Open AccessThe 50x2030 Initiative and production of SDG 2 indicators: Country challenges and experiences
Author(s) -
Flavio Pinto Bolliger,
Dramane Bako,
Chiara Brunelli,
Nelly Georgieva,
Karla Koudelka,
Stefano Missiroli,
Lassina Pare
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
statistical journal of the iaos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.286
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 1875-9254
pISSN - 1874-7655
DOI - 10.3233/sji-210913
Subject(s) - agency (philosophy) , production (economics) , business , data collection , agriculture , sustainable development , economic growth , developing country , political science , geography , economics , sociology , social science , archaeology , law , macroeconomics
An important objective of the 50x2030 Initiative to Close the Agricultural Data Gap is to empower partner countries’ statistical systems for evidence-based decision-making, especially to achieve Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2. The reference survey instruments of the Initiative allow the monitoring of SDG 2, particularly through indicators 2.3.1, 2.3.2 and 2.4.1. As the lead agency of the Initiative’s Data Production component, FAO assists countries in collecting the required data. The paper discusses the experiences, challenges and solutions encountered in the partner countries engaged in the 50x2030 Initiative and one of its preceding survey programs, the AGRISurvey Programme – namely Cambodia, Ecuador, Georgia, Indonesia, Nepal, Senegal, and Uganda. The experiences encompass data collection and the computation and dissemination of the Indicators.