About

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WHY?

Many countries lack the capacity to provide reliable statistical data on food and agriculture, necessary to monitor national trends.

Following problems restrain the data availability especially in developing countries:

• Limited staff and capacities for collection, compilation, harmonization, analysis, and dissemination of agricultural statistical data.
• Lack of adequate technical tools, statistical methodology, and survey framework to support data-production efforts.
• Insufficient national budgets and funding allocated for agricultural statistics from development partners.
• Lack of capacity to analyse data in a policy perspective. Significant waste of resources as large amounts of raw data are not properly used.

CountrySTAT is a web-based information system for food and agriculture statistics at regional, national and subnational levels. It is based on the FENIX platform, which uses the same open-source technology of the FAOSTAT family. CountrySTAT‘s objective is to improve access to food and agricultural statistics, which can:

• Support data analysis and evidence-based decision making
• Facilitate informed policy making and monitoring with the goal of eradicating extreme poverty and hunger.

The system implements methods and standards to support institutions in data management. CountrySTAT ensures long-term sustainability by developing capacity of regional and national experts. It is owned by the member countries. Competent trainers provide technical support on continuous basis to national and regional institutions.

HOW?

CountrySTAT implements international standards and uses advanced FAOSTAT technology.

• Its framework allows for gathering data from various sources.
• CountrySTAT architecture allows for a customizable Content Management System and personalization of the user interface.
• Data is stored and distributed through FENIX database and XML-based facilities.

WHAT?

Customizable, open-source software for food and agriculture statistics.

• Easy access to quality statistics on food and agriculture at sub-national, national and regional levels.
• Maps, tables and charts to include in your reports.
• Active user community rather than just an application.
• Exchange of data and metadata.
• Capacity-development and strengthening of institutional partnerships for ensuring quality of data.
• Technical assistance from FAO experts.
• Training on latest technology for data elaboration.
• An instrument to monitor national and regional food security programs.
• One platform to access all relevant data on food and agriculture in the country.
• Comparable data among countries.

Links to: Brochure - Wiki - CountryProfiles - ESS CountrySTAT

	CountrySTAT Guinea-Bissau
	Effective collaboration between the national statistical institutions made data harmonization, validation, and standardization possible. Comprehensive, reliable data that conforms to international standards can be downloaded at: CountrySTAT Guinea-Bissau The data available on CountrySTAT Guinea-Bissau is the result of a close collaboration between the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) and FAO to improve the quality, accessibility, relevance and reliability of food and agriculture statistics. UEMOA improving development and promoting trade and investment opportunities. Reliable and timely statistics help to better understand food supply and demand dynamics and therefore are an important tool for policy-makers and analysts, particularly in the fight against hunger and poverty. The establishment of CountrySTAT Guinea-Bissau is another example of an effective and fruitful collaboration between FAO and a Regional Organization towards better accessibility of agricultural statistics within an open data network.
	Regional advanced administrator training workshop
	The Ministry of Agriculture in Cameroon, in collaboration with FAO, will organize a five-day CountrySTAT advanced administrator training workshop for members of the national CountrySTAT teams from francophone countries in Africa and the regional team from the UEMOA.
	CountrySTAT advanced administrator training workshop
	The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock in Zambia in collaboration with FAO organized a five-day CountrySTAT advanced administrator training workshop for members of the national CountrySTAT teams from Anglophone countries in Africa and the regional team from the East African Community Headquarters.
	Official launch of the CountySTAT System in Niger
	The Ministry of Agriculture, in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Economic and Monetary Union of West Africa (UEMOA) supports the organization of the official launch of CountrySTAT in Niger on 17 October 2012.
	Official launch of the CountySTAT System in Togo
	The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Economic and Monetary Union of West Africa (UEMOA) supports the organization of the official launch of CountrySTAT in Togo on 19 october 2012.

Documents

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Partners

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• EAC East African Community
• UEMOA UNION ÉCONOMIQUE ET MONÉTAIRE OUEST-AFRICAINE
• ECO ECONOMIC COOPERATION ORGANIZATION
• SADC SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY
• WFP WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME
• IFPRI INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
• Africa Fertilizer GLOBAL INTERNET FORUM
• FAOSTAT DATA COLLECTION AND DISSEMINATION
• AMIS AGRICULTURAL MARKET INFORMATION SYSTEM