Regional capacity development workshop for countries from Asia and the Pacific(RAP)
onFarm Survey Based SDG Indicators
CONCEPT NOTE

Background

In September 2015, countries adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. ThisAgenda will shape their development programmes in a transformational way for the next 15 years.
The successful achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is closely associatedwith countries being able to address sustainable development in a holistic and comprehensive way
across sectors, and in their capacity to monitor progress against targets set by the 2030 Agenda.
As part of these efforts, countries are now tasked with monitoring and reporting on thistransformational change by means of SDG indicators. As the basis for policy decisions, effective
monitoring offers countries vital information to design more effective initiatives, programmes andprojects to better address development needs. Agriculture and natural resource management,
which are at the heart of this process, span across almost all of the SDGs.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations (FAO), as custodian agency of 21
indicators, is working closely with countries to develop their capacity on data collection andmonitoring, especially as it pertains to sustainable agriculture. In particular, several indicators
have recently been reclassified as Tier II, which means that they now have an internationallyrecognized methodology and are ready for data collection for the first time. These include farmsurvey based SDG indicators: 2.3.1 (productivity of small-scale food producers), 2.3.2 (incomeof small-scale food producers), 2.4.1 (sustainable agriculture), 5.a.1 (women’s access to land) and12.3.1 (Global Food Loss and Waste). These indicators will also be collected at farm level.
These five indicators are at the core of transformational change towards more sustainable andproductive agriculture. Through regional workshops, FAO will provide in depth training on eachof these indicators as an essential aspect of SDG implementation.
Objectives

The overall objective of the regional workshops is to provide capacity development onmethodology, data collection and calculation of selected SDG indicators related to sustainable
1|Pageand productive agriculture to government officials responsible for monitoring SDGs. Theseinclude SDG indicators 2.3.1, 2.3.2, 2.4.1, 5.a.1 and 12.3.1.
More specifically, the workshop will last four days and will aim to:Update countries on methodologies and tools for SDG 2.3.1; 2.3.2; 2.4.1; 5.a.1 and 12.3.1;

Understand and evaluate the capacity and data gaps, as well as discuss countries’ plans tocollect data on the indicators in the short and long term;

Discuss the importance of farm survey-based SDG indicators and provide an overview of
the AGRISurvey and the 50 x 2030 Initiative to close the Agricultural Data Gap;

Build capacity of technical staff of countries and agencies on the compilation andinterpretation of selected indicators through presentations and hands-on exercises.

Participants will have the opportunity to share good practices and experiences through working
groups. They will also have an opportunity to discuss their respective roles and responsibilities,
as well as strategies to overcome potential challenges regarding the reporting process ofindicators.
Expected Outputs

The workshop will help countries and stakeholders assess the measurement challenges of theabove-mentioned indicators, design effective data collection mechanisms and ultimately providethe basis for designing improved, data-driven policies. More specifically, the expected outputs
are the following:Assessment of the current situation in terms of technical capacity of countries to monitor
selected SDG indicators. These assessments will be instrumental in planning and resource
mobilization at national and regional levels.

In-depth training on the methodology and tools for selected SDG indicators, so that theiradoption at the country level can be supported.

Develop a country wise road map accompanied by a concrete action plan and timeframe
for the production, reporting and use of the SDG indicators and, if required, an official
request to receive technical assistance from FAO in the implementation of this plan.

Participants

The workshop will convene 18 countries, with each country represented by two officers, one fromthe National Statistical Office and one from the Ministry of Agriculture. The nominatedparticipants should be responsible for the calculation, reporting and implementation of SDG
indicators at the country level.

