CountrySTAT Regional Training

Zambia 8-16 November 2012

Publication of harmonized data: Best practice and issues

Contents

• Introduction

• The Role of CountrySTAT TWG

• Networking with the Technical Working Group

• Best practices

• Issues

Introduction

The database in the CountrySTAT Tanzania is organized according to major domains identified by FAO under two major groups:

CountrySTAT Core and CountrySTAT Sub-national. The core data consist of national data shared with FAOSTAT database while the related or sub national data are those with sub national relevance

The role of CountrySTAT TWG

• Work as a team to address the challenges like data inconsistencies, outdated data and data gaps

• To make sure more comparable data are collected to facilitate planning

Networking with the TWG members

The TWG members involve technical staff

from Agriculture Sector Lead Ministries,

Forestry and Tanzania Revenue Authority

Networking with the TWG members cont’d

These are Ministries of Agriculture Food

Security and Cooperatives, Livestock and

Fisheries Development, Industry and Trade,

Water,

Networking with the TWG members cont’d

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Prime

Minister’s Office-Regional Administration and

Local Government, Office of Chief

Government Statistician and National Bureau

of Statistics

Best Practices

Publication of harmonized data ensures both the users and producers of the quality data in terms of reliability and consistency, to meet individual needs as well as providing a sound basis for national planning

• Harmonized reporting formats – FAOSTAT Q’nnaire, C’STAT website

• Key indicators uploaded

Issues

• Different methodology of data collection from the source

• Lack of coordination between data users and data producers

Thank you for your attentive listening Joyce Urasa CountrySTAT National Coordinator Tanzania