigating or reducing the impacts of future disaster events. Efforts to prevent and reduce disaster risks, manage impacts, and develop response measures must become widespread to achieve the goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sendai Framework. Register here for the launch event. Interpretation will be available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.
Description: On 15 September, join FAO Liaison Office in Geneva and FAO Office of Chief Statistician (OCS) for the launch of "Tracking progress on food and agriculture-related SDG indicators 2023" report.The high-level event will take place in a hybrid format at the Palais des Nations (Building H 208) on 15 September at 15:00. At the mid-point of the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development, the clock is ticking on meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The new report of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), titled Tracking progress on food and agriculture-related SDG indicators, offers a critical look at how far we have progressed to date on the SDG indicators, and highlights the main achievements and challenges faced by countries. With the participation of the FAO Chief Economist, Máximo Torero, the high-level event will present the main findings of the report, as well as policy recommendations to harness the power of data to achieve Zero Hunger and accelerate food systems transformation. Ahead of the 2023 SDG Summit, the event which will bring together FAO Members, UN bodies and partners, is an essential contribution to the ongoing efforts to renew commitment to invest in better data and statistics to inform evidence-based policies for people and the planet. The report will be published in six languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish) at the following link: https://www.fao.org/sustainable-development-goals-data-portal/resources/analytical-reports/en Related links Register here for in-person participation* Register here for online participation * Detailed instructions for access to the Palais des Nations will be sent after Indico registration. Documents Agenda Contact LOG-Director@fao.org Chief-Statistician@fao.org
Description: يعتبر توفر المعلومة الإحصائية مفتاح القرارات الذي ترتكز عليها الجهات الحكومية وكذا تستعملها مختلف الجهات ذات المصلحة من ابداء الرأي في القضايا التي تطرح عنها. ويشكل توفر المعطيات الإحصائية تحديا كبيرا للمنظومات الإحصائية الوطنية في مختلف القطاعات وفي كل الدول . ونظرا للمساهمات المختلفة للقطاع الزراعي في الدول العربية، اقتصاديا واجتماعيا وبيئيا، فان توفير المعلومة الإحصائية القطاعية له خصوصية كبيرة من حيث توفرها وجودتها واستعمالاتها خاصة مع التزامات الأطراف للتبليغ بمؤشرات وطنية في إطار خطط اممية وقارية وجهوية. ومن هذه المنطلقات والتحديات، برمجت هذه الورشة العلمية حول الاحصائيات الزراعية. تندرج هذه الورشة في اطار مواصلة المعهد العربي للتدريب والبحوث الإحصائية والمنظمة العربية للتنمية الزراعية في دعم قدرات العاملين في مجال الاحصائيات الزراعية من حيث توفرها ومعالجتها والابلاغ عنها، بالإضافة الى كيفية ضمان جودتها وشموليتها. وتعتبر الاحصائيات الزراعية من بين الأنشطة الإحصائية التي تتطلب تنسيقا كبيرا وتعاونا متواصلا بين الأجهزة الإحصائية ووزارات الزراعة لتوحيد المفاهيم والمصطلحات الإحصائية وطرق الاحتساب وكيفية نشرها، وذلك اعتبارا للاستعمالات المتعددة لهذه الاحصائيات في العديد من المجالات ومنها بالأساس الحسابات القومية.
Description: On 12 July 2023 from 10 AM to 12 PM (New York Time), FAO and its co-publishing partners will be launching, for the fifth time, the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report at a Special Event in the margins of the ECOSOC High-Level Political Forum (HLPF). The 2023 edition of the report will present the latest updates on the food security and nutrition situation around the world, including updated estimates on the cost and affordability of healthy diets. Subsequently, the report’s theme “Urbanization, agrifood systems transformation, and healthy diets across the rural-urban continuum” will explore how urbanization is shaping agrifood systems and the implications of this nexus for the availability and affordability of healthy diets, food security and nutrition. WHEN | Wednesday, 12 July | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EST)UNHQ | Conference Room 3Live webcast on FAO.org and UN Web TV Register | SOFI 2023 report information note About the SOFI 2023 report The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) is an annual flagship report jointly prepared by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the World Food Programme (WFP) and the World Health Organization (WHO). It monitors and analyses the world’s progress towards ending hunger, achieving food security and improving nutrition. It also provides in-depth analysis on key challenges for achieving these goals in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. SOFI 2023 report and changing agrifood systems amidst urbanization Urbanization is changing agrifood systems globally in ways that can no longer be understood across the rural and urban divide. The changing pattern of population agglomerations along a rural–urban continuum and its interface as a place of exchange and socioeconomic interactions, is reshaping and being reshaped by agrifood systems, with implications for the availability and affordability of healthy diets, and in turn, for food security and nutrition. This theme is aligned with the UN General Assembly “New Urban Agenda” and will contribute new evidence on the policies, investments and actions needed to limit risks of the negative effects of agrifood system transformation under urbanization and enable opportunities for access to affordable healthy diets, to improve food security and nutrition. Read more here. For more information, please visit the event page here.
Description: The FAO Sub-Commission of the International Forestry Students’ Association (IFSA), in collaboration with the FAO Forestry Division (NFO), has organized the “Forests and Climate Transparency” webinar series.
Description: On Tuesday 13 June, FAO's 50x2030 team organized a webinar titled "Data production component of the 50x2030 Initiative: producing more and better data for policy making". The aim of the webinar was to inform FAO’s colleagues in headquarters and FAO’s regional and country offices about the activities of the 50x2030 data production component and the status of the implementation; to explore synergies with other programmes; and to share good practices and lessons learned from the implementation in the field. It provided information on how to find the data produced in the context of the Initiative allowing greater ease in using these key resources produced with FAO’s support. About the 50x3030 Initiative: The 50x2030 Initiative to Close the Agricultural Data Gap is a multi-partner programme that seeks to bridge the global agricultural data gap by transforming country data systems in 50 countries by 2030. This unprecedented initiative aims to improve the availability of official national statistics on the agricultural sector by building stronger national agricultural survey programmes. The data collected through such surveys are used by national Governments to design and monitor national policies and by the development community to monitor the status agriculture at regional and global level. The Initiative is implemented through a unique partnership between the World Bank, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) leads the implementation of the data production component of 50x2030. FAO provides technical support to countries in the development and implementation of integrated agricultural survey, for the production of more and better agricultural data. With FAO’s support, countries produce and disseminate as a public good the latest statistics related to the national agricultural sector, providing data users, analysts and policy makers with up to date information for data analysis and informed decision-making. Read the presentations: The 50x2030 Initiative to Close the Agricultural Data Gap (Chiara Brunelli, Statistician, FAO Statistics Division) Addressing the data needs: the data dissemination component (Marie Van der Donckt, Statistician, FAO Statistics Division) The recording can be accessed here: https://fao.zoom.us/rec/share/Zjc2PzozjtFwPpTmryARpvpEKWkaoelCWZQILexSngl8Cm7W-pjZ7h2MpcXwdMnq.nBYugPXeLswSlmiv Passcode: Ppnc2FZ!
Description: Within the framework of its Statistical Capacity Building (StatCaB) Programme and the UN-OIC Cooperation Matrix for 2022-2024, SESRIC will organise a Training Course on ‘Agriculture Statistics and Food Security Analysis’ for the benefit of National Statistical Offices (NSOs) of OIC countries on 29-30 May 2023 through an online video conferencing platform. Ms. Octavia Rizky Prasetyo and Ms. Ratna Rizki Amalia, Statisticians at the BPS-Statistics Indonesia, will conduct the course and cover the following topics: The Importance and Coverage of Agricultural Statistics Data Sources, Statistical Units, and Data Collection Method Indonesia’s Experience for Crop Estimation Agricultural Census (Importance, Methodological Consideration, and Items Recommended) Integrated and Sustainable Agricultural Data Collection (Importance and Framework Consideration) Food Security Measurements and Analysis In line with the joint activities agreed upon during the 15th Session of UN-OIC General Meeting on Cooperation held in Geneva, Switzerland on 18-20 July 2022; the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Islamic Organization for Food Security (IOFS) will contribute to this training course on the following topics: Measurement of the Food and Agriculture-related SDG Indicators in OIC countries (FAO) Network Analysis and Visualization Methods for Food Security and Trade (IOFS) The SESRIC StatCaB Programme was initiated in early 2007. It is the flagship capacity development programme of SESRIC. Within the framework of StatCaB Programme, the Centre collects information from the NSOs of OIC member countries through the biennial StatCaB Questionnaire, assesses their statistical training needs and capacities, matches these needs and capacities, and organizes statistical capacity development activities between the beneficiary and provider countries. For more information on SESRIC Statistical Capacity Building (StatCaB) Programme, please visit: http://www.oicstatcom.org/statcab.php
Organizer(s): World Bank Department of Agriculture United States FAO
Description: ICAS IX will be held from May 17 to 19, 2023 in Washington, DC, and will be organized by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the World Bank, in coordination with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and under the aegis of the Committee on Agricultural Statistics of the ISI.
Organizer(s): FAO University of Buenos Aires Argentina
Description: Organized by FAO and the University of Buenos Aires in the framework of the Diploma in sustainability in the food industry, the seminar covered the topic "Measuring and monitoring sustainable agriculture". FAO is the custodian agency for SDG Indicator 2.4.1 "Proportion of agricultural area under productive and sustainable agriculture". This indicator measures progress in achieving more productive and sustainable agriculture. It is made up of relevant sub-indicators that will provide governments with strategic information for evidence based policies. Organized by FAO and the University of Buenos Aires in the framework of the Diploma in sustainability in the food industry, the lecture with Arbab Asfandiyar Khan, co-coordinator of SDG indicator 2.4.1, FAO Statistics Division, covered the topic "Measuring and monitoring sustainable agriculture" and was held in English with simultaneous interpretation in Spanish. Watch the recording here.
Description: From 8 March to 10 May 2023, FAO's Office of Chief Statistician organized a Webinar Series on Earth observation data for agricultural statistics. The webinar series raised awareness of the EOSTAT project and highlighted FAO's work in building countries' capacity on the use of Earth observation data for the production of agricultural statistics. The EOSTAT webinar series also discussed the main innovations introduced in the field of EO based crop statistics implemented by FAO through R&D and testing in countries in collaboration with the academia. These include: 1) Standardization of EO methods to produce annual land cover/use maps 2) Crop type mapping in the context of in-situ data scarcity 3) Coupling of EO data with physical based crop yield modelling Moreover, the series shed light on how the innovations brought by the EOSTAT offer a solution to overcome the challenges connected with the collection and predication of crop statistics (acreage and yield) using both traditional field survey-based methods and the EO based methods. Finally, the webinar series provided a platform to enhance collaboration and potentially mobilize resources. The FAO Webinar Series "Earth observation data for agricultural statistics" consisted of six webinar sessions. Simultaneous interpretation was provided in English and Spanish. Session 1 (8 March 2023, 15:30 – 17:00) Recording (Passcode: =Y9v=5WF) Presentation (Pietro Gennari) Presentation (Lorenzo de Simone) EOSTAT project overall presentation Organized jointly with the Global Network of Data Officers and Statisticians Speakers: Pietro Gennari, FAO & Lorenzo De Simone, FAO Session 2 (20 March 2023, 15:30 – 17:00) Recording (Passcode: 4L1vtay%) Presentation (Lorenzo de Simone) Presentation (Prof. Bruno Basso) Crop yield mapping and yield statistics Speaker: Lorenzo De Simone Guest: Prof. Bruno Basso, Michigan State University Session 3 (4 April 2023, 15:30 – 17:00) Recording (Passcode: f*v2Z^!n) Presentation (Sophie Bontemps) Crop type mapping and acreage Speaker: Lorenzo De Simone, FAO Guest: Sophie Bontemps, Université of Louvain Session 4 (13 April 2023, 15:30 – 17:00) Recording (Passcode: A2Y7&&Uu) Presentation (William Ouellette) Standardized land cover classification for land cover statistics Speaker: Lorenzo De Simone, FAO Guest: William Ouellette, CEO at SoilWatch Session 5 (27 April 2023, 15:30 – 17:00) Recording (Passcode: 4@c#56=D) Presentation (Sophie Bontemps) EO augmented survey design, in-situ data standards, and best practices in georeferencing Speaker: Lorenzo De Simone, FAO Guest: Sophie Bontemps, Université of Louvain Session 6 (10 May 2023, 15:30 – 17:00) Recording(Passcode: kf7Nh?QK) Presentation (Sherrie Wang) Crop field boundaries mapping using machine learning and very high-resolution data Speaker: Lorenzo De Simone, FAO Guests: Sherrie Wang, MIT Lisa Rebelo, Digital Earth Africa For more information, please visit the FAO-EOSTAT project page.
Description: FAO, in collaboration with UNSD, hosted a webinar on Thursday 4 May 2023 to gather feedback on the newly released SDG Shiny app and proposed approach, and discuss possible extensions and future developments. FAO has recently launched the FAO SDG Progress Assessment App: a web-based tool designed to automatize the assessment of progress made at the national, regional, and global level towards the achievement of the SDGs. The developed tool allows measuring the current status and trend of SDG Indicators and Targets based on the FAO progress assessment methodology. FAO, in collaboration with UNSD, hosted a webinar on Thursday 4 May 2023 to gather feedback on the developed application and proposed approach, and discuss possible extensions and future developments, as well as opportunities for collaboration across UN system entities.About the speakers: Aida Khalil is a Statistician with the Office of the Chief Statistician of FAO. In this role, she conducts research and methodological work in the field of data disaggregation and progress assessment of SDG indicators under FAO custodianship. Her areas of expertise include household and agricultural surveys design and implementation, and small area estimation. Stefano di Candia is a Statistician with the Office of the Chief Statistician of FAO, where he contributes to the work on data disaggregation and progress assessment of SDG indicators. His areas of expertise include survey data analysis, R programming, and small area estimation. Access the video recording here. Related links FAO SDG Progress Assessment App Measuring progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals at indicator, target and goal level Contact Chief Statistician (chief-statistician@fao.org) Aida Khalil (ClaraAida.Khalil@fao.org)
Description: Within the framework of its Statistical Capacity Building (StatCaB) Programme, SESRIC will organise a Training Course on ‘SDG 2 (Zero Hunger) Indicators’ for the benefit of National Statistical Offices (NSOs) of Arabic speaking OIC countries on 2-4 May 2023 through an online video conferencing platform. Mr. Tamer Sultan Al Rousan, Head of Planning Statistics Division at the Department of Statistics (DoS) of Jordan, will conduct the course and cover the following topics: Definitions and Concepts of SDG2 (Zero Hunger) Indicators; Resources of SDG 2 (Zero Hunger) Indicators; and Methodology for Calculating the SDG 2 (Zero Hunger) Indicators In line with the joint activities agreed upon during the 15th Session of UN-OIC General Meeting on Cooperation held in Geneva, Switzerland on 18-20 July 2022; the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) will contribute to this training course on the following topics: 2.1.1 Prevalence of undernourishment, and 2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population, based on the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES). The StatCaB Programme was initiated in early 2007. It is the flagship capacity development programme of the SESRIC. Within its framework, the Centre collects information from the NSOs of OIC member countries through the biennial StatCaB questionnaire, assesses their needs and capacities, matches these needs and capacities, and organizes statistical capacity development activities between the beneficiary and provide countries. For more information on SESRIC Statistical Capacity Building (StatCaB) Programme, please visit: http://www.oicstatcom.org/statcab.php
Description: Making food systems resource efficient, environmentally sustainable, and resilient to shocks is an opportunity for agricultural transformation, sustainable economic diversification and to minimize greenhouse gas emissions. Sustainable food systems are crucial to ensure food security, including nutrition and food safety issues. To achieve this goal, an important role is played by the availability of accurate, timely and accessible agricultural data and statistics. Yet lack of access to data and limited transparency in production are hampering policy making and policy evaluation processes to develop sustainable agriculture and food systems.
