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Technical Assistance to the Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform (MAAR) –Support for Planning Based on Agricultural Statistics - TCP/SYR/3702

Year of publication 2022

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 9

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Project

Synopsis (short abstract) In the Syrian Arab Republic, efforts have been made in recent years to support the collection of agricultural data and the calculation of related statistics for the formulation of evidence based agriculture strategies, policies and programmes That said, further interventions are required to achieve certain priorities, including an improvement of the quality of agriculture planning and the strengthening of collaboration between the statistical and planning units of different government institutions Through a combination of capacity building and the provision of equipment, the project aimed to contribute towards the achievement of the above mentioned priorities, which are expected to improve the livelihoods of Syrian farmers and ultimately support sustainable development and food and nutrition security in the country.

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