Meeting for Discussion of the draft Plan for the Implementation
of the Global Strategy to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics
in the CIS Region
Budapest, Hungary, 3-4 July 2013
Global Action Plan
and its
implementation in
other regions
Giorgi Kvinikadze
FAO Statistics Division
Meeting for Discussion of the draft Plan for the Implementation of the
Global Strategy to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics in the CIS Region
Budapest, Hungary, 3-4 July 2013
Three pillars of the Global Strategy
• Establishing a minimum set of core data that countries will
disseminate on a regular basis to meet current and emerging
demands
• Integrating agriculture into national statistical systems in
order to meet the requirements of policy makers and other
data users that statistical information be linked across the
economic, social, and environmental domains
• Fostering the sustainability of agricultural statistical systems
through governance and statistical capacity building.
Meeting for Discussion of the draft Plan for the Implementation of the
Global Strategy to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics in the CIS Region
Budapest, Hungary, 3-4 July 2013
Outputs of the Global Action Plan
• Effective governing bodies set up and functioning at global
and regional levels;
• Coordinating bodies of the national statistical system, legal
frameworks and strategic plans established in the target
countries, to enable the integration of agriculture into the
national statistical system;
• New cost effective methods for data collection, analysis and
dissemination developed and disseminated;
• Increased capacity of agricultural statistics staff in regional
training centers (i.e. trainers) and target countries.
Meeting for Discussion of the draft Plan for the Implementation of the
Global Strategy to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics in the CIS Region
Budapest, Hungary, 3-4 July 2013
Global Governance
• Global Steering Committee (GSC)
 Provides strategic guidance and oversight on the execution of the
Global Action Plan
 Is an ultimate decision-making body for the use of the Global Trust
Fund.
 Composition:
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Chair of the UN Statistical Commission;
Country representatives of the Regional Steering Committees (two per region)
Representatives of international and regional organizations, Resource Partners, farmer
associations, and other key users, as well as the key technical partners and FAO.
 Decisions are made by consensus
Meeting for Discussion of the draft Plan for the Implementation of the
Global Strategy to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics in the CIS Region
Budapest, Hungary, 3-4 July 2013
Global Governance
• Global Executive Board (GEB)
 Serves as an executive committee of the GSC
 Between meetings of the GSC exercises functions delegated to it by
the GSC, in particular:
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represents the membership of the GSC
facilitates coordination among all GSC members
facilitates the decision-making process of the GSC.
 Consists of 7 members appointed by GSC
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2 representatives of beneficiary countries
2 representatives of regional partners
2 representatives of resource Partners of the Global Trust fund
1 representative of FAO (ex officio)
Meeting for Discussion of the draft Plan for the Implementation of the
Global Strategy to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics in the CIS Region
Budapest, Hungary, 3-4 July 2013
Global Governance
• Global Office (GO)
 Hosted by the Statistics Division of FAO
 Led by Coordinator assigned by FAO for this purpose
 Ensures overall technical coordination of the implementation of the
Global Strategy at the global level and within regions
 Acts as a secretariat of GSC and GEB
Meeting for Discussion of the draft Plan for the Implementation of the
Global Strategy to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics in the CIS Region
Budapest, Hungary, 3-4 July 2013
Regional Governance
• Regional Steering Committee
 Will be the decision-making body at the regional level
 Will provide guidance and oversight, within the framework defined by the
GSC and consistent with the relevant funding agreements, for the
implementation of the regional and country activities defined in the
regional plan
 Will consist of
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representatives of countries (with a balance between ministries of agriculture
and national statistical services)
representatives of resource partners
representatives of regional partners
representatives of regional organizations
representative of FAO
Meeting for Discussion of the draft Plan for the Implementation of the
Global Strategy to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics in the CIS Region
Budapest, Hungary, 3-4 July 2013
Regional Governance
• Regional Executive Board (REB)
 Each Regional Steering Committee will evaluate the need to
establish a Regional Executive Board
 It will be an executive committee of the RSC that receives
delegated authority from the RSC to oversee the execution of its
decisions.
Meeting for Discussion of the draft Plan for the Implementation of the
Global Strategy to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics in the CIS Region
Budapest, Hungary, 3-4 July 2013
Regional Governance
• Regional Office;
 The structure and size of the Regional Office will vary by region,
depending on regional resources and needs.
 Main tasks:
 Coordinating the country assessments
 Providing the integrated national statistical systems with training
and technical assistance.
 Liaising with other international, regional, and subregional offices
within its region to coordinate their support for countries, thereby
avoiding duplication of effort and ensuring that global standards are
being followed.
 Led by Regional coordinator
Meeting for Discussion of the draft Plan for the Implementation of the
Global Strategy to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics in the CIS Region
Budapest, Hungary, 3-4 July 2013
National Governance Framework
• Governance at the national level will build as much as possible on
existing coordination mechanisms and structures.
