CountrySTAT CONSULTATIVE MEETING (Back-to-back with the 23rd AFCAS) Casablanca, Morocco 01 – 03 December 2013 EVENT Tuesday, December 03, 2013 CLOSING CEREMONY © FAO: http://www.fao.org

1. CountrySTAT CONSULTATIVE MEETING
(Back-to-back with the 23rd AFCAS)
Casablanca, Morocco 01 – 03 December 2013
Tuesday, December 03, 2013EVENT
CLOSING CEREMONY
CountrySTAT Management
FAO, Statistics Division
Rome, Italy

2. CONSTITUTIONAL ROLE OF FAO
I. FAO attaches great importance to
statistical information and to the capacity-
building of member nations in this domain.
II. Article I of its Constitution indicates clearly
that “The Organization shall collect,
analyze, interpret and disseminate
information relating to nutrition, food and
agriculture.”

3. FAO TOOLS OF DATA DISSEMINATION
AT GLOBAL AND COUNTRY LEVELS
• FAO is therefore committed to the development and implementation of
integrated systems of data and metadata on food and agriculture:
 At the Global Level with FAOSTAT, the world’s largest database on
time series for food and agriculture, covering over 235 countries and
territories, a reference for all users in the world.
 At the country level with CountrySTAT which applies the principles
of FAOSTAT at the Country Level.
Inform evidence-based decision making
Enable countries to make their data available
Help institutional coordination
Create and engage in partnerships

4. THE OBJECTIVES OF THE CountrySTAT CONSULTATIVE
MEETING
1. Take stock of the main achievements and lessons
learned from the CountrySTAT Projects.
2. Present the innovations of the CountrySTAT system
using the FENIX platform (Open Data Network for sharing
agriculture and food security information).
3. Best practises of CountrySTAT :
• Promote ownership and sustainability
• Enhance data availability/accessibility
• Create a national “One-Stop-Shop” for food and agriculture statistics.
• Implement the CountrySTAT Institutional Framework and strengthen
collaboration with the key National Partners.
4. Future vision of CountrySTAT (IT, Stats, Communication)

5. • Endorsement by the 23rd session of AFCAS of the
conclusions and recommendations of the meeting
1. Preparation of a concept note on the future vision of
CountrySTAT
2. Preparation of a new project proposal in accordance with the
new vision for CountrySTAT
3. Engage in advocacy towards the existing and new resource
partners for financing the new project
4. Put the new project in the dynamics of NSDS implementation
processes and strengthen the collaboration with partners
FOLLOW-UP ACTIONS / NEXT STEPS

6. • Government of the Kingdom of Morocco for hosting
this important meeting
• Partners Resources (for funding CountrySTAT in 24
African countries and 3 RegionSTATs UEMOA, EAC and
SADC):
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
UEMOA
Italian Cooperation
Flanders International Cooperation Agency
Government of the Congo-Brazzaville
FAO through its Technical Cooperation Programme
THANKS AND CONGRATULATIONS

7. • Technical Partners :
 Africa Fertilizer
 UEMOA
 East African Commission
 Southern African Development Community (SADC)
 UNECA
• Managers and Staff of Sheraton and Oum Palace Hotel
• Interpreters for ensuring good translation
• Mission Conseil for translation equipment
• FAO colleagues (Rabat and Rome HQ)
• Welcome to news countries that have recently joined the family
CountrySTAT (Sierra Leone, Gambia, Congo-Brazzaville,
Gabon and Guinea as observer country)
• Bon voyage à Rabat et/ou dans vos pays
THANKS AND CONGRATULATIONS

8. 03/12/2013
Statistics Division
THANK YOU