IdCA findings and Way forward on SPARS (Implementation of Global Strategy for Improvement in Agricultural and Rural Statistics in Bangladesh)
Workshop on
Strategic Planning for Agricultural and Rural Statistics (SPARS) Venue: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, Dhaka, 15 November 2015
Rajiv Mehta International Consultant
(Strategic Planning for Agricultural Statistics)
FAO
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Three pillars of Global strategy • Produce a minimum set of core data; • Better integrate agriculture into the National Statistical Systems; • Improve governance and statistical capacity building;
Bangladesh: Anchor country under BMGF project Work started in late 2013
Implementation of strategy envisages • Strategic Planning
• Stepping Stone: In depth Assessment of Country Capacities, • following standardised procedure • country specific needs and priority • participatory in institutional framework
In-depth Capacity Assessment (IdCA) in Bangladesh (Soft copy of the report is online at GSARS website)
Covered
Agriculture & ARS : National Context
Institutional Environment NSDS, Statistics Act 2013, Stakeholders
Assessment of Statistical Activities
Integration of Agricultural Statistics into NSS
Core Data Availability
Data Gap Analysis: Reliability and Timeliness
Assessment of Capacity to Produce Core Data
Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities & Threats
Proposed Areas for Technical Assistance & Training Needs
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Institutional Setup for Statistics in Bangladesh
National Statistical System (NSS)
– basically centralized
– majority of the statistical activities including agriculture statistics being carried out by the BBS.
– decentralized statistical activities in fisheries, livestock, forestry, agriculture commodity prices and irrigation sub-sectors organized by the concerned line departments.
Statistics Act 2013
“Official Statistics” defined – statistics either produced or
endorsed by the BBS
– the use of “Official Statistics” is made mandatory for all the government uses
Entrusted the BBS – responsibility for collection,
compilation, analysis
– responsibility to support, coordinate and endorse
– support and build capacity in line ministries
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NSDS Priority Area
• Improve coverage, quality and timeliness and use of core statistics
• Strengthen statistical activities and statistics at the local level
• Improve the dissemination of official statistics
• Proper documentation of all statistical processes
• Improve analysis and interpretation of official statistics and improve
customer services
• Strengthen and improve quality management in all producers of official
statistics
• Improve human resources
• Improve coordination and management of the national statistical system
• Build and maintain infrastructure for statistical activities
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Indicators of Country Capacity
Institutional Infrastructure
Resources
Statistical Methods and Practices
Availability of Statistical Information
Gaps analysis
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Proposals, identified in IdCA Bangladesh
1. Development of a Strategic Plan (SPARS)
2. Strengthening crop estimation system, (including crop forecasting and crop monitoring for important crops)
3. Developing an integrated framework of census and surveys (covering crops, livestock, fisheries, inland water bodies and related areas)
4. Strengthening analytical capacity of institutions (Food stock, food balance sheet, AMIS, prices, environment, etc)
5. Strengthening mechanism of coordination, documentation, research and analysis
6. Human Capacity Building
7. Promoting ICT applications
8. Sensitizing respondents and users for building up trust and reputation of statistical products
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Linkages of IdCA Proposals
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Mapping of GSARS - TATRA proposals in Bangladesh
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Framework of
National Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Statistics (SPARS)
GS Umbrella for Technical Assistance and Training activities
• “Harmonization and Dissemination of Unified Agricultural Production Statistics in Bangladesh”, • FAO collaboration with BBS and DAE (just concluded)
• BMGF funded AMIS project, Bangladesh (Commenced in June 2015)
o Focus: data on production, crop forecasts and food stocks (rice, wheat, maize & potato)
• FAO regional project on quality food security & nutrition information
• FAO support to design an Integrated agricultural Census and calendar of surveys o Training of Sampling Methodology planned from 5 to 9 July 2015
• NASS, USDA support to Capacity devolvement on Survey Management, NSDS review
• Market Information Data base (USAID)
• FAO support to develop SPARS (road map established)
• SIAP support to training
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ধন্যবাদ
Thank You!
Please visit IdCA report of Bangladesh at: http://www.gsars.org/report-on-in-depth-capacity-assessment-of-bangladesh-to-produce-agricultural-and-rural-statistics/
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