• National governance of the agricultural statistical system entails the
establishment, where it does not exist, of a sectoral coordination
mechanism that brings together the national statistics office and
the ministries responsible for agriculture, forestry, and fisheries and
any other institutions that collect agriculture-related data.
• This sectoral coordination mechanism should be part of the
national statistical coordination mechanism, such as the national
statistics council, which provides governance to the whole national
statistical system;
Meeting for Discussion of the draft Plan for the Implementation of the
Global Strategy to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics in the CIS Region
Budapest, Hungary, 3-4 July 2013
Global Trust Fund
• The Global Trust Fund for implementing the Global
Strategy has been established to consolidate the
Resource Partners’ contributions and ensure a
stream of funding to support implementation of the
Global Strategy at the global, regional, and national
levels;
• Through consultation with key partners, it was
agreed that FAO will serve as Fund Administrator
Meeting for Discussion of the draft Plan for the Implementation of the
Global Strategy to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics in the CIS Region
Budapest, Hungary, 3-4 July 2013
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Meeting for Discussion of the draft Plan for the Implementation of the
Global Strategy to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics in the CIS Region
Budapest, Hungary, 3-4 July 2013
Country assessments
• I stage – Initial country assessment by means of a
questionnaire
• II stage – in depth country assessment.
Meeting for Discussion of the draft Plan for the Implementation of the
Global Strategy to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics in the CIS Region
Budapest, Hungary, 3-4 July 2013
Technical Assistance – Global and Regional
Levels
Global level
• Developing and documenting statistical standards and technical
guidelines to support technical assistance at country level
• Coordinating technical assistance activities at the global level
Regional level
• Adapting guidelines developed at the global level to meet regional
requirements
• Organizing regional workshops of technical experts working directly
in countries in the use of guidelines to ensure they are applied in
countries consistently
• Coordinating technical assistance activities at the regional level
Meeting for Discussion of the draft Plan for the Implementation of the
Global Strategy to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics in the CIS Region
Budapest, Hungary, 3-4 July 2013
Technical Assistance – Country Level
• General areas of technical assistance
 Country assessments
 Establishing minimum set of core data
 Establishing governance structures to integrate
agriculture into national statistics system
 Development or update of the Sector Strategic Plans and
their integration into NSDSs
• Region/country-specific areas
Meeting for Discussion of the draft Plan for the Implementation of the
Global Strategy to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics in the CIS Region
Budapest, Hungary, 3-4 July 2013
Training - Global and Regional Levels
• Global level
 Developing training materials
• Regional level
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Adapting training materials
Strengthening regional training centers
Organizing training workshops
Supporting scholarships and participation in short courses
Meeting for Discussion of the draft Plan for the Implementation of the
Global Strategy to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics in the CIS Region
Budapest, Hungary, 3-4 July 2013
Training - Country Level
 Identifying training needs;
 Selecting staff to attend training workshops, for
scholarships and short courses;
 Organizing on-job training
 Guaranteeing access to e-learning materials;
Meeting for Discussion of the draft Plan for the Implementation of the
Global Strategy to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics in the CIS Region
Budapest, Hungary, 3-4 July 2013
Research Plan
• Research topics identified through consultation of key
stakeholders at various meetings
• The Global Office will promote, coordinate, and
undertake the research on the relevant topics
• At regional level - Provide information on ongoing
research projects in the region; Contribute to
identification of potential partners; Contribute to the
conduct of empirical studies and to validation of
developed methodological solutions; Contribute to the
organization of dissemination workshops;
Meeting for Discussion of the draft Plan for the Implementation of the
Global Strategy to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics in the CIS Region
Budapest, Hungary, 3-4 July 2013
Implementation in other regions - Africa
• Regional Plan Developed
• Regional Steering Committee Established
• Participating Partners:
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African Development Bank - Technical Assistance
UNECA - Training
• Country assessment conducted
Meeting for Discussion of the draft Plan for the Implementation of the
Global Strategy to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics in the CIS Region
Budapest, Hungary, 3-4 July 2013
Implementation in other regions – Asia
and Pacific
• Regional Plan Developed
• Regional Steering Committee established
• Participating Partners:
 FAO RAP – Technical assistance
 UNESCAP – Training
 Asian Development Bank – Research (funded by ADB itself
outside Global Trust Fund)
Meeting for Discussion of the draft Plan for the Implementation of the
Global Strategy to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics in the CIS Region
Budapest, Hungary, 3-4 July 2013
Implementation in other regions – Latin
America and the Caribbean
• Regional Plan under process of development
• Regional Steering Committee under process of
establishing
• Participating Partners - not identified
Meeting for Discussion of the draft Plan for the Implementation of the
Global Strategy to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics in the CIS Region
Budapest, Hungary, 3-4 July 2013
Implementation in other regions – Near
East
• Regional Plan under process of development just
started
• Regional Steering Committee under process of
establishing just started
• Participating Partners - not identified
Meeting for Discussion of the draft Plan for the Implementation of the
Global Strategy to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics in the CIS Region
Budapest, Hungary, 3-4 July 2013
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