National agricultural statistical systems and data are in a sorry state in many African Countries – the systems are weak, uncoordinated, poorly resourced, and essentially unsustainable. Moreover, their outputs are wanting in terms of quantity, quality, and dissemination. The situation has been exacerbated by new data requirements to inform policy on emerging development issues such as food production vs. biofuels, global warming, environment, and food security.
In response to meeting these challenges in developing countries, newly cost-effective methods for producing agricultural statistics, including the use of Computer-Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI), have been developed.
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The African development bank, (AfDB) that provides technical assistance to African Countries for applying those new methods for statistics, pubished a notice for consultancy services in Cote d'Ivoire.
