About the CountrySTAT Nigeria

National Mandate for Official Data Publication and Dissemination on CountrySTAT WebsiteThe National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) is the apex statistical body in Nigeria charged with the responsibility of coordinating the orderly implementation of all statistical activities under the National Statistical System. However, through the NSDS, Ministries Departments and Agencies are empowered to generate those data specific to their sub sector and contribute to central database being managed by the NBS.

Accordingly, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has the mandate to generate and disseminate relevant data on agriculture in Nigeria. The Ministry is composed of the Federal Departments of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, and Fertilizer as well as other agencies.
The Ministry in collaboration with the NBS and other stake holders whose activities are critical to the production of food and agricultural data meet under the umbrella of the Technical Working Group of the CountrySTAT to screen and harmonize agro-food data from various sources and pass them to the Statistician General of the Federation for approval before publication in the countrySTAT website. In this way, the ownership and reliability of the data are assured.


Composition of the CountrySTAT Secretariat

Atte, Z.O. is a Deputy Director, Research, Statistics and Communication Services, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. He plays supervisory roles and also provides linkage with authorities for advocacy and official support.
   Mr. Onyeri , Ndubuisi Chukwuemeka, Statistician, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is the National Coordinator of the project. He is also involved in data collation and compilation
   Mr. Adebayo Samuel, Statistician, NBS is involved in data collation and compilation.
   Mr. Mohammed Koro is the IT focal officer.

 

 

List of collaborating MDAs in the implementation of CountrySTAT

s/n Ministry/Department/Agency Role
1  Federal Department of Agriculture  Crop Data
2  Federal Department of Livestock  Livestock Data
3  Federal Department of Fisheries  Fisheries Data
4  Federal Fertilizer Department  Fertilizer Data
5  Federal Ministry of Commerce & Industry  Trade Data
6  Federal Ministry of Environment  Forestry Data
7  Nigerian Meteorological Agency  Weather Data
8  Central Bank of Nigeria  Agricultural finance
9  National Bureau of Statistics  Crop, Trade and Price Data
10  Nigerian Ports Authority  Trade Data
11  Nigerian Customs Services  Trade Data
12  Federal Ministry of Health  Nutrition Data
13  National Food Reserve Agency  Crop, and Price Data
14  Federal Ministry of Water Resources  Water and Irrigation Data
15  National Population Commission  Population Data

 

 

How CountrySTAT Nigeria Operates to Achieve its Objectives

  1. Technical Working Group Meetings
    In line with the guidelines by FAO, three Committees were formed to facilitate the smooth implementation of the project. Among them is the CountrySTAT Technical Working Group to be responsible for data harmonization and validation. The Group has held a number of meetings during which some data were harmonized, validated and uploaded in countrySTAT website. The technical meetings have equally enhanced collaboration among the stakeholders.

  2. Technical backstopping and training workshops
    As part of the measures to practically involve stakeholders in facilitating the implementation of the project, members of the Secretariat and the Technical Working Group were trained in the use and application of countrySTAT software


Communication and Publicity

The critical task of getting the stakeholders and interested members of the public to accept, support and patronize the countrySTAT system is on-going through:

  • Publications in the electronic and print media;
  • Newsletters;
  • Workshops;
  • Informal contacts


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