2|PageWorking languages

The working language of the SDG workshop will be English.
Countries:

The following countries were selected based on FAO’s SDG data and capacity gap assessment
conducted during the first half of 2019 as well as recommendations from Regional Statisticiansand SDG indicators focal points: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Fiji, India, Indonesia,
Japan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines,Samoa, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Venue:

Chiba, Japan.
Timeframe:

21-24 October 20193|PageDRAFT AGENDA

SDG2 – End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainableagriculture
Day 1SessionOpening

Session 1Description

TimeRegistration

09:00 – 09:15

Welcome message by the Director of UNSIAP

09:15 – 09:20

Welcome message by representative of FAO

09:20 – 09:25

Introduction of participants
Introduction of FAO/SIAP staff and staff of the Government ofJapan
Group Photo

09:25 – 09:30
09:30 – 09:35

Introduction to SDG indicators under FAO’s custodianship

09:40 – 09:50

AGRISurvey programme and the 50x2030 Initiative overview

09:50 – 10:05

Objective of the workshop

10:05 – 10:10

Methodology: 2.3.1 and 2.3.2: Productivity and income of smallscale food producers

10:10 – 11:00

Coffee break

09:35 – 09:40

11:00 – 11:30

Session 2

Data collection tools/sources

11:30 – 12:00

Session 3

Country presentations (15 min. to present & 5 min Q&A)
• Country 1• Country 2• Country 3

12:00 – 13:00

Lunch break
Session 4

13:00 – 14:00
Stock-taking exercise – Country data and capacity gaps

14:00 – 15:00

Hands-on exercises to calculate the indicators

15:00 – 16:00

Coffee break
Session 5

16:00 – 16:30
Group discussions

16:30 – 17:00

Concrete plan to bridge the data and capacity gaps

17:00 – 17:30

Day 2
Summary of the previous day
Session 1

Methodology: 2.4.1 Proportion of agricultural area under
productive and sustainable agriculture

Coffee break
Session 2

09:00 - 09:10
09:10 – 10:30
10:30 – 11:00

Data collection tools/sources

11:00 – 12:00
4|PageSession 3Country presentations (15 min. to present & 5 min. Q&A)
• Country 1• Country 2• Country 3

Lunch
Session 4

13:00 – 14:00
Stock-taking exercise – Country data and capacity gaps

14:00 – 15:00

Hands-on exercises to calculate the indicator

15:00 – 16:00

Coffee break
Session 5

12:00 – 13:00

16:00 – 16:30
Group discussions

16:30 – 17:00

Concrete plan to bridge the data and capacity gaps

17:00 – 17:30

Day 3
Summary of the previous day

09:00 – 09:10

Session 1

09:10 – 10:30

Methodology: 12.3.1 Global food losses and waste

Coffee break

10:30 – 11:00

Session 2

Data collection tools/sources

11:00 – 12:00

Session 3

Country presentations (15 min. to present & 5 min. Q&A)
• Country 1• Country 2• Country 3

12:00 – 13:00

Lunch
Session 4

13:00 – 14:20
Stock-taking exercise – Country data and capacity gaps

14:20 – 15:20

Hands-on exercises to calculate the indicator

15:20 – 16:20

Coffee break
Session 5

16:20 – 16:30
Group discussions

16:30 – 17:00

Concrete plan to bridge the data and capacity gaps

17:00 – 17:30

Day 4
Summary of the previous day

09:00 – 09:10

Session 1

Methodology: 5.a.1 Women Ownership of agricultural land

09:10 – 10:00

Session 2

Data collection tools/sources

10:00 – 10:30

Coffee break
Session 3

10:30 – 11:00
Country presentations (15 min. to present & 5 min. Q&A)
• Country 1• Country 2• Country 3

11:00 – 12:00

5|PageSession 4Stock-taking exercise – Country data and capacity gaps

12:00 – 12:30

Hands-on exercises to calculate the indicator

12:30 – 13:30

Lunch break
Session 5
Session 6

Closing

13:00 – 14:00
Group discussions

14:00 – 14:30

Concrete plan to bridge the data and capacity gaps

14:30 – 15:00

Wrap-up and next steps

14:00 – 15:20

Evaluation to the Workshop from participants

15:20 – 15:35

Closing message by the Director of UNSIAP

15:35 – 16:40

Closing message by a representative of FAO

16:40 – 16:45

Awarding Certificates

16:45 – 16:55

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