Description: El trigésimo primero período de sesiones del grupo de trabajo FAO-OEA/CIE-IICA sobre estadísticas agropecuarias para América Latina y el Caribe se realizará de forma virtual vía Zoom y presencial en el Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) de Chile. This meeting is a Statutory Body of FAO, organized regularly for more than 40 years by FAO in collaboration with regional institutions. Since 1994, these meetings have been part of the activities of the Working Group FAO-OEA/CIE-IICA on Agricultural and Livestock Statistics for Latin America and the Caribbean. Purpose The purpose of the meeting is to review the state of food and agricultural statistics in the Region, to advise Member Nations on the development and standardization of agricultural statistical services and to convene study groups or other Subsidiary Bodies of national experts required for this purpose. In particular, new technological and methodological advances for the improvement and development of the national programmes on Food and Agricultural Statistics will also be presented. Participants Senior Officers of the National Institutions from the Region responsible for food and agricultural statistics. International organisations concerned with the development of statistical system in the Region. Information Provisional agenda (also available in Spanish) Event page
Title in Spanish: Serie de seminarios web de la FAO: Datos de observación de la Tierra para estadísticas agrícolas SESIÓN 2: Mapeo de rendimiento de cultivos y estadísticas de rendimiento
Organizer(s): FAO
Description: El lunes 20 de marzo, nuestro invitado especial, el Dr. Bruno Basso, profesor del Departamento de Ciencias Ambientales y de la Tierra de la Michigan State University, hablará sobre el mapeo del rendimiento de cultivos y las estadísticas de rendimiento. El evento se realizará en inglés con interpretación simultánea a español y podrá seguirse exclusivamente de forma virtual. Enlace de registro: https://fao.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_3i2xcYuYS8qGEyKojo2-WA El propósito de esta serie de seminarios web es dar a conocer el proyecto EOSTAT y destacar el trabajo de la FAO en la creación de capacidad de los países en el uso de datos de observación de la Tierra para la producción de estadísticas agrícolas, contribuyendo así a la modernización de los sistemas y protocolos para las estadísticas nacionales. También discutirá las principales innovaciones introducidas en el campo de las estadísticas de cultivos basadas en observaciones de la tierra implementadas por la FAO a través de I+D y pruebas en países en colaboración con la academia. Éstas incluyen: 1) Estandarización de los métodos de observaciones de la tierra para producir mapas anuales de cobertura/uso de la tierra 2) Mapeo de tipos de cultivo en el contexto de escasez de datos in situ 3) Acoplamiento de datos de observaciones de la tierra con modelos físicos de rendimiento de cultivos Además, la serie arrojará luz sobre cómo las innovaciones aportadas por EOSTAT ofrecen una solución para superar los desafíos relacionados con la recopilación y pronóstico de estadísticas de cultivos (superficie en acres y rendimiento) utilizando métodos tradicionales basados en encuestas de campo y métodos basados en observaciones de la tierra. Finalmente, la serie de seminarios web proporcionará una plataforma para mejorar la colaboración y potencialmente movilizar recursos. El lunes 20 de marzo, nuestro invitado especial, el Dr. Bruno Basso, profesor del Departamento de Ciencias Ambientales y de la Tierra de la Michigan State University, hablará sobre el mapeo del rendimiento de cultivos y las estadísticas de rendimiento. El evento se realizará en inglés con interpretación simultánea a español y podrá seguirse exclusivamente de forma virtual. Para obtener más información sobre los seminarios web pasados y próximos planificados, visite la página dedicada aquí. Acerca de nuestro invitado: Bruno Basso es Profesor Distinguido John A. Hannah y Profesor de la Fundación MSU de Ciencias Ambientales y de la Tierra en la Michigan State University. Es científico de agroecosistemas y modelador de sistemas de cultivos con interés en la sostenibilidad a largo plazo de los sistemas agrícolas, agricultura digital, bioeconomía circular. Su investigación se centra en evaluar y modelar la variabilidad espacial y temporal del rendimiento de los cultivos, el carbono orgánico del suelo, las emisiones de GEI, el agua y los flujos de nutrientes en los paisajes agrícolas en los climas actuales y futuros. Posee patentes globales sobre IA, sensores remotos y sistemas de modelos de cultivos para evaluar la productividad de las tierras de cultivo y la sostenibilidad ambiental. Para obtener más información, visite la página del proyecto FAO-EOSTAT y el sitio web de estadísticas de la FAO.
Title in Spanish: Demostración del uso datos de observación de la tierra en el desarrollo de estadísticas agrícolas “El caso de Ecuador"
Organizer(s): FAO
Description: Esta demostración tiene como objetivo proveer a los funcionarios gubernamentales responsables de la producción y análisis de información de estadísticas agrícolas, un espacio abierto para la solución de dudas sobre el uso de datos de observación de la tierra en la modernización y producción de estadísticas agrícolas. La FAO con el ánimo de desarrollar capacidad en los países en el uso de datos de observación de la tierra para la producción de estadísticas agrícolas ha venido promoviendo diferentes actividades en las cuales los países son actores fundamentales, este es el caso de Ecuador, quién ha trabajado fuertemente en mejorar y modernizar su sistema estadístico agrícola. En línea con este trabajo, la FAO busca apoyar ahora a más países de la región en el desarrollo y mejoramiento de estas capacidades en países como Chile, Colombia y Perú, y para ello, realizará una demostración de los resultados obtenidos en Ecuador. Expositor: Lorenzo De Simone, PhD.Technical Adviser Geospatial, Office of the Chief Statistician, FAO. Asesor de la FAO sobre el uso de Observaciones de la Tierra para el monitoreo de la Agricultura y los Recursos Naturales. También es experto en ciencia de datos, sistemas de información geográfica y teledetección (PhD), cuenta con conocimiento de geoestadística y ciencia ambiental, desarrollo de TI y gestión de calidad. Grabación (Código de acceso: x.Bh!Sf3)
Description: During this Joint Global Network and FAO Webinar on Earth Observation Data for Agricultural Statistics Lorenzo De Simone and Pietro Gennari provided us with an overview of the EOSTAT project. This webinar was the first in a Webinar Series on Earth Observation (EO) Data for Agricultural Statistics organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) from March to May which will raise awareness of the EOSTAT project and will highlight FAO's work in building countries' capacity on the use of earth observation data for the production of agricultural statistics. The speakers gave some high-level insights of the main innovations introduced in the field of EO-based crop statistics implemented by FAO through R&D and testing in countries in collaboration with the academia, including the 1) Standardization of EO methods to produce annual land cover/use maps; 2) Crop type mapping in the context of in-situ data scarcity; and 3) Coupling of EO data with physical based crop yield modelling. Pietro and Lorenzo gave an overview of how the innovations brought by the EOSTAT offer a solution to overcome the challenges connected with the collection and predication of crop statistics (acreage and yield) using both traditional field survey-based methods and the EO-based methods. They also spoke about how the FAO webinar series will provide a platform to enhance collaboration and potentially mobilize resources.
Description: FAO, in collaboration with the Data Strategy, hosted a webinar on Tuesday, 7 March 2023 on the use of Earth Observation data for the production of official agricultural statistics and SDG indicators. Collecting data and predicting real time crop area and yield is difficult and expensive. FAO, through the EOSTAT project, is helping countries in overcoming this challenge and building their technical capacity to consistently collect agricultural statistics through integrated earth observation data, physical modelling, and ground truth data collection. Experts from the UN statistical community discovered how EOSTAT is implemented, and learned more about its innovative aspects with respect to traditional approaches for the production of crop statistics based solely on field surveys and with respect to conventional EO approaches based on statistical relationships with vegetation indexes. Download the presentation here.
Description: Each year the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) National Agriculture Statistics Service (NASS) conducts more than 100 surveys and produces more than 400 reports on all aspects of U.S. Agriculture, ranging from estimates of corn and cattle production to agricultural prices and expenses. For over a half century, sample surveys have been the foundation for producing these official statistics. In recent years, as is common with other National Statistical Agencies, response rates and the coverage of the NASS list frame (of all known U.S. farms) have continued to decline. Further, because U.S. agricultural production is increasingly concentrated in a few large farming operations, the quality of the official statistics produced relies heavily on obtaining responses from the producers of these large farms. Consequently, these producers may each receive more than 20 surveys each year, constituting a heavy reporting burden. At the same time, non-survey data, including administrative, remotely sensed, and weather data, have become increasing available. NASS is currently working to incorporate more non-survey data in the estimation process to improve the precision of the estimates while reducing reporting burden. Two approaches to integrating survey and non-survey data are (1) to combine survey estimates and non-survey information at some specified level of geography through modelling and (2) to link the survey and non-survey data at the farm level and then to produce estimates based on the linked data. To date, NASS has taken approach (1), using Bayesian models to combine survey and non-survey data at the county or regional levels in three major programs. These models incorporate the survey estimates, non-survey information, and known constraints on the estimates. This presentation focuses on the Bayesian models now being used to provide official statistics and describes the process of moving a new model into the production. Linking the survey and non-survey data at the farm level, i.e., approach (2), has been challenging because, while all non-survey data acquired thus far are georeferenced, the NASS list frame itself is not. Progress is being made and will be outlined. Current and future research directions will be highlighted.
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Organizer(s): Eurostat
Description: Are you interested in agriculture and fisheries statistics and in the wider farm to fork chain? Let us guide you through the latest edition of the Key figures on the European food chain publication. We start by presenting data about farms, farmers, farm production and prices, the economic performance of the agricultural sector and fisheries' activities. Moving along the chain, we then look at the processing, trade, distribution and consumption of food and beverages, their prices and some of the links between agriculture, food and the environment.
Description: Organized on the sidelines of the 54th Session of the United Nations Statistical Commission, the open meeting took stock of the latest developments and progress in implementing the UN-CEAG's programme of work (2020–2023) and discussed additional topics of interest in the areas of food security and agricultural statistics. The Committee of Experts on food security, agricultural and rural statistics aims to develop and document good practices and guidelines on concepts, methods and statistical standards for food security, sustainable agriculture and rural development statistics. As such, the Committee has also the mandate to provide overall vision, coordination, prioritization and direction for the development of this statistical field and ensure its complementarity and integration in other relevant economic, social and environmental statistical framework. The Programme of Work (2020-23) of the Committee was endorsed by the UN Statistical Commission at its 51st session and focuses on four activities: (i) the development of national data quality assurance frameworks for agricultural statistics, (ii) the development of methods and standards for the use of alternative data sources in producing food and agricultural statistics at the national and international levels, (iii) the development of innovative methods for producing real-time statistics at the country level, and (iv) conducting methodological research in the domain of food security statistics to further improve their relevance and accuracy. As of February 2023, the three task-teams created under the UN-CEAG have carried out substantive work on the following topics: 1) Food security and food consumption measurement; and 2) National Quality Assurance Framework for Agricultural Statistics and 3) the Use of Earth Observation data for Agricultural Statistics. For the latter, the Committee’s contribution to the development of methods for the Use of Earth Observation data for Agricultural Statistics has been organized through a joint task team composed of members of the UN-CEAG and of the task team on Satellite Imagery and Geo-Spatial Data for agricultural statistics under the umbrella of the Global Working Group on Big Data for official statistics. As the Programme of Work 2020-23 is coming to an end and some key UN-CEAG products will be presented for endorsement to the UN Statistical Commission at its 55th session in 2024, the Committee would like to share with the UNSC Statistical Community its recent progress and use the opportunity to discuss recent developments of relevance in the areas of Food security, agriculture and rural statistics. Objectives of the meeting This meeting aimed to: discuss progress made in the implementation of the work programme (2020-23), in particular the preliminary results achieved by the UN-CEAG task teams on 1) Food security and food consumption measurement; and 2) National Quality Assurance Framework for Agricultural Statistics and 3) the Use of Earth Observation data for Agricultural Statistics; provide comments and direction on the activities and outputs of the various task teams and agree on the proposed additional consultation mechanisms and timelines; discuss additional topics of interest in food security, agriculture and rural statistics relevant to the work of the UN-CEAG that could be included in its programme of work. Targeted audience Both UN-CEAG member and non-member organizations were invited to participate in that meeting and provide their views on the topics discussed. Presentations Session 1 | Presentation of the global consultation on the Guidelines on Processing Food Consumption Data from Household Consumption and Expenditure Surveys (Ellen Cathrine Kiøsterud, Statistics Norway) Session 2 | Designing and Implementing National Quality Assurance Frameworks for key food and agricultural data. Achievements and Next steps (Kadarmanto Kdarmanto, BPS Indonesia, and Marcello D'Orazio, FAO) Session 3 | Improving the Use of Earth Observation (EO) data for agriculture statistics – Recent achievements and next steps (Eduardo Vázquez Andrade, INEGI-Mexico); EOSTAT Trusted methods for the use of EO data for crop type mapping and crop yield forecasting (Lorenzo de Simone, FAO); Optimizing Surveys for Earth Observation Applications on Crop Type Mapping and Crop Yield Estimation (Talip Kilic, World Bank) Session 4 | Data collection and analysis tools for Food Security and Nutrition towards enhancing effective, inclusive, evidence informed decision making (José Rosero Moncayo and Carlo Cafiero, FAO) Recording: https://fao.zoom.us/rec/share/iybXdqec1QqG1SRabAq8iORg0_HglaFh6hGCMPdDKnZf3_4DCvNow7Y1U24EtidN.2_l3r5IRpD-p1E_p (Passcode: Qqn6*62B) For more information, download the concept note.
Description: The Office of the Chief Statistician of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) organized a webinar to introduce the content and the potential use of the microdata published on the Food and Agriculture Microdata (FAM) Catalogue. The webinar also discussed the main features and functionalities of the FAM Catalogue. FAO's microdata platform on food security and agriculture was launched in July 2019 to promote increased access to food security, nutrition and agriculture microdata. As of today, FAM has published over 1,190 datasets, providing access to the main relevant documentation of the datasets and, in most cases, to their microdata. Primarily targeted to the FAM's users (the private sector, researchers, international organizations/institutions, government ministries/national institutions, non-governmental organizations etc.), the webinar aimed to raise awareness of FAO’s initiative on improving microdata accessibility and use through its FAM catalogue. The presentation was followed by a questions and answers session. Simultaneous interpretation was provided in French and Spanish. AGENDA Welcome by FAO Chief Statistician, Pietro Gennari Part I: Introduction to the FAM Catalogue Overview, data collections and data access, Yakob Seid, FAO FAM features and functionalities, Oluwakayode Anidi, FAO Part II: Use of FAM data Case study on the use of FAM data: "Hunger amid plenty: Relative food insecurity and mental health and wellbeing in 160 countries", Frank Elgar, McGill University Potential use of FAM data: Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES) data, Sara Viviani, FAO Data in Emergencies (DIEM) data, Andrea Amparore, FAO National Forest Inventory (NFI) data, Rocío Condor, FAO Pastoralist data, Ivana Mardesic, FAO Resilience Index Measurement and Analysis (RIMA) data, Jeanne Pinay, FAO Dietary/nutrition data, Victoria Padula De Quadros, FAO Feedback and Conclusions – Moderated by Yakob Seid/Valerie Bizier, FAO Recording Webinar “Unlocking Food and Agriculture Microdata to Achieve the SDGs: The FAM Catalogue” - YouTube Link to the presentations https://www.fao.org/3/cc2731en/cc2731en.pdf Article FAO webinar calls for action towards open data to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals For more information, please visit the FAM Catalogue.
