Sifting grain. India. Photo: Ray Witlin / World Bank

Efforts Launch in Ghana as Program Implementation Plan is Signed

In early June, Ghana’s Ministry of Food and Agriculture and its Statistical Service (GSS) signed a Program Implementation Plan (PIP) for the 50x2030 Initiative. With completion of the PIP, efforts will now launch in country to support the improvement and development of agricultural statistics which...

Call for Proposals: 2023 Data Use Research Competition

The application is now open for the 2023 Data Use Research Competition. The 50x2030 Initiative invites research teams from Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Georgia, Senegal, and Uganda to submit research proposals as part of efforts to bridge the Agricultural Data Gap. Areas of focus sought for...

Agricultural Statistics Leaders Connect at ICAS 2023

Leaders of the 50x2030 Initiative recently attended the ninth International Conference on Agricultural Statistics (ICAS) in Washington D.C. ICAS 2023 was organized by the World Bank and USDA in coordination with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO). Key topics of focus for the...

50x2030 Initiative to Close the Agricultural Data Gap

joins the celebration of the AFRICAN STATISTICS DAY 2022 “Strengthening data system by modernizing the production and use of agricultural statistics with a view of informing policies to improve resilience in agriculture, nutrition, and food security on the African Continent” The 50x2030 Initiative...