CIS meeting Budapest 3-4 July 2013 Christophe Duhamel the Global Strategy to Improve Rural and Agricultural Statistics Reminder on GS objectives Specific issues to be discussed
Why a Global Strategy (GS)? Lacking capacity to produce statistics for monitoring national trends or inform international development debate; Decline of quality and availability of agricultural statistics Growing demand and urgency: food crisis, price volatility, food security, impact of climate change, urgent data needs for national policies, community of donors and aid impact….
Purpose of the GS a framework to enhance and expand the availability and the use of basic agricultural data for evidence-based decision making: more reliable, timely data a blueprint for a coordinated, long-term initiative: sustainability ownership mutual accountability
Scope: 3 pillars Minimum set of core data urgent data needs Integration into National Statistical Systems long-term, demand driven better governance and statistical capacity building sustainability
Action Plan : a logical approach Country assessments Sectors Plans Technical Assistance Training Research: cost-effective methods Addressing urgent needs
How it is implemented 3 levels: Global, Regional, National Governance mechanisms for each level Trust Fund established at FAO Total budget ( ): 84 M USD Total committed: 41 M USD (DFID, Gates, Italy)
Specific topics to be discussed Governance at regional level Regional vs country activities Integration of Agriculture into NSS Technical assistance, Training, Research Plan of activities, budget and resource mobilization Way forward