The Regional workshop was held at FAO offices in Dar Es Salaam from 28th November to 1st December 2016 • An overview of the New CountrySTAT system based on FENIX • International coding systems (HS, CPC, DAC, etc.) • The importance of using the metadata • The CMS - content management system • The data...

The Sensitization brought together key stakeholder in a one-day workshop.   The objective of the Seminar was:-The objective of the workshop is: (i) to sensitize national authorities and development partners on the importance of CountrySTAT; (ii) to popularize CountrySTAT with the major statistical data users.   Target Audience: High level national authorities (Policymakers); Officials...

n his opening remarks Mr. T.E Nyongesa on behalf of Director Crops Management made during the Countrystat Technical Working Group Workshop at Tea Tot Hotel Machakos, 25 -29 August 2013, informed the members that ,as you are aware the first phase of the project was launched in Kenya in 2009...

Rome - The quality of statistical information from 17 countries in sub-Saharan Africa will be dramatically increased with grant funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, reported FAO today.    The US$ 5.6 million grant over two years will allow the 17 countries identified, through the FAO country statistics information system...

The collection of raw data for National Planning will face the challenge of ensuring quality of information under the Devolved Government as extension officers will be under county governments. The observation was made by the Chief Economist (CE) in the Ministry of Agriculture Mr. Wellington Lubira when he opened a...

1. To harmonize and validate data between published data on CountrySTAT website and FAOSTAT Questionnaires for the following indicators:- a. area and production for major crops (maize, wheat, rice, beans, sorghum and millet) for the last three (2008 - 2010);  b. To harmonize and validate data for live animals for the year...

In its efforts to harmonize information on data management for food and agriculture,Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), has started an integrated statistical information system in its member countries. Kenya is amongst the 17 African nations, which launched the new system, known as CountrySTAT, last year.   The CountrySTAT project is an information system...

The CountrySTAT Project Technical Working Group (TWG) held their first workshop in the Second Phase of the project on 6th-8th of Feb, 2012 at Kitui Agricultural Training Centre which is about 170km South-west of Nairobi.    In his welcome remarks, the National Coordinator Mr. Abner Ingosi informed the members that, the availability...

  Press Brief   FAO Technical Working Group Workshop in Machakos, 4th March, 2011 The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)of the United Nations' Country STAT Kenya Technical Working Group(TWG) committee met in Machakos to review the achievements made since the programme was launches two and a half years ago. The committee also resolved to hold...