Euro-Mediterranean Statistical Co-operation Programme Contract: ENPI/2010/ Workshop Report AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS

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1 Page 1 Euro-Mediterranean Statistical Co-operation Programme Contract: ENPI/2010/ AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS Subject Country Participants Dates & Venue MEDSTAT III contributors EU contributors External contributor WORKSHOP ON NATIONAL STRATEGIES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS ALL 9 ENP SOUTH PARTNER COUNTRIES 17 PARTICIPANTS (1 FROM ALGERIA AND 2 FROM EACH OF THE OTHER COUNTRIES) 3 DECEMBER 2010 PARIS, FRANCE TEAM LEADER AND KEY EXPERT FOR AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS AIDCO / DEVCO: MR JESUS LAVINA, ESTAT: MRS ROSEMARY MONTGOMERY, MR EDWARD COOK FAO: MR MUKESH SRIVASTAVA, AGRICULTURAL CENSUS AND SURVEYS GROUP, FAO STATISTICS DIVISION In accordance with the Terms of Reference approved by the European Commission, the Task Force for the Agricultural Statistics sector of the MEDSTAT III program was held in Paris on 1 and 2 December, 2010, followed back-to-back by a one-day workshop on National Strategies for the Development of Agricultural Statistics on December 3, All nine European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) South partner countries participated in the two events. The national delegations were made up of 2 representatives: one from the National Statistical Institute (NSI), and one from the Ministry of Agriculture. In the case of Algeria, the representative of the Ministry was unable to attend. Mr Mukesh Srivastava from the FAO contributed to the Task Force and the workshop. The agenda and list of participants are provided in Annexes 2 & 3.

2 Page 2 Workshop on National Strategies for the Development of Agricultural Statistics 1. Main Results a. Building a national strategy for improving agricultural and rural statistics will improve data quality and production, which are necessary for conducting and undertaking frequent and deep analysis of rural and agricultural development. These analyses are crucial for policy-makers as they react to the many new challenges such as food crises, climate change and global warming, resource degradation, market volatility of food products, and poverty alleviation; b. The strategy constitutes a good opportunity for countries to assess users needs, to develop capacities, elaborate plans to satisfy them and to identify financing sources (government and international donors). It is important for countries to take advantage of the current momentum for agricultural and rural development and for the implementation of strategies for improving agricultural and rural statistics. c. The strategy is also a good opportunity for better coordination among international donors in their efforts to improve agricultural statistics and to avoid disparate and unsustainable actions. d. It is important to stress that the Global Strategy is a long-term effort that will be implemented in stages, according to the level of development of the statistical system of each country. e. National strategies should build on what exists and consolidate it, taking into account difficulties in the field and the context of each country. It should be part of the agricultural and rural development strategy. It should halt, and reverse, the current decline in agricultural statistics systems noted in some of the partner countries, due in part to the loss of qualified human resources due to early retirements. f. The strategy is not an addition to the current number of projects; it is a comprehensive programme in alignment with agricultural policies, including statistical operations, the mobilisation of adequate human and financial resources, coordination issues, etc g. The strategy should be developed as one that is inclusive and consultative, using mechanisms that involve all stakeholders, including those that are most likely to bring the resources and support needed to develop agricultural statistics. An active communication policy that increases the visibility of the strategy will help finding support for its implementation. h. It should be realistic and sustainable with identified priorities, timetabled, but also flexible enough to cope with changes. It should also use scientifically-based statistical methodologies for estimates and calculations. i. The strategy should strengthen the relationships between users and producers and increase the awareness of the public regarding the role of good agricultural statistics (dissemination, indicators understandable by the large public (tells stories to the public). j. The strategy should develop advocacy arguments for the general public but also for policy-makers. k. The implementation plan should include i. The three pillars: 1. The establishment of a minimum set of core data to meet the current and emerging demands; 2. The integration of agriculture into the national statistical systems; 3. The foundation for the sustainability of the agricultural statistical system (governance and statistical capacity building). ii. Monitoring, and evaluation system that measures progress and strengthens accountability;