Description: The FAO webinar will showcase the Food Systems Dashboard - the first open-access platform that brings together global data across all components of the food system. The Dashboard is a global repository of easily accessible and visualizable cross-disciplinary and multisectoral data. It contains over 200 indicators that measure components, drivers, and outcomes of food systems at the country level to allow decision makers and users to gain in-depth insights into the challenges and opportunities facing countries and their food systems and prioritize actions and policies to transform their food systems. Food system actors and stakeholders need actionable evidence to make decisions that can bring about food system transformation, yet no such mechanism currently exists. The Food Systems Countdown Initiative was created with the intention to provide a scientific measurement and assessment of all aspects of food systems and their interactions and track their progress to 2030. The aim is to guide decision-makers and hold those in power to account for transformation.This webinar will focus on the importance of data for decision-making – why the Dashboard and the Countdown Initiatives were created, their relevance and their differences and where they will come together.Speakers and Panelists: Dr. Lawrence Haddad, Executive Director, GAIN Dr. Jess Fanzo, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Global Food Policy and Ethics, Johns Hopkins University Dr. Roseline Remans, Senior Scientist, Multifunctional landscapes, The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT Dr. José Rosero Moncayo, Director, Economic and Social Statistics Division, FAO Dr. Mario Herrero, Professor of sustainable food systems and global change in the Department of Global Development, a Cornell Atkinson Scholar, and a Nancy and Peter Meinig Family Investigator in the Life Sciences, Cornell University Dr. Namukolo Covic, Director General’s Representative to Ethiopia Country Convenor, CGIAR Regional Director for East and Southern Africa REGISTER HERE.
Description: The event will showcase the innovative work of FAO and its partners to understand the interlinked challenges facing forests and forest-proximate peoples worldwide. The event will showcase the innovative work of FAO and its partners to understand the interlinked challenges facing forests and forest-proximate peoples worldwide. Presentations will highlight advances in generating and analyzing forest-related data and information including democratizing access to freely available remote sensing data and computing platforms, improving the sustainability of forest products value chains and using ‘big data’ to reduce deforestation and forest degradation, as well as helping countries to report on the key global commitments (Sustainable Development Goals, UN Global Forest Goals, Paris Agreement, and forest biodiversity and restoration targets). Examples, challenges, and future scenarios will be discussed illustrating the transformative impact on people and environment when data and technology are effectively used to support evidence-based decision-making processes. The objective is to disseminate the latest advances in technology for generating and analyzing forest-related data and information, introducing FAO and its partner's work on innovation in digital forest information made available in support of member countries. The event will be organized in a hybrid format with the opportunity to attend the event in presence in FAO Headquarters, Rome, Italy, or virtually. For in-person participation, please send the request to Flagship@world-food-forum.org and for virtual participation, please register here. The event will be held in English. Agenda 14:00 – 14:10 (CEST) Opening Welcome Ms. Beth Crawford, Director Office of Innovation, OIN Introduction Ms. Tiina Vähänen, Deputy Director, NFO 14:10 – 14:25 Keynote: Importance of data in meeting major forest related development objectives Ms. Marte Sendstad, Senior Advisor, Norway’s International Climate and Forest Initiative (NICFI) 14:25 – 14:45 Moderated panel discussion on current and future data streams and their expected impacts Moderator: Mr. Erik Lindquist, Forestry Officer, FAO Speakers: Ms. Tara O’Shea, Senior Director, Forests & Land Use, Planet Labs Mr. Frank Martin Seifert, Focal point for land and forest services, European Space Agency (ESA) Mr. Daniel Irwin, Global Program Manager of SERVIR, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center 14:45 – 15:05 Open Foris demonstrations SEPAL. Ms. Yelena Finegold Forestry Officer, FAO Collect Earth on-line. Mr. David Saah, Professor, University of San Francisco (collaboration with NASA) 15:05 – 15:25 Practical examples A country example – Viet Nam. Mr. Pham Ngoc Hai, Officer, Forest Inventory and Planning Institute (FIPI) Using geospatial data to improve global indicators. Dr. Peter Newton, Associate Professor, University of Colorado Boulder - Forest and Tree Proximate people 15:25 – 15:40 Q&A 15:40 – 15:45 Clossing remarks Mr. Ewald Rametsteiner, Deputy Director, NFO
Description: The United Nations Committee of Experts on Food Security, Agricultural and Rural Statistics (UN-CEAG) task team on food security and consumption statistics organized a seminar on household food consumption data and statistics, which took place on Friday, 14 October 2022. On this occasion, the team in charge of drafting the guidelines on processing data gathered in Rome, with the participation of academics, organizations and National Statistical Offices. The meeting discussed different issues related to using food consumption data from HCES, with a main focus on improving production and use of the data. It was rounding off a workshop in Rome organized by the UN-CEAG task team on food security and consumption statistics. The work was more specifically the on developing a guideline for processing food consumption data in one process to accommodate all the major uses of the data, which is one of the ongoing projects under UN-CEAG. The presentations were followed by a questions and answers session. AGENDA Welcome remarks – Ellen Cathrine Kiøsterud, Statistics Norway Part I: Show and Tell: Use of household food consumption data (HCES) in food security analysis Use of HCES data in the Pacific Region – Michael Sharp, Pacific Community-South Pacific Commission (SPC) (Presentation) Using HCES for Cost of the Diet analysis – Mysbah Balagamwala, World Food Programme (WFP) (Presentation) Comparing HCES with diet recommendations, an example with EAT-Lancet thresholds – Astrid Mathiassen, Statistics Norway (Presentation) Discussion Part II: Initiatives to improve collection and use of household food consumption data The Pacific Community (SPC) Food Away from Home research project and the UN CEAG working group – Michael Sharp, Pacific Community-South Pacific Commission (SPC) (Presentation) From Guidelines to Impact: The Experience with the IAEG-AG Food Consumption Measuring Guidelines – Alberto Zezza, World Bank LSMS team (Presentation) The FAO use of HCES for computing good and nutrient statistics – Ana Moltedo, FAO (Presentation) Discussion Part III: Guidelines for processing food consumption data. Presentation of the draft, discussion issues and input wanted going forward – Ellen Cathrine Kiøsterud, Statistics Norway (Presentation) Part IV: How can stakeholders cooperate for improved HCES food consumption data capacity building, production, processing, and publishing? Presentation of the position paper – Haoyi Chen, The Inter-Secretariat Working Group on Household Surveys (ISWGHS) (Presentation) The COMESA project on improving and using HCES food consumption – Themba Munalula, COMESA (Presentation) Discussion Watch the recording (Passcode: !3I@SnBR) For more information, please visit the UN-CEAG website.
Description: The FAO webinar marked the release of the latest estimates of livestock’s GHG emissions from an updated version of the model and launch the GLEAM Dashboard, an interactive web platform to visualise and analyse livestock emissions with a high level of detail. Livestock and greenhouse gas emissions: Launch of the GLEAM Dashboard to access updated data FAO’s Global Environmental Assessment Model (GLEAM) provides a wealth of high-resolution greenhouse gas (GHG) emission data relating to livestock systems globally. These estimates are used by diverse stakeholders – including the private sector, countries and international organizations – to understand the nature and origins of GHG emissions from livestock systems, and so to help design and plan effective climate action in the sector. The event marked the release of the latest estimates of livestock’s GHG emissions from an updated version of the model and launch the GLEAM Dashboard, an interactive web platform to visualize and analyze livestock emissions with a high level of detail. Background and rationale For more than 15 years, FAO’s Global Livestock Environmental Assessment Model (GLEAM) has been a key resource for data related to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from livestock systems. GLEAM estimates are based on a life cycle assessment along the entire production chain whereby emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) are allocated to animal-sourced foods (meat, milk, and eggs) both as total emissions and as emission per unit of produce. These detailed data are crucial to understanding the nature of GHG emissions in diverse regions and systems, and in planning GHG mitigation actions in the context of achieving sustainable development objectives. The GLEAM Dashboard provides a highly interactive web interface to these data through a set of online visualization and analysis tools as well as web mapping technologies from FAO’s Hand-in-Hand geospatial platform. The GLEAM Dashboard can help livestock stakeholders, including farmers, countries, researchers, donors and international development agencies, as well as the general public, to better understand the sector’s impact and to make informed decisions regarding livestock emissions. During the event, the GLEAM Dashboard was officially launched with a live demonstration of its key features and the latest (2015) estimates of GHG emissions, in relation to the upcoming IPCC Assessment. Representatives of key stakeholders and GLEAM collaborators from the private sector, countries, and organisations concerned with greenhouse gas emissions highlighted case studies that have used results from GLEAM to understand emissions and design mitigation projects. EXPLORE THE GLEAM DASHBOARD
Description: With the world facing a worsening food and cost-of-living crisis caused by the interlinked shocks of the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, and all armed conflicts - including in Ukraine – CFS will convene its 50th Plenary session (CFS 50) in a ‘hybrid’ format at FAO Headquarters in Rome, 10-13 October 2022. The 50th Session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) will be held from 10 to 13 October 2022. CFS 50 will feature a full-day ministerial segment on coordinating policy responses to the global food crisis – The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2022; endorse newly agreed Policy Recommendations on Promoting Youth Engagement and Employment in Agriculture and Food Systems for Food Security and Nutrition; and focus on boosting responsible investment in sustainable agriculture and food systems through a Global Thematic Event on the CFS Principles for Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems. Additionally, the Plenary will celebrate the International Day of Rural Women; review the work of CFS and its HLPE-FSN toward 2030; and kickstart the workstream on data collection and analysis for food security and nutrition. CFS 50 events related to data and statistics: Monday 10 October (13:30-14:45) SE02: The cost and affordability of a healthy diet: data and analysis to inform agrifood systems transformation One of the key reasons why millions of people are food insecure and malnourished around the world is because healthy diets are out of reach and unaffordable. Diet quality is a critical link between food security and nutrition. Since 2020 FAO has been updating the Cost and Affordability of a Healthy Diet indicator (CoAHD), and is working closely with member countries to develop national and sub-national data that can provide evidence for the formulation of policies oriented to reducing the cost and improve the affordability of healthy diets. This Side Event will share country members experiences regarding the use of CoAHD data, and the implementation of policies for increasing the availability and affordability of nutritious foods, as part of the main national efforts towards the transformation of agrifood systems. Tuesday 11 October (15:00-18:00) Data Collection and Analysis Tools Presentation of the HLPE-FSN Report on Data Collection and Analysis Tools. CFS stakeholders will be given the opportunity to provide feedback and inputs on the content of the report in view of the CFS policy convergence process on Data Collection and Analysis Tools. Thursday 13 October (08:30-09:45) SE28: Future-Proofing Soils: The role of youth and actionable data Soil health continues to decline globally at an alarming rate despite our improved understanding of the interconnectedness of soil health, food production, climate, and biodiversity. While the development of new soil health measurement technologies has led to sophisticated and comprehensive knowledge and data management systems, the adoption of soil health improvement practices remains low in many regions worldwide. In this session, we will hear from young farmers, researchers, and entrepreneurs how field-level data and innovations can be made more accessible and actionable to accelerate the adoption of practices that will improve soil health. The session will also discuss collaborative public-private solutions that could enable the next generation to better respond and adapt to crises such as adverse weather or crop input shortages. Last but not least, it will explore how public policy can help overcome the gap between evidence and uptake of soil health improvement practices at the farm level.
Description: This technical workshop is being held as part of the implementation of the RECOFI 2022-2023 programme of work, as adopted at its Eleventh Session, held virtually from 25 to 27 October 2021. It is building on the series of data workshops held in July and August 2021, as well the individual consultations with RECOFI Member countries held over June, July and August 2022. The outcome of this technical workshop will be reported to the RECOFI Working Group on Fisheries Management at its next meeting. RECOFI/MDR/2022/1 - Provisional Agenda RECOFI/MDR/2022/2 - Prospectus RECOFI/MDR/2022/Inf.1 - RECOFI Minimum Data Reporting (MDR) Datasets Review, 2022 RECOFI/MDR/2022/Inf.2 - Supporting table template to facilitate the completion of the SDG 14.4.1 Questionnaire RECOFI/MDR/2022/Inf.3 - Recommendation RECOFI/6/2011/1 on minimum data reporting in the RECOFI area ( ar ) Agenda item 3 - Adoption of Agenda and Workshop Objectives Agenda item 4a - Recap of outcomes and recommendations Agenda item 4b - Member Country presentations Agenda item 4c - Pilot MDR RECOFI regional database Agenda item 4d - Plenary discussion on MDR Agreement Agenda item 5 - About FIRMS Agenda item 5a - RECOFI Stocks and Fisheries Inventories Agenda item 5c - RECOFI Stocks Inventories Agenda item 5d - RECOFI regional and national focal points Agenda item 6 - SDG 14.4.1: proportion of fish stocks within biologically sustainable levels Agenda item 6a - Recap on outcomes and recommendations Agenda item 6b - Member Country presentations Agenda item 6c - Introduce the 2022 revised questionnaire Agenda item 6d - Review quality assurance process for SDG 14.4.1 questionnaires Workshop recommendations
Description: FAO's SDG report 2022 “Tracking progress on food and agriculture-related SDG indicators” will be launched in FAO's six official languages on Monday 19 September. Stay tuned and and check out the latest status and trends across selected indicators on food and agriculture. Seven years into the 2030 Agenda, there is an urgent need to understand where the world stands in eliminating hunger and food insecurity, as well as in ensuring sustainable agriculture. FAO's new report, “Tracking progress on food and agriculture-related SDG indicators”, offers analysis and trends on indicators across eight SDGs (1, 2, 5, 6, 10, 12, 14 and 15), highlighting areas of progress and areas where further effort is needed. Available in digital format, this year’s edition also discusses selected indicators for which FAO is a contributing agency and/or have key implications for food and agriculture across these Goals. These additional indicators provide valuable information on agricultural losses due to disasters, the distribution of land tenure rights, and the impact of international trade policies and regulations on agricultural trade, especially in developing and Least Developed Countries. This edition also includes a snapshot on conflict, COVID-19 and food insecurity, as well as a special chapter on measuring productive and sustainable agriculture, with progress toward SDG Target 2.4 analysed for the first time. The launch of the report will take the form of a virtual press briefing on 19 September 2022, in Geneva. The report will be published in FAO's six official languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish) at the following link: https://www.fao.org/sustainable-development-goals/indicators/en/ Previous editions of the report are available here.
