$15 million in USAID funding looks to spark ‘new era’ in agricultural data collection
Monday, 2016/09/12 | 07:38:32
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Updated approach will help countries track progress towards development goals, shape better policies
Figure: Farmers harvesting grain in Tajikistan. The AGRIS methodology will help in measuring agricultural performance.
FAO 7 September 2016, Rome - The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and FAO have signed a $15 million agreement aimed at boosting the capacity of developing countries to track key agricultural data -information that is essential to good policymaking and that will help track progress toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). "Our ability to boost food yields sustainably and meet the SDG hunger eradication target will hinge on the availability of better, cost-effective and timely statistical data for agriculture and rural areas" he added.
USAID is very pleased to have the opportunity to collaborate with the FAO on this important endeavor that will help build sustainable agricultural and food systems,” said Beth Dunford, Assistant to the Administrator for USAID’s Bureau for Food Security and Deputy Coordinator for Development for the U.S. Government’s Feed the Future initiative.
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