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Support to Statistics and Information Management Systems of the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) in Liberia - TCP/LIB/3602

Year of publication 2020

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 6

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Project

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) In Liberia, access to accurate and reliable data for planning and programming processes remains a challenge The key focal institution for statistics and geo information services is the Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo Information Services ( This works closely with the Statistics Unit of MoA in the conduct of surveys and assessments, with the latter also providing reliable and timely statistics for evidence based planning, policy formulation and decision making However, despite being functional, both LISGIS and the Statistics Unit are constrained by limited technical and logistic capacity, especially in terms of resources They also lack the institutional framework and support needed for effective agricultural statistics and other related information management systems The aim of the project was to support statistics and information management systems by strengthening the institutional capacity of MoA to provide, manage and sustain a reliable database on agricultural performance The strengthening of the Statistics Unit in the Department of Planning and Development of MoA would ensure reliable and timely statistics for evidence based planning, policy formulation and decision making, as well as allowing timely access and availability of reliable data, baselines and statistics to guide and support the planning and programming processes of partners, including the Government.

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