3 Page 3 iii. Organisational and institutional issues; iv. Financial and human capacity. 2. Follow-up a. Most countries expressed their interest in the elaboration of national strategies to improve agricultural and rural statistics. Some have already asked for technical assistance to elaborate it. Others participants will consult with their hierarchy for that. b. The Key Expert will be in position to respond to requests expressed by partner countries to assist in elaborating this strategy where asked to do so. BaseCamp and CIRCA Finally, Mrs. Beata Suszterova, Project Officer from the MEDSTAT III management team, presented the BaseCamp, a communication tool to be used by participants throughout the MEDSTAT III program. She also made a detailed presentation on CIRCA and how to access the MEDSTAT III documentation posted on this site. Annexes: 1. Workshop Objectives, results and organization 2. Meeting s Agenda 3. List of participants

4 Page 4 Annex 1: Objectives, results and organization of the workshop Objectives & results This interactive one-day workshop was the occasion to present to MPCs the Global Strategy to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics and to look at the ways to develop and implement national strategies for improving agricultural and rural statistics The objectives assigned to this workshop were: - Understanding of the preparation of national strategies for the development of agricultural statistics; - Better integration of agricultural statistics in the National Strategies for Development of Statistics (NSDS); - Better dialogue between users and producers and among producers themselves. The expected output was an agreed methodology for elaborating national strategies for developing agricultural statistics in South Mediterranean Countries Organisation of the Workshop The Workshop was structured around formal presentations and interactive discussions. Three presentations were discussed: - Global Strategy to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics: Agricultural Key expert; - Agriculture statistics development for South Mediterranean Countries: Mr. Redouane Arrach, Morocco; - A Guide to Designing a National Strategy for the Development of Agricultural Statistics: Agricultural Key expert The presentation addressed the following questions: - Why is it important to have a strategy for improving Agricultural and Rural Statistics? - What are the main elements of the strategy? - What are the pillars of the strategy? - How to build a national strategy? Participants shared their views on the issues associated with the Global Strategy for Improving Agricultural and Rural Statistics and the possibilities of elaborating national strategies, which provides the vision for national and international statistical systems to produce the statistical data needed to make policy decisions and to assess their impacts.

5 Page 5 Annex 2 Final Agenda Workshop on the National Strategies for the Development of Agricultural Statistics (3 rd December 2010) Friday December 3, 2010 (9:00 17:30) Morning (9:00-12:00) 9:00 9:15 Presentation of the program of the day Agricultural Key Expert 9:15 10:00 Presentation of the Global Strategy to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics Agricultural Key Expert 10:00 10:30: Coffee break 10:30 11:30 Participants Comments 11:30-12:00 Agriculture statistics development for South Mediterranean Countries Mr. R. Arrach, Participant from ministry of Agriculture, Morocco 12:30-14:00 Lunch Break Afternoon (14:00-17:30) 14:00 15:00 Participants Comments 9:30 10:15 A Guide to Designing a National Strategy for the Development of Agricultural Statistics Agricultural Key Expert, FAO and AIDCO 15:30 16:30 Participants Comments 16:30 17:00 General Discussion and conclusion Agricultural Key Expert, EUROSTAT and AIDCO 17:00 17:30 Presentation of BaseCamp and CIRCA Beata Suszterova

