1. African Commission on Agricultural Statistics, 21 th Session, Accra, Ghana, 28- 31/10/2009 1 1 PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ALGERIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS IN ALGERIA Idir BAÏS, Director of agricultural statistics and informations system

2. EVALUATION OF THE NATIONAL INFORMATION STATISTICS SYSTEM STUDY CARRIED OUT BY XL CONSULTING In 2003 ABOUT THE EVALUATION OF THE NATIONAL INFORMATION STATISTICS SYSTEM ( en french SNIS) AND HIS RECOMMANDATIONS, SYNTHESIS REPORT ABOUT ELEMENTS OF STRATEGY OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN ABOUT FOOD AND AGRICULTURE STATISTICS OF THE MEDIUM-TERME ( 2003-2007 ),FAO TCP/ALG 0166, NATIONAL WORSHOP ABOUT USERS AND PRODUCERS OF THE AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS, octobre 2002. African Commission on Agricultural Statistics, 21 th Session, Accra, Ghana, 28- 31/10/2009 2

3. ASSESSMEMT OF THE NATIONAL INFORMATION STATISTICS SYSTEM REPORT OF SYTHESE OF THE MEETING ABOUT AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS (strengths and weaknesses), BETWEEN ONS, PLANIFICATION DELEGATION AND MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT, Algiers octobre 2005, DIAGNOSIS OF EXPERTS OF EUROSTAT WITHIN THE REGIONAL FRAMEWORK (MEDSTAT 2) African Commission on Agricultural Statistics, 21 th Session, Accra, Ghana, 28- 31/10/20093

4. CONCLUSIONS OF THE EVALUATIONS The Ministry of agriculture and rural development is currently facing several challenges and the new minister is lauchning an ambitious program aiming at improving food security and making agriculture become a more significant actor in the national economy, In this context, he is adopting a new results-based management approch but strongly believes that this program cannot succeed unless that the departement is equiped with sound information system that would help him and his staff efficently manage it. It’s necessary to elaborate statistical master plan African Commission on Agricultural Statistics, 21 th Session, Accra, Ghana, 28- 31/10/2009 4 4

5. Main objectives of the development of the statistical master plan NB: The statistical master plan incuding the design of an information technology system for the agricultural statistics and the capacity building of the implementation of his plan. Main objectives: Facilitate the processus of developing a National Strategy for the development of Agricultural Statistics(SDSA en french), (World Bank), Support capacity building at direction of Agricultural statistics and informations system, (World Bank). Implementation of databases on the size(format) of country stat (FAO). Action plan of capacity building with INS and CNS African Commission on Agricultural Statistics, 21 th Session, Accra, Ghana, 28- 31/10/2009 5 5

6. National Strategy for the development of Agricultural Statistics(SDSA en french) 1. Summary description of activities of SDSA: Preparation of road map and submit it to the management of Ministry and the National Office of statistics(ONS), Review of prior diagnosis of the system. The synthesis évaluation document will be discussed during avalidation woorkshop to wich donors and key stakeholder will be invited, Elaboration of the strategy for the development of the agricultural statistics. A validation workshop with the ONS, hhe National Concil of statistics(CNS en french), and with the participation of all the stakeholder, Elaboration of the Action and financing plans. These plans will be an integral part of SDSA and as such will be validated by the Government, Donors roud table. African Commission on Agricultural Statistics, 21 th Session, Accra, Ghana, 28- 31/10/2009 6 6

7. Statistique capacity building Summary description of activities: Improving Macro Economic Indicators and the Agriculture Economic Accounts Matrix, Model Tools for Agricultural Production Forecasts, Establishment of Data base on Agricultural producer Prices, Food availability and Balance accounts, Sampling and Forecastig techniques, Strategy for Information Technology System. African Commission on Agricultural Statistics, 21 th Session, Accra, Ghana, 28- 31/10/2009 7 7

8. COUNTRY STAT ALGERIA To harmonize internally the different data streams they have and facilitate analysis and reporting, To harmonize with other national agencies To harmonize internationally, Move progressively from a purely agricultural approach to a rural development/poverty approach, To get all data into relational databases, Increased use of metadata and standards. African Commission on Agricultural Statistics, 21 th Session, Accra, Ghana, 28- 31/10/2009 8

9. Action plan of capacity building with ONS and CNS Better collaboration and exchange, Trainning, Methodology Support, Etc... 9 African Commission on Agricultural Statistics, 21 th Session, Accra, Ghana, 28- 31/10/2009

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