Description: The High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition launched its 17th report "Data collection and analysis tools for food security and nutrition" on Friday 16 September 2022 in FAO HQ, in Rome, Italy. The event was chaired by the Chair of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS), Amb. Gabriel Ferrero de Loma Osorio, and the report was presented by the HLPE-FSN Project Team leader Carlo Cafiero. The High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE-FSN) of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) launched its flagship report on “Data collection and analysis tools for food security and nutrition: towards enhancing effective, inclusive, evidence-informed, decision making”. The report analyses the challenges and opportunities that exist in taking full advantage of the data revolution and outlines recommendations for policy- and decision-makers. The hybrid event that brought to centre stage the need for global coordination to improve FSN data governance, defined as a globally relevant set of principles, strategies, policies, regulations and standards developed by institutions to collect, manage, share and use data. Speaking at the launch the report, Bernard Lehmann, HLPE-FSN Chairperson said there is an urgent need to agree on the nature of data and information related to food security and nutrition as a public good. “High-quality data and its accurate and timely analysis are essential for decision-making on food security and nutrition. While an abundance of data on food can provide great opportunities for transforming food systems, they can also create new risks and deepen inequalities”, Lehmann stated. The report shows the necessity to establish a global legal framework that allows for the circulation of relevant information, while preserving the rights of the people to whom the data ultimately belongs. "One key suggestion in this report is that, from a moral standpoint, personal data, like blood, is something that individuals may choose to give when that is necessary to obtain a personal service (for example, when blood is given for medical testing), but that people should also be encouraged to donate, when there is a clear indication that its use may contribute to a greater good (such as saving someone’s life). What should be crystal clear is that any resale of such data should be deemed immoral and even prosecuted as illegal", Carlo Cafiero, CFS HLPE-FSN drafting team leader explained during the launch of the report, at FAO haedquarters, in Rome. Welcoming the report, FAO Director-General QU Dongyu said that the recommendations arising from this report will be an important contribution to the global effort to address hunger and malnutrition. “Sound decisions are based on evidence-based information. We must address the gap in quality data as it is essential to monitor progress and understand where the world stands in achieving our collective Sustainable Development Goals.” On his part, Ambassador Gabriel Ferrero, Chairperson of the UN Committee on World Food Security, who chaired the event, underlined: the importance of data in for policy makers especially for governments and others dealing with National Pathways toward sustainable food systems: “data systems and digital technologies are powerful tools, which if deployed properly, can play an enormous role in assisting policy makers with short, medium, and longer-term decision-making for achieving sustainable food systems.” While many may live in places where data and information flow with unprecedented mass and speed, many countries still lack sustainable data systems and related capacities. Thus, the report calls for a rethink of data collection and analysis tools to ensure full and proper use and re-use of existing data. It also recommends to invest in capacity development at all levels, starting in primary and secondary education, to include statistics and data science early in public education programmes, and continuing through specialized training of professionals working in public and private institutions. The report provides numerous examples of good practices of food security and nutrition data collection and analysis initiatives that could be further enhanced and used in developing similar initiatives. The review also identifies the most important remaining data gaps, such as, for example, data on the characteristics of agricultural holdings, farms and other industries; information on household food expenditure; and, most importantly, data on individual access to food and dietary intakes. Participants were presented with a first glimpse of the complexity of the system of public and private actors and institutions involved in food security and nutrition data. Government and civil society representatives from all over the world gave accounts of good practices and methodologies in place in their country and organizations. RecommendationsThe report presents clear calls for action and list of detailed recommendations on better use of data to effectively guide strategic policymaking in agriculture, food security and nutrition. Create greater demand for data for decision-making among governments, policymakers and donors. Optimize and, if needed, repurpose current data-related investments, while increasing collaboration between international organizations, governments, civil society, academia and the private sector, to harmonize and maximize the sharing of existing Food security and nutrition data. Increase and sustain investment in the collection of essential data for food security and nutrition. Invest in human capital and in the needed infrastructures to ensure the sustainability of data processing and analytic capacity. Improve data governance at all levels, promoting inclusiveness to recognize and enhance agency among data users and data generators. Find out more: Read the executive summary in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish Read the report in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish Read the presentation delivered by Carlo Cafiero during the launch of the report View the live event recording of the launch of the report
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Description: The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World is an annual flagship report to inform on progress towards ending hunger, achieving food security and improving nutrition and to provide in-depth analysis on key challenges for achieving this goal in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This year's edition will focus on repurposing food and agricultural policies to make healthy diets more affordable. WHEN | 6 July 2022, 10:00 – 12:00 hours EST (hybrid format) The persistence of the COVID-19 pandemic and its lingering consequences, which exacerbate existing inequalities, continue to impede progress towards ending hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition in all its forms. It has contributed to economic recessions around the world, leading to higher unemployment and lower earnings and incomes, which has negatively affected the quantity and quality of foods consumed by billions of people. Food prices and inflation have increased in the past year, because of bottlenecks in supply chains, soaring transport costs and other disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, the Russia-Ukraine conflict that has recently erupted is already affecting global grain, fertilizer, and energy prices, with the potential to fuel further inflation in the coming months with impacts on food security and nutrition. As highlighted in last year’s edition of The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report, if we are to meet the targets of SDG 2 by 2030, agrifood systems must be transformed to deliver less costly nutritious foods, thus contributing to making healthy diets more affordable for all, sustainably and inclusively. There are several entry points to do so, but the current context of economic recession and inflation pressures is not one in which many countries – certainly many middle- and low-income countries – could massively invest in agrifood systems. In such a recessionary context, public spending and investments become particularly important, because private investors (including agrifood systems’ actors) are naturally more risk-averse. To this end, governments must wield public policy in order to create an environment more conducive to private investment. Against this backdrop, allocating existing public budgets in a different manner becomes a more urgent necessity. It is possible to use them more cost-effectively and efficiently for promoting healthy diets, sustainability, and inclusivity. In this regard, many countries can repurpose their food and agricultural policies towards these objectives, while ensuring that complementing policies in other sectors are there to create incentives that are coherent to this end. The 2022 edition of The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report will, as usual, present the latest updates on the food security and nutrition situation around the world, including updated estimates on the cost and affordability of healthy diets. Subsequently, it will take a deep dive into how healthy diets can become more affordable by repurposing existing food and agricultural policy support in ways that help reduce the cost of nutritious foods relative to other foods and people’s income. First, a stocktaking exercise will explore the predominant food and agricultural policy supports currently in place around the world, the amount of support provided, the activities and actors supported, and the extent to which this support is pushing up the relative cost of nutritious foods and promoting unhealthy diets. Second, analysis and evidence-based guidance will be provided on alternative food and agricultural policy support mixes that can help reduce the cost of nutritious foods, as well as on how the resulting trade-offs need to be managed to ensure agrifood systems are not only more efficient but also sustainable and inclusive. To the extent that the contribution of agrifood systems to the economy is significant in many countries, such alternative food and agricultural policy support will also be important to enable inclusive recovery. In this regard, the report is aligned to the 2022 HLPF theme – “Building back better from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) while advancing the full implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”. Background The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World is a FAO annual flagship publication series that monitors progress towards globally agreed food security and nutrition targets, presenting and analyzing global, regional and country level trends, and providing in-depth analyses on emerging issues to inform decision making and contribute to the achievement of ending hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition in all its forms. Over the last twenty years, the report has grown in importance and has achieved wide recognition as the leading global report providing critical information to policy makers on food security and nutrition. Since 2017, the publication reports progress towards the targets of ending hunger (SDG Target 2.1) and all forms of malnutrition (SDG Target 2.2). An example of strong UN collaboration work, jointly produced by five UN agencies (FAO, IFAD, UNICEF, WFP and WHO), this is the fourth year the report will be launched in the sidelines of the HLPF in New York. More information can be found here and on the events page.
Description: In the next decades, agricultural productivity will need to increase considerably to feed future generations. However, some intensification approaches may have an impact on land degradation, ecosystems, biodiversity, pollution, CO2 emissions and so on. The trade-off between agriculture and environment is a critical issue for policy makers charged with managing both the food supply and the sustainable use of the land. Reliable data are crucial for developing effective policies and for evaluating their impact. Due to technological development, in the last decades, different kinds of geospatial data have become easily accessible at decreasing prices and have started to be an important support to agricultural monitoring. In this talk, we focus on the main methodological aspects behind the use of geospatial technology for agricultural monitoring and for producing reliable and timely agricultural statistics. Particular attention is devoted to the main types of agricultural probability sample surveys based on area sampling frames and corresponding estimation. The use of remote sensing data at the design level (area frame construction and stratification) as well as at the estimator level is also analysed.
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Description: The OECD and FAO will present their joint annual medium-term market projections for major agricultural commodities, biofuels and fish during an online press event on Wednesday 29 June 2022, starting at 10:00 CEST. The OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook provides an assessment of the prospects of national, regional and global agricultural commodity markets over the coming decade. The baseline projections for production, consumption, stocks, trade and prices for cereals, oilseeds and oilseed products, roots & tubers, pulses, sugar, meat, dairy products, fish, cotton, biofuels and tropical fruits cover the years 2022 to 2031.FAO Director General QU Dongyu and OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann will present the report during the online event starting at 10:00 CEST.The event will be webcast live, with simultaneous interpretation in French.Information and data from the report, including the main conclusions, will be freely accessible at: www.agri-outlook.org OR https://oe.cd/monitoring.
Description: The twenty-seventh session of the Coordinating Working Party on Fishery Statistics (CWP) will be held in Rome, Italy, from 20 to 24 June 2022, in conjunction with the meetings of the Aquaculture Subject Group (CWP-AS) and the Fisheries Subject Group (CWP-FS). * The meeting documents will be made available under the dedicated meeting webpage prior to the Session.
Description: The FAO/WHO Global Individual Food consumption data Tool (FAO/WHO GIFT) has been selected following a Mapping of Digital-Related Initiatives Across the UN System, where 489 inputs from 39 UN entities were received. To highlight the outcomes and initiatives of the mapping, the Office of Secretary General's Envoy on Technology and the Department of Economic and Social Affairs are organizing a side event at this year’s Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Forum (5-6 May 2022). This event will explore how more effective and coherent UN support to Member States on digital is critically needed, as well as promote further awareness of how digital technologies play a crucial role in achieving the SDGs. In this Decade of Action, we must better utilize the potential of digital technologies to narrow digital divides in order to leave no one behind and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. In better responding to Member States’ needs, the United Nations system strives tobring about “a more coherent and strategic approach” to digital issues, as emphasized by the Secretary-General’s Roadmap for Digital Cooperation; including its various parts better harnessing digital technologies to fulfill their mandates. The Roadmap for Digital Cooperation also stresses the importance of coordinated and coherent global digital capacity-building efforts, along side matching efforts at the national level, especially through the United Nations' presence on the ground. This event will thus explore how more effective and coherent UN support to Member States on digital is critically needed, as well as promote further awareness of how digital technologies play a crucial role in achieving the SDGs. The Office of the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Technology and DESA will present the initial results from their joint initiative – a UN system wide mapping of digital-related initiatives, with almost 500 submissions received fromacross the system; while UN system entities will also showcase key projects and programmes to illustrate how digitalization can help facilitate the achievement of socio-economic and environmental, sustainable development, with a specific focus on country-level needs. Resident coordinators will also speak from their experiences in this regard. The Acting Envoy on Technology, ASG Maria-Francesca Spatolisano, will open the event. Herremarks will be followed by a presentation of the UN-system wide mapping, reflections from Resident Coordinators, and contributions from UN entities, including FAO, ITU, UNCTAD, UNDP, UNEP, UN-Habitat, WFP, and others. Registration for the event is available at the following link: https://whova.com/portal/registration/mfsta_202205/
Organizer(s): FAO University of Buenos Aires Argentina
Description: Organised by FAO and the University of Buenos Aires in the framework of the Diploma in sustainability in the food industry, the seminar will cover the topic "Measuring and monitoring sustainable agriculture". The virtual lecture with Arbab Asfandiyar Khan, co-coordinator of SDG indicator 2.4.1, FAO Statistics Division, will be held in English with simultaneous interpretation in Spanish. WHEN | Thursday 5 May 2022 (15:00 - 17:00, Rome time) Register and obtain a free certificate.
Organizer(s): FAO USAid United States IFAD IFPRI Gates Foundation United States
Description: This side event will provide an opportunity to discuss country experiences in using the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index and reflect on its impact on measuring and tracking gender equity and equality. The discussion will also identify policy-relevant and actionable WEAI-based insights that countries and partners would like to see for the Women’s Empowerment Metric for National Statistical Systems (WEMNS) and present a vision for the next ten years of WEAI. Women are key to agricultural transformation around the world, but various obstacles and economic constraints limit their contributions to their households and communities. The Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) is an innovative tool that seeks to identify such obstacles, and may be used to track gender equality and measure empowerment, agency, and women’s inclusion in the agricultural sector. This tool also measures women’s empowerment relative to men within their households.The WEAI was launched in 2012 at the 56th UN Commission on the Status of Women. Over 230 organizations have used it across 58 countries to track progress toward women’s empowerment and gender equality in agriculture. Ten years since its launch, diverse partners, including governments, have taken the lead in collecting data on women’s empowerment using WEAI-based metrics.This side event will provide an opportunity to discuss country experiences in using the WEAI and reflect on its impact on measuring and tracking gender equity and equality. The discussion will also identify policy-relevant and actionable WEAI-based insights that countries and partners would like to see for the Women’s Empowerment Metric for National Statistical Systems (WEMNS) and present a vision for the next ten years of WEAI. The event will be in English, with French and Spanish interpretation available. More information about the event and agenda. WHEN | Thursday, 24 March 2022 | 9:00 – 10:30 (New York) | 14:00 – 15:30 (Rome) Registration link ***************************************************************** Related links: Applying a metrics to women’s empowerment: experiences in using the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index Measuring women’s empowerment to close the gender gap in agriculture
Organizer(s): FAO UNFCCC Global Environment Facility Secretariat
Description: Join FAO, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Secretariat to learn how Côte d'Ivoire, Guatemala, Thailand and Uganda have improved transparency of their forest data for climate action. Fast registration HERE BACKGROUNDLaunched in 2019, the "Building global capacity to increase transparency in the forest sector” (CBIT-Forest) is a project implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and funded by the Capacity-building Initiative for Transparency (CBIT) trust fund established under the Global Environment Facility (GEF). This project was designed to increase the capacity of developing countries to collect, analyse and disseminate forest-related data. These efforts would in turn enhance reporting and transparency. Project activities have been implemented at the global, regional and national levels, with key lessons learnt at each level. In this context, this webinar, “Learning from experiences to increase forest data transparency for climate action” will highlight key results of the project, including main messages and the products and events used to promote capacity building and knowledge exchanges. This international technical webinar is part of the series organized by the FAO elearning Academy, Agreenium (French training and research alliance for agriculture, food, environment and global health), UN-ESCAP (United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific), and Future Food Institute. These webinars are an opportunity for all of us to share experiences and lessons learnt, discuss challenges, and propose innovative solutions and models. They aim to provide a holistic and comprehensive view of current trends in thematic areas related to global challenges, by combining development research and innovation perspectives. The main objective of these technical webinars is to give practitioners the opportunity to interact with international experts, United Nations officers, University professors, researchers and fellow participants, throughout the world. Webinars can be attended as interactive online sessions on Zoom, where sharing perspectives and asking questions to experts is encouraged. These sessions are also recorded and therefore available at any time, through the FAO elearning Academy: elearning.fao.org. OBJECTIVES OF THE SESSION Inform about the results from the CBIT-Forest project; Share knowledge and experience from pilot countries participating in the CBIT-Forest project: Côte d'Ivoire, Guatemala, Thailand and Uganda; Launch of the publication ‘Towards open and transparent forest data for climate action: Experiences and lessons learnt’. SPEAKERS This technical webinar, moderated by Ms Marieke Sandker (FAO), will be delivered by Mr Julian Fox (FAO), Ms Rocío Cóndor-Golec (FAO), Ms Cristina Petracchi (FAO), Mr Anssi Pekkarinen (FAO), Ms Jenny Wong (UNFCCC), Ms Namrata Patodia Rastogi (GEF). The round table discussions will also be enriched by speakers representing pilot countries where CBIT-Forest has been implemented: Mr Eric Konan (REDD+ Permanent Executive Secretariat, Côte d'Ivoire), Mr Martir Gabriel Vásquez Us (Instituto Nacional de Bosques, Guatemala), Mr Somyot Saengin (Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plan Conservation, Thailand), and Mr Bob Kazungu (Ministry of Water and Environment, Uganda). Recording and presentations
Description: This session will raise awareness about the status of land and water resources and provide high level profiles with key data to meet the challenges of sustainable use and governance of these natural resources, their greater integration in food systems and climate change. Tuesday 22 March - 10:45-12:15 (GMT) - 11:45-13:15 (CET) REGISTER HERE AGENDA 10:45-10:55 (GMT) Welcome and introduction 10:55-11:00 Video animation on “The state of the world’s land and water resources for food and agriculture 2021” 11:00-11:15 Keynote address “Presentation of SOLAW 2021: main findings and recommendations”, Ms Sasha Koo-Oshima, Deputy Director, Land and Water Division, FAO 11:15-12:05 High Level Panel on the momentum for land and water safekeeping - Patricia Mejias-Moreno, Water Officer of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Land and Water Division: Mr Gilbert F. Houngbo, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Chair, UN-Water (video message) H.E. Mariam Almheiri, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, UAE (video message) H.E. Mr Moussa Baldé, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Equipment of Senegal (MAER) (tbc) Ms Akica Bahri, Advisor to the Chief of Government in charge of water and agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture of Tunisia, SOLAW independant Advisory Committee Mr. Pieter Waalewijn, Senior Water Resources Management and Irrigation Specialist, World Bank 12:05-12:15 Key messages and Conclusion More information about the event.