6 SOCIAL STATISTICS Report on TF & WS Page 6 Annex 3 LIST OF PARTICIPANTS / LISTE DES PARTICIPANTS 1. Mediterranean Partner Countries / Pays partenaires méditerranéens ALGERIA - ALGERIE Mr. Rabah HAMMAMI Directeur des statistiques régionales, agricoles et de la cartographie OFFICE NATIONAL DES STATISTIQUES Phone : /75/76 Fax : hammami@ons.dz EGYPT - EGYPTE Mrs. Samia Fahmy AMIN KELENY General Director of Agricultural statistics CAPMAS Phone : Fax : Smsm_capms@hotmail.comg Mr. Mahmoud TAREK Director of Technical Office- CAAE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE- ECONOMIC AFFAIRS SECTOR Phone : Fax : tarekdrazz@yahoo.com ISRAEL Mrs. Hana TUBI Head of branch- Agriculture division CENTRAL BUREAU OF STATISTICS Phone : Fax : hanat@cbs.gov.il Mr. Jamal MEDLEGE Economic Planner and Farm Management Extension Specialist MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE Phone : Fax : gamalm@moag.gov.il JORDAN - JORDANIE Mr. Bassam Daoud ZAIN Head of Crop Production Division DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS Phone: Fax: zain@dos.gov.jo Mr. Yousef QAT SG assistant for marketing and information MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE Phone: Fax: y_qat@yahoo.com LEBANON - LIBAN

7 SOCIAL STATISTICS Report on TF & WS Page 7 Mme. Mayssaa DAHER Spécialiste en mathématiques statistiques ADMINISTRATION CENTRALE DES STATISTIQUES Phone: Fax: maysaadaher@hotmail.com Mr. Hammoud ABOU DIAB Directeur du Département de la Statistique et de l Analyse Economique MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE Phone: Fax: hammoudaboudiab@hotmail.com MOROCCO - MAROC Mrs. Souad CHAOUI Ingénieur d Etat DIRECTION DE LA STATISTIQUE Haut Commissariat au Plan (HCP) Phone : Fax : schaoui@statistic.gov.ma Mr Redouane Arrach Chef De La Division Des Statistiques Ministère de l'agriculture et de la Pêche maritime Phone : r.arrach@gmail.com OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY Mrs. Shadia J. S. ABU ALZAIN Director of Agriculture Statistics Department PALESTINIAN CENTRAL BUREAU OF STATISTICS Phone : Fax : shadia@pcbs.gov.ps Mr. Iyad A. M. GHANIM Deputy Director Of Statistical And Information Directorate MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE Phone : Fax : iyadgh@yahoo.com SYRIA - SYRIE Mrs. Manar WARDA Head of Agriculture statistics section CENTRAL BUREAU OF STATISTICS Phone : Fax : mhwarda@hotmail.com Mrs. Eiman BAZAZEH Head of the Statistics Department MINISTRY OF AFRICULTURE Phone : Fax : iman-bazazeh@hotmail.com TUNISIA - TUNISIE Mr. Zouhaier HABIB INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA STATISTIQUE- COMPTABILTE NATIONALE Phone : Fax : hbaiebzouhair@yahoo.fr Mr. Rached AKROUT Directeur des Statistiques et la Conjoncture Economique Agricole MINISTERE DE L AGRICULTURE, DES RESSSOURCES HYDRAULIQUES ET DE LA PECHE Phone : Fax : rached.akrout@iresa.agrinet.tn

8 SOCIAL STATISTICS Report on TF & WS Page 8 2. European Commission / Commission européenne Mr. Jesus LAVINA EUROPEAID - A3 Head of Sector Environment Tel: Fax: jesus.lavina@ec.europa.eu Mrs. Rosemary MONTGOMERY EUROSTAT - D1 Phone : rosemary.montgomery@ec.europa.eu Mr. Edward COOK EUROSTAT - D1 Tel: edward.cook@ec.europa.eu 3. International institutions / Institutions Internationales Mr. Mukesh SRIVASTAVA FAO-STATISTICS DIVISION Phone : Fax : mukesh.srivastava@fao.org 4. The implementing agency / L'agence d'exécution Mr. Hassan Serghini MEDSTAT III Key Expert for Agricultural statistics Phone : Fax : hserghini@medstat3.eu Mr. José-Luis CERVERA MEDSTAT III Team Leader Phone : Fax : jcervera@medstat3.eu Mr. Guillaume NOIRAULT MEDSTAT III - Event Manager Phone : Fax : guillaume.noirault@adetef.finances.gouv.fr Mrs. Beata SUSZTEROVA MEDSTAT III - Project Officer Phone : Fax : beata.suszterova@adetef.finances.gouv.fr