|
With technical
assistance from IFDC the Ministry of Agriculture and Food has reached
noticeable improvements in the development and monitoring of
agricultural statistics and the establishment of agricultural
information services that cover all prefectures and districts across the
country.
Dr. Julio Henao, IFDC Senior Biometrics
Scientist, assisted the Ministry in establishing an MIS, which is based
on periodic surveys carried out by networks of public institutions. It
includes attribute and geo-referenced data on crop systems, areas, and
production; livestock production; monitoring of input and output prices;
and the use-efficiency of inputs such as fertilizers and plant
protection products. It uses time series information on production,
fertilizer and input use to support policy studies in agricultural
development programs in Albania.
The system has been expanded to manage
agricultural statistics for the Ministry of Agriculture and serves as a
key system to assess rural incomes, monitor agricultural and livestock
production, and provide reliable information supporting programs in
poverty reduction and agricultural diversification. Information
sub-systems have been created to monitor agro-processing and greenhouse
production of vegetables and food commodities. The whole system includes
strategies to produce reports and to facilitate interchange of
information in the public and private sectors. Training activities have
been conducted as part of the whole system development process.
Return to Soil & Nutrient Dynamics --->
|
