FAO: New paths to agricultural real-world data, collected at sources

March 2026. Guidelines formulated by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for the World Programme of Census of Agriculture in 2030 were endorsed on 6 March by the UN Statistical Commission at its 57th Session, elevating them to the status of an internationally agreed standard. Censuses provide a comprehensive and granular description of the structure of the agricultural sector in a country, covering a variety of elements from number and size of holdings, land tenure, land use, area harvested, machinery and equipment, agricultural practices, irrigation, and livestock as well as labour and other farm inputs. They provide precious data for countries and for FAOSTAT, vitally supporting policy makers at country level to inform policies and programs and also providing information needed by researchers and the international community at large for analysis and identification of opportunities in the sector.

Reference:
FAO (2026): World Programme for the Census of Agriculture 2030: Programme, concepts and definitions.
Items for discussion and decision: Agricultural and rural statistics, New York, March 9.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization FAO

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