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Next 50x2030 Seminar to explore role of agricultural data in food systems transformation

In the wake of the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit, the 50x2030 Initiative to Close the Agricultural Data Gap will host its next seminar, Transforming Food Systems in Africa: Resilience through Agricultural Data on 30 September from 9.30-11:00am New York Time (4:30-6pm Nairobi Time).

For this seminar, 50x2030 welcomes partner Regional Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System (ReSAKSS) to lead in an exploration of how agricultural data can inform transformational food systems in Africa to make them more equitable, resilient, nutritious, productive, climate smart, inclusive...

50x2030 at World Data Forum: Showcasing how ground data can augment satellite and other tech-based data collection

Through a series of short, rapid-fire presentations, five experts will share innovative work that is tackling the challenge of adding value to both traditional survey data and innovative data sources via their integration. Examples will include (a) using ground data to improve crop and yield maps at...

50x2030 launches new series of technical notes for country teams

These “Technical notes for country teams” will summarize the motivation for specific survey design decisions but focus on providing detailed, practical guidance that can be directly translated into survey design or training efforts. These notes are part of the existing 50x2030 Technical Note series...

50x2030 takes the stage at 31st International Conference of Agricultural Economists

Organized under the Methods & Tools component of 50x2030, the session explored how innovations in data collection allow for breaking new ground in the analysis of policy-relevant research questions that have been intractable due to data limitations. More specifically, it highlighted how (i)...

With nearly half of 50x2030 countries identified, the Initiative launches next call for applications

Countries will be able to apply though a downloadable PDF form, available on the 50x2030 website with detailed instructions for completion and submission. As with the first application window opened in February 2021, countries will be assessed based on their agricultural statistics capacity...

Burundi, Bhutan, Haiti, Bolivia, El Salvador, Guinea, Indonesia, Mozambique selected to join 50x2030

Each country submitted a formal application during the February Call for Expression of Interest. Applications required countries to supply detailed information and supporting documentation about their agricultural statistical systems, financial and technical needs, and their commitment to meet the...

Cambodia makes a range of data and resources available from Cambodia Agricultural Survey

The country recently concluded the dissemination program of the Cambodian Inter-Census Agriculture Survey 2019 (CIAS 2019), providing Cambodian policy makers, and national and international stakeholders with access to critical information for agricultural sector policy design, analysis and...

50x2030 and UN Food Systems Summit publish editorial in Quartz

A lack of basic agricultural data is holding African countries back By Dr. Agnes Kalibata, UN Special Envoy to the UN Food Systems Summit & Dr. El Iza Mohamedou, 50x2030 Program Manager $957 billion. That has just been confirmed by the UN as the average amount that low- and lower-middle-income...

Nigeria expresses interest in building capacity for data use as 50x2030 program planning begins

During the meeting, NBS officials expressed Nigeria’s priorities as it partners with 50x2030. Specifically, they highlighted the importance of data use in the agriculture sector and identified as a primary need data use capacity building for data producers, policy makers and the media. They also...

Recap and Resources: 50x2030 Seminar: Integrating Surveys and Satellites for Agricultural Monitoring in Smallholder Farming Systems

This inaugural seminar was based on the new 50x2030 working paper, Understanding the Requirements for Surveys to Support Satellite-Based Crop Type Mapping: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa, The paper examines experiences and recommendations for integration of survey and satellite imagery for maize...

Inaugural 50x2030 Seminar to explore survey support to satellite-based crop type mapping

For this inaugural session, experts from the 50x2030 research team and partner Atlas AI will lead in exploring the minimum requirements for surveys to support satellite-based crop type mapping. Discussions will be based on the new 50x2030 working paper, Understanding the Requirements for Surveys to...

50x2030 UN Statistical Commission side event: Recap and resources

The first half of the session explored coordination, specifically how the 50x2030 approach intervenes throughout the data value chain, and how through collaborations and partnerships the program seeks to improve data quality and production. The second half looked at the roll out of the 50x2030...

Uganda, Senegal released major statistical products to inform agricultural policies

In Uganda, the Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) completed the dissemination program of the 2018 Uganda Annual Agricultural Survey (AAS 2018) with the support of FAO, which leads data production activities for 50x2030. In Senegal, similar milestones were reached by the Senegalese Directorate of Analysis...