Description: The Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission (WECAFC) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) convened on 10 March 2022 the final session of the second meeting of the Fisheries Data and Statistics Working Group (FDS-WG), with the support of the European Union-funded project. “Support to the activities of the transversal WECAFC, CRFM, OSPESCA, IFREMER and CFMC Fisheries Data and statistics Working Group”. The WECAFC region covers the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and the West Indies, as well as the Northern Brazilian shelf. Background The meeting was initially planned to be held in Panama in March 2020, but COVID-19 pandemic led the Commission to rethink the organization of this key working group. A first session was organized in October 2020 after a series of preparatory sessions to review technical proposals related to the finalization of the Data Collection Reference Framework (DCRF). An extended session was then convened virtually 25-28 May 2021 to follow-up on non-finalized items of the October meeting, and finally this conclusion meeting was convened to reach consensus on the recommendations proposed for adoption by the Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission (WECAFC) Commission. The needs for fisheries statistics is growing, ranging from contributing to the sustainable development goals (SDGs), through assessing impact of climate change on fisheries and define policy for sector adaptation to changes, to fighting against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fisheries (IUU), and managing regionally shared stocks. In this general context, the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) and the Organization for Fisheries and Aquaculture for Central America (OSPESCA) closely collaborate in supporting the Fisheries Data and Statistics Working Group (FDS-WG), established in 2016 by WECAFC. Objectives The focus of FDS-WG2 was the critical issue of availability of timely and reliable statistics to support evidence based fisheries policy making. At stake was an agreed listing of priority species for monitoring purpose, and the identification of WECAFC statistical subareas which will enable countries to report catch and effort statistics at a geographic scale compatible with main marine ecosystems. Outcomes During this second meeting, the FDS-WG reviewed the proposed foundations of a common regional framework to promote harmonization and standardization of fisheries statistics production in the region, incarnated by the Data Collection Reference Framework (DCRF). The DCRF provides the guidelines which countries need to produce harmonized statistics necessary to support the WECAFC Fishery Management Plans. As such, the DCRF is highly instrumental to the on-going development of the Western Central Atlantic Fisheries Information System (WECAFIS), a regional database aggregating the statistics of WECAFC Members to support assessment of shared stocks and management decisions. A first version of the document was endorsed as the Interim DCRF during the 17th Plenary of the Commission held 15-18 July 2019, in Miami, USA. This new version of the DCRF endorsed by the second meeting of the FDS-WG proposes an operational list of priority species for data collection, a regional standard classification for fleet segments, and subareas for a geographic breakdown of WECAFC Catch and Effort statistics. A Recommendation was also finalized for review and endorsement of the DCRF, and to encourage WECAFC Members to report statistics in order to operationalize WECAFIS and to continue the development of capacities of Members to produce timely and reliable statistics as initiated by FAO in Trinidad and Tobago, Suriname, Grenada, Dominica and Panama. These outputs will be tabled at the 18th Session of the Commission scheduled for 26-29 July 2022 for formal endorsement by WECAFC members, to ensure that the fisheries management policy, informed by adequate data and statistics, drive actual benefits of these fisheries for food and nutrition security, income earning, livelihoods and healthy ecosystems is effectively secured and protected More information and working documents
Description: The Regional Fishery Body Secretariats' Network (RSN) was established to facilitate ongoing information exchange among Regional Fishery Bodies (RFB) Secretariats. The meeting will allow participants to exchange views and discuss both global fisheries management and development issues in aquaculture.
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Organizer(s): Eurostat
Description: Are you interested in agriculture and fisheries statistics and in the wider farm to fork chain? Watch the presentation on the 'Key figures on the European food chain' publication. You will learn more about data on farms, farmers, farm production and prices, the economic performance of the agricultural sector, fisheries' activities, as well as on the processing, trade, and distribution.
Description: This UNSC side event will present learnings from some of the first country engagements under the 50x2030 Initiative, which aims at supporting 50 low and lower-middle-income countries to fill gaps in the availability of agricultural and rural data through the use of novel integrated agricultural and rural surveys. Specifically, the meeting will look at data generation for national indicators and Sustainable Development Goals (2.3.1, 2.3.2, 5.a.1 and 2.4.1) and will consist of a brief exploration of each theme with illustrations from Georgia and Cambodia, the first and fourth countries, respectively, to become 50x2030 partner countries. Representatives from the NSOs of each country will present on progress made in statistical capacity development in their countries. Examples of data dissemination and data use for policy application will also be presented. An extended Q&A session will give the audience an opportunity to pose questions to the two NSO representatives as well as to speak to their own challenges and learning in agricultural data generation and use. WHEN | Friday, 18 February 2022, 9:00-10:15 AM (New York Time) More details about the event, including the full program, are available on the UNSC event platform here. Registration link
Description: This event, co-organized by the UN-CEAG and FAO on the sidelines of the 53rd Session of the United Nations Statistical Commission, will take stock of the latest developments and progress in implementing the UN-CEAG's programme of work (2020-2023) and discuss additional topics of interest in the area of food security and agricultural statistics. The United Nations Committee of Experts on Food Security, Agricultural and Rural Statistics (UN-CEAG) aims to develop and document good practices and guidelines on concepts, methods and statistical standards for food security, sustainable agriculture and rural development statistics. Created under the umbrella of the UN Statistical Commission at its 43rd session in 2012, the Committee brings together experts from national statistical offices, ministries of agriculture and international organizations. The session is open to UN-CEAG member and non-member organizations and will consist of an interactive discussion to: Provide an overview of the preliminary results achieved by the UN-CEAG task teams on food security and food consumption measurement; National Quality Assurance Framework for Agricultural Statistics; and the Use of Earth Observation data for Agricultural Statistics; Share comments and direction on the activities and outputs of the various task teams and agree on the proposed additional consultation mechanisms and timelines; Discuss additional topics of interest in food security, agriculture and rural statistics relevant to the work of the UN-CEAG that could be included in its programme of work. WHEN | Thursday 17 February 2022 (09:00 – 12:00 EST) | Registration link AGENDA Welcoming remarks (Ms. Susana Patricia Perez Cadena, National Institute of Statistics and Geography, Mexico) - Presentation ITEM 1 | Updates on the work of the UN-CEAG: a. Data quality standards and assessment framework for key food and agricultural data (Mr. Kadarmanto Kadarmanto, BPS - Indonesia) - Presentation Updates on the development of quality assessment tools for key food and agricultural data (Mr. Kadarmanto Kadarmanto, BPS - Indonesia) Presentation of the self-assessment tool on crop and livestock production statistics and pilot results (Mr. Marcello D’Orazio, FAO) Presentation of the self-assessment tool on producer prices (Ms. Katherine Pegler, FAO) Next steps (Mr. Pietro Gennari, FAO) Meeting documents: National Quality Assurance Framework (NQAF) for Agriculture Statistics: Checklist for self-assessment of Crops and Livestock Production Statistics. National Quality Assurance Framework (NQAF) for Agriculture Statistics: Checklist for self-assessment of Crops and Livestock Production Statistics – Mechanism for the assessment. National Quality Assurance Framework (NQAF) for Agriculture Statistics: Pilot test of the checklist for self-assessment of Crops and Livestock Production Statistics National Quality Assurance Framework (NQAF) for Agriculture Statistics: Report on the Observance of Standards and Best Practices for Crops and Livestock Production Statistics - Template. National Quality Assurance Framework (NQAF) for Agriculture Statistics: Checklist for self-assessment of Agricultural Producer Price statistics. b. Use of Earth Observation data for agriculture statistics (Mr. Eduardo Vazquez Andrade, INEGI-Mexico) Updates on the joint of the joint task on the use of EO data (Mr. Eduardo Vázquez Andrade, INEGI-Mexico) - Presentation Trusted methods: Lessons Learned and Recommendations from Select Earth Observation Applications on Agriculture (Ms. Sara Burns, Statistics Canada) - Presentation Meeting document: Trusted methods: Lessons Learned and Recommendations from Select Earth Observation Applications on Agriculture. c. Methodological improvement of food consumption and food security statistics (Ms. Ellen Cathrine Kiøsterud, Statistics Norway) - Presentation Updates on the UN-CEAG five projects to improve food security monitoring (Ms. Ellen Cathrine Kiøsterud, Statistics Norway) Extending the FAO prevalence of undernourishment methodology to assess the prevalence of nutrient inadequacy using household consumption and expenditure surveys (Mr. Carlo Cafiero, FAO) Estimating the prevalence of undernourishment from individual dietary intake data (Mr. Carlo Cafiero, FAO) Recent development in the use of FIES worldwide: moving beyond SDG monitoring (Mr. Carlo Cafiero, FAO) Guidelines on processing food consumption data from HCES (Ms. Ellen Cathrine Kiøsterud, Statistics Norway) Meeting documents: Assessing a proxy for the variability in usual dietary energy intake with household-level data. Annex - Assessing a proxy for the variability in usual dietary energy intake with household-level data. Calculation of MDER and XDER. Household Consumption and Expenditure Surveys and the prevalence of nutrient inadequacy. ITEM 2 | Additional topics of interest in the areas of Food security, agriculture and rural statistics: Food away from home – Recommendations from the 2018 guidelines and outstanding issues (Ms. Ellen Cathrine Kiøsterud, Statistics Norway) Mr. Kevin Robert McGee (World Bank) - Presentation Mr. Michael Sharp (Pacific Community, SPC) - Presentation Meeting document: Food data collection in Household Consumption and Expenditure Surveys. Guidelines for low- and middle-income countries. Other topics of interest from the audience Closing remarks Find out more: Meeting report Recording (Passcode: (Passcode: N@17gK+G) Concept note and background documents More information on the mandate, governance arrangements and the functioning of the Committee can be found here.
Description: This side event, organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in partnership with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and PARIS21, will look at the potential role of the Global Strategy to Improve Agriculture and Rural Statistics (GSARS), in the development of agricultural statistics in the 25 beneficiary countries Date Thursday, 10 February 2022, 11:00-12:30 PM (New York Time) Opening remarks and welcome José Rosero Moncayo, Director, Statistics Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and Chair, 50x2030 Partnership Council Speakers Sidney Nii Oko Bampoe Addo, Deputy Director, Statistics, Research and Information Directorate, Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Ghana Aurelio Mate Junior, Head of Statistics Department, Ministry of agriculture and Rural Development (MADER), Mozambique Neli Georgieva, Statistician, FAO Lassina Paré, Statistician, FAO Catherine Krüger, Inter-Regional Advisor,Paris 21 Q&A Moderator Joseph Ilboudo, Chief, Statistical Development, Data Innovation and Outreach Section, African Centre for Statistics, UNECA This side event, organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in partnership with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and PARIS21, will look at the potential role of the Global Strategy to Improve Agriculture and Rural Statistics (GSARS), in the development of agricultural statistics in the 25 beneficiary countries. Representatives from countries NSOs will share their experience of introduction of the GSARS plan in their countries, how it fits with the national strategies of development of agricultural statistics and with opportunities offered with the future implementation of 50x2030 Initiative. The Q&A session will give participants the opportunity to ask questions to the presenters, as well as to share their own challenges and expectations.
Description: The conference will present the importance and the main achievements of 10 years of collaboration between FAO and the European Union in supporting countries in the production of actionable, timely and reliable food security and nutrition data to guide policies and interventions. After more than a decade of decline, the number of people in the world affected by hunger began to rise slowly in 2014 and took a sharper upturn in 2020 under the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is clear that the world is not on track to reach the global targets for food security, nutrition and sustainable agriculture set up by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The 2030 Agenda has also brought to the world attention the fact that food insecurity is a problem encompassing more than hunger. While it is evident that in this area policy makers need better information, the data gap is still substantial in many countries, particularly in low-income countries. Data on food security are sparse and sporadic, and often generated with tools that – before the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES) – always preferred practical feasibility to reliability. The conference will address the crucial role of actionable, timely and disaggregated reliable data in guiding policies and interventions aimed at promoting food security. The presenters will describe the main achievements of the FAO-EU partnership in improving food security measurement methods and empowering countries in data collection, analysis and use. The conference will stress the main challenges in the production of good quality food security indicators and the issues still to be addressed to improve food security monitoring at country, regional and global level. Confirmed speakers include: Willem Oltholf, Deputy Head of Unit, INTPA F3-Sustainable Agri-Food systems and Fisheries; Maximo Torero Cullen, FAO Chief Economist; José Rosero Moncayo, FAO Director Statistics Division; and Carlo Cafiero, FAO Food Security and Nutrition Statistics team leader. WHEN | Wednesday, 26 January 2022 (12:30 - 14:00 CET) Find out more: Event page Registration link
Description: FAO will launch “The state of the world's land and water resources for food and agriculture (SOLAW 2021)" at the Land and Water Days 2021.
