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Developing a National Agriculture Census in the Federated States of Micronesia - TCP/MIC/3503

Year of publication 2019

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 2p.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Project

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) A national census of agriculture had not been carried out in the Federated States of Micronesia since 1969, and very limited accurate and consistent agricultural data was available. As a result of this, the Government had great difficulty in designing appropriate policies and making meaningful plans for the sector. The Federated States of Micronesia Agriculture Policy (2012-2016) provided an overarching policy framework for the sector, which included a clear commitment to an agriculture census. However, as a small island country, very limited resources were available and any major statistical activity required external support. Against this background, the project was approved to support the Government to carry out an agriculture census.

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