Description: The conference organized by the 50x2030 Initiative to Close the Agricultural Data Gap will strategize ways to use data to achieve national and global development goals, especially those related to food security and eliminating extreme hunger. How can agricultural data be used to eliminate food insecurity? What are some of the most common constraints to the use of official statistics in decision making? What tactics have proven effective in increasing demand for and use of data?These questions and more will be answered during the first annual 50x2030 Global Data Use Conference, which will be held virtually from November 30 – December 2nd. The online meeting has as its theme “Intensifying Data Use”, and will gather decision-makers, data intermediaries, data producers, and national, global and regional experts from the policy, research and private sectors. The aim for the three days is to strategize ways to use data to achieve national and global development goals, especially those related to food security and eliminating extreme hunger.The conference is organized by the 50x2030 Initiative to Close the Agricultural Data Gap, which aims to support 50 countries to increase their capacity to produce, analyze, interpret and use high-quality, timely agricultural survey data for evidence-informed decision- and policymaking.The conference will unfold for roughly four hours daily, with staggered start times across the three days to accommodate participants in different time zones. Each day will begin with a plenary keynote or success story relevant to the thematic focus of the day. The theme of Day 1 is the Current State of Data Use; Day 2’s theme is Constraints and Gaps; and Day 3’s theme is Capacities and Interventions.Confirmed speakers include Jyotsna Puri, Associate Vice-President, Strategy & Knowledge Department, International Fund for Agricultural Development, and José Rosero Moncayo, Director, Statistics Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and Chair of the 50x2030 Partnership Council. Full programme and registration link: HERE
Description: This webinar will focus on microdata dissemination programs with application to agriculture data with the aim to support the National Statistical Offices and line Ministries’ efforts toward unlocking access to agriculture survey data. Organized by the AGRISurvey program, managed by the Statistics Division of the FAO (ESS), the webinar entitled “Opening Access to Agricultural Survey Microdata” is designed to build advanced insight on the key elements constitutive of a microdata dissemination program, namely the access policy, microdata documentation (including the DDI-standard), microdata anonymization, and the National Data Archive (NADA) cataloguing tool. Participants will also learn about the Food and Agriculture Microdata (FAM) Catalogue, FAO's microdata dissemination platform managed by the Office of Chief Statistician (OCS). The online seminar will be an opportunity to discuss how these components interlace and, if approached jointly, may offer solutions to ensure confidentiality safeguards are in place as well as to ensure microdata dissemination programs align on best international standards. It will also serve as a platform to share experiences between agencies on both technical and organizational challenges associated with their operationalization and to discuss on methods and solutions to ensure increased access to agriculture data to the widest public. The webinar is suitable for professionals of different levels of seniority in charge of agricultural statistics production and dissemination. Acknowledging the overarching dimension of dissemination programs and the involvement of different departments and offices within the National Statistics Systems, this invitation extends to all officers from divisions and units supporting statistical dissemination programs. WHEN: November 29, 2021, from 10:00 to 13:00 (GMT+0). PRESENTATIONS: Microdata dissemination programs Statistical Disclosure Control (SDC) Microdata documentation Introduction to NADA Microdata dissemination: overview of the FAM Catalogue La diffusion des microdonnées Anonymisation des microdonnées Documentation de fichiers de microdonnées Introduction à l’Archive National de Données (NADA) Diffusion des microdonnées : vue d’ensemble du Catalogue FAM Programme de diffusion des microdonnées de l'enquête agricole annuelle (FAA) RECORDINGS: https://fao.zoom.us/rec/share/RPfxae3JRgGDIuyzohrMh_ZLUbIRZRETyfu-chupdUI73AJJo3WHbXHrgtPAh8JB.5ZltKbfHAE26WecS Access Passcode: pTZf6&9v FIND OUT MORE ABOUT AGRISurvey: https://www.fao.org/in-action/agrisurvey/en/
Description: SOFA 2021 presents country-level indicators of the resilience of agri-food systems. The indicators measure the robustness of primary production and food availability, as well as physical and economic access to food. They can thus help assess the capacity of national agri-food systems to absorb shocks and stresses, a key aspect of resilience. The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the vulnerability of agri-food systems to shocks and stresses and led to increased global food insecurity and malnutrition. Action is needed to make agri-food systems more resilient, efficient, sustainable and inclusive. The State of Food and Agriculture 2021 presents country-level indicators of the resilience of agri-food systems. The indicators measure the robustness of primary production and food availability, as well as physical and economic access to food. They can thus help assess the capacity of national agri-food systems to absorb shocks and stresses, a key aspect of resilience. The report analyses the vulnerabilities of food supply chains and how rural households cope with risks and shocks. It discusses options to minimize trade-offs that building resilience may have with efficiency and inclusivity. The aim is to offer guidance on policies to enhance food supply chain resilience, support livelihoods in the agri-food system and, in the face of disruption, ensure sustainable access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to all. http://www.fao.org/publications/sofa
Description: Improving performance on Indicator 14.4.1 can promote better fisheries management and effective regulations overall, and consequently can help to trigger actions towards SDG 14’s success and the achievement of protection and sustainable use of our oceans and marine resources. How we measure the sustainability of marine capture fisheries is the focus of an FAO e-learning course that aims to help countries track progress towards Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) “Proportion of fish stocks within biologically sustainable levels”. The course will allow participants to delve deeper into the main definitions and concepts related to fisheries and fish stocks assessments, and to acquire tools, methods and processes to monitor and report on the indicator. FAO serves as custodian agency of 21 indicators, working closely with countries to develop their capacity on data collection and monitoring, especially as it pertains to the conservation and sustainable use of the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development (Goal 14). SDG Indicator 14.4.1 “Proportion of fish stocks within biologically sustainable levels” was designed to support countries in their data collection, analysis and reporting of SDG Indicator 14.4.1. The indicator will enable decision-makers to design more effective, evidence-based national policies and interventions for the sustainable management of fishery resources. FAO e-learning course on SDG Indicator 14.4.1 is primarily intended for those who play a role in the collection of fisheries data and statistics, data analysis and stock assessment, and reporting for the indicator, such as fisheries scientists, researchers, data analysts and statisticians, as well as policy makers and people with an interest in the process. Improving performance on Indicator 14.4.1 can promote better fisheries management and effective regulations overall, and consequently can help to trigger actions towards SDG 14’s success and the achievement of protection and sustainable use of our oceans and marine resources. Available in English, French and Spanish, this self-paced, free online course comprises 5 lessons and takes about 3.5 hours to complete. The course will provide in the near future the basis for a series of online workshops in three languages (English, French, Spanish) which aim at raising awareness of countries in monitoring their progress towards the achievement of the SDGs. Enrol now: English, French and Spanish For more courses available on SDG indicators under FAO custodianship, please visit: http://www.fao.org/sustainable-development-goals/news/e-learningcourses/en/
Organizer(s): FAO ESCAP Agreenium Future Food Institute
Description: Join FAO's next webinar entitled ‘Mind the gap: Addressing national forest inventory capacity needs to support climate action’ that will take place on 17 November 2021, from 14:30 to 16:00 (Rome time). The event is part of the series jointly organized with the French training and research alliance for agriculture, food, environment and global health (Agreenium), the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) and Future Food Institute (FFI). BACKGROUND National Forest Inventories (NFI) represent countries' continuous efforts to gather accurate information about the size, distribution, condition and use of forests resources. Transparent and methodologically sound forest data sets are essential for developing and monitoring the policies and decisions that support the sustainable management of forests and drive effective climate action under the Paris Agreement pledges. However, building upon multiple data sources, including field inventories and remote sensing, is an incredibly complex exercise requiring countries to have high capacity levels. Therefore, complementing the existing NFI training activities with online knowledge exchanges and e-learning opportunities is key to closing any remaining capacity gaps. In this context, this FAO e-learning Academy webinar will highlight the importance of forest monitoring to support climate action, share experiences from Guatemala and Liberia and launch the NFI online modules that aim to support NFI implementation and decision-making. This international technical webinar is part of the series organized by the FAO elearning Academy, Agreenium (l’alliance de la formation et la recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation, l'environnement et la santé globale), the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP) and Future Food Institute (FFI). These webinars are an opportunity for all of us to share experiences and lessons learnt, discuss challenges, and propose innovative solutions and models. They aim to provide a holistic and comprehensive view of current trends in thematic areas related to global challenges, by combining development research and innovation perspectives. The main objective of these technical webinars is to give practitioners the opportunity to interact with international experts, United Nations officers, University professors, researchers and fellow participants, throughout the world. Webinars can be attended as interactive online sessions on Zoom, where sharing perspectives and asking questions to experts is encouraged. These sessions are also recorded and therefore available at any time, through the FAO elearning Academy: elearning.fao.org. OBJECTIVES OF THIS SESSION• Highlight the importance of national forest monitoring systems (NFMS) and National Forest Inventories to support climate action;• Share knowledge, experience and capacity needs for the implementation of forest monitoring from Guatemala and Liberia; and• Launch of FAO’s national forest inventory (NFI) online training modules to facilitate NFIs design and implementation and support forest data analysis for policy and decision-making. SPEAKERSThis technical webinar will be delivered by Mr Julian Fox (FAO), Ms Rocio Cóndor-Golec (FAO), Ms Rebecca Tavani (FAO), Mr Saah A. David (Forestry Development Authority, Liberia), Mr Rodrigo Rodas (National Forest Institute of Guatemala), Mr Lutz Fehrmann (University of Göttingen), Mr Fabio Picinich (FAO), and moderated by Ms Emily Donegan (FAO). Link to the registration form: https://fao.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_C1o1IzXqQG27aj_TPbfOIA
Description: With a view to raising awareness of countries in monitoring their progress towards the achievement of the SDGs, FAO will be hosting a series of virtual regional workshops and training events in three different languages (English, Spanish, and French) to support the monitoring and reporting of SDG 14.4.1. Objectives of the workshops series: The overall goal of the workshops and training events is to raise awareness of the internationally agreed methodologies for SDG Indicator 14.4.1. The workshop series will focus on improved reporting and applied understanding of tools and methodologies to help strengthen capacity to compile relevant data and information, as well as report on and monitor each country’s progress towards Indicator 14.4.1. Within this context, the general objectives of the workshop and training series are to: Raise awareness and understanding of the tools and methodologies developed on SDG Indicator 14.4.1; Discuss challenges related to data collection, data availability and sources, analysis and reporting, to identify solutions and priority capacity development needs at the national level; Provide hands-on training towards reporting the Indicator; Engage in dialogues between national fisheries agencies, national statistics offices and national SDG focal points to facilitate SDG 14.4.1 monitoring and reporting. Visit the events page (in English, French and Spanish). For additional information, visit the following links: The UN Sustainable Development Goals: Overview - https://sdgs.un.org/ Monitoring of SDG attainment - https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/indicators/database/ FAO and SDGs: Overview of the FAO’s support to the SDG - fao.org/sustainable-development-goals/overview/en/ Tracking progress on food and agriculture-related SDG indicators - http://www.fao.org/publications/highlights-detail/en/c/1307574/ FAO and the SDG indicators - http://www.fao.org/3/a-i6919e.pdf FAO and the SDG 14: FAO’s support to the SDG 14 - http://www.fao.org/3/a-i7298e.pdf SDG 14 fisheries indicators methodologies and on-line resources - http://www.fao.org/sustainable-development-goals/goals/goal-14/ Indicator SDG 14.1.1 Fish stocks sustainability on-line course - https://elearning.fao.org/course/view.php?id=502 Register on the SDG 14.4.1 i-marine Virtual Research Environment - https://i-marine.d4science.org/group/sdg-indicator14.4.1/sdg
Description: The UN Climate Change Conference (COP 26), hosted by the UK in partnership with Italy takes place from 31 October to 12 November 2021 in Glasgow. The aim of this year’s edition is to finalize remaining decisions to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). FAO is present to reinforce its commitment to supporting countries in the climate negotiations, and will continue to advocate for and promote sustainable, efficient and resilient agri-food systems as part of the solution to the climate crisis, biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation. Organized by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre in partnership with FAO, "Options for climate-neutral transition towards sustainable food systems and forest management" will discuss how the food system could support climate neutrality. The event will showcase new estimates of two global databases (EDGAR-FOOD and EDGAR-LULUCF) for greenhouse gas footprints on sectorial level. A global simulation model (MAGNET) will demonstrate the potential effects of reducing food waste and changing diets to improve the food system's sustainability.On this occasion, FAO will also launch its new dataset on agri-food systems emissions in FAOSTAT (https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/EM/visualize). This dataset is instrumental for the discussions countries, as well as enabling targeted implementation of some of the pledges countries make to pursue carbon neutrality. Programme: https://www.cop26eusideevents.eu/programme Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2wuOj0fiY0&t=2535s Press release: https://www.fao.org/newsroom/detail/supply-chain-is-growing-source-of-agri-food-GHG-emissions/en
Description: FAO launches the FRA 2020 Remote Sensing Survey findings at the COP26 side event "Forest ecosystems trends and innovation: satellite observation, simulations, and fire fighting". First results of the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2020 Remote Sensing Survey at COP26 Date: 8 November 2021 Time: from 18:30 to 19:30 (CET) Modality: hybrid, virtual + EU Pavilion at the COP26 in Glasgow (Scottish Event Campus, Exhibition Way, Glasgow G3 8YW) WATCH THE LIVESTREAM Registration for virtual participants Join the virtual launch of the first results of the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2020 (FRA) Remote Sensing Survey (RSS) on 8 November from 18:30 to 19:30 (CET) during the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow. The FRA 2020 RSS findings will be presented during the side event "Forest ecosystems trends and innovation: satellite observation, simulations, and fire fighting", at the Pavilion of the European Union (Scottish Event Campus, Exhibition Way, Glasgow G3 8YW). The full FRA RSS report will be released at the XV World Forestry Congress in South Korea, May 2022. Register here to join the event. Read more on FAO's Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA) Remote Sensing Survey. About the event Forest ecosystems have considerable value and are central in developing solutions to mitigating and adapting to climate change. The FRA 2020 RSS and the forest model FORMIND offer detailed analysis of changes in the last 18 years, current state, and future potentials of forests, while FOIL-CILIFO assesses financial tools and good practices in the framework of climate change and fire fighting for the next decade. The event consists of high-level remarks, presentations of findings, and a Q&A session discussion featuring: •Mr Friedrich J. Bohn, UFZ (Moderator) •Ms Tiina Vahanen, Deputy Director, Forestry Division FAO •Mr Adolfo Kindgard, FAO, Global Forest Resources Assessment Remote Sensing •Mr Juan Manuel Revuelta, Finnova •Mr José Antonio Valbuena Alonso, Canary Islands Government Event partners •Helmholtz Climate Initiative: https://www.helmholtz-klima.de/en •Fundación Finnova: https://finnova.eu •StartUp Europe Awards: https://startupeuropeawards.eu/seua/ •CILIFO: https://cilifo.eu/ •Firefighting Open Innovation Lab: https://innovation.cilifo.eu/
Description: Organized by the Government of Lesotho, in patnership with FAO, this workshop will discuss the production of Lesotho National Land Cover annual maps and the extraction of land cover statistics. The course is intended for technical experts interested in developing or strengthening their GIS analysis and mapping skills as well as data science skills. The Government of Lesotho, through the ReNOKA movement, is organizing a Land Cover Mapping national workshop under the framework of the Integrated Catchment Management Programme. Land cover data is the foundation information to sustainable resources management and agricultural development. An accurate, high-resolution and up-to-date land cover product serves as the basis to model soil erosion, vegetation productivity (cropland and grassland), hydrological processes and carbon sequestration. The advent of freely accessible and multi-temporal Earth Observation (EO) data, namely the Sentinel satellites, unlock the potential of frequent and accurate land cover map production. This workshop aims to train participants in using a state-of-the-art land cover methodolgy developed by FAO and IT tools to produce yearly land cover maps. A few practical examples of how the produced land cover data can be used to support sustainable land management will also be demonstrated. Objective of the training is to build capacity in technical experts in:1) Producing annual national land cover maps using FAO’s newly developed methodology 20202) Extracting statistics from the land cover map at national and subnational level3) Sharing geospatial products and statistics using web gis technology The workshop will consist of 4 modules held over 5 days: Module I: Land Cover Mapping Recap and Principles In this module trainees will be provided with a review of the land cover mapping principle which will allow them to gain a full picture of the concepts and typical workflow, Commonly used satellite image products and tools will be introduced to the audience Module II: Field Survey Design for Reference Data Collection The in-situ component will be addressed. The importance of the survey design for the scope of land cover mapping will be highlighted. GIS and statistical methods for optimal survey design will be explored as well as best practices in georeferencing data in the field A hands on exercise will be held outdoor in the surroundings of the workshop site to gather in-situ data using GPS, followed by migration of GPS data in GIS and QA-QC excercise Module III: Land Cover Map Production with Google Earth Engine In this module, hands-on exercise will be carried out to guide the trainees through the entire process of producing a national land cover map for Lesotho. Google Earth Engine will be used. The main steps will include: Connecting to EO data (Sentinel2 data) Pre-processing the data into Analysis Ready Data Uploading in-situ data Defining land cover classes Training a classification algorithm (random forest). Producing and visualizing the land cover map Assessing accuracy of map Exporting map in gis format outside of Google Earth Engine Module IV: Explore the Land Cover Product(s) and Extract Statistics Statistics This module will be dedicated to extracting statistics from the land cover map at national and subnational level using common GIS desktop software (free and open source) such as QGIS To sign up for the training, please follow this link.
Description: SESRIC will organise a Virtual Training Workshop on ‘Compilation and Analysis of National Food Balance Sheets in OIC Countries’ in collaboration with Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (COMCEC) on 18-20 October 2021. The main aim of the training workshop is to train the official statisticians of OIC countries in developing and preparing the annual food balance sheets of their countries which provide comprehensive information on patterns, levels and trends of national diets, and play an important role for the analysis of the food and nutrition situation and for policymaking to address it. Official statisticians working in the agricultural statistics units of the National Statistical Offices and Ministries of Agriculture of the OIC countries will participate in the statistical training workshop. Competent experts from the Crops, Livestock & Food Statistics Section under Statistics Division (ESS) of FAO will facilitate the three-day virtual training workshop. The workshop will include practical exercises and cover the following topics: Introduction to Supply Utilization Accounts (SUA)/Food Balance Sheet (FBS) Data for FBS Compilation Overview Data Assessment and Other Preliminary Considerations FBS Methodological Framework FBS Components Country Presentations: Experiences in the FBS compilation and main challenges New FBS Country Compilation Tool (Using Data on Turkey) Data Entry and Practical Showcase on the New FBS Country Compilation Tool The Virtual Training Workshop is planned within the general framework of the project of SESRIC titled “Enhancing Food Security through National Food Balance Sheets” which was among the successful projects selected for co-funding in the 2021 implementation period of the COMCEC Project Funding. The Workshop will be conducted through a video conferencing platform by following synchronous learning and instruction approaches designed in line with the virtual training solutions undertaken by SESRIC in order to better serve the Centre’s training activities and keep participants motivated and engaged during this time of global crisis due to COVID-19. Documents Concept Note (English) (Arabic) (French) Training Materials and Presentations (English)
Description: At the event, key frontline stakeholders will highlight FAO’s and partner’s efforts in providing Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) related capacity development, including DRR-related statistical capacity to developing countries. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), is organizing an event to commemorate the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR), which is annually marked worldwide on 13 October.At the event, key frontline stakeholders will highlight FAO’s and partner’s efforts in providing Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) related capacity development, including DRR-related statistical capacity to developing countries, which is a key element of international cooperation. A key focus is the support that FAO has provided to developing countries in applying and institutionalizing the FAO’s damage and loss assessment methodology to monitor the Sendai Framework’s Indicator C2: direct agricultural loss attributed to disasters. It will further help increase awareness of the impact of disasters and crises on agriculture and food security and identify ways forward to strengthen data collection and analysis, reporting and monitoring efforts including through international cooperation. WHEN: Wednesday, 13 October 2021, 14h00-15h30 CEST Register here.
Title in Arabic: استخدام السجلات الادارية كمصادر للبيانات الخاصة بالقطاع الزراعي
Organizer(s): AITRS
Description: تعتبر السجلات الإدارية أحد مصادر البيانات المعتمدة في التعداد الزراعي او المسوح الزراعية إذا كانت ذات جودة عالية ومكتملة من ناحية التغطية والشمول على مستوى المنطقة الجغرافية او على مستوى المحاصيل والحيازة. ويذهب كثير من الاحصائيين الى ان السجلات الإدارية غير مناسبة في حالات كثيرة بسبب كونها غير مهيأة للاحتياجات الإحصائية حيث من المحتمل ان تكون المعطيات المتوفرة لا يمكن استخدامها احصائيا. وفي حال اتخاذ القرار باستخدام المصادر الإدارية عند تنفيذ الانشطة الإحصائية الزراعية يجب اولا تقييم جودتها من حيث الملائمة والدقة والموثوقية ومستوى الاكتمال والاتساق وقابلية المقارنة والتوقيت المناسب والاتاحة. يطرح استخدام السجلات الإدارية كمصدر للبيانات الزراعية بعض الإشكاليات الفنية المرتبطة أساسا بالجودة والموثوقية باعتبار ان المعلومات لا تجمع لغايات إحصائية في الأساس وتستهدف جمهورا محدداً قصد استغلالها في اعداد تقارير النشاط او متابعة كيفية إنجازه. الا ان استعمال المصادر الإدارية في العمل الاحصائي قد تطور بشكل سريع في اتجاه تحسين جودتها واستجابتها للمعايير الإحصائية المتعارف عليها خاصة مع تطور ادماج وسائل الاتصال الحديثة في كامل سلسلة العمل الاحصائي. لذا، يعقد المعهد العربي للتدريب والبحوث الإحصائية والمنظمة العربية للتنمية الزراعية هذه الورشة للتعرف على الإشكاليات المطروحة من خلال استخدام السجلات الإدارية في الإحصاءات الزراعية، ومناقشة أسس وطبيعة هذه السجلات المستخدمة في المؤسسات المعنية بهدف حسن تطبيقها.
Description: This 50x2030 Seminar will explore how agricultural data can inform transformational food systems in Africa to make them more equitable, resilient, nutritious, productive, climate smart, inclusive and safe. In the wake of the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit, the 50x2030 Initiative to Close the Agricultural Data Gap will host its next seminar, Transforming Food Systems in Africa: Resilience through Agricultural Data on 30 September from 9.30-11:00am New York Time (4:30-6pm Nairobi Time). For this seminar, 50x2030 welcomes partner Regional Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System (ReSAKSS) to lead in an exploration of how agricultural data can inform transformational food systems in Africa to make them more equitable, resilient, nutritious, productive, climate smart, inclusive and safe. Using their work supporting countries in the Third Biennial Review (BR) of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) as a reference, ReSAKSS will report on the identified data challenges and gaps. Managers of the the 50x2030 Initiative will provide examples of how 50x2030 survey instruments produce critical agricultural data, and how they could be leveraged in the CAADP process and in other frameworks in 50x2030 partner countries. Discussions will reflect on the outcomes and recommendations of the Food Systems Summit and look at factors that could be useful for African governments as they try to build healthier, more sustainable, and equitable food systems, such as infrastructure (storage, roads for transport), policy, markets and investment. Masako Hiraga, 50x2030 Program Manager will chair the seminar with main presentations by Dr. Anatole Goundan, Senior Associate Scientist, AKADEMIYA2062; Dr. Greenwell Matchaya, ReSAKSS Coordinator for Southern Africa; and Dr. John Ulimwengu, ReSAKSS Africawide Coordinator. Discussants include Christophe Duhamel, 50x2030 Data Production Manager, Food and Agriculture Organization; Michael Steiner, 50x2030 Data Use Component Manager, International Food for Agricultural Development; and Dr. Simplice Nouala, Head, Division of Agriculture and Food Security, Department of Rural Economy and Agriculture, African Union Commission. More information about the event: https://www.50x2030.org/news/next-50x2030-seminar-explore-role-agricultural-data-food-systems-transformation To attend, please register at:https://worldbankgroup.webex.com/worldbankgroup/onstage/g.php?MTID=e92fffc6c9ac3132d45b3d562074d30c2
Description: This regional workshop is organized in context of the Technical Cooperation Program project aiming at strengthening national capacities of Pacific Islands countries to monitor SDG Target 2.1.
Description: Thirtieth session of the FAO-OEA/CIE-IICA working group on agricultural and livestock statistics for Latin America and the Caribbean, in San José (Costa Rica).
Description: SOFI 2021 report presents the first evidence-based global assessment of chronic food insecurity in the year the COVID-19 pandemic emerged and spread across the globe.
Organizer(s): FAO ESCAP Agreenium Future Food Institute
Description: This webinar will highlight the ways in which forest monitoring tools support climate action, share experience from countries and present a new open-source solution for collecting and analysing forest data. 14:30-16:00 (Rome time) | Register here This international technical webinar is part of the series organized by the FAO elearning Academy, Agreenium (l’alliance de la formation et la recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation, l'environnement et la santé globale), the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP) and Future Food Institute (FFI). These webinars are an opportunity for all of us to share experiences and lessons learnt, discuss challenges, and propose innovative solutions and models. They aim to provide a holistic and comprehensive view of current trends in thematic areas related to global challenges, by combining development, research, and innovation perspectives. The main objective of these technical webinars is to give practitioners the opportunity to interact with international experts, United Nations officers, University professors, researchers and fellow participants, throughout the world. Webinars can be attended as interactive online sessions on Zoom, where sharing perspectives and asking questions to experts is encouraged. These sessions are also recorded and therefore available at any time, through the FAO elearning Academy: elearning.fao.org. OBJECTIVES OF THE SESSION •Highlight the role of national forest monitoring systems (NFMS) in supporting climate action; •Share knowledge and experiences from Ghana and Papua New Guinea; •Launch FAO’s latest, free open-source tool, created to support forest monitoring. SPEAKERS This technical webinar will be delivered by Mr Julian Fox (FAO), Ms Rocio Cóndor-Golec (FAO), Mr Lauri Vesa (FAO), Mr Thomas Yaw Gyambrah (Forestry Commission of Ghana), Ms Elizabeth Kaidong (Papua New Guinea Forest Authority), Ms Cristina Petracchi (Leader of the FAO elearning Academy), and moderated by Ms Emily Donegan (FAO).
Description: The CFS is organizing a half-day public event in support of the CFS 2020-2023 Multi-year Program of Work (MYPOW), specifically its approved major work-stream on data systems related to global food security and nutrition. This event will be convened virtually on 1 July 2021 (3:00 – 6:00 PM Rome time) and will be open to interested parties from the CFS and relevant institutions, including CFS Members, (ad hoc) Advisory Group members, Civil Society and Private Sector Mechanisms associated with the Committee. The event will kick-start the process of policy convergence among CFS members and stakeholders, and it will assist the CFS High Level Panel of Experts (CFS HLPE) prepare their own anticipated report on this topic. It is foreseen that the outcomes of the webinar, drafted in the form of a Chair’s summary, will help frame and refine the scope and objectives of the CFS HLPE report which is expected to be released in 2022. For more information, read the concept note. Registration: https://fao.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_l1BkM9MqR_a_CS99R7EIcg Date and time: 1 July 2021 - 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM CET Programme: Download the programme here. 3:00 pm - 3:20 pm | Welcome remarks Introductory remarks by the CFS Chairperson Thanawat Tiensin Keynote Address: Can agriculture and food security policies be effective when data is unreliable? Making the case for more and better (food security and nutrition) data, Máximo Torero Cullen: FAO, Chief Economist 3:20 pm - 4:15 pm | Panel 1: Promoting data collection and analysis for better food security and nutrition Biographies Overcoming evidence gaps on food systems, Koen Deconinck: OECD Trade and Agriculture Directorate, Economist/ Policy Analyst; The Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index: A suite of tools and methods for measuring empowerment and gender equality, Hazel Malapit: IFPRI, Senior Research Fellow; New data sources and big data approaches to solve agricultural development problems faster, better and at a greater scale than before, Brian King: CGIAR Platform for Big Data in Agriculture, Coordinator; Responsible and Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition, the promises and challenges. André Laperriere: Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition (GODAN), Executive Director; 4:15 pm - 5:00 pm | Panel 2: Use of data for increasing food and nutrition security and accelerating food systems transformation – country experiences/case studies Biographies More and better data for agriculture transformation in Kenya, Thule Lenneiye: Ministry of Agriculture, Director of the Agricultural Transformation Office; Smallholders’ data. Using participatory approaches for mapping of territorial markets, Nadjirou Sall: ROPPA, Secretary General ; Data in Action: An Open-Source Protocol for Securely Exchanging Agricultural Data, Rikin Gandhi: Digital Green, Executive Director; Who's digits in who's data? Pat Mooney: ETC Group, co-founder 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Moderated discussion and conclusions Moderated by Bernard Lehmann with concluding remarks by José Maria Sumpsi Viñas, both members of the CFS HLPE Steering Committee
Description: This webinar launches the new Global Agro-Ecological Zones platform version 4 (GAEZ v4), and demonstrates the functionality of the platform in the context of sustainable development. As the world population is expected to reach 8.6 billion in 2030, 9.8 billion in 2050, more efforts and innovations are needed in order to sustainably increase agricultural production, improve the global supply chain, decrease food losses and waste, and ensure that all who are suffering from hunger and malnutrition have access to nutritious food. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), has developed the Agro-Ecological Zones (AEZ) methodological approach over several decades for assessing agricultural resources and potential. The AEZ framework principles and outputs contribute directly to a number of United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development puts a strong emphasis on the integrated approach to achieving SDGs that can harness synergies and minimize potential trade-offs. Land plays an important part in accelerating the achievement of many SDGs. Rapid developments in information technology have produced increasingly detailed and manifold global databases, which made the first global AEZ assessment possible in 2000. Since then, Global AEZ assessments have been performed every few years. This new version of the Global Agro-Ecological Zones (GAEZ v4) database provides the agronomic backbone for various applications including the quantification of land productivity as well as several key information for agricultural and rural investment. This webinar launches the new Global Agro-Ecological Zones platform version 4 (GAEZ v4), and demonstrates the functionality of the platform in the context of sustainable development. The GAEZ v4 Model Documentation and User’s Manual will be presented as well as User Cases. The launch of GAEZ v4 is part of the process of developing an open GAEZ v5 platform, in collaboration with various national, regional and international collaborators, building interoperability between agriculture-related platforms, through the FAO Hand-in-Hand Initiative, and international and national efforts to mainstream sustainable agriculture into development agendas. Click here to register for the Webinar Visit the GAEZ v4 platform Agenda 15:00-15:05 Convening of meeting and presentation of agenda Douglas Muchoney, Head of Geospatial Unit, Land and Water Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) 15:05-15:20 Opening remarks Maria Helena Semedo, Deputy Director-General, FAO Albert van Jaarsveld, Director General, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) Jack Dangermond, President, Environmental System Research Institute (ESRI) 15:20-15:25 Introductory address Sasha Koo-Oshima, Deputy Director, Land and Water Division (NSL), FAO 15:25-15:30 Video: Global Agro-Ecological Zoning: methodological approach and key findings 15:30-15:35 The Global Agro-Ecological Zoning Platform version 4 Sam Libby, Non-profit Practice Lead, ESRI 15:35-15:45 National Agro-Ecological Zoning in Lao PDR Saysongkham Sayavong, Head of the GIS Unit at the Department of Agricultural Land Management (DALaM), Minister of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF), Lao People's Democratic Republic 15:45-15:55 National Agro-Ecological Zoning in Angola Giza Martins, Director, National Directorate for Environment and Climate Action (DNAAC), Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Environment (MCTA), Angola 15:55-16:05 National Agro-Ecological Zoning in Bangladesh Bidhan Kumar Bhander, Director General, Soil Resource Development Institute (SRDI), Bangladesh 16:05-16:20 Agro-ecological zoning and agricultural investment Jyotsna Puri, Director, Environment, Climate, Gender and Social inclusion Division, Strategy and Knowledge Department, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Winston YU, Senior Water Resources Management Specialist, World Bank 16:20-16:25 The FAO Hand-in-Hand Initiative Maximo Torero Cullen, Chief Economist, FAO (TBC) 16:25-16:30 Future perspectives and closing Douglas Muchoney, Head of Geospatial Unit, Land and Water Division, FAO
Organizer(s): FAO University of Buenos Aires Argentina
Description: Organized by the University of Buenos Aires within the framework of the Diploma in Sustainability in the Food Industry, this lecture will discuss "Measuring and Monitoring Sustainable Agriculture". Virtual lecture with Arbab Asfandiyar Khan, co-Focal Point for SDG indicator 2.4.1, FAO Statistics Division. The lecture will be held in English, with simultaneous interpretation in Spanish. Register and obtain a free certificate. Access the recording here (in Spanish).
Description: The Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission (WECAFC) aims to promote the effective conservation, management and development of the living marine resources of the area of competence of the Commission, in accordance with the FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries, and address common problems of fisheries management and development faced by members of the Commission.
Description: The meeting is part of a series of regional workshops planned to present the Operational Guidelines of the WCA 2020 to the FAO member countries in different parts of the world.
Description: A high-level symposium to launch the 2021 edition of FAO’s report, "The impact of natural disasters and crises on agriculture and food security".
Title in Spanish: Capacitación virtual en la medición y reporte del indicador 2.1.2 de los ODS
Organizer(s): FAO
Description: Este curso está dirigido principalmente a aquellos que participan en la recopilación, análisis y elaboración del informe del indicador 2.1.2 de los ODS, así como para personas interesadas en el proceso.
Description: The second meeting of the UN-CEAG will discuss progress in the implementation of the work programme. This meeting is the second one since the adoption of UN-CEAG Programme of work (2020-2023). Its objective is to: discuss progress in the implementation of the work programme; provide comments and direction on the activities and outputs of the various task teams and agree on the proposed consultations mechanisms and timelines; learn more about initiatives relevant to UN-CEAG’s mandate in other UN groups and agree on coordination mechanisms as necessary; discuss next UN-CEAG meetings. More information: Concept note Presentations
Description: This side event aims to provide an opportunity to discuss the key elements that need to be covered in the CFS Data Workstream, their contribution to the zero hunger target and their implementation modalities.
Title in Spanish: Capacitación virtual en la medición y reporte de los indicadores de los ODS 2.3.1 y 2.3.2 para América Latina
Organizer(s): FAO
Description: El objetivo general de esta formación virtual es proveer a los funcionarios gubernamentales responsables del monitoreo de los indicadores de los ODS 2.3.1 y 2.3.2, un espacio de aprendizaje para tener la capacidad de desarrollar la metodología de los indicadores, evaluar sus criterios para identificar a los productores de alimentos a pequeña escala, analizar las fuentes de datos y los procesos de reporte de indicadores.
Description: The meeting was the fourth in the series of regional workshop planned to present the Operational Guidelines of the WCA 2020 to the FAO member countries in different parts of the world.
Description: Within the framework of its Statistical Capacity Building (StatCaB) Programme, SESRIC will organise a webinar titled “Enhancing Food Security in OIC Countries: An Overview of the Food Balance Sheet” on 24 November 2020 in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) with the participation of official statisticians working in National Statistical Offices of the OIC countries. Ms. Rachele Brivio and Mr. Tomasz Filipczuk, Food Balance Sheet (FBS) experts at Crops, Livestock and Food Statistics (CLFS) Team of FAO will introduce the new FBS methodology including its links with the SDGs to the participants. The webinar will be conducted through a video conferencing platform by following synchronous learning and instruction approaches designed in line with the virtual training solutions undertaken by SESRIC in order to better serve the Centre’s training activities and keep participants motivated and engaged during this time of global crisis due to COVID-19. For more information on SESRIC Statistical Capacity Building (StatCaB) Programme, please visit: http://www.oicstatcom.org/statcab.php Webinar Documents: Concept Note and Agenda (English)
Description: The Training of Trainers aims to support Cambodia in strengthening the capacity, ownership and autonomy of its agricultural statistical system.
Description: The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) will be organizing a Webinar for Ministers of Finance of African Member States on Wednesday 4 November 2020 from 1:00pm to 2:30pm (Addis Ababa time, GMT+3) to present and discuss recent developments on consumer price indexes, with a particular focus on food items from the basket of consumers. Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a basic yet essential economic indicator. It is relevant to every citizen and fundamental for policymaking on consumption, trade, inequality, interest rate, and foreign exchange rate. The overall CPI in a country is a combination of the price indices of different consumption functions which, at various degrees, contribute to the overall price levels. Food component of CPI is instrumental in keeping in check the basis of the objective of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Agenda 2063 in eliminating hunger and combating poverty on the African continent. CPI and inflation figures compiled and disseminated in a timely manner contribute greatly to appropriate policy interventions and actions. Consequently, after the launch of the “ECA Price Watch Centre for Africa” ECA aims to present the latest extension and Africa-wide findings that are relevant to its leaders at country, regional and continental levels.
Description: The United Nations Commission on Population and Development (CPD) was to address the special theme “Population, food security, nutrition and sustainable development” at its fifty-third session in 2020. In preparation for the session, the Population Division prepared the report of the Secretary-General on population, food security, nutrition and sustainable development, which was issued in February 20201. Due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the Commission was not able to hold its formal session at the end of March 2020. The Commission decided to postpone a full consideration of the theme to its fifty-fourth session in 2021. To inform preparation of an updated report of the Secretary-General for the 2021 session, the Population Division of UN DESA will convene an expert group meeting on the theme, to be held virtually from 28 to 30 October 2020. The expert group should advise on 1) elements where new data or analysis has become available in 2020; 2) elements that should receive greater attention in the new report; and 3) evidence for impacts of COVID-19 in each area.
Organizer(s): FAO Fishery Committee for the West Central Gulf of Guinea
Description: The workshop is organized by the Fisheries and Resources Monitoring System (FIRMS), which aims to provide access to a wide range of high-quality information on the global monitoring and management of fishery marine resources.
Description: The Statistics Technical Network webinar provided insights about the functionalities and benefits of the FAM Catalogue, FAO's microdata platform on food security and agriculture. FAO's microdata database on food security and agriculture was launched in July 2019 to increase access to food security, nutrition and agriculture data. A little over a year later, the platform provides free access to more than 650 datasets, including those used to compute the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES), as well as national level datasets on agricultural census and surveys. Targeted to both data providers and users (individuals, research institutions, international organizations and governments), the Statistics Technical Network webinar "Unlocking food and agriculture microdata to achieve the SDGs: the FAM Catalogue", attended by 209 participants, was aimed at raising awareness of FAO’s initiative and its potentialities. During the hour and a half event, Pietro Gennari, FAO Chief Statistician, together with the FAM team were able to: Give a brief overview of the initiative and familiarize the audience with the main features of the platform, and procedures to ensure the confidentiality of the microdata disseminated through the FAM; Talk about the latest collections that have been released and future plans, and provide information on the process for submitting datasets/studies to the FAM ; and Identify users’ needs and gather feedback to further improve the tool. The presentation was then followed by a questions and answers session. Agenda: Time Topic Presenter 3:00 – 3:10 Welcoming Note and introduction to FAM Webinar Valerie Bizier 3:10 – 3:25 Overview of FAM Catalogue Pietro Gennari 3:25 – 3:45 Providing and Accessing Data in FAM including Quick Tour to FAM Platform Oluwakayode Anidi 3:45 – 3:55 Data Anonymization Procedures Natalia Piedrahita 3:55 – 4:25 Questions and Discussions Valerie Bizier 4:25 – 4:30 Closing Pietro Gennari Find out more: Presentation Recording Events page FAO’s call to action for unlocking agricultural data to achieve the SDGs For further information, please contact the FAM team at: FAM-Catalogue@fao.org.
Description: FAO has joined forces with the Uganda Bureau of Statistics to develop and implement an approach that improve the availability of data on antimicrobial use in livestock farming.
Description: This virtual training will provide capacity development on the methodology, data collection and analysis relevant to sustainable food and agriculture.
Title in Arabic: مؤشرات المياه والأمن الغذائي في إطار أهداف التنمية المستدامة 2030
Organizer(s): AITRS Arab Development Portal
Description: في إطار العمل على تحسين الوصول إلى المعرفة وبناء وتعزيز قدرات المكاتب الاحصائية الوطنية في المنطقة العربية على نشر الإحصاءات الرسمية والتقارير حول أهداف التنمية المستدامة، تنظم البوابة العربية للتنمية بالتعاون مع المعهد العربي للتدريب والبحوث الإحصائية ورشة عن بعد حول "مؤشرات المياه والأمن الغذائي في إطار أهداف التنمية المستدامة 2030". تأتي هذه الورشة ضمن سلسلة من ورش عمل عن بعد تغطي موضوعات الصحة والمياه والأمن الغذائي والتعليم، بالإضافة إلى ورشة حول تصور البيانات وإعداد محتوى جذاب حول الإحصاءات الرسمية. تهدف هذه الورش إلى رفع الوعي وتدريب موظفي المراكز الإحصائية الوطنية في البلدان العربية لتعزيز معرفتهم حول مواضيع التنمية كما إلى تقديم المساعدة التقنية بهدف فهم وإنتاج المؤشرات المرتبطة بأهداف التنمية المستدامة بشكل أفضل.
Description: This webinar will introduce the Initiative to FAO regional and country offices, familiarized the audience with the Initiative’s objectives and functioning. 50x2030 is an innovative partnership that seeks to bridge the global agricultural data gap by transforming national data systems across 50 countries in Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America.
Target Audience: Statistics Technical Network; FAO regional and country offices; 50x2030
Description: The Asia and Pacific Commission on Agricultural Statistics (APCAS) is a statutory body of FAO. APCAS brings together senior statistics officials from FAO member countries of the Asia and Pacific region, who are responsible for the development of agricultural statistics in their respective countries. They review the developments in their [...]
Description: This seminar will discuss some of the key features of the FAO microdata dissemination platform and focus on how FAO officers can utilize the FAM for finding and sharing microdata
Description: Twenty-ninth session of the FAO-OEA/CIE-IICA working group on agricultural and livestock statistics for Latin America and the Caribbean, in Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic).
Description: The question of how to feed a growing global population has been central to discussions around population and development for decades. While the Programme of Action of the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development highlighted the problem of undernutrition, today's discussion of malnutrition is broader and includes stunting, wasting, overweight and obesity, as well as micronutrient deficiencies. Moreover, there is an increasing recognition of the challenges to food security posed by factors such as climate change, conflict and economic downturns. Recognizing the importance and timeliness of these topics, the United Nations Commission on Population and Development decided in 2018 that the thematic focus of its fifty-third session in 2020 would be "Population, food security, nutrition and sustainable development". In preparation for the upcoming session, the Population Division of UN DESA will convene an expert group meeting on this topic, to be held in New York from 16 to 17 September 2019. The expert meeting is expected to provide substantive inputs for the preparation of the reports of the Secretary-General on the special theme of the fifty-third session of the Commission on Population and Development. In particular, the meeting will result in draft recommendations on ways in which the Commission can contribute to the international dialogue on the issues.
Description: ESCAP Pacific Office is hosting a training workshop for representatives from Pacific Island countries (including Timor Leste) during the week, 13-17 August, 2018. The Sub-Regional Training Course is on Sampling Methods for Producing Core Data Items for Agricultural and Rural Statistics, organised by the Statistical Institute for Asia and the Pacific (SIAP), in collaboration with ESCAP Pacific Office and FAO, whom are both providing the workshop facilitators. The workshop is a component of the Global Strategy to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics which is a multi-partner initiative tasked to assist countries to improve agricultural and rural statistics. It also provides a framework for national and international statistical systems to produce and apply the basic data and information needed to guide policy on rural development and sustainable agricultural production. By identifying country-specific minimum core data and statistics, it aims to significantly increase the availability and quality of agricultural and rural statistics. Countries represented at the workshop include Fiji, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Cook Islands, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Tonga and Timor Leste. They are represented by staff from their National Statistics Office and Ministry of Agriculture, who will be learning about a range of sampling strategies available for collecting agriculture/fisheries/aquaculture data, through lectures, exercises and sharing of experiences. Concept note Programme
Description: The meeting is part of a series of regional workshops planned to present the Operational Guidelines of the WCA 2020 to the FAO member countries in different parts of the world.
Description: The Twenty-Sixth Session of the Coordinating Working Party on Fishery Statistics (CWP-26) will be held in Rome, Italy, on 17-18 May 2019 in conjunction with joint and separate meetings of the Aquaculture Subject Group (CWP-AS) and Fisheries Subject Group (CWP-FS).
Description: The meeting is the first in the series of regional workshop planned to present the Operational Guidelines of the WCA 2020 to the FAO member countries in different parts of the world.
Description: SESRIC will organise a Statistics Course on ‘Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Statistics’ on 11-12 April 2019 at the State Statistical Committee (SSC) of the Republic of Azerbaijan within the framework of OIC Statistical Capacity Building (StatCaB) Programme. Mr. Irfan Uzunpınar, an expert at the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat), will conduct the course with the participation of relevant officials of the SSC of Azerbaijan. The Course will include discussion activities with a focus on the following topics: For more information on OIC Statistical Capacity Building (StatCaB) Programme and its activities, please visit: http://www.oicstatcom.org/statcab.php
Description: The meeting is the first in the series of regional workshop planned to present the Operational Guidelines of the WCA 2020 to the FAO member countries in different